Shortlisted candidates announced

The SESAR 3 JU is delighted to announce nine shortlisted candidates for the SESAR Digital European Sky Awards 2023. The 2023 edition of the SESAR 3 JU awards aims to celebrate successful SESAR 2020 projects and achievements across all three strands of research that make up the SESAR innovation pipeline: exploratory research, industrial research and demonstration.

A distinguished panel of air traffic management experts evaluated around thirty contributions to make a shortlist of the nine most exemplary projects. The jury assessed the degree to which project deliverables are demonstrating excellence in technological innovation, their potential to have a positive long-term impact on ATM performance, as well as their overall contribution to the SESAR programme.

The shortlisted projects will now progress to the next stage in the process whereby the wider ATM community and public will be able to find out more about their work and vote for their favourite at the Airspace World event, 9 March 2023, in Geneva.

2023 AWARDS SHORTLIST – BY CATEGORY

SESAR Exploratory Research Award

Recognises projects which are challenging the ATM status quo and demonstrating the potential to significantly advance aviation performance:

• DYNCAT - Dynamic Configuration Adjustment in the TMA
• ISOBAR - Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Meteo-Based DCB Imbalances for Network Operations Planning
• TAPAS -Towards an Automated and exPlainable ATM System

SESAR Industrial Research Award

Recognises projects which are able to demonstrate specific and measurable achievements, providing evidence that the innovation can be sustained and lead to industry best practice:

• PJ.01 - Enhanced Arrivals and Departures (Wave 2)
• PJ.14 - Integrated Communication, Navigation and Surveillance System (Wave 2)
• PJ18 - 4DSkyways - Improving trajectory management for European air transport (Wave 2)

SESAR Demonstration Award

Recognises projects which are showing the benefits of SESAR innovation in live operational contexts, helping to secure stakeholder buy-in and with potential to have long-term positive impact on ATM performance:

• ADSCENSIO - ADS-C ENables and Supports Improved ATM Operations
• ALBATROSS - The most energy-efficient flying bird
• SAFIR-MED - Advanced U-Space Services Focusing on Medical Air Mobility

2023 AWARD JURY

ANSPs: Eduardo García, Manager European ATM Coordination & Safety, CANSO

Airspace users : Jaime Del Molino Blanco, Assistant Director, Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR), IATA

Airports : Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI Europe

European Commission : Marco De Sciscio, SESAR Team Leader, DG MOVE

Professional staff organisations : Marc Baumgartner, Air Traffic Controller

Research community : Tanja Bolic, Chair SJU Scientific Committee, University of Westminster

SESAR Deployment Manager : Mariagrazia La Piscopia, Managing Director, SESAR DM

SESAR 3 JU : Andreas Boschen, Executive Director, SESAR 3 JU

SESAR 3 JU : Benoit Fonck, Chief Programme, SESAR 3 JU