Modernisation of the Signalling System (Latvian East-West Rail Corridor)

Период: 01.01.2009
- 01.01.2012
Программа: Other Programme (Leonardo da Vinchi, TEMPUS, EU)

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Профессор 

Dr. sc. ing.
Александр Граковский
И.о. декана
Факультет инжeнерных наук
alexander_grakovski
+371 67 109 394

Academic degree and current position in TSI: professor, leading researcher of the Engineering Faculty, Director of BSc Program “Telecommunication Systems and Computer Networks” and MSc Program “Master of Engineering Sciences in Electronics”.

Previous experience: for more than 6 years was Dean of Computer Science and Telecommunication Faculty, Head of Telecommunication Department in Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TSI), founder of the Laboratory of Image Processing, Biometry & Automated Border Control Systems in TSI.

Membership: Member of ECTRI (since 2017), Latvian Operations Research Society, Latvian Higher School Professors Association; member of European Engineering Deans Council (2012-2013); has been a member of the steering and programme committee of the International Conference on Innovative Vocational Education and Training in Transport Area (IVETTA), 2005; programme committees of the International Conference Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication (RelStat), Latvia, (9 events), Dependability of Computer Systems (DepCoS-RelMex), Poland (2 events), etc., and reviewer in transportation journals and conference proceedings. Member of Editorial Board of Journals: Transport and Telecommunication (WoS, SCOPUS), Computer Modeling and New Technologies (2012), etc.

Academic experience: Author of more than 90 publications, incl. 14 books and textbooks, chapters in the book “Sensor Network Technology Applications in the Water Supply and Transport Systems”, Ribickis, L., et al. (Scientific Monograph, Riga, RTU Press, 2017, in Latvian), papers in International Journal of Transport, Transport and Telecommunication, Mathematical Modelling and Analysis. An Expert in Transport and Logistics (2008-2021) and Civil Engineering (since 2021) at the Latvian Council for Science; member of the PhD promotion committee. Member of the expert working group of the Electronic Communications Sector Council of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia (since 2010).

Teaching at post- and graduate level: System Theory (Dr. ing. in Telematics and Logistics, TSI); Computer Vision and Image Processing (MSc in Computers Science, TSI); Laboratory Research Workshop (MSc in Electronics, TSI); etc.

Participation in projects: as a leading researcher has participated in more than 15 European and Latvian research projects and 2 national transportation studies, has been a scientific coordinator in 4 of them, has participated in COST Action TU0804, Horizon 2020, FP, INTERREG, BSR programme’ s projects.

Research Interests: Mathematical modelling, numerical methods, dynamics of chaotic systems, signal and image processing in different fields (transportation sphere, biometry, networks, logistics and others). 

Supervised Doctoral, Master and Bachelor Theses: Promoted 1 Doctoral, more than 50 Master theses and 60 Bachelor theses, anofficial reviewer of 7 PhD theses.

Awards: by Latvian Education Fund in Computer Science (2017), IT industry (X-Infotech, 2016-2017), Riga Municipality (2010).

The project is co-financed by the EBRD, the EIB, the state of Latvia and EU-ISPA funding. The east-west corridor links Russia and Belorussia to the Baltic coast. 90% of goods freight, chiefly loose goods, are transported via this corridor.

The project provides for the design and construction of a new operational signalling system (including interlockings, automatic block systems, level crossings, offices of the Centralised Traffic Control System (CTC) and appropriate electrical supply equipment) as well as ancillary works such as the digging of trenches for cables, refurbishment of buildings, environmental measures and installations for the following sections of track : Ventspils — Jelgava — Krustpils ; Daugavpils — Indra. The contract complies with the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) conditions applicable to plant and design-build contracts (1999 edition) and to the contract terms of the Instrument for structural policies for pre-accession (ISPA). SYSTRA’s role is that of engineer in the FIDIC sense of the word providing technical assistance and advice to the Latvian Railways for the supervision of works.

SYSTRA has particular responsibility for providing the following services:

  • Managing the works contract
  • Supervision of the detailed design (review and validation)
  • Supervision of works carried out by the contractors

A permanent office has been set up in Riga. A project manager based locally and six engineers will take part in the project, which is due to last 5 years.

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