• DATS Workshop on Digital Air Traffic Services: Workload and Safety Assessment

    May 8-9, 2025
    Linköping University
    Location: Campus Norrköping, Sweden (this is not in Linköping)

Norrköping industry landscape
LiU Saab


Dear colleague,

we are proud to invite you to the 6th DATS workshop on May 8-9 2025. The objective and focus of the workshop is to present, share and discuss the rapid developments within digital ATS. This includes recent research on:
You can register via email to the members of the organizing committee.

Agenda

Preliminary agenda:

Day 1 (May 8, in lecture hall K3)

13:00 - Billy Josefsson, Tatiana Polishchuk, Christiane Schmidt : welcome notes, round table, introduction
13:30 - KEYNOTE Gabriele Enea, MIT Lincoln Laboratory: Integrating Weather Data into ATC Decision-Support Tools – Human Factors Lessons Learned from the Development of Operational Prototypes
14:15 - Coffee break
14:45 - Laurie Marsman, Michelle Bont, NLR: Eye-tracking and AI: classifying fatigue and workload in ATCOs using Machine Learning
15:15 - Boel Stefansson, LFV: Validations exercises within the IFAV3 project (increased flexibility of ATCOs deployment)
15:45 - Lothar Meyer, LFV: Automation Surprise in Air Traffic Control: Causes, Frequency, and Safety Implications
16:15 - Technical break
16:30 - Helena Sjöström Falk, IFATCA: Digitalisation and AI in air traffic control: balancing innovation with the human element
17:00 - Johan Holmér, Arlandasamordningen: Coordination for Arlanda’s future development
17:15 - Discussion, closing notes
19:00 - Networking event at THE LAMP restaurant (sponsored by LIU)

Day 2 (May 9, in lecture hall K3)

8:45 - Gathering
9:00 - Gunilla Björklund, Jan Andersson, VTI - Train dispatchers’ experience of workload and working environment
9:30 - Vishwanath Bulusu, Crown Consulting, USA: Where can we fly? - Reimagining Airspace with Digitization for Novel Entrants!
10:00 - Coffee break
10:30 - KEYNOTE Ruth Stilwell, Aerospace Policy Solutions, LLC: Digitalization and ATC in Aviation’s Info-Centric Future
11:15 - Discussions
11:45 - Niclas Gustavsson, SAAB, closing notes: Saab Integrated Digital Tower Suite – platform for accelerated digitalization
12:00 - Lunch at VY NKPG (Sponsored by SAAB)


For location of workshop venue and restaurants, see Travel Information.

Travel Information


The workshop will take place at the beautiful Campus Norrköping of Linköping University in Sweden. Please use this link to get information on possible travel options to Norrköping.

Things to explore: Visit Norrköping

Red: workshop venue; yellow: hotels; purple: restaurants for the networking event and lunch.


Indoor map for meeting rooms:
K3-link to map or just search here: