Ludovica Coppola

Ludovica Coppola is a Senior Signaling Design Engineer at Hitachi Rail, leading the CBTC work package for the BART project since July 2022. With prior experience at Hitachi Rail as a Senior Vehicles Engineer, Ludovica demonstrated expertise in automated train control system design and commissioning, as well as systems integration for metros and railways from May 2016 to December 2021. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. Additional experience includes a scholarship focusing on vehicle dynamics and a role as a Structural Engineer at MBDA, specializing in high-speed crash analysis and aerospace material modeling.