Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
Photo: Bart van Overbeeke Mark Bouwman defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science on October 23rd. In a few years, the safety system for switches and signals along European railroads will change so that the same system will be used across the entire network. The system will no longer be controlled via a direct cable, but with packets of information transmitted through a fiber optic network. To ensure the continued safe transportation of train passengers, the software must be flawless down to the smallest detail. Together with ProRail and Deutsche Bahn, TU/e researcher Mark Bouwman conducted an international study on software reliability. Whenever TU/e computer scientist Mark Bouwman is on the train - which is quite often, he deliberately does not own a car - his attention is almost automatically drawn towards the trackside. After years of research, the various boxes along the railroad tracks hold few secrets for him.
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