Network-based systems are at the core of our everyday life. Whether it is electronic
networking, electricity grids or transportation, users expect the networks to function properly …

Passengers traveling by train may need to change trains on their route. If the focal train of a
passenger is late, the passenger might miss his connection and has to decide how to …

The planning of attractive and cost efficient public transport schedules, ie, timetables and
corresponding vehicle schedules is a highly complex optimization process involving many …

We are in the noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices' era, in which quantum
hardware has become available for application in real-world problems. However …

Several real-world scenarios, such as remote control and sensing, are comprised of action
and observation delays. The presence of delays degrades the performance of reinforcement …

In this work, we consider a practical railway dispatching problem: delay and conflict
management on a single-track railway line. We examine the issue of train dispatching …

We apply the concept of recoverable robustness to periodic timetabling, resulting in the
Recoverable Robust Periodic Timetabling Problem (RRPT), which integrates periodic …

Providing attractive and efficient public transport services is of crucial importance due to
higher demands for mobility and the need to reduce air pollution and to save energy. The …

The design and optimization of public transport systems is a highly complex and challenging
process. Here, we focus on the trade-off between two criteria which shall make the transport …

The task of delay management in public transport is to decide whether a vehicle should wait
for a delayed vehicle in order to maintain the connection for transferring passengers. So far …