The first FLY AI Forum, dedicated to exploring the latest developments and deployments of artificial intelligence and machine learning in aviation, is being organised by EUROCONTROL on behalf of the FLY AI group, an initiative we co-started in 2019 with a wide range of aviation stakeholders.
Since then, the founding FLY AI actors - the European Commission, EASA, ACI-EUROPE, Airbus, ASD, CANSO, EDA, Heathrow Airport, Honeywell, IATA, IFATCA, IFATSEA, NATO, SESAR 3 JU and Thales – have been joined by a wide community of users and AI practitioners in aviation.
Attending the FLY AI Forum 2023 will allow you to:
- discover recent deployments of AI in aviation
- get the latest updates from the European Commission on AI regulatory matters from EASA on their Level 2 AI guidance material, and from EUROCAE/CEN-CENELEC on AI standardisation developments
- discuss practical use cases demonstrating the benefits that AI can bring aviation with technical and operational experts, who will show how you could accelerate the implementation of your AI project
- share best practices with AI peers
- visit an AI exhibition showcasing some recent success stories
- explore the FLY AI digitalised catalogue of applications
- get an overview of ongoing research and training activities.
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Automatic Speech Recognition
Albert Gine Soca AirbusCHarlie
Max Bezzina IngenavA(I)MAN: Machine Learning for Arrival Management
Frank Zetsche Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS)Lessons Learned from the Speech Recognition and Understanding project HAAWAII
Mohsan Jameel & Hartmut Helmke German Aerospace Center (DLR)AI for Weather Forecasting
Riccardo Patriarca, PhD Sapienza University of RomeAI4CNS
Emilien Robert, Ricardo Oliveira EUROCONTROLAI/ML for cyber
Patrick Mana EUROCONTROLUse of Machine Learning for Airspace assessment
Julien Chapuis NavblueThe AI Act and the role of standardisation
Antoine-Alexandre André European Commission - DG CNECT A.2AI: From regulation to implementation
Romaric Redon AirbusJTC 21 Preliminary views on AI Act timeline and horizontal/vertical integration
Patrick Bezombes CEN CENELECAI Standards in Aviation
Anna von Groote EUROCAERewatch Day 2
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Empowering the Future with AI
Thierry Closset European Defence Agency (EDA)EATIN and OSSAI: From human to system
Camille Anoraud & Benjamin Cramet EUROCONTROLAI, automation and the role of humans
Ignacio Baca IFATCAEASA Human-centric AI Roadmap
Guillaume Soudain EASAArtificial Intelligence and Sustainable Aviation
Philippe Very EUROCONTROLAirport/Airline Operational Improvements with AI
Romaric Redon AIRBUSNM AI tools for airports
Rocío Barragán Montes EUROCONTROLClose out & wrap-up
EUROCONTROLAbout this event
The first FLY AI Forum, dedicated to exploring the latest developments and deployments of artificial intelligence and machine learning in aviation, was by EUROCONTROL on behalf of the FLY AI group, an initiative we co-started in 2019 with a wide range of aviation stakeholders.
Since then, the founding FLY AI actors - the European Commission, EASA, ACI-EUROPE, Airbus, ASD, CANSO, EDA, Heathrow Airport, Honeywell, IATA, IFATCA, IFATSEA, NATO, SESAR 3 JU and Thales – have been joined by a wide community of users and AI practitioners in aviation.
At the event, participants:
- discovered recent deployments of AI in aviation
- got the latest updates from the European Commission on AI regulatory matters from EASA on their Level 2 AI guidance material, and from EUROCAE/CEN-CENELEC on AI standardisation developments
- discussed practical use cases demonstrating the benefits that AI can bring aviation with technical and operational experts, who will show how you could accelerate the implementation of your AI project
- shared best practices with AI peers
- visited an AI exhibition showcasing some recent success stories
- explored the FLY AI digitalised catalogue of applications
- got an overview of ongoing research and training activities.
Participation
Our FLY AI Forum focuses on the practical application of artificial intelligence in aviation and is ideal for:
- Engineers and experts already actively working in the domain of AI
- AI project managers and data scientists
- Everyone with a vested interest in AI for aviation.
Agenda
10:00 - 10:30
Opening & Keynote
Moderated by:
Paul Bosman
EUROCONTROL
10:30 – 12:00
Session 1: ATM/ATS
This session gathers AI product leaders in ATM whose objective is to show how much AI is already being used in the ATM world – and transforming conventional ATM/ATS operations.
The session will in particular address how AI is used in the context of 'Arrival Manager', provide new detection and resolution tools and how it could help process ATC/pilot voice data from the ATC and cockpit perspectives.
The panel will discuss lessons learned, future developments and how to capitalise on these developments to improve ATM performance.
Moderated by:
Paul Bosman
EUROCONTROL
Featuring:
Frank Zetsche, DFS
Max Bezzina, Ingenav
Albert Gine Soca, AIRBUS
Mohsan Jameel, DLR
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch break – demo visits, networking
13:30 – 15:00
Session 2: Network Operations & Infrastructure Monitoring
Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in several EUROCONTROL Network Manager (NM) functions and tasks enabling new features in CNS monitoring or network cyber resilience. It has also proven to support civil-military integration , weather forecasting at aerodromes and optimisation of airspace management.
Based on the many use cases presented, you will discover a variety of AI technics adapted to different contexts (including those to protect privacy).
This session will discuss how to go further and seize the full potential of AI for the benefit of all network stakeholders.
Moderated by:
Tony Licu
EUROCONTROL
Featuring:
Emilien Robert/Ricardo Oliveira, EUROCONTROL
Patrick Mana, EUROCONTROL
Riccardo Patriarca, Sapienza University of Rome
Julien Chapuis, NavBlue
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee break – demo visits, networking
15:30 – 17:00
Session 3: Data & AI - From Regulation to Implementation
This session will first provide an update on the ongoing regulatory and standardisation developments in the domain of AI and data in Europe and discuss its relevance to the aviation sector.
Second, AIRBUS will highlight how AI regulation and standardisation developments will be impacting a wide range of activities and focus on the need to develop novel TrustworthyAI methods to have efficient means of compliance.
Moderated by:
Alain Siebert
SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking
Featuring:
Antoine-Alexandre Andre, European Commission
Patrick Bezombes, CEN CENELEC
Anna Von Groote, EUROCAE
Romaric Redon, AIRBUS
17:00 – 19:00
Networking drink & demo visits
09:00 – 10:30
Session 4: A Human-centric AI Approach for Aviation
AI is introducing fundamental changes in the way we operate. Ethical aspects and the reallocation of roles and responsibilities need to be understood, agreed and fully digested by all actors.
This session will focus on the joint AI and human system. EASA will present its human-centric AI approach for aviation, while IFATCA will outline its vision on automation and the role that AI can play in ATC. A number of use cases will illustrate how AI can contribute to operational benefits for the Network Operations Centre (e.g. in the operational management of, NOTAMs) as well as contributing to a enhanced civil-military integration in the network.
Moderated by:
Patrick Souchu
DSNA
Featuring:
Guillaume Soudain, EASA
Ignacio Baca, IFATCA
Benjamin Cramet/Camille Anoraud, EUROCONTROL
Thierry Closset, EDA
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break – demo visits, networking
11:00 – 12:30
Session 5: Airport/Airline Operational Improvements
The session will take you first through AI-driven innovation in airports. To understand how AI can contribute to aviation carbon neutrality, or discover how AI could improve airport operations and accelerate their integration into the network, join us to discover some fascinating concrete examples.
AI is also an essential enabler for performance improvements to air operations. To illustrate the significant operational changes, as well as the tremendous potential benefits, that this shift is expected to bring, Airbus will present research activities illustrating how AI could be used to provide assistance to the crew.
Moderated by:
Tony Licu
EUROCONTROL
Featuring:
Romaric Redon, AIRBUS
Philippe Very, EUROCONTROL
Rocio Barragan Montes, EUROCONTROL
12:30 – 13:00
Close-out – Wrap-up
13:00 – 16:00