Introduction Nina Jakubeit
My name is Nina and on November 1st I started as a PhD candidate at the University of Twente participating in the SIRA project (System Integration of Railway Advancement). As part of the project I will work together with ProRail, NS and the University of Twente to develop a platform for resolving the integration challenges for the railways in the Netherlands. My research will focus on designing a decision support tool that supports stakeholders in making well-informed decisions. I am especially looking forward to work in such a multidisciplinary setting and collaborate with the key stakeholders from NS and ProRail. Moreover, being part of such a huge project, which requires to simultaneously work on the decision support framework and co-operating with my colleagues on the design of the platform, is a challenge in its own rights that I am eager to accomplish.