During 2025, the ORCI project was presented at two important research events in the aerospace and air traffic management research community. These events provided valuable opportunities to share the project’s progress and exchange ideas with researchers, industry experts, and operational stakeholders.
The first presentation took place at the 15th EASN International Conference, held in October 2025 in Madrid. At this event, the ORCI team presented a poster describing the project’s methodology and the development of machine learning models designed to predict the future spacing between arriving aircraft. The poster introduced the overall research framework, including the use of operational data and the modelling approach used to estimate how spacing between aircraft may evolve during the arrival phase.
Later in the year, ORCI was also presented at the SESAR Innovation Days 2025, one of the main European events dedicated to research and innovation in air traffic management. The poster presented at this event focused on the Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) validation activities planned within the project. These validations aim to assess the operational usefulness of the ORCI predictions by involving air traffic controllers in simulated scenarios where they can interact with the system and evaluate how the predictions support spacing management.
Both posters provide an overview of the ORCI project, including its objectives, the operational motivation behind aircraft spacing prediction, and the case studies used in the research.
The materials presented at these events are available in the Resources section of the ORCI website, where visitors can access the posters and learn more about the project’s research activities.
Participation in these events reflects ORCI’s commitment to engaging with the wider ATM research community and sharing the progress of the project. The team also expects to continue presenting ORCI at several conferences and research events throughout 2026, further disseminating the results and insights developed during the project.
The INECO and ISA Software team at the 15th EASN Conference in Madrid, Spain
The INECO and ISA Software team at the SIDs 2025 in Lake Bled, Slovenia