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 12th edition of the SIDs will be held on 05-08 December 2022 and hosted by HungaroControl at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest.

With the event coinciding with the closure of several SESAR 2020 research projects, the 2022 event promises to be a valuable event, showcasing the latest research and innovation results and reflecting Europe’s commitment to the long-term sustainability of the aviation industry, as well as its recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.

The SIDs are based on an open Call soliciting contributions from the ATM research community. Exhibitions and poster, keynotes and several networking events will provide further opportunities to learn about interesting projects and meet like-minded researchers.

Once again, this year’s SIDs will host the annual Young Scientist Award, recognising young scientists, who have demonstrated excellence in ATM and aviation-related research fields.

Call for contributions

Researchers from universities, research institutions, airlines, air navigation service providers, airport operators and industry are invited to submit papers presenting exploratory research (up to 8 pages). Papers will be evaluated based on the innovative nature of the ideas, as well as the approach and methods applied. All papers (including SESAR contributions) will be triple peer-reviewed. The proceedings will be available for download in electronic format on both the event website and SESAR 3 JU website prior to the event. All SIDs papers are listed in Elsevier’s Scopus database.

The submission deadline for papers is 30 September 2022

Partners from both academia and industry are invited to submit proposals for posters and technical exhibits or demonstrations (max one poster/exhibit/demonstration per presenter, three per organisation). As well as showing innovative solutions to traditional problems of air traffic management, posters and exhibits may also address wider air transport and air traffic issues.

The submission deadline for posters is 15 September 2022

Further information and how to submit your contributions

01 July 2022, virtual event – URClearED virtual open day of the real-time simulations on the RWC concept integration
06 July 2022, Naples, Italy – CREATE – Environmental and meteorological SESAR exploratory research projects: key findings workshop
07 September 2022, Brussels , Belgium – CADENZA final stakeholder workshop
12 September 2022, Nicolosi, Italy and virtual – SINOPTICA ATM/ATC stakeholder meeting
15-16 September 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria – Research Workshop: Single European Sky and Resilience in European ATM
16 September 2022, virtual event – ACI EUROPE-SESAR webinar – Innovating for passengers during the Covid-19 recovery
29 September 2022, Oslo, Norway – SESAR PJ.09 & PJ.10 joint open day on dynamic airspace configuration to improve airspace utilisation
18 October 2022, virtual event – SESAR Deployment Manager workshop – ADS-B implementation
25 October 2022, Paris, France – Modus final results workshop

24-28 July 2022, Montréal, Canada​ – 16th World Conference on Transport Research
04-09 September 2022, Stockholm, Sweden – 33rd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2022)
05-13 September 2022, Nicolosi, Italy – Convective and Volcanic Clouds (CVC) detecting, monitoring and modeling
19-21 September 2022, Rome, Italy – European Modeling & Simulation Symposium (EMSS 2022)
12 October 2022, Brussels, Belgium – SESAR 3 JU 1st Annual Conference
18-20 October 2022, Toulouse, France – Towards Sustainable Aviation Summit (TSAS 2022)
18-21 October 2022, Barcelona, Spain – 12th EASN International Conference
14-17 November 2022, Lisbon, Portugal – Transport Research Arena (TRA2022)
30 November – 01 December 2022, Heilbronn, Germany – 10th European Aviation Conference (EAC)
05-08 December 2022, Budapest, Hungary – SESAR Innovation Days 2022
23-24 March 2023, Cologne, Germany – 1st European_Academia @EASA conference 2023

SESAR Young Scientist Award 2022

The SESAR Young Scientist Award 2022 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 2022 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 2020 Research and Development Framework Programme (Horizon 2020).

Up to three short-listed candidates for each category will be invited to join the SESAR Innovation Days 2022, where the winner of each category will be publicly announced during a dedicated ceremony.

The deadline for applications is 04 September 2022

Contest rules and how to apply

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