Juan de Dios Sanz Bobi is a full professor and a highly regarded academic and researcher at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), where he combines decades of industrial experience with leadership in research and education. His career began in 1992 at Alcatel Spain's Transport Automation Division, transitioning to the role of Head of Facilities at the Research Centre for Railway Technologies (FFII-F2I2) from 2001 to 2006. Since 2006, he has been shaping the railway sector through teaching and research initiatives at UPM.
At UPM, he teaches both undergraduate and graduate programmes, including courses on Railway Equipment, Energy Efficiency, and Safety in Industry. He also contributes to academic innovation as Academic Secretary of the Dual Degree in Rail Mobility Technologies (with Siemens) and leads the Specialist Course in Railway Control and Signalling. Moreover, he directs the UPM-CAF Chair and actively participates in the G+IPAI Research Group on Industrial Heritage.
Professor Sanz Bobi’s research focuses on railway control systems, energy efficiency, and decision-support technologies. He has contributed to numerous EU research projects (Shift2Rail, Horizon Europe) and overseen over 120 industrial collaborations in high-speed, freight, and urban rail systems.
An influential voice in the railway sector, he serves as Chair of the CEN/CLC JTC20-Hyperloop, Vice-Chair of Europe’s Rail JU, and is involved in PTFE, ERRAC, and EURNEX initiatives.

Armando Manuel Carrillo Zanuy is based in Berlin. Armando combines over 19 years of experience in railway research, education, and consultancy. Currently serving as Secretary General of EURNEX e.V., he specializes in spearheading EU-funded railway innovation projects like Automation and Multimodal Transport (AUTOMOTIF) and Smart Rail Assets (ASSETS4RAIL).
Previously, he held roles as Lecturer at the German University in Cairo and Research Director at Technische Universität Berlin. His career reflects a strong focus on advancing sustainable, efficient railway technologies and systems, supported by extensive EU collaborations, fostering cross-border innovation in transport.
Armando holds a PhD in Railway Engineering from TU Berlin, an MSc in Logistics and Transportation (KTH, Stockholm), and a Civil Engineering degree (Universitat Politècnica de València). He is multilingual (Spanish, Catalan, English, and Germany) and brings exceptional leadership, project management, and communication skills.
A published expert, his works address rail freight optimization, CO₂ reduction policies, and asset monitoring using cutting-edge technologies. Additionally, as a jazz musician and conductor of the Humboldt Big Band in Berlin, he showcases his creative leadership beyond transport science.

Borna Abramović is a full professor and Head of the Chair for Railway Transport Management at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb (Croatia). He earned his M.Eng., M.Sc., and Ph.D. from the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences.
He is an active researcher who has participated in numerous scientific projects at both the European Union and Croatian levels, as well as in various studies and reports within Croatia.
He is a member of the Croatian Society for Communication, Computing, Electronics, Measurement, and Automation (KOREMA), the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR), the Croatian Chamber of Transport and Traffic Technology Engineers (HKIP), the Croatian Society of Railway Engineers (HDŽI), and the Croatian Academy of Technical Sciences (HATZ). He is proficient in the Microsoft Office suite and specialized software tools such as SAS, VISUM, VISSIM, RailSys, and OpenTRACK.
His scientific interests include railway traffic organization, railway infrastructure charges, rail freight transport, railway service markets, integrated passenger transport, traffic forecasting, transport demand, and game theory.