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MSc in Transportation Engineering (1963)
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MSc in Engineering Education (1968)
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University Doctorate in Engineering (Dr. univ.) (1968)
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Candidate of Transportation Sciences (C.Sc.) (1985)
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Habilitated Doctor (Dr. habil.) (2000)
Education & Qualifications
Research Areas
Safety-critical systems (mainly railway control and interlocking systems):
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Hazard and risk analysis
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Requirement specification
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Design and testing
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Safety assessment and certification
Professional Experience
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Assistant Lecturer (1963–)
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Assistant Professor (1968–)
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Associate Professor (1986–)
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Full Professor (2001–)
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Professor Emeritus (2010–)
Teaching Activity
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Control Engineering I.
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Transport Automation I.
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Railway Control and Communication Systems I–II.
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Fundamentals of Research (PhD course)
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Risk and Safety Integrity in Transport (PhD course)
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Sicherungstechnik im internationalen Vergleich [Interlocking Technology in International Comparison] (Siemens TS Rail Automation Academy, 2005–2008)
Awards, honors
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Pro Ferrovia (MÁV, 1996)
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Széchenyi Professorial Fellowship (Ministry of Culture and Education / MKM, 1998)
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Gold Medal of the University of Žilina (Žilinská Univerzita, 2003)
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Imre Mikó Prize (Hungarian Academy of Sciences – MÁV, 2008)
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József Nádor Memorial Medal (BME, 2010)
- Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary (2026)
Projects, scholarships
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Up to 2007: A total of 124 projects, including foreign and EU projects.
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Projects from 2008:
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Wayside automatic train monitoring, with special regard to hot box detection. Client: MÁV Zrt. TEBK (2008)
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Development of an electronic rostering system for train drivers. Client: MÁV-Trakció Zrt. (2008–2009)
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Further development of an interlocking unit testing machine. Client: MÁV Zrt. TEBK (2008–2010)
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Safety assessment of the Signal and Information Transmission System developed by PROLAN Zrt. for safety-critical railway applications according to EN 50128, EN 50129, and EN 50159 standards. Client: PROLAN Zrt. (2009–2010)
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Certification of the suitability of PROLAN Zrt.’s ElpultD55-based CTC (Centralized Traffic Control) system to be installed on the South Balaton railway line. Client: PROLAN Zrt. (2010–2011)
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Safety certification of the radio remote control interface unit for MÁV-TRAKCIÓ Zrt.’s M47-1331 diesel locomotive. Client: MÁV-Trakció Zrt. (2011)
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Analysis of the social and economic position and role of railway transport, delimitation of the main directions of development (BME Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering). Client: MÁV Zrt. (2011)
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Innovative investigation of the technical, technological, and economic conditions of centralized railway traffic control. Client: MÁV Zrt. (2011–2012)
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