Research output per year
Research output per year
Prof, Professor of Railway Technology
Accepting PhD Students
Research activity per year
27 Last checked 30 June 2020
João Pombo is Professor of Railway Technology at the Institute of Railway Research, University of Huddersfield, UK, with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering by the University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is a specialist in railway engineering with 20 years’ experience and has been involved in Research and Development (R&D) activities involving train & track dynamics, vehicle-infrastructure & pantograph-catenary interaction, wear & maintenance, structural analysis and optimization. He has led and participated in several national and international projects in close collaboration with leading international research centres and industry players. He also has more than three years’ working experience at BOMBARDIER and ALSTOM. João Pombo’s R&D work has been awarded four innovation prizes and he is author of more than 100 papers in refereed journals and international conferences. He is the editor-in-chief of the “International Journal of Railway Technology” and chairman of the "International Conference on Railway Technology" series.
Railway Engineering (Rolling Stock and Infrastructure);
Rail Transport Challenges (Capacity, Cost, Carbon and Customer);
High Speed Rail;
Maintenance Engineering (Predictive Maintenance);
Advanced Condition Monitoring (Big Data Analysis);
Design of Mechanical Systems;
Structural Analysis;
Design Optimization;
Vibration of Machines and Mechanisms;
Tribology and Wear;
Noise Control;
Product Development;
Industry Applications.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pedro Antunes (Speaker) & Joao Pombo (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Pedro Antunes (Speaker) & Joao Pombo (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Joao Pombo (Speaker) & Pedro Antunes (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
12/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Simon Iwnicki, Adam Bevan, David Crosbee, Joao Pombo & P Antunes
4/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment