Arne Boockmeyer is a PhD Student and Research Assistant at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Potsdam since 2020, specializing in digital railway systems and distributed infrastructure validation. He holds an M.Sc. in IT-Systems Engineering from HPI (2017-2020) and a B.Sc. in the same field (2013-2016), with prior industry experience at SAP and miaplaza Inc. His research focuses on Railway Systems Simulation , Distributed Systems Testing , and Digital Infrastructure for Rail Transport , evidenced by 15+ publications between 2019-2025. Key contributions include SUMO-based railway simulation frameworks, PlanPro-to-SUMO conversion pipelines, and wireless safety systems for rail-road intersections. His work bridges academic research with industry applications, particularly with Deutsche Bahn and EULYNX standardization initiatives. Boockmeyer has served as Lecturer for the Digital Rail Summer School annually from 2020-2023 (Master's level). His publication trend shows increasing focus on railway digitalization (70% of 2023-2025 papers), with core methodologies in co-simulation techniques (35%), testbed development (25%), and IoT integration (20%). Teaching and professional activities include: Digital Rail Summer School Lecturer (2020-2023) iOS/Internal Tool Development at miaplaza Inc. (2014-2022) Internship at SAP Vancouver (2016-2017)
