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Norman Weik's research focuses on innovative methods for designing and operating efficient, user-friendly rail transportation systems. His work emphasizes mathematical modeling and applied railway engineering, covering topics such as network and traffic planning, capacity management, and railway dispatching. He particularly investigates the interplay between supply chain structure and quality, harmonizing the competing interests of asset management in railway operations. Weik studied mathematics and physics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and, from 2014 to 2019, served as a research associate at RWTH Aachen University, where he earned his Ph.D. researching railway capacity and infrastructure failures. He later joined the DLR Institute of Transportation Systems in Brunswick, where he worked on interface management and railway system operations. In 2023, he was appointed Professor of Design and Operation of Rail Transport Systems at the Technical University of Munich.
RWTH Aachen University • Aachen, Germany
Worked on research related to railway capacity and infrastructure failures.
DLR Institute of Transportation Systems • Brunswick, Germany
Focused on interface management and railway system operations.
Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany
Current position as Professor of Design and Operation of Rail Transport Systems.