Highlights

We are pleased to share that Wayne Ng, Research Fellow I at the Aviation Studies Institute (ASI), has been awarded the Best Paper Award for his paper, “Terminal Airspace Optimisation with Environmental Considerations” at the Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Air Transportation (AI4AT).

ESD PhD alumnus Wayne Ng, current PhD student Marcus Koh and Assistant Prof Nuno Ribeiro were awarded by the Air Transportation Section at the INFORMS Annual Meeting.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Singapore Aviation Research Technology Exchange Day (SAR-TED), held at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) on 25 July 2025.

In recognition of common interests to enhance the safety and efficiency of civil aircraft operations, the Aviation Studies Institute (ASI) and the Electronic Navigation Research Institute (ENRI) have come together to establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

ASI publishes insights into the Human Centric Challenges for Autonomous Urban Air Mobility for policy makers and city planners.

ASI publishes an overview of investments in passenger rail infrastructure in Southeast Asia and explores opportunities for air-rail connectivity.

The Aviation Studies Institute has been shortlisted for an industry award at the Air Traffic Management Awards 2023 for its work into resilience in ATM.

ASI publishes review of super short-haul flights in Southeast Asia, revealing policy challenges and the need to address emerging environmental concerns through new aircraft technologies.

Wayne Ng has been recognised with the Best Student Presentation Award at the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix. Wayne presented his PhD research, which focuses on the development of optimisation algorithms for aircraft sequencing and scheduling in congested terminal airspace regions.

The Aviation Studies Institute has been shortlisted for the CANSO ATM Award 2022 for ‘Collaboration’, recognising the contribution of its work that identified the Benefits of Collaborative Actions in Regional Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) Ground Delay Programmes.