This webinar is being held as p​art of the ASSESS Integration Theme

Over roughly the past decade, simulation in railway engineering has moved from supportive analysis to a decision-relevant discipline, raising the question of how credibility can be argued and assessed.

This webinar:

• reflects on the developments, projects, and underlying motivations that have shaped today’s understanding of simulation credibility;
• traces the line from initial considerations to a structured comparison with existing approaches, including aspects such as simulation purpose definition, target credibility, and V&V in the presence of uncertainty; and
• outlines what is practically needed to provide convincing evidence, including appropriate effort and the content of documentation, in the context of railway approval, such as commissioning and authorization.

Particular attention is given to roles, competencies, and the organizational and methodological conditions required to acknowledge simulation correctness.