Event
Workshop: Cyber Resilience and Quantum Computing in Railway Engineering and Operations
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
MARCH 7TH-8TH, 2023
March 7th: Reception - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
March 8th: Workshop - 8:30am - 4:30pm
The past decade has witnessed the rapid advancement of digital technology and cyber issues due to the explosive growth of data and recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, as well as the subfield of machine learning. These breakthroughs continue to generate value across different domains of railway engineering and operations. The most pressing problems arise from data storage, data sharing, privacy, and cyber-related concerns, due to the digital nature of the information and data being collected. Railway transportation in the future will contribute significantly to mobility; therefore, digitalization, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence are key to higher capacity and passenger satisfaction. Rail cybersecurity is a fundamental requirement for smooth and safe operations. The increased connectivity and digitalization of rail systems and the heavy dependence on new technology, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors and tools, has created cyber vulnerability of rail systems and operations to cyber-attacks.