Luis Cirujano Recognized with the International Francisco Coello Award

We are pleased to share that Luis Cirujano Pérez, currently serving as a Software Engineer in the Aircraft Operations Lab (UC3M), has been awarded the 2026 International Francisco Coello Award by the University of Jaén. The award recognizes his outstanding undergraduate research on the application of artificial intelligence techniques, specifically Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), for the extraction of road markingsContinue reading “Luis Cirujano Recognized with the International Francisco Coello Award”

Aircraft Operations Lab’s Multiple Contributions to the 5th ECATS Conference

The Aircraft Operation Lab team participated last week in the 5th ECATS International Association Conference, held from 27 to 29 January in Brussels. The conference brought together leading scientists and experts to exchange the latest research on the formation, evolution, and climate impacts of aviation. Our colleagues from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at UniversidadContinue reading “Aircraft Operations Lab’s Multiple Contributions to the 5th ECATS Conference”

Aerospace Operations Lab Student Awarded 2nd Place at the 2025 SESAR Young Scientist Award

We are delighted to share that Abolfazl Simorgh, Assistant Professor at the Aircraft Operations Lab (UC3M), has been awarded second place in the 2025 SESAR Young Scientist Award. This prestigious international recognition highlights outstanding early-career research shaping the future of aviation and air traffic management. Abolfazl’s work focuses on climate-friendly aircraft trajectory optimisation, integrating non-CO₂Continue reading “Aerospace Operations Lab Student Awarded 2nd Place at the 2025 SESAR Young Scientist Award”

Successful PhD Defense by Fateme Baneshi

The Aircraft Operations Lab at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is pleased to announce that Fateme Baneshi has successfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled: “Network-Level Aircraft Trajectory Optimization for Climate Impact Mitigation using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning.” Her thesis represents a significant contribution to the field of climate-aware aviation, advancing the development of AI-driven methods forContinue reading “Successful PhD Defense by Fateme Baneshi”

María Cerezo starts her Juan de la Cierva Fellowship at Aircraft Operations Lab

We are delighted to announce that María Cerezo, Assistant Professor and researcher at the Aircraft Operations Lab (UC3M), has officially started her Juan de la Cierva fellowship on 1 November , a highly competitive national grant that recognizes scientific excellence and supports promising research careers in Spain. Her funded research line focuses on: “Commercial formationContinue reading “María Cerezo starts her Juan de la Cierva Fellowship at Aircraft Operations Lab”