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ATACCS'2011 Conference Report
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ATACCS'2011 Conference Report
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E.01.02. D.3.1
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1.0
Date
26/07/2011
Abstract
The document reports on the 1st International Conference on Application and
Theory of Automation in Command and Control Systems (ATACCS), held on May
16-17 2011 in Barcelona, Spain.
May 26-27, 2011
Barcelona, Spain
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AUTHORING
Prepared By
Name & company
Organisation
Pim van Leeuwen
NLR
Alberto Pasquini
Deep Blue
Reviewed By
Name & company
Organisation
Francisco Sáez
UPM - Coordinator
Eduardo García
CRIDA/UPM
Philippe Palanque
IRIT
DOCUMENT HISTORY
Edition
Date
Author
Justification
V0.1
28/06/2011
Pim van Leeuwen
First draft
V0.2
24/07/2011
Alberto Pasquini
Inclusion of Section 5
V0.3
25/07/2011
Pim van Leeuwen
Deletion of section 3; minor Editing
Section 5 (now section 4); minor
updates sections 1 and 2
V0.4
25/07/2011
Philippe Palanque
Added composition of the award
committee (section 4.3) – Minor
editing (justification of text). Added
information about final proceedings
(section 4.5).
V.0.5
26/07/2011
Eduardo García
Major updates in Appendix A and
minor updates in sections 3 and 4.
V.1.0
26/07/2011
Pim van Leeuwen
Final version; minor reorganisation
of section 4, splitting it into
‘conclusions’ (section 4) and
‘recommendations’ (section 5).
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APPROVAL OF THE DOCUMENT
Name of person approving the
document
Organisation responsible for
approval
Dr. Dirk Schaefer
Eurocontrol
Jean Luc Marchand
SJU
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION
5
2
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
6
2.1 Day 1
6
2.2 Day 2
8
3
RESULTS FROM CONFERENCE SURVEY
10
4
CONCLUSIONS
17
5
4.1 Overall Remarks
17
4.2 PhD Sessions
18
4.3 Sponsors
18
4.4 Best presentation Awards
19
4.5 Proceedings
19
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ATACCS 2012
20
5.1 Next Conference
20
5.2 Recommendations for next Conference
20
APPENDIX A: LIST OF ACCEPTED SUBMISSIONS
22
APPENDIX B: ATTENDANCE LIST
25
APPENDIX C: DETAILED SURVEY RESULTS
28
APPENDIX D: ATACCS 2011 TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
33
D.1: Technical committee
33
D.2: Programme Committee
33
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INTRODUCTION
This document reports on the 1st International Conference on Application and Theory of
Automation in Command and Control Systems (ATACCS), held on May 16-17 2011 in
Barcelona, Spain. The ATACCS conference has been organized by the HALA! Network: a
Research Network (Higher Automation Levels in ATM) supported within the framework of
SESAR WP-E. The main objective of HALA! is to explore unconventional and high risk areas,
involving new technologies and concepts around the theme of “higher levels of automation” in
future Air Traffic Management Systems. The ATACCS conference aimed to mobilize and build
up an international community of researchers interested in the automation and ATM.
Organizing a first conference is never easy. One has to compete with an ever increasing
number of alternative conferences and workshops, most of them with an established reputation
and loyal group of participants. Despite this, the ATACCS conference attracted a large audience
(115 participants, see Appendix B: attendance list) from all over the world. In addition, the
overall level of submitted papers and presentations was rather high (rated with ‘good’, see
section 3) and the overall organization and keynote speeches have been highly appreciated.
98,4% of the participants indicated that ATACCS was worth their time and money. Without
blowing one’s own horn, it seems justified to conclude that the conference was a success.
Section 2 in this report details the conference programme. Section 3 yields the most important
results of the survey held amongst participants. In section 4, conclusions are drawn with respect
to the overall conference results, the PhD sessions, sponsorship, and best presentation awards.
Section 5 gives recommendations based on these conclusions for ATACCS 2012. In addition,
the appendices provide more detailed information. Appendices A and B contain the list of
accepted papers and the list of participants, respectively. Appendix C provides the detailed
survey results. Appendix D, finally, lists the technical and programme committee of the
conference.
For more information, the reader is also referred to:
- http://www.ataccs.org/ for information on both ATACCS 2011, the proceedings and
announcements on ATACCS 2012.
- http://www.hala-sesar.net/ for information on the HALA! network.
- http://www.sesarju.eu/programme/workpackages/wpe for details on workpackage E of SESAR
- http://www.sesarju.eu/ for general information on SESAR.
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
The ATACCS conference was held on May 16 and May 17 at the Pildo premises in Barcelona.
Below, the agenda is given for both days. On day 1, 4 sessions were held in the large, plenary
auditorium. In the afternoon, a parallel session was held to allow the PhD students contributing
to the HALA! Network to present preliminary results. On day 2, another 3 sessions were held in
the auditorium. The conference concluded by announcing the best plenary paper and best
Doctoral Consortium paper.
2.1 Day 1
Plenary Opening Session. Day 1.
08:00-08:30
08:30-09:15
09:15-10:00
10:00-10:25
Registration
Chairs’ Welcome. Francisco Sáez, UPM
Introduction to the Programme. Philippe Palanque, IRIT
Sponsors’ Welcome. ASDA & EATRADA
Keynote Speaker. Lena Mårtensson, KTH
“Pilots and controllers - joint efforts towards future technology?”
Networking Coffee Break & Poster session
Session 1: Human-Automation Collaboration
Session Manager: Dirk Schaefer, EUROCONTROL
10:25-10:50
10:50-11:15
11:15-11:40
11:40-12:05
Towards human operator “state” assessment. S. Pizziol, F. Dehais and C.
Tessier
Integrating Gaming Research and Practice in the Design of User Interfaces
of(partly)-Autonomous Safety-Critical Systems. P. Palanque, R. Bernhaupt
and F. Montesano.
Would I Accept a Computer that Thinks Like Me? An Overview of the
MUFASA Research Project. B. Hilburn, C. Westin, P. Kearney, M. Mulder
and C. Day
Networking Coffee Break & Poster session
Session 2: Decision Support Systems
Session Manager: Pim van Leeuwen, NLR
12:05-12:30
12:30-12:55
12:55-13:20
13:20-14:30
Local conflict resolution for automated taxi operations
S. Bode, T. Feuerle and P. Hecker
Operationalization of Regulations for Aircraft Approach and Departure
L. Savičienė
ADS-B Based Separation Support for General Aviation
D. Taurino, G. Frau and V. Beato
Lunch
Session 3: Analysis and Validation of Automation
Session Manager: Nicolás Suárez, CRIDA
14:30-14:55
Use of role games in automation assessment
R. Casar and R. García
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14:55-15:20
15:20:15:45
15:45:16:10
16:10-16:35
ITU/AU Air Traffic Control Network Simulator for Design, Development and
Testing of Automated ATM Systems
Z. Bahcivan, E. Koyuncu, S. Sabri Aydin, E. Cinar, A. Cavcar & G. Inalhan
Formal Tasks and Systems Models as a Tool for Specifying and
Assessing Automation Designs
C. Martinie, P. Palanque, E. Barboni, M. Winckler, M. Ragosta, A.
Pasquini & P. Lanzi
A flight trajectory generator for a PC-based analysis tool
J. Garcia Saez
Networking Coffee Break & Poster session
Session 4: Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) (I)
Session Manager: Olaf Heinzinger, EADS Innovation
16:35-17:00
17:00-17:25
17:25:17:50
17:50:18:15
18:15-19:30
Depart and approach procedures for UAS in a VFR environment
E. Pastor, P. Royo, L. Delgado, M. P. Batlle, C. Barrado, X. Prats
UAS Collision Avoidance: Multi-Sensor Tracking Results
L. Forlenza, G. Fasano, D. Accardo and A. Moccia
Pattern Based Priority Assignment for Multi Aircraft Conflicts in
Autonomous ATM
S. Luisa Brázdilová
An Architecture to Automate UAS Operations in Non-segregated
Airspace
E. Pastor, P. Royo, E. Santamaria, M. P. Batlle, C. Barrado, X. Prats
Drinks, Networking & Poster session
Parallel Track. Day 1.
PhD Session 1
14:30-14:40
14:40-14:55
14:55-15:10
15:10-15:25
15:25-15:40
15:40-15:55
15:55-16:10
16:10-16:35
PhD Session 2
16:35-16:50
16:50-17:05
17:05-17:20
Introduction to the PhD Programme. Arnab Majumdar.
Effective Automation in ATM: a new perspective on management and
control of automated system
M. Ragosta
Requirements and Performance Indicators for 4D- Trajectories
A. Schwithal and P. Hecker
Aircraft Turnaround management in a highly automated 4D flight
operations environment
T. Kunze, M. Schultz, and H. Fricke
Application of the Theory of Formal Languages to the Modeling of
Trajectory Uncertainty and the Analysis of its Impact in Future
Trajectory-Based Operations
E. Casado
A framework to assess the ability of automation to deliver capacity
targets in European airspace
G. Tobaruela Arnedo
Exploiting Innovative Sensor Data Fusion Strategies for Sense and
Avoid Units to be Installed onboard Unmanned Aerial Systems
A. E. Tirri, G. Fasano, D. Accardo, and A. Moccia
Networking Coffee Break & Poster session
Personality's Influence on Performance in highly automated HMIs:
Development of a Questionnaire
S. Eschen-Léguedé
A Model-Based and Systematic Approach to Design and Assess the
Level of Automation of Large Interactive Critical Systems
C. Martinie
The potential of automation for reducing airport surface safety
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17:20-17:35
17:35-17:50
17:50-18:05
occurrences
S. Wilke, Dr. A. Majumdar and Prof. W. Ochieng
Towards a framework for ATCO collaborative decision-making and
planning in Enroute Control
S. Corver and Prof. Dr. G. Grote
Causal model to sequence and merge 4DT flows in TMA
C. Zuñiga and M A. Piera
Technological Evolution - A Paradigm Shift in Future ATC based on ADS-B
B. Syd Ali, Dr. A. Majumdar and Prof. W. Ochieng
2.2 Day 2
Plenary Opening Session. Day 2.
08:00-08:30
08:30-08:40
08:40-09:00
09:00-09:45
09:45-10:05
Registration
Introduction to the Programme. Day 2. Alberto Pasquini, Deep Blue.
HALA!’s White Paper ‘Towards Higher Degrees of Automation’. Eduardo
García, CRIDA/UPM.
Keynote Speaker. Brian Hilburn, CHPR BV.
“Humans - Still the Best Computer of All?”
Networking Coffee Break & Poster session
Session 5: Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) (II)
Session Manager: Xavier Prats, UPC
10:05-10:30
10:30-10:55
10:55-11:20
11:20:11:45
11:45-12:05
Automation and Interoperability Challenges for Heterogeneous UAS Fleet
Management
N. Giuditta, M. Quintana, L. Fernández, E. Gutiérrez, J. Oliveira and S.
Vilardaga
A Possible Solution To Introduce UAVs Into Non Segregated Areas
S. Taraglio, V. Nanni and D. Taurino
UAV/UAS integration in SESAR: the ATLANTIDA experience
G. Ambrosio, E. Valls, F. Navarro and J. Martínez
Conflict detection and resolution algorithm for en-route conflicts in dense
non-segregated aerial traffic
J. A. Cobano, R. Conde, D. Alejo, A. Viguria and A. Ollero
Networking Coffee Break & Poster session
Session 6: Trajectory Optimization
Session Manager: Miguel Vilaplana, Boeing R &TE
12:05-12:30
Optimal 4D Strategic Trajectory Planning in ATM
M. Soler, A. Olivares, E. Staffetti and J. Cegarra
12:30-12:55
Enhanced Jet Performance Model for High Precision 4D Flight Path Prediction
M. Kaiser, M. Schultz and H. Fricke
12:55-13:20
Probabilistic 4D Conflict Detection and Avoidance Strategy in En-Route Air
Traffic
Emre Koyuncu, Sertac Karaman, Emilio Frazzoli and Gokhan Inalhan
13:20-14:30
Lunch
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Session 7: Automated Assessments and Information Automation
Session Manager: Miquel Angel Piera, UAB
14:30-14:55
14:55-15:20
15:00:15:45
15:45-16:00
16:00-16:15
Advanced Automation in Air Traffic Simulation for ATM
Disturbances Assessment
S. Vilardaga, D. Serrano, I. Bas and J. Roig
PROSES – Network Communications for the Future
European ATM system
N. Giuditta, S. Robles, A. Viguria, S. Castillo, M. Cordero
and L. Fernández
Automatic Adaptation of Airport Surface Surveillance to
Sensor Quality
J. Besada, G. Frontera, A. M. Bernardos and G. De
Miguel
Best Paper Awards
Wrap-up and Close
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RESULTS FROM CONFERENCE SURVEY
In order to measure the audience’s opinion about e.g. the conference organization, the quality
of papers and presentations, the keynote speeches, poster sessions and PhD presentations, a
survey has been distributed amongst attendants. Out of 115 participants, 63 responded and
completed the 20 questions in the questionnaire. Below, a summary of the most important
results are given.
Respondents were offered 6 options to rate specific events/elements of the conference
(questions 2, 3 and 5): poor, fair, neutral, good, excellent and didn’t attend. In the figures and
graphs below, these options have been translated into numerical values as follows: 1=poor,
2=fair, 3=neutral, 4=good, 5=excellent (‘didn’t attend’ has been neglected). An overall rating of
4.19 for the conference (question 3) thus corresponds to a subjective value somewhere between
‘good’ and ‘excellent’.
Apart from measuring opinions, the survey aimed to establish the general background of the
attendants. It turned out that around 52% of the audience came from universities, 27% from
corporate companies and 16% from government-funded organizations. Questions 12 till 15 and
18 provide more detail. On the question (question 8) who would attend ATACCS 2012 nearly
43% answered with ‘I definitely attend’ and some 44% more answered they would like to attend
depending on paper submittal or costs. 98,4% of the participants indicated that ATACCS was
worth their time and money (question 1).
Below, the results of questions 1-5, 7, 8, 10-15 and 18 of the survey are outlined. Details can be
found in Appendix C: Detailed survey results.
Question 1: Was ATACCS 2011 worth your time and money?
Answer Options
Yes
No
Response
Percent
Response
Count
98.4%
1.6%
62
1
answered question
skipped question
63
0
Question 2: Please rate the conference sessions. Select one choice for each row; if you did not
attend, mark "didn't attend". 1=poor, 2=fair, 3=neutral, 4=good, 5=excellent.
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AT ACCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e Surv e y
Poster/hospitality Event
Other PhD Students session
HALA! PhD students session
Papers sessions
Second Keynote (Lena)
First keynote (Brian)
3.60
3.65
3.70
3.75
3.80
3.85
3.90
3.95
4.00
4.05
4.10
4.15
Question 3: Please rate the conference overall (please select one choice for each row). 1=poor,
2=fair, 3=neutral, 4=good, 5=excellent.
AT ACCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e Surv e y
Content met my overall needs
Content was business valuable
Content was personally valuable
Content was interesting
Kept up with the latest trends
Carried out the conference theme "automation"
Overall Rating
3.40
3.50
3.60
3.70
3.80
3.90
4.00
4.10
4.20
4.30
Question 4: What is the value you received from attending ATACCS 2011? (please check all
that apply)
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A T A CCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e S urv e y
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
Other
(please
specify)
Get an
overview of
the field
Expand my
business
opportunities
Meet new
friends and
colleagues
Learn new
material
Present my
work
10.0%
0.0%
Question 5: Before the conference: how did the following meet your needs? Please make one
selection for each row. 1=poor, 2=fair, 3=neutral, 4=good, 5=excellent.
AT ACCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e Surv e y
Registration process
Submission process
Conference web site
3.78
3.80
3.82
3.84
3.86
3.88
3.90
3.92
3.94
3.96
Question 7: Based on your experiences at ATACCS 2011 would you recommend the
conference to others?
Answer Options
Yes
No
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Percent
Response
Count
96.8%
3.2%
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Question 8: Do you plan to attend ATACSS 2012 in London, UK?
A T A CCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e S urv e y
I will definitely attend.
I will attend only if I get a
paper or other session onto
the program.
I would like to attend, but I am
concerned about the cost.
No, I will not attend.
Don't know yet.
Question 10: From your viewpoint which of the following is the most unique and important
element of the ATACCS conference (choose only one)?
A T A CCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e S urv e y
The quality of the conference
program
The diversity of the
conference program
Opportunity to see old friends
and make new
acquaintances
Opportunities for making
business connections
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Question 11: What role did you play at ATACSS 2011? (Please check all that apply.)
A T A CCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e S urv e y
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Question 12: Which of the following best describes your profession? (If you are a student enter
the professional discipline you are studying.)
A T A CCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e S urv e y
Engineer Design
Engineer Software
Human Factors/Ergonomics
Information Systems
Specialist
Psychologist Cognitive
Researcher Academia
Researcher Government
Researcher Industry
Software Developer
Teaching Academic
Other (please specify)
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Question 13: What is your position?
A T A CCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e S urv e y
C-level (CEO/CIO/CFO)
Partner
Professor
Consultant
Other Management
Expert, researcher
Student
Other (please specify)
Question 14: Short version of your work setting:
A T A CCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e S urv e y
University
Corporate
Governement-Funded
Institution
Independent/Consultant
Other (please specify)
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Question 15. What is your work location?:
ATACCS 2011 Conference Survey
Italy
Spain
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Turkey
Portugal
Japan
Argentina
Czech Republic
France
South Korea
Lithuania
Question 18: Please check each Association of which you are currently a member:
A T A CCS 2011 Co nfe re nc e S urv e y
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CONCLUSIONS
4.1 Overall Remarks
This Conference was a large success, especially considering this was its first edition and that,
for several reasons, the preparation and Call for Papers started only a few months before the
event. There was an acceptable number of submissions for both full research papers and PhD
contribution, while the submission of industrial papers was more limited. The Programme
Committee selected for oral presentation 24 papers that included also 5 industrial papers
(selected out of the 6 submitted). In addition, there were 12 doctoral papers selected for oral
and poster presentation, including those from HALA doctoral students that did not undergo the
selection process. Participation was quite high with 115 attendees. The participation and
interaction of the participants with the speakers, and between themselves, was also very high,
with at least 90 attendees in the Conference rooms during presentations.
There are several reasons for this success, the most important of which is the good networking
and publicity work done by the organisers and in particular by the Programme Chair, especially
in Spain. The impression is that the well known name of the organising staff worked as a
guarantee for a not yet known Conference, leading to a high Spanish participation representing
more than 50% of the attendees and papers. The success factor evidenced above poses strong
requirements on the next organisers if they want to ensure that ATACCS 2012 remains as
successful as this year’s edition. These requirements are discussed below in section 5 where
recommendations are listed for the next ATACCS Conference.
Other success factors were the Conference topics, especially considering the strong emphasis
given by SESAR on Automation. The growing scientific activity around automation, the interest
for possible scientific and commercial collaborations and for related funding opportunities in the
area contributed to raise the participation to the Conference. The location was another
contributing factor. Barcelona represents a very good spot both from the scientific and
professional and from the touristic point of view.
As for the evaluation given by attendees we can conclude that the Conference met its
objectives satisfying quite well the participant expectations. Especially the invited papers were
quite well received, even though the identification of invited speakers at an earlier stage and a
better definition of what the organising committee was expecting from their talks, could have
improved their integration in the core of the Conference Scientific Programme. The overall
quality of the papers was judged just a little less than good (3.8 out of 5, a bit lower than the one
of the invited speeches and of the PhD presentations). This is probably due to a non uniform
quality of the papers that is typical of Conferences where the selection process is based on
abstract and not on full papers. The issue of going for abstract instead full paper submissions
has several positive and negative implications and the most important of them are discussed in
the recommendations for the next conference (see section 5).
Logistic organisation was extremely good as well as the ability to attract sponsors that could
cover all the Conference costs including location, breaks and lunches. The only negative remark
is about the shape of the room, which was quite large and long compared to the size of the
screen; as a result, participants in the last rows had some difficulties in understanding the slides
of the speakers. The organisation of the programme was also quite good as evidenced by the
high presence in the rooms of the audience. The duration in days, the number of presentations
per Session (3 to 4) and the overall organisation of the Sessions (1 Opening Session for invited
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speakers and/or announcements followed by 3 or 4 Presentation Sessions, with PhD in parallel
and poster at the breaks) were efficient and well appreciated by the participants.
The opportunity of publishing a selection of papers in a well known and qualified journal was
also well appreciated by the authors and it is likely to have contributed to raise the number of
submissions. The only associated problem is the timing of re-submissions, involving additional
work by the reviewers and the programme co-chairs.
The attendees perceived ATACCS 2011 as a Conference providing benefits mainly in terms of
scientific knowledge and yielding an informative overview of the state of the art, while it helped
less in networking and offering business opportunities. This is an aspect that will deserve more
attention, for example by selecting invited speakers that could provide information about
research and market perspectives of the domain or offering informative material regarding
funding possibilities.
In conclusion the quality of the Conference, the level of participation and the ability of matching
the participant expectations were all quite good, with a limited number of points that could be
improved in the next edition. The main comments and suggestions that can help in improving
ATACCS 2012 are discussed in the following.
4.2 PhD Sessions
The two PhD sessions were hold in a parallel track during the first day. Around 20 attendees
took a keen interest in the presentations and gave very useful feedback to the students, above
all Francisco Saez.
In the first session, the six HALA! PhD students outlined their research projects; considering that
most PhDs had only just started, this was generally limited to some first ideas how to go about
the research, which is perfectly acceptable.
In a second round of PhD presentations six non-HALA! PhD projects were presented; these
projects were generally in their second year and hence more advanced.
Although in general term the sessions were very useful for the PhD students, it is recommended
for ATACCS 2012 to complement the presentations with mentoring sessions between the PhD
students and two or three tutors of the HALA! Network.
4.3 Sponsors
The ATACCS 2011 conference was supported by a number of scientific and industrial sponsors
apart from EUROCONTROL/SJU:
 Industry and Organization Sponsors
EATRADA
ASDA
 Scientific Sponsors
IFIP W.G. 13.5 on Human Error, Safety and System Development
ACM SIGCHI Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
It is expected that these organizations will again sponsor ATACSS 2012. In addition, the
organizing committee should continue looking for additional sponsors in order to offset the cost
of the event and to increase awareness of the conference.
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4.4 Best presentation Awards
One single committee has been organized for the selection of the best paper presentation and
the best doctoral consortium presentation. The committee was chaired by Arnab Majundar
(Imperial College, UK) and was composed of 6 members in total Pernilla Ulfvengren (KTH
Stockholm), Marco Winckler (IRIT, France), Dirk Schaefer (EUROCONTROL), Marta Quintiães
(GMV SKY, Portugal) and Alberto Pasquini (DeepBlue, Italy).A set of criteria have been
identified (including presentation quality, quality of answers to questions from the audience and
scientific quality of the content of the presentation). Based on these criteria each member of the
committee have proposed 3 nominations. The awardees were the ones which received the
higher number of votes.
The best paper presentation award was attributed to:
Cristina Barrado, "An Architecture to Automate UAS Operations in Non-segregated
Airspace", Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya
The Best Doctoral Consortium's paper presentation award was assigned to:
Sabine Wilke, "The potential of automation for reducing airport surface safety
occurrences", Imperial College, UK.
4.5 Proceedings
Proceedings are downloadable from: http://www.ataccs.org/. They can be referenced as:
1st International Conference on Application and Theory of Automation in Command and Control
Systems (ATACCS'2011). May 26-27, 2011. Barcelona, Spain. Editors: Eduardo Garcia, Arnab
Majumdar, Philippe Palanque, Alberto Pasquini, Francisco Javier Saez and Marco Winckler.
188 pages, IRIT Press, ISBN: 978-2-917490-14-3, EAN: 9782917490143.
Authors of each accepted paper have been invited to submit a revised extended version of their
paper. These revised papers will be reviewed by the programme committee members and
subject to acceptance to the final version of the proceedings. Thanks to the ACM SIGCHI
scientific sponsoring, the proceedings including the accepted extended papers will be available
worldwide from the ACM Digital Library www.acm.org/DL . This will guarantee both universal
access to the conference proceedings but also sustainable access even after the end of HALA!
Network.
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ATACCS 2012
5.1 Next Conference
The next conference, ATACCS 2012, will take place in London on May 28-30 2012. Deadline for
submission of full papers is February 26th 2012. A new category called Research Demonstration
which targets at research contributions heavily related to demonstrable system. More detailed
information about the next conference will be posted soon on the ATACCS website at
http://www.ataccs.org/.
The conference committee for the various positions has been setup and invitations have been
launched (July 2011).
5.2 Recommendations for next Conference
On the basis of the conclusions drawn in section 4, a number of recommendations can be given
to the ATACCS 2012.
To start, although ATACCS 2011 was quite successful the Conference Organisation started with
a (unavoidable) delay. Absorbing this delay required an extraordinary effort by the Conference
Chair, his University and his local supporting team. To avoid or at least to limit such an extra
effort a careful timing of the major preparatory steps should be planned (e.g. Call for papers,
logistic decisions, final selection of submissions, etc.). In particular, it would be nice for ATACCS
2012 to plan the decision on or revision of these major steps in coincidence with ‘ordinary’
HALA meetings to keep the Programme Committee and HALA members informed of the
progress and to receive their feedback and active contribution.
The selection of papers for ATACSS 2011 was based on the evaluation of abstracts only. There
are positive and negative aspects about this. Submissions are typically more numerous and
revision is much faster. Corrective emergency actions are easier (that is, it is easier to stimulate
new submissions if one asks only for a few pages abstract). On the other hand the quality level
is usually less controllable with abstracts. It is easy to promise a lot in the abstract and then
produce little in the paper. The usual solution is to ask for abstracts in the early editions of a
Conference when it is not yet well known and consolidated, and then move to full papers when
the Conference is mature, the topics are stable and the audience can be maintained only if the
quality is very high. Perhaps it is too early for moving from abstracts to full papers in ATACCS;
nevertheless, the issue could be discussed and evaluated in depth in a Programme Committee
meeting.
The opportunity of publishing a selection of papers in a well known and qualified journal was
well appreciated by the authors and it is likely to have contributed to raise the number of
submissions. This should be maintained even at the cost of some extra work by the Programme
Committee.
Invited speakers should be invited far in advance and they should receive from the Programme
Committee suggestions for the content of their contributions to ensure that these contributions
are coherent and integrate with the Conference Scientific Programme. Authors of regular papers
should receive guidelines for the preparation of their contributions to ensure a more
homogenous, and optimal presentation style. The guidelines should contain the name of the
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Session Chairs to ensure the author a reference person for any problem he can have during the
preparation of the presentations.
Fifth, the contribution of industrial papers was quite limited at ATACCS 2011. This happened in
spite of considerable effort of the Session Chair to attract industrial contributions (e.g. personal
mails sent to all the industrial members and participants of HALA, personal invitations to
potential contributors etc.). In addition, most of the contributions received as industrial papers
were in reality "early scientific papers" and at the end the Programme Committee decided not
too differentiate between industrial and scientific papers in the final Programme. More initiatives
should be planned to attract industrial contributions for ATACCS 2012 (for example offering
industries the possibility to present themselves to the PhD students). Alternatively, Programme
Committee should decide to have only scientific contributions.
At ATACCS 2011 the selection of the best paper and best PhD paper was done only on the
basis of a subjective evaluation of the jury. The Program Committee of ATACCS 2012 could
identify a set of criteria (e.g. scores assigned to content, presentation, and audiovisual material
with different weights) for a more objective evaluation.
The organisation of the programme, the duration in days, the number of presentations per
Session (3 to 4) and the overall organisation of the Sessions (1 Session for invited and
announcements followed by 3 or 4 Presentation Sessions, with PhD in parallel and poster at the
breaks) were all efficient and well appreciated by the participants. The same organisation could
be adopted in ATACCS 2012. Posters were well accepted by the audience, and could be used
also in lieu of oral presentations to keep the Conference on a single track, without having too
many rejections, if there will be a larger number of submissions.
The possibilities of networking and business opportunities could be improved in ATACCS 2012,
especially if the future Organising Committee intends to preserve as much as possible the
industrial audience. Actions could include for example selecting one invited speaker that could
provide information about the research and market perspectives in the domain or offering
informative material regarding funding possibilities (e.g., relevant Calls).
One of the risks of this type of Conferences is to rely too much on the Conference Chair having
as a result a Conference whose quality changes from year to year, being dependent on the
effectiveness and dedication of the Conference Chair "of the year". The presence of a Steering
Group responsible for defining "the policy" of the Conference and ensuring continuity should
help in preserving a good level of quality across the years.
The tool used for ATACCS 2011 (called Easychair) was quite useful. It was powerful and able to
support several preparatory steps, but still flexible enough to match the Conference specific
needs. Reviewers are now used to it and we will adopt the same tool for ATACCS 2012.
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APPENDIX A: LIST OF ACCEPTED SUBMISSIONS
The call for papers was first announced in January 2011. Researchers were invited to submit
extended abstracts (2-4 pages) to the following categories:
- Research papers
- Industrial papers
- Doctoral consortium
The important dates of the call were:
Submission (all paper tracks) -----------------------March 28, 2011
Review notification ------------------------------------April 18, 2011
Final submissions --------------------------------------May 2, 2011
Conference ----------------------------------------------May 26-27, 2011
All papers submitted for presentation were evaluated by at least three reviewers from the
programme committee. Even though ATACCS 2011 is the first event of a series, we received
much more contributions (32 papers and 12 PhDs abstracts) than what we were able to
accommodate in the conference programme.
Below, the 24 paper submissions (19 research papers and 5 industrial papers) and the12 PhD
extended abstracts that have been accepted for presentation are listed:
RESEARCH PAPERS
Authors
Isidro Bas, Jordi Batlle, Joan Roig,
Daniel Serrano and Santi Vilardaga
Enric Pastor and Xavier Prats
Juan Besada, Guillermo Frontera,
Ana M. Bernardos and Gonzalo de
Miguel
Jose A. Cobano, Roberto Conde,
David Alejo, Antidio Viguria and
Anibal Ollero
Enric Pastor, Pablo Royo, Luis
Delgado, Marc P. Batlle, Cristina
Barrado and Xavier Prats
Michael Kaiser, Michael Schultz and
Hartmut Fricke
Célia Martinie, Philippe Palanque,
Eric Barboni, Marco Winckler,
Martina Ragosta, Alberto Pasquini
and Paola Lanzi
Philippe Palanque, Regina
Bernhaupt and Florent Montesano
Ziya Bahcivan, Emre Koyuncu, Salih
Paper title
Advanced Automation in Air Traffic Simulation for ATM
Disturbances Assessment.
An Architecture to Automate UAS Operations in Nonsegregated Airspace.
Automatic Adaptation of Airport Surface Surveillance to Sensor
Quality
Conflict detection and resolution algorithm for en-route conflicts
in dense non-segregated aerial traffic
Depart and approach procedures for UAS in a VFR
environment.
Enhanced Jet Performance Model for High Precision 4D Flight
Path Prediction.
Formal Tasks and Systems Models as a Tool for Specifying
and Assessing Automation Designs.
Integrating Gaming Research and Practice in the Design of
User Interfaces of(partly)-Autonomous Safety-Critical Systems.
ITU/AU Air Traffic Control Network Simulator for Design,
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Sabri Aydin, Ertan Cinar, Aydan
Cavcar and Gokhan Inalhan
Sebastian Bode, Thomas Feuerle
and Peter Hecker
Development and Testing of Automated ATM Systems.
Laura Savičienė
Operationalization of Regulations for Aircraft Approach and
Departure.
Manuel Soler, Alberto Olivares,
Ernesto Staffetti and Jesús Cegarra
Optimal 4D Strategic Trajectory Planning in ATM.
Silvie Luisa Brázdilová
Emre Koyuncu, Sertac Karaman,
Emilio Frazzoli and Gokhan Inalhan
Nicolas Giuditta, Sergi Robles,
Antidio Viguria, Sergio Castillo,
Miguel Cordero and Lorena
Fernández
Sergio Pizziol, Frédéric Dehais and
Catherine Tessier
Brian Hilburn, Carl Westin and
Carolyn Day
Lidia Forlenza, Giancarmine Fasano,
Domenico Accardo and Antonio
Moccia
Rosana Casar and Raquel Garcia
Local conflict resolution for automated taxi operations.
Pattern Based Priority Assignment for Multi Aircraft Conflicts in
Autonomous ATM.
Probabilistic 4D Conflict Detection and Avoidance Strategy in
En-Route Air Traffic.
PROSES – Network Communications for the Future European
ATM system.
Towards human operator “state” assessment.
Would I Accept a Computer that Thinks Like Me? An Overview
of the MUFASA Research Project
UAS Collision Avoidance System: Multi-Sensor Tracking
Results
Use of role games in automation assessment
INDUSTRIAL PAPERS
Authors
Damiano Taurino, Giuseppe Frau
and Valentina Beato
Juan Manuel Martínez, Gustavo
Ambrosio, Francisco Navarro and
Ernesto Valls
Jaime Garcia Saez
Nicolas Giuditta, Marcel Quintana,
Lorena Fernández, Esteban
Gutiérrez, Joaquim Oliveira and Santi
Vilardaga
Sergio Taraglio, Vincenzo Nanni and
Damiano Taurino
Paper title
ADS-B Based Separation Support for General Aviation
UAV/UAS integration in SESAR : The ATLANTIDA experience.
A flight trajectory generator for a PC-based analysis tool
Automation and Interoperability Challenges for Heterogeneous
UAS Fleet Management.
A Possible Solution To Introduce UAVs Into Non Segregated
Areas
DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
Authors
Gonzalo Tobaruela Arnedo
Célia Martinie
Thomas Kunze, Michael Schultz and
Hartmut Fricke
Enrique Casado
Catya Zuñiga and Miquel Angel Piera
Martina Ragosta
Paper title
A framework to assess the ability of automation to deliver
capacity targets in European airspace
A Model-Based and Systematic Approach to Design and
Assess the Level of Automation of Large Interactive Critical
Systems.
Aircraft Turnaround management in a highly automated 4D
flight operations environment
Application of the Theory of Formal Languages to the Modeling
of Trajectory Uncertainty and the Analysis of its Impact in
Future Trajectory-Based Operations
Causal model to sequence and merge 4DT flows in TMA
Effective Automation in ATM: a new perspective on
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Anna Elena Tirri, Giancarmine
Fasano, Domenico Accardo and
Antonio Moccia
Solveig Eschen-Léguedé
Alexander Schwithal and Peter
Hecker
Busyairah Syd Ali, Arnab Majumdar
and Washington Ochieng
Sabine Wilke, Arnab Majumdar and
Washington Ochieng
Sifra Corver and Gudela Grote
management and control of automated system
Exploiting Innovative Sensor Data Fusion Strategies for Sense
and Avoid Units to be Installed onboard Unmanned Aerial
Systems
Personality's Influence on Performance in highly automated
HMIs: Development of a Questionnaire
Requirements and Performance Indicators for 4D- Trajectories
Technological Evolution - A Paradigm Shift in Future ATC
based on ADS-B
The potential of automation for reducing airport surface safety
occurrences
Towards a framework for ATCO collaborative decision-making
and planning in Enroute Control.
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APPENDIX B: ATTENDANCE LIST
Below the list of attendants at the ATACCS conference:
No.
Last Name
First Name
E-mail Address
Company
1.
Accardo
Domenico
domenico.accardo@unina.it
University of Naples ""Federico II
2.
Álvarez
Víctor
victor.alvarez@pildo.com
Pildo Labs
3.
Arias
César
elfulio@gmail.com
LevelCo
4.
Asante
Lawrence Kyei
lawrencekyei.asante@upm.es
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
5.
Barcheus
Fredrik
barcheus@kth.se
KTH
6.
Barrado
Cristina
cristina.barrado@upc.edu
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
7.
Bas
Isidro
isidro.bas@gtd.es
GTD, Sistemas de información
Juan Alberto
besada@grpss.ssr.upm.es
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
8.
Besada
Portas
9.
Bode
Sebastian
seb.bode@tu-bs.de
TU Braunschweig
10.
Bourgois
Marc
marc.bourgois@eurocontrol.int
EUROCONTROL
11.
Brazdilova
Luisa
Silvie.Brazdilova@honeywell.com
Honeywell
12.
Bretschneider Lutz
l.bretschneider@tu-bs.de
TU Braunschweig
13.
Bullón
Adria
adrian.bullon@pildo.com
Pildo Labs
14.
Calvet
Oriol
ocalvet@aena.es
AENA
15.
Casado
Enrique
enrique.casado@boeing.com
Boeing R&TE
16.
Casar
Rosana
racasar@isdefe.es
Isdefe
17.
Castillo-Perez Sergio
scastillo@deic.uab.es
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
18.
Catalan Mora
mcatalan@gmv.com
GMV
Marc
kumardev.chatterjee@thalesgroup.
com
19.
Chatterjee
Kumardev
Thales
20.
Cobano
José Antonio
jacobano@cartuja.us.es
Universidad de Sevilla
21.
Codina
Robert
rccristia@aena.es
AENA
22.
Cordero
Miguel
mcordero@catec.aero
FADA-CATEC
23.
Corver
Sifra
scorver@ethz.ch
ETH Zürich
24.
Crook
Ian
ian@isa-software.com
ISA software
25.
De Prins
Johan
johan.l.deprins@boeing.com
Boeing R&TE
26.
De la Nava
Manuel
mdelanava@tcpsi.es
TCP Sistemas e Ingeniería
27.
Delahaye
Daniel
delahaye@recherche.enac.fr
French Civil Aviation University
Delgado
28.
Cabrera
Fabio
fdelgado@tcpsi.es
TCP Sistemas e Ingeniería
29.
Durba
Pere
pdurba indra.es
Indra
Eschen30.
Léguedé
Solveig
Solveig.Eschen-Leguede@dlr.de
German Aerospace Center (DLR
31.
Estopa-Mulet
Xavier
fxestopa@gmail.com
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
32.
Feuerle
Thomas
t.feuerle@tu-braunschweig.de
TU Braunschweig
33.
Frau
Giuseppe
giuseppe.frau@dblue.it
Deep Blue
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34.
García
Eduardo
egarcia@crida.es
CRIDA/UPM
35.
García
Juan Carlos
juanc.garcia@ineco.es
Ineco
Enrique
egarcia@tcpsi.es
TCP Sistemas e Ingeniería
Raquel
rglasheras@e-crida.aena.es
CRIDA
Garcia
36.
Alcazar
Garcia
37.
Lasheras
38.
García Martín
Manuel
arcia@tcpsi.es
TCP Sistemas e Ingeniería
39.
Gelabert
Jordi
jgelabert@aena.es
Aena
40.
Gómez Plaza
Mariano
mgomez@aut.uah.es
UAH
jmgomezpastr@aena.es
Aena
41.
GómezJosé Manuel
Pastrana López
42.
43.
Giuditta
Gudmundsso
Nicolas
nicolas.giuditta@deimosspace.com
DEIMOS Space
Sigurjon
sigurjon.gudmundsson@tern.is
Tern Systems
Olaf
olaf.heinzinger@eads.net
EADS Innovation
45. K Hilburn
Brian
brian@chpr.nl
CHPR
46.
Kaiser
Michael
kaiser@ifl.tu-dresden.de
TU Dresden
47.
Kawiecki
Grzegorz
Grzegorz.M.Kawiecki@boeing.com Boeing R&TE
48.
Klein
Kurt
petra.fluder@dlr.de
DLR
49.
Koyuncu
Emre
emre.koyuncu@itu.edu.tr
Istanbul Technical University
50.
Kunze
Thomas
kunze@ifl.tu-dresden.de
Tu Dresden
51.
Lulli
Guglielmo
lulli@disco.unimib.it
DiSCO – UNIMIB
52.
Marche
Stephan
Stephane.Marche@Honeywell.com Honeywell
53.
Majumdar
Arnab
a.majumdar@imperial.ac.uk
Imperial College London
54.
Mårtensson
Lena
lena.martensson@indek.kth.se
KTH Stockholm
55.
Martínez
Daniel
daniel.martinez@pildo.com
Pildo Labs
56.
Martínez
David
dmsantin@gmv.com
GMV
57.
Martinez Vidal Ruben
rmartinez@deic.uab.cat
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
58.
Martinie
Célia
martinie@irit.fr
IRIT, Toulouse
59.
Miliker
Josef
josef.miliker@bmlv.gv.at
AAF/IT-Centre
60.
Montesano
Florent
florent.montesano@irit.fr
IRIT, Toulouse
61.
Moreno
Romualdo
Romualdo.Moreno@uab.es
UAB
62.
Moya
Juan Francisco
63.
Mori
Ryota
r-mori@enri.go.jp
ENRI
64.
Mujica Mota
Miguel Antonio
miguelantonio.mujica@uab.cat
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
65.
Nanni
Vincenzo
vincenzo.nanni@enea.it
ENEA
66.
Narciso Farias
Mercedes.Narciso@uab.es
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
67.
Nassarre Bris
María Luisa
mnassarre@centum.es
CENTUM SOLUTIONS
68.
Olivares
Alberto
alberto.olivares@urjc.es
Rey Juan Carlos University
69.
Palanque
Philippe
palanque@irit.fr
IRIT, Toulouse
70.
Park
Seong Jin
parksjin@ajou.ac.kr
Ajou University
71.
Pasquini
Alberto
alberto.pasquini@dblue.it
Deep Blue
72.
Pastor
Enric
enric@ac.upc.edu
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
44.
n
Heinzinger
Mercedes
Elizabeth
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73.
Perez
David
dp@innaxis.org
Innaxis
74.
Piera
Miquel Angel
miquelangel.piera@uab.es
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
75.
Pizziol
Sergio
sergio.pizziol@onera.fr
Onera
76.
Prades
Albert
aprades@aena.es
Aena
77.
Prats
Xavier
xavier.prats@upc.edu
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
78.
Quintana
Marcel
marcel.quintana@ctae.org
CTAE
79.
Quintiães
Marta
marta.quintiaes@gmv.com
GMV SKY
80.
Ragosta
Martina
ragosta@irit.fr
IRIT, Toulouse
Enrique
e2-marias@hotmail.com
Universidad Tecnologica Nacional
Reche
Benitez
Ricaud
82.
Alvarez
81.
Mercedes
83.
Robles
Sergi
Sergi.Robles@uab.es
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
84.
Ruiz
Sergio
sergio.ruiz@uab.cat
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
85.
Saez
Francisco
franciscojavier.saez@upm.es
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
86.
Sanchez
David
dsanchez@deic.uab.cat
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Sanchez87.
Escalonilla
Pablo
psanchez@isdefe.es
Isdefe
88.
Savičienė
Laura
akivaras@gmail.com
Vilnius University
89.
Schaefer
Dirk
dirk.schaefer@eurocontrol.int
EUROCONTROL
90.
Scharnweber
Alexander
alexander.scharnweber@dlr.de
DLR Institute of Flight Guidance
91.
Schultz
Michael
schultz@ifl.tu-dresden.de
TU Dresden
92.
Schwithal
Alexander
a.schwithal@tu-bs.de
TU Braunschweig
93.
Serrano
Lopez
Daniel
daniel.serrano@ctae.org
CTAE
94.
Soler
Manuel
manuel.soler@urjc.es
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
95.
Staffetti
Ernesto
ernesto.staffetti@urjc.es
Rey Juan Carlos University
96.
Studic
Milena
97.
Suarez
Nicolas
nstetzlaff@e-crida.aena.es
CRIDA
98.
Syd ali
Busyairah
bs2409@ic.ac.uk
Imperial College London
99.
Taurino
Damiano
damiano.taurino@dblue.it
Deep Blue
100.
Thorgeirsson
Birgir
birgir.thorgeirsson@tern.is
Tern Systems
101.
Tirri
Anna Elena
annaelenatirri@gmail.com
University of Naples ""Federico II
102.
Tobaruela
Arnedo
Gonzalo
Imperial College London
g.tobaruelaarnedo11@imperial.ac.uk
Imperial College London
103.
Ulfvengren
Pernilla
pernilla.ulfvengren@indek.kth.se
KTH Stockholm
104.
Urrutia
Oscar
ourrutia@aena.es
Aena
105.
van Leeuwen
Pim
leeuwenp@nlr.nl
NLR
106.
Vilaplana
Miguel
miguel.vilaplana@boeing.com
Boeing R&TE
107.
Vilardaga
Santi
santi.vilardaga@ctae.org
CTAE
108.
Wilke
Sabine
s.wilke09@imperial.ac.uk
Imperial College London
109.
Winkler
Marco
winckler@irit.fr
IRIT
110.
Zuñiga
Catya
CatyaAtziry.Zuniga@uab.cat
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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APPENDIX C: DETAILED SURVEY RESULTS
Below, all survey questions with detailed responses are listed with the exception of question 7
(individual comments), 15, 19 and 20 (contact details of respondents).
1. Was ATACCS 2011 worth your time and money?
Answer Options
Response
Percent
Response
Count
98.4%
1.6%
62
1
Yes
No
2. Please rate the conference sessions. Select one choice for each row; if you did not attend,
mark "didn't attend":
Answer Options
First keynote (Brian)
Second Keynote
(Lena)
Papers sessions
HALA! PhD students
session
Other PhD Students
session
Poster/hospitality
Event
Poor
Fair
Neutral
Good
Excellent
Didn't
attend
Rating
Average
Response
Count
1
3
4
25
18
12
4.10
63
2
2
3
20
18
18
4.11
63
0
3
12
40
6
2
3.80
63
0
2
5
19
6
31
3.91
63
0
1
5
17
3
37
3.85
63
1
4
12
22
19
5
3.93
63
3. Please rate the conference overall (please select one choice for each row):
Answer Options
Overall Rating
Carried out the
conference theme
"automation"
Kept up with the
latest trends
Content was
interesting
Content was
personally valuable
Content was
business valuable
Content met my
overall needs
Poor
Fair
Neutral
Good
Excellent
Don't
care
Rating
Average
Response
Count
0
1
6
35
20
1
4.19
63
1
1
12
37
11
1
3.90
63
0
3
7
38
13
2
4.00
63
0
1
5
37
19
1
4.19
63
0
5
6
31
20
1
4.06
63
0
4
15
34
6
4
3.71
63
1
1
16
32
12
1
3.85
63
4. What is the value you received from attending ATACCS 2011? (please check all that apply)
Answer Options
Response
Percent
Response
Count
Present my work
61.9%
39
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52.4%
68.3%
11.1%
57.1%
46.0%
22.2%
30.2%
50.8%
76.2%
0.0%
Get feedback on my work
Learn new material
Seek job opportunities
Meet new friends and colleagues
Renew relationships with others
Expand my business opportunities
Visit an interesting location
Get an overview of the field
Get new ideas and inspiration
Other (please specify)
33
43
7
36
29
14
19
32
48
0
5. Before the conference: how did the following meet your needs? Please make one selection
for each row.
Answer Options
Conference web site
Submission process
Registration process
Poor
Fair
Neutral
Good
Excellent
N/A
Rating
Average
Response
Count
0
0
0
6
3
6
9
9
8
35
25
30
11
12
17
2
14
2
3.84
3.94
3.95
63
63
63
7. Based on your experiences at ATACCS 2011 would you recommend the conference to
others?
Answer Options
Yes
No
Response
Percent
Response
Count
96.8%
3.2%
61
2
Response
Percent
Response
Count
42.9%
27
25.4%
16
19.0%
0.0%
12.7%
12
0
8
8. Do you plan to attend ATACSS 2012 in London, UK?
Answer Options
I will definitely attend.
I will attend only if I get a paper or other session onto the
program.
I would like to attend, but I am concerned about the cost.
No, I will not attend.
Don't know yet.
9. Check all regions or cities for which you would likely attend ATACSS if it were held there?
Answer Options
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
No preference I'll not attend
No preference I'll attend in any case
Response
Percent
Response
Count
42.9%
50.8%
3.2%
36.5%
27
32
2
23
10. From your viewpoint which of the following is the most unique and important element of the
ATACCS conference (choose only one)?
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The quality of the conference program
The diversity of the conference program
Opportunity to see old friends and make new
acquaintances
Opportunities for making business connections
Response
Percent
Response
Count
34.9%
28.6%
22
18
9.5%
6
27.0%
17
11. What role did you play at ATACSS 2011? (Please check all that apply.)
Answer Options
Attendee
Presenter/Organizer
Student
Sponsor
Other (please specify)
Response
Percent
Response
Count
63.5%
50.8%
15.9%
4.8%
4.8%
40
32
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3
3
12. Which of the following best describes your profession? (If you are a student enter the
professional discipline you are studying.)
Answer Options
Architect
Anthropologist
Designer Graphics/Illustration
Designer Industrial/Product
Designer Interaction
Designer User Experience
Engineer Design
Engineer Software
Human Factors/Ergonomics
Information Architect
Information Systems Specialist
Marketing
Product Management
Psychologist Cognitive
Psychologist Perceptual
Psychologist Social
Researcher Academia
Researcher Government
Researcher Industry
Sociologist
Software Developer
Teaching Academic
Training Corporate
Usability Engineer
Other (please specify)
Response
Percent
Response
Count
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.6%
11.1%
3.2%
0.0%
1.6%
0.0%
1.6%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
31.7%
7.9%
14.3%
0.0%
4.8%
6.3%
0.0%
0.0%
14.3%
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
20
5
9
0
3
4
0
0
9
13. What is your position?
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Response
Percent
Response
Count
4.8%
0.0%
19.0%
7.9%
9.5%
30.2%
22.2%
6.3%
3
0
12
5
6
19
14
4
Response
Percent
Response
Count
52.4%
27.0%
15.9%
3.2%
1.6%
33
17
10
2
1
Response
Percent
Response
Count
C-level (CEO/CIO/CFO)
Partner
Professor
Consultant
Other Management
Expert, researcher
Student
Other (please specify)
14. Short version of your work setting:
Answer Options
University
Corporate
Governement-Funded Institution
Independent/Consultant
Other (please specify)
15. What is your work location?:
Answer Options
Spain
France
Italy
Germany
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Turkey
Portugal
Japan
Argentina
Czech Republic
Lithuania
Netherlands
46%
14%
9%
9%
5%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
30
9
6
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
16. Who makes the funding decision for you to go to conferences?
Answer Options
Me - I pay for myself
My manager - my company pays for me
Upper level manager
Other (please specify)
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Percent
Response
Count
20.6%
58.7%
11.1%
9.5%
13
37
7
6
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17. Is there a condition placed on your attendance at events? (Please check all that apply.)
Answer Options
Must have a submission accepted to attend
Local travel only
Specific events or specific number of events per year only
Must provide business benefits
Must have budget available
Must fit to career development or educational goals
Must be relevant to current project(s)
No condition
Other (please specify)
Response
Percent
Response
Count
41.3%
1.6%
14.3%
20.6%
38.1%
38.1%
58.7%
11.1%
0.0%
26
1
9
13
24
24
37
7
0
18. Please check each Association of which you are currently a member:
Answer Options
None
ACM
ASDA
EATRADA
HFES
IEEE
UPA
Other (please specify)
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Percent
Response
Count
61.9%
9.5%
3.2%
6.3%
1.6%
12.7%
0.0%
15.9%
39
6
2
4
1
8
0
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APPENDIX D: ATACCS 2011 TECHNICAL AND
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
D.1: Technical committee
General conference chair
Francisco Javier Saez, UPM, Spain (franciscojavier.saez@upm.es)
Research papers chairs
Philippe Palanque, ICS-IRIT, University Paul Sabatier, France (palanque@irit.fr)
Eduardo Garcia, UMP/CRIDA, Spain (egarcia@crida.es)
Industrial papers chairs
Alberto Pasquini, DeepBlue, Italy (alberto.pasquini@dblue.it)
Doctoral consortium chair
Arnab Majumdar, Imperial College London, UK (a.majumdar@imperial.ac.uk)
Publicity and Publication chair
Marco Winckler, ICS-IRIT, University Paul Sabatier, France (winckler@irit.fr)
Local organization committee
Víctor Álvarez (chair), PILDO, Spain (victor.alvarez@pildo.com)
Alexandra Villanueva, PILDO, Spain (alexandra.villanueva@pildo.com)
Lawrence Asante, UPM, Spain (lawrencekyei.asante@upm.es)
D.2: Programme Committee
Domenico Accardo, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy
Paola Amaldi, School of Engineering and Information Sciences Middlesex University, UK
Junia Anacleto, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
Rosa Maria Arnaldo, UPM, Spain
Fredrik Barchéus, KTH Stockholm, Sweeden
Valentina Beato, DeepBlue, Italy
Matthew Bolton, San Jose State University, USA
Marc Bourgois, EUROCONTROL
Guy Boy, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
José Ramón Casar, ETSIT, Spain
Frederic Dehais, Onera, France
Michael Cooke, Aerospace Psychology Research Group, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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Asaf Degani, General Motor, Israel
Michael Feary, NASA Ames, USA
Thomas Feuerle, Braunschweig Techinical University, Germany
Michele Grassi, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy
Peter Hecker, Braunschweig Techinical University, Germany
Erik Hollnagel, Ecole des Mines, France
Gokhan Inalhan, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Chris Johnson, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Kota Kageyama, ENRI, Japan
Thomas Kunze, TU Dresden, Germany
Javier López Leonés, Boeing R&TE, Spain
José Neves, GMV SKY, Portugal
Bernd Oreschko, TU Dresde, Germany
Miguel Angel Piera, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
Marcel Quintana, Aerospace Research and Technology Centre
Marta Quintiães, GMV SKY, Portugal
Catherine Tessier, ONERA, France
Christel Seguin, ONERA, France
Dirk Schaefer, EUROCONTROL
Nicolás Suarez, CRIDA, Spain
Pernilla Ulfvengren, KTH Stockholm, Sweeden
Pim van Leeuwen, NLR, Netherlands
Miguel Vilaplana, Boeing R&TE, Spain
Washington Yotto Ochieng, Imperial College, UK
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