CPS

AI4RAILS – 1^st International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for RAILwayS

Organizers:
Workshop chairs: Stefano Marrone (University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy), Roberto Nardone (Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy)
Workshop series steering committee chairs: Francesco Flammini (Mälardalen University and Linnaeus University, Sweden), Valeria Vittorini (University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy)

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques on industry has been so disruptive that it gave rise to a new wave of research and applications. Several industries, mainly in logistics and manufacturing, have benefited significantly from AI adoption and this positive trend is planned to be kept in the future. Modern and future railways represent one of the fields in which AI is expected to have a significant impact in a medium to long term perspective, in order to get higher levels of automation. On the one hand, this opens for unprecedented scenarios for railway systems, but on the other hand, it also raises concerns regarding system dependability and new threats associated with a high level of autonomy. Therefore, the first step towards the adoption of AI in the railway sector is understanding to what extent AI can be considered reliable, safe and secure. In such a context, building upon the ongoing Shift2Rail project RAILS (Roadmaps for the AI integration in the raiL Sector), the aim of the 1st AI4RAILS workshop is to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and business leaders to discuss and share new perspectives, ideas, technologies and solutions for an effective and dependable integration of AI techniques in rail-based transportation systems.

Co-located with 16th European Dependable Computing Conference, 7-10 September 2020, Munich, Germany:

http://edcc.dependability.org/workshops.html