Professor Lei Chen BEng, PhD, CEng

Professor Lei Chen

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Professor of Railway Operation and Control

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0) 121 414 7409
Fax
+44 (0) 121 414 4291
Email
l.chen.3@bham.ac.uk
Address
Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Professor Lei Chen, a Professor of Railway Operation and Control at The University 麻豆精选, currently leads the Future Railway Operation and Control Theme at UKRRIN Digital System Innovation Centre, and Railway Operation Control and Simulation team at the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education.

Qualifications

  • CEng in Railway Signalling and Control, Engineering Council, UK
  • PhD in Civil Engineering (Railway Traffic Management and Control), The University 麻豆精选, UK
  • BEng(with first class) in Automation Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, China

Biography

He qualified with a BEng in Automation Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University and a PhD in Engineering (Railway Traffic Management and Control) from The University 麻豆精选. He is also qualified as a CEng (IRSE/EC) and Professor Engineer (China).

He has been working in the area of railway traffic management and train control since 2005, involved in several significant railway research and development projects in the UK and China, including the research and development of CBTC system, ETCS and next generation railway traffic management systems etc.

His research interest mainly covers railway traffic management and train control, railway simulation and testing, railway operation optimisation, and railway safety critical system design. He also works extensively with the railway industry in the UK and overseas including China and Europe etc.

He was awarded IMechE W. A. Agnew Meritorious/C. N. Goodall Award in 2010, and The Michael K. O’Rourke PhD Publications Award in 2012.

Teaching

  • Railway Management and Control
  • Railway Design Project
  • Sensing and Control for Autonomous Systems

Postgraduate supervision

  • PhD in Railway Operation and Control
    • Railway traffic management and train control
    • Railway simulation and testing
    • Railway operation optimisation
    • Railway safety critical system design
  • MRes in Railway System

Research

Research Themes

  • railway traffic management and train control
  • railway simulation and testing
  • railway operation optimisation
  • railway safety critical system design