About OpenRail Association
The OpenRail Association provides a neutral space for collaborative development of Open Source software in the railway sector.
It is incorporated as a non-profit organisation according to Belgian law as AISBL.
Joining the association
New members are welcome to join the OpenRail Association. They will become part of the current OpenRail members who have agreed on the association’s principles and realize the benefits of an Open Source organisation for the railway sector.
Structure and people
The OpenRail Association consists of multiple working bodies with different tasks, committed to the common goal of facilitating Open Source collaboration.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the executive body of the association, vested with this power by the association’s members. It represents the different membership categories and OpenRail projects.
Jochen Decker
Chair
CIO at SBB CFF FFS
Frédéric Novello
Vice-Chair
Deputy Group CIO at SNCF
Jean-Michel Evanghelou
Vice-Chair
Director Telecom, Signalling & Digital Applications, Director Financial Controlling & Project Operations at UIC
Nicole Göbel
Vice-Chair
CEO at DB Systel GmbH
Brede Dammen
Director
Product owner, national journey planner at Entur
Erik Nygren
Director
President at Flatland Association
Loïc Hamelin
Chair Technical Committee
OSRD Program Director at SNCF Réseau
Peter Franken
Director
Deputy CIO, Head of Real Time & End User Solutions at Infrabel
OpenRail Team
The OpenRail Team is a dedicated working body to support and orchestrate the association’s activities. It is responsible for expanding the outreach of the OpenRail Association, reducing barriers for effective collaboration, and supports the Board of Directors with implementing its decisions.
Cornelius Schumacher
Open Source Management
Open Source Steward at DB Systel GmbH
Loïc Hamelin
Chair Technical Committee
OSRD Program Director at SNCF Réseau
Mahalia Stephan
Association Development
Product Owner Digitalization at SBB CFF FFS
Max Mehl
Technical Infrastructure, Communication & Community
Open Source Strategy & Governance at DB Systel GmbH
Oana Vlasceanu
Administration
Head of Quality Management at UIC
Peter Keller
OpenRail Team Member
Subject Matter Expert at SBB CFF FFS
Simon Clavier
OpenRail Team Member
Open Source Software Strategist at SNCF
Technical Committee
The OpenRail Association’s Technical Committee (TC) is responsible for selecting and overseeing the association’s projects to ensure that they are aligned with the association’s goals and values. The committee works in collaboration with the Board of Directors to make informed decisions on which projects to support and provides the necessary guidance to ensure their success.
The Technical Committee is also responsible for the necessary software and service infrastructure for code hosting and other common tools to facilitate Open Source collaboration. It may delegate operation but shall be responsible for overseeing the overall management of such tools.
All members, material and charters can be found on the TC’s GitHub repository.