On-going
ClimAtion
Climate-Smart Optimal Aircraft Operations for Next Generation Aviation (ClimAtion)
Principal Investigators (PI): Manuel Soler and Javier Garcia-Heras
Call: PROYECTOS DE GENERACIÓN DE CONOCIMIENTO 2024 | project duration: 2026-2029 | ID: 8234158160-158160-4-824.
ECO-FF
Efficient and robust planning tools for commercial Formation Flight advancing sustainable aviation
Principal Investigator (PI): María Cerezo
Call: PROYECTOS DE GENERACIÓN DE CONOCIMIENTO 2024 | Project duration: 2025-2028 | ID: 2024-160887OA-100
Contrail Aware
Advancing state-of-the-art research on contrails into a practical industry solution
Principal Investigators (PI): Manuel Soler
Call: Proyecto de colaboración público-privada, del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación 2024-2027 financiado por MICIU/AEI/10.130339/501100011033 | Project duration: 2026-2029
F4ECLIM
Flying ATM for Environment Climate
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Call: HORIZON-SESAR-2023-DES-ER-02 | SESAR PROGRAMME: Digital European Sky | PROJECT DURATION: 2024-09-01 > 2027-02-28 | Grant No: 101167020
FLOCK
Disrupting the Skies: Formation Flight for Aviation Sustainability
Principal Investigator (PI): María Cerezo
Call: Engage 2 – The SESAR 3 Knowledge Transfer Network | Project duration: 01/10/2024 > 31/05/2027
KAIROS
Unlocking the potential of AI-based weather forecasts for operational benefits
Principal Investigators (PI): Javier García-Heras
Horizon Europe (HORIZON) | Call: HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-IR-01-WA5-1 | Grant No 101114701.
Upcoming
E-CONTRAIL 2
Multi-Sensor Physics-Informed Contrail Detection, Radiative Forcing Estimation & Interactive Climate Analytics
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Call: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-ER-03 | SESAR PROGRAMME: Digital European Sky | Grant No: 101287164
ZENITIA
Zero-Emission Next-Gen Innovation and Technology Integration for Aviation
Principal Investigator (PI): Abolfazl Simorgh
Call: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-ER-03 | SESAR PROGRAMME: Digital European Sky | Grant No: 101289124
Completed projects
E-CONTRAIL
Artificial Neural Networks for the Prediction of Contrails and Aviation Induced Cloudiness
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Horizon Europe (HORIZON) | Call: HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01 | Grant No 101114795.
PERSEVERE
Physics-informed nEuRal networks for SEVERe wEather event prediction
Principal Investigator (PI): Álvaro Moreno
Call: HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01 | Project ID: 101059984
REFMAP
Reducing Environmental Footprint through transformative Multi-scale Aviation Planning
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Horizon Europe (HORIZON) | Grant Agreement number 101096698
StormATS
Managing Storm Uncertainties for a Safe and Efficient Air Transport System.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Convocatoria 2021 «Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento»
Hydrogenating CM-UC3M
Aviation and climate change: HYDROGEN-powered aircraft model design and climate-optimal aircraft operations using Artificial Intelligence.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Funded under the framework of the agreement CM-UC3M for the years 2019-2024
INTELMET PoC
Improving the lead time and accuracy of thunderstorm predictions by utilising artificial intelligence.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
This result is part of the PDC2022-133884-I00 project, funded by MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union “NextGenerationEU/PRTR”. 130K€
FMP-Met
Meteorological uncertainty management for Flow Management Positions.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Horizon 2020. Call: H2020-SESAR-2019-2 (SESAR 2020 EXPLORATORY RESEARCH). May 2020 – Oct 2022. 1 M€
MetATS
Managing meteorological uncertainty for a more efficient air traffic system.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
RTI2018-098471-B-C32. Convocatoria 2018 de proyectos I+D+i «RETOS INVESTIGACIÓN» del Programa Estatal de I+D+i orientada a los retos de la Sociedad – Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. 2019-2021.
ALARM
A prototype of a global multi-hazard monitoring and early warning system for natural hazards in aviation.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Horizon 2020. Call: H2020-SESAR-2019-2 (SESAR 2020 EXPLORATORY RESEARCH). Nov 2020 – Dec 2022. 1M€
TBO-MET
A pilot/dispatcher support tool based on the enhanced provision of thunderstorm forecasts considering its inherent uncertainty.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Funded by Engage, The SESAR H2020 Research Knowledge Transfer. 2019-2021.
FlyATM4E
Flying Air Traffic Management for the benefit of environment and climate.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Horizon 2020. Call: H2020-SESAR-2019-2 (SESAR 2020 EXPLORATORY RESEARCH). June 2020 – November 2022. 1M€
START
A stable and resilient ATM by integrating robust airline operations into the network.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Horizon 2020. Call: H2020-SESAR-2019-2 (SESAR 2020 EXPLORATORY RESEARCH). May 2020 – Oct 2022. 2M€
ISOBAR
Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Meteo-Based DCB Imbalances for Network Operations Planning.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Horizon 2020. Call: H2020-SESAR-2019-2 (SESAR 2020 EXPLORATORY RESEARCH). Jun 2020 – Nov 2022. 2M€
POTRA
Parametric Optimization software package for TRAjectory shaping under constraints.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Financed by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) for the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative under grant agreement n° 270624. 2011-2013.
STORMY
A pilot/dispatcher support tool based on the enhanced provision of thunderstorm forecasts considering its inherent uncertainty.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Funded by Engage, The SESAR H2020 Research Knowledge Transfer. 2019-2021.
OPTMET
Analysis and optimization of aircraft trajectories under the effects of meteorological uncertainties.
Principal Investigator (PI): Manuel Soler
Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, General Direction of Science and Innovation. 1/1/2015 – 31/12/2018. Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016