Professor Ravi Ravitharan
Director, Monash Institute of Railway Technology, Monash University

Professor Ravi Ravitharan is a recognised leader in the railway industry. He is the Director of Monash University’s Institute of Railway Technology (IRT), a world-renowned railway applied research centre. He has more than thirty-five years of experience in railway research.
Professor Ravitharan’s leadership impacts on technology development for the railway industry, most specifically in the heavy haul railway and mass transit.
Professor Ravitharan has been appointed as a member of the National Rail Industry Innovation Council by the Australian Federal Government to support its National Rail Manufacturing Plan.
Professor Ravitharan is a Monash University Faculty of Engineering Executive. Professor Ravitharan has received several awards including the prestigious Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) Clunies Ross Award in 2014 for outstanding achievement in the application of science and technology for the benefit of Australia.
Professor Ravitharan received the coveted RTSA Individual Award in 2014 for his outstanding contribution to the railway industry.
Professor Ravitharan is a Fellow of Engineers Australia, a Chartered Professional Engineer and an Engineering Executive. Life Membership of Engineers Australia’s Railway Technical Society of Australasia RTSA was awarded to Professor Ravitharan in 2011 for his services to the railway industry.
He is also a Fellow of Permanent Way Institution (PWI) of Australia.

Lunch and Learn Presentation

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Rail – Case Studies, Challenges and Opportunities

Lunch & Learn

The PWI Lunch and Learn sessions were launched in 2024, building a community for industry experts to share their knowledge on Rail Infrastructure Engineering and a great Continuous Professional Development(CPD) opportunity for all!

The topics can cover technical research, project delivery or novel technology; the first ever event covered the delivery of a major rail infrastructure project with the subsequent session on the technical intricacies of turnouts.

The key difference to other PWI chapter events is this event spans all states and wider, looking to connect like-minded professionals from different rail infrastructure managers for the benefit of the rail industry as a whole; with internationally delivered presentations also planned.

This is achieved by holding the events on line via Microsoft Teams, typically every 8 weeks.

For any queries relating to Lunch and Learn sessions please contact us on lunchandlearn@pwinsw.org.au