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DESCRIPTION:Last Minute Freebee: Register by 2026-Aug-14 for free!\nRegistr
 ation closes Aug-13 to allow for distribution of software to registrants. 
 Contact Marjan for later registration.\n\nA paid course running over two d
 ays for 6 professional development hours (PDH) (0.6 CEU).\nDate changed! O
 riginally scheduled for 2026-Jun-27.\n\nThe workshop covers railway engine
 ering\, track design\, VR visualization\, signaling\, operations\, and cap
 acity analysis over two days.\nDay 1 - Track Design\nDay 2 - VR Visualizat
 ion\, Signaling &amp; Operations\nEach session blends theoretical background w
 ith practical\, software-based exercises to provide a comprehensive unders
 tanding of modern railway engineering.\n\nCourse Learning Outcomes\n\nBy t
 he end of this course\, students will be able to:\n1. Develop a real-world
  railway corridor in OpenRail including essential track infrastructure ele
 ments such as alignments\, turnouts\, and crossovers.\n2. Create 3D railwa
 y environments and VR/360-degree presentations using Unity.\n3. Build a ra
 il simulation model in SUMO including train scheduling and signaling.\n4\,
  Integrate railway design\, visualization\, and simulation workflows into 
 a practical digital project (demo video + template website).\n\nCourse fee
  must be paid to register. Fee is non-refundable.\n\nA couple of free regi
 strations are available to WIE members and people new to the job market us
 ing request form\n[Bursary request](https://forms.gle/8XrDsifkSTiURo9V8) h
 ttps://forms.gle/8XrDsifkSTiURo9V8\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Ahmad Mohammadi\n\nA
 genda: \nThis workshop provides a hands-on\, project-based introduction to
  railway engineering &amp; simulation including three phases of a railway syst
 em:\n\n1. Track Design (Bentley OpenRailConceptStation): Create a real-wor
 ld rail network on top of aerial imagery and elevation GIS maps including 
 track geometry (horizontal\, vertical\, superelevation) and track layout (
 turnout\, yard\, bridge\, and crossover).\n\n2. 3D Visualization &amp; Virtual
  Reality (Unity Game Engine): Developing 3D environments including train s
 tations\, surrounding buildings\, trees and develop VR 360 degree video.\n
 \n3. Train Operations\, Scheduling and Signaling (SUMO Traffic Simulation)
 : Create a simulated rail network &amp; rail signal in traffic simulation and 
 conduct scheduling\, operations and capacity analysis including number of 
 trains\, av dwell time in stations (fixed block)\n\n(Detailed agenda in at
 tached file.)\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560481
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560481
ORGANIZER:s.marjan.alavi@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:119
SUMMARY:Railway Engineering: Design\, Simulation and VR Visualization
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560481
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;
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 tion closes Aug-13 to allow for distribution of software to registrants. C
 ontact Marjan for later registration.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;A paid cours
 e running over two days for 6 professional development hours (PDH) (0.6 CE
 U).&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;Date changed! &lt;/s
 pan&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Originally scheduled for 2026-Jun-27.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The workshop co
 vers railway engineering\, track design\, VR visualization\, signaling\, o
 perations\, and capacity analysis over two days.&lt;br&gt;Day 1 - Track Design&lt;b
 r&gt;Day 2 - VR Visualization\, Signaling &amp;amp\; Operations&lt;br&gt;Each session b
 lends theoretical background with practical\, software-based exercises to 
 provide a comprehensive understanding of modern railway engineering.&lt;/p&gt;\n
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 nt-family: Times New Roman\, serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium\;&quot;&gt;&lt;s
 pan style=&quot;color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;By the end of this course\, students will be 
 able to:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman
 \, serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\
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 ;&quot;&gt;Create 3D railway environments and VR/360-degree presentations using Un
 ity.&lt;br&gt;3. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman\
 , serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\;
 &quot;&gt;Build a rail simulation model in SUMO including train scheduling and sig
 naling.&lt;br&gt;4\, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Ro
 man\, serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0000
 00\;&quot;&gt;Integrate railway design\, visualization\, and simulation workflows 
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 mo video + template website)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C
 ourse fee must be paid to register. Fee is non-refundable.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;A couple of free registrati
 ons are available to WIE members and people new to the job market using re
 quest form&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a href=&quot;https://forms.gle/8XrDsifkSTiURo9V8&quot;&gt;Bursary
  request&lt;/a&gt; https://forms.gle/8XrDsifkSTiURo9V8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Age
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 ize: medium\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Track Design (Bentley OpenRailConceptStation):&lt;/
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 nt-family: Times New Roman\, serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium\;&quot;&gt; C
 reate a real-world rail network on top of aerial imagery and elevation GIS
  maps including track geometry (horizontal\, vertical\, superelevation) an
 d track layout (turnout\, yard\, bridge\, and crossover).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/s
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 strong&gt;2. 3D Visualization &amp;amp\; Virtual Reality (Unity Game Engine):&lt;/st
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 -family: Times New Roman\, serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium\;&quot;&gt; Dev
 eloping 3D environments including train stations\, surrounding buildings\,
  trees and develop VR 360 degree video.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p align
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 New Roman\, serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Train Op
 erations\, Scheduling and Signaling (SUMO Traffic Simulation):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/s
 pan&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:
  Times New Roman\, serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium\;&quot;&gt; Create a si
 mulated rail network &amp;amp\; rail signal in traffic simulation and conduct 
 scheduling\, operations and capacity analysis including number of trains\,
  av dwell time in stations (fixed block)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p alig
 n=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;(Detailed agenda in attached file.)&lt;/p&gt;
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