Seminar on WHO MOVED MY TOWER? THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

The aviation industry is facing unprecedented challenges. Due to global headwinds, many stakeholders will be compelled to find ways to improve operational efficiency and safety, while maintaining flexibility and resilience. Remote Tower (RT) technology is uniquely placed as an enabling platform to drive future improvements in capacity, cost-effectiveness and safety.

Join us for a webinar to discuss the opportunities and challenges offered by RTs as we hear from Air Navigation Service Providers, industry and research groups around the world. Six distinguished speakers will share their experiences and lessons learnt, as well as offering a glimpse into the future of RTs. The topics covered include regulatory, implementation and operational challenges; the current state-of-the-art in technologies and solutions; as well as trends and future research directions.

1. David Tan is a Senior VP at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). He currently serves as Head for the Office of Space Tech & Industry EDB. David was a UK qualified Master Controller in the Republic of Singapore Airforce and was responsible for Air Traffic, Air Defence and Airspace Management.

2. Billy  Josefsson  is  the  Head  of Automation & Human Performance at LFV, the Swedish Air Navigation Service Provider. Billy has an ATCO background with all endorsements for civil/military ATS and instructor. Billy has more than 20 years of experience in developing the Remote Tower concept.

3. Niclas Gustavsson is VP Business Development and Governmental Affairs in the joint venture between Saab and LFV, Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions AB. He drives the global development of the Remote ATS market, integrating system knowledge with ANSP management know-how.

4. Peter Gridling is VP Sales at Frequentis DFS  Aerosense.  He joined Frequentis in 2016 to support the Digital Tower team. Peter graduated with an engineer’s degree in Computer Science. He has a strong background in image recognition and is an expert in Digital Tower technologies.

5. Jonas Lundberg is a full Professor in Human Centered Design at Linköping University, with Docent in Cognitive Systems and PhD in Computer Science. His main research is in visual collaboration environments for humans engaging with autonomous and automated systems.

6. Sameer Alam is an Associate Professor at NTU Singapore. He is Co-Director of the Saab-NTU Joint Lab, leading research on Remote Towers. Sameer obtained his PhD in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from UNSW Australia. His research interests are in Hybrid AI-Human ATM systems.