2016 CHALLENGE WORKSHOP
Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Optimization for Air Traffic Management
The 9th Challenge Workshop focused on the mathematical aspects in Air Traffic Management with joint efforts of the air traffic control, network management, airports, airlines and academia. It took place at Lufthansa Systems on July 14-15, 2016.

Challenges
Flight route planning nowadays is faced with growing challenges due to continuous increase of air traffic and mounting strict requirements on safety, efficiency, capacities and environment. To successfully accomplish these challenges, joint efforts of all ATM stakeholders, air traffic control, network managers, airports, airlines and academia are necessary.
Input Speaker
- Roland Scharff (Deutsche Flugsicherung)
- Jörg Pikolin (Deutsche Lufthansa)
- Michael Hopp (Deutsche Lufthansa)
- Gerd Mattes (Deutsche Lufthansa)
- Ralf Borndörfer (Zuse Institute Berlin)
- Swen Schlobach (Lufthansa Systems)
- Matthias Poppe (Deutsche Flugsicherung)
- Matthias Gerdts (Bundeswehr University Munich)
- Benedikt Grüter (TU Munich)
- Hartmut Helmke (Institute of Flight Guidance)
- Christopher Bouman (Eurocontrol)
- Frauke Liers (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
- Thorsten Astheimer (FRAPort)
- Urban Weißhaar (Lufthansa Systems)
- Dr. Max Hoffmann (Lufthansa Systems)