Luis Chomiak is an International Transportation Design Consultant and Industrial Design Engineer with experience in all types of product design, rail vehicles and other forms of public and personal transportation. As a consultant he has worked with major design houses in transportation and product design where his work has won several awards. Recent projects include the innovative China Zefiro VHS (Very High Speed) Train and Metro Singapore.

Chomiak will present an overview of how many factors - including service requirements, operational scenarios, environmental conditions, infrastructures, safety, manufacturing technology and cost - influence the design of modern rail vehicles.