Aviation Research Consortium

To be in line with the strategic areas of the University, the Aviation Engineering research group under the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (AAE) establishes a departmental Aviation Research Consortium (ARC). Our research covers air transport operations, air traffic management, airline and airport operations management, air mobility, sustainable air transport system, aviation safety and reliability, human factors and ergonomics.

Introduction Membership Leading Research Pillars Objectives External Collaboration Activities Facilities

According to IATA, over 50% of international tourists travel by air, and efficient air transport system could contribute to human well-being and living standard. Meanwhile, aircraft emissions and noise negatively affect the health of the population and climate change. In light of the projected further increase in the total air traffic volume and rapid growth in the aviation industry in Asia, the need for state-of-the-art and comprehensive knowledge, idea generation, engineering research and design in safe, sustainable, efficient, and resilient air transport systems are becoming essential. The Aviation Research Consortium (ARC) will provide rigorous research and analysis on aviation-related issues and explore solutions to tackle the key social, economic and environmental challenges in relation to the aviation industry.

Members of the ARC

Member	Department
Dr Wei LIU	AAE
Dr Kam Hung NG	AAE
Dr Hailong HUANG	AAE
Dr Fan LI	AAE
Dr Gangyan XU	AAE

Advisory Board

Member	Specialization	Department/Unit
Prof. Xiaowen FU	Air transport and logistics, aviation economics and policy	ISE, FENG, PolyU
Prof. Hai YANG	Transport network modeling and optimization, smart mobility	School of Engineering, HKUST
Dr Fangni ZHANG	Air transport system modeling, multimodal transport system	Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, HKU

Research Pillars	Members
Operations research and management in aviation	Dr Kam Hung NG	Dr Wei LIU	Dr Hailong HUANG
Air transport network and spatial temporal analytics	Dr Wei LIU	Dr Gangyan XU	Dr Hailong HUANG
Aviation safety and reliability engineering	Dr Gangyan XU	Dr Fan LI
Sustainable aviation and air transportation	Dr Kam Hung NG	Dr Wei LIU	Dr Gangyan XU
Human factors and ergonomics in aviation	Dr Fan LI	Dr Kam Hung NG

Targets and Vision

The consortium will serve as a major platform to host and facilitate different activities, such as seminars, laboratory and industrial visits, research collaborations and student activities in aviation, and aims to become an influential think tank in GBA for aviation industry.

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The ARC is striving for achieving its vision and mission by completing the following objectives:

To provide public services in aviation-related programmes with a focus on education, research, and training for the public and industrial benefits.
To develop impactful applied research in air transport operations and aviation engineering with societal impacts under the support of research grants.
To nurture the aviation research talents for PolyU, Hong Kong, GBA, and the Asia Pacific regions.
To offer innovative solutions in aviation research to the industry and government bodies.
To formulate a strong aviation academic talent hub with close research collaboration both locally and internationally.

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Research Activities

ARC Research Seminar Series

Date	Speaker	Unit	Title
10 Sep 2021	Dr Yicheng ZHANG	Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research	Distributed Model Predictive Routing and Scheduling for Minimizing Network-wise Delay in Air Traffic Flow Management
29 Oct 2021	Dr Hsueh-Yi LAI	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Organizational ergonomics in a landing system of commercial aviation: Investigating interaction conflicts between pilots and air traffic controllers from the view of mental model disconnects.
21 Dec 2021	Dr Kam Hung NG	AAE, PolyU	Dealing with the Uncertainty in Safe and Robust Airside Operations
18 Jan 2022	Dr Xuting SUN	SILC Business School, Shanghai University	Operational Risk in Airline Crew Scheduling: Do Features of Flight Delays Matter?
17 Feb 2022	Dr Xiaoge ZHANG	ISE, PolyU	Safety Assessment of Air Transportation System: A Machine Learning Perspective
11 Apr 2022	Dr Jason Y. QIN	School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University	Maintenance Capability Enhancement and Service Optimization Under MRO Outsourcing Mode

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