Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, Australasian Section
IRSE provides professional development, resources and events for railway signal engineers working in Australasia.
IRSE Australasian Section
Protecting the safety of all those who travel and work on railway systems in Australasia.
The IRSE is the professional institution for all those engaged in or associated with railway signalling and telecommunications, train control, traffic management and allied professions.
Why join the IRSE?
Upcoming events
Western Australia Local Technical Meeting
Face to Face Event Presentation 1: ‘Functional Safety techniques recently introduced in other transport industries and the applicability to railway signalling’ Presenter: Derek Hughes AMIRSE FSP | RioTinto The growing complexity of modern, digitally integrated rail systems is outpacing traditional fail safe and SIL based safety methods. This research explores emerging techniques to strengthen hazard…
New South Wales Local Technical Meeting
IRSE Presidential Lecture | ETCS: Human Factors and AI Presenter Colin Zhu FIRSE, Principal Commissioning Manager, Hitachi Rail Join us for the IRSE’s third Presidential Lecture in the series “Human Factors in the Age of Automation”. A presentation of a practical, real-world case study of human factors analysis using artificial intelligence agents and automated…
Conference on Railway Excellence (CORE) 2026
Details for this conference can be found here: https://eecw.eventsair.com/core-2026
The most recent event
AI and Machine Learning: Why People Still Matter
This in-person presentation aligns with the current Presidential theme, Human Factors in the Age of Automation.
The presentation will explore the critical role of human factors alongside advancing AI and machine learning technologies, and why people remain essential despite increasing automation.
This will be a valuable opportunity to learn, ask questions and network with the local rail community.
Presenter:
Rod Muttram
IRSE Global President
Further details can be found here.