EVENTS – Engage KTN

The SESAR Innovation Days (SIDs) are the main vehicle for SESAR Joint Undertaking to share progress and disseminate exploratory research results. Unlike other scientific events in air traffic management (ATM) research, the SIDs focus explicitly on exploratory research. Organised annually since 2011, the SIDS have become a landmark event in the European aviation research calendar.

The 13th edition of the SIDs will be held on 27-30 November 2023 and hosted by the University of Seville (Spain) at the Faculty of Engineering.

The SIDs are based on an open call for papers and posters soliciting contributions from the ATM research community. An exhibition and several networking events will provide further opportunities to learn about interesting projects and meet like-minded researchers.

The deadline for posters/exhibits is 15 September 2023
The deadline for papers is 29 September 2023

Submission details

● The Engage thematic workshops (details here) kicked-off in autumn 2018 and are linked with the thematic challenges. The final series of workshops were held in 2021:

21 June 2021, virtual event – Engage workshop – Economic incentives for future ATM implementation – programme
03 September 2021, virtual event – Engage workshop – AI, ML and Automation – programme
09 September 2021, virtual event – Engage workshop – Efficient provision and use of MET information in ATM – programme
15 September 2021, virtual event – Engage workshop – Vulnerabilities and global security of the CNS/ATM system – programme

● Exploring the boundaries of ATM sessions (replay webinar):
15 June 2020 11.00-12.00: Project results on enabling trajectory-based operations
23 June 2020 10.00-11.00: ATM architecture and CNS

● Nurturing Young Talent sessions (replay webinar):
29 June 2020 10.00-11.00: Recognising excellence through the SESAR Young Scientist Award
30 June 2020 11.00-12.00: A look back on the Digital Sky Challenge Hackathon

● Digitalising Europe’s Aviation Infrastructure sessions (replay webinar):
30 June 2020 15.00-16.00: The European ATM Master Plan in a nutshell

● Towards higher levels of automation (replay webinar):
22 July 2020 09.30-11.00: Artificial Intelligence (part 1)
24 July 2020 09.30-11.00: Artificial Intelligence (part 2)

● Virtualisation (replay webinar):
15 September 2020 10.00-11.30: Remote Towers
29 September 2020 10.00-11.30: Virtual Centres

● Digitalising Europe’s Aviation Infrastructure sessions (replay webinar):
06 October 2020 10.30-12.00: A holistic approach towards CNS
22 October 2020 14.00-15.30: Exploring the future vision and technological innovations in CNS

● U-space (replay webinar):
12 November 2020 10.30-12.00: SESAR U-space consolidated research results

● Smart and sustainable solutions for greener ATM (replay webinar):
19 November 2020 14.30-16.00: Greener airport operations
04 December 2020 14.30-16.00: Greener arrivals and departures
14 December 2020 14.30-16.00: Greener en-route

● Cyber Security (replay webinar):
25 February 2021 14.00-15.30: ATM cyber-security – The industry perspective

● Innovation in airspace utilisation:
29 April 2021 14.30-16.00: Innovation in airspace utilisation (replay session)
11 May 2021 14.30-16.00: Automated Speech Recognition for Air Traffic Control (replay session)

● Smarter, safer and more efficient arrivals:
28 September 2021 14.30-16.00: Smarter, safer and more efficient arrivals (part 1) (replay session)
21 October 2021 14.30-16.00: Smarter, safer and more efficient arrivals (part 2) (replay session)

● SESAR performance framework:
24 March 2022 14.30-16.00: Unpacking SESAR’s performance measurement framework (replay session)

● Resilience:
28 April 2022 14.30-16.00: Innovative solutions for ATM Resilience (replay session)

08-10 March 2023, Geneva, Switzerland – Airspace World 2023
22-23 March 2023, Brussels, Belgium and virtual – Clean Aviation Annual Forum (CAAF 2023)
23-24 March 2023, Cologne, Germany – 1st European_Academia @EASA conference 2023
30-31 March 2023, Toulouse, France – 4th Symposium on Aviation Research (SoAR)
16-19 April 2023, Bertinoro, Italy – 3rd Aerospace PhD Days 2023
20-21 April 2023, Brussels, Belgium – FlyAI Forum 2023
26-27 April 2023, Paris, France – EUROCAE Symposium 2023
05-09 June 2023, Savannah, USA – 15th USA/Europe ATM R&D Seminar
07-08 June 2023, Brussels, Belgium – 10th Safety forum 2023 – Knowledge, Skills and Experience for Safe Operations
03-05 July 2023, Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 11th EUROSIM Congress
12-14 July 2023, Guimarães, Portugal and virtual – 21st International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (PAAMS’23)
05-08 September 2023, Salerno, Italy – 13th EASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation and Space for opening New Horizons
06-08 September 2023, Milan, Italy – European Transport Conference 2023
30-31 October 2023, Toulouse, France – 11th OpenSky Symposium
27-30 November 2023, Seville, Spain – SESAR Innovation Days 2023
15-18 April 2024, Dublin, Ireland – Transport Research Arena (TRA2024)

To coordinate with other Engage activities, such as catalyst-funded projects and PhDs, the four-day summer schools were organised in years 2-4 of the KTN, i.e. 2019-2021 inclusive.

The first summer school took place 09-13 September 2019, in Belgrade, Serbia. This included tutorials on key ATM concepts and challenges as well as on research methodologies, including case studies and presentations of prominent SESAR exploratory research projects. Further information about the first summer school.

The second summer school was rescheduled due to COVID-19 and held virtually 21-25 September 2020. Further information about the second summer school.

The third summer school was held virtually 30 August – 02 September 2021. Further information about the third summer school.

The SESAR Young Scientist Award 2023 aims to recognise young scientists, who have demonstrated excellence in ATM and aviation-related research fields. The award also provides researchers starting out in their career with an opportunity for further professional development. A further objective of the award is to showcase the potential of young talent to formulate fresh ideas and solutions to the challenges facing ATM and aviation.

The 2023 edition of the award is open to two categories:
● PhD scientists; with the chance to receive a prize of EUR 5000
● Undergraduate and Masters students; with the chance to win a prize of EUR 1500

Contributions are welcome from citizens or residents in an EU Member State or an Associated Country to the Horizon Europe Research and Development Framework Programme (Horizon Europe).

Up to three short-listed candidates for each category will be invited to join the SESAR Innovation Days 2023, where the winner of each category will be publicly announced during a dedicated ceremony.

The deadline for applications is 08 September 2023

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