ATM Excellent science and outreach for Artificial Intelligence (AI) for aviation

Financing entity
European Commission

Programme
Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Type of action
HORIZON-JU-RIA HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions

Call
Digital European Sky Exploratory Research 02 (HORIZON-SESAR-2023-DES-ER-02)

Objectives of the call
Project results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes:
– Environment: the proposed solutions shall have a positive impact on the environment and on the aviation environmental footprint;
– Capacity: AI will play a fundamental role in aviation/ATM to address airspace capacity shortages;
– Operational efficiency: the proposed solutions are expected to improve the synchronisation and predictability of the ATM system;
– Cost efficiency: AI will enrich aviation datasets with new types of datasets unlocking air/ground AI-based applications;
– Safety: the proposed solutions are expected to maintain at least the same level of safety as the current ATM system;
– Security: the proposed solutions are expected to maintain at least the same level of security as the current ATM system.

Who can apply?
Any legal entity, regardless of its place of establishment, including legal entities from nonassociated third countries or international organisations is eligible to participate, provided that the conditions laid down in the Horizon Europe Regulation have been met, along with any other conditions laid down in the specific call topic.

How to apply?
Electronically via the Founding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System

Deadline
15 November 2023

Call budget: EUR 9 000 000

More information
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/horizon-sesar-2023-des-er2-wa1-8