INSIGHTS ON DESIGNING NEXT-GENERATION AIRCRAFT AND OPERATIONS
The Institute for Sustainable Aviation (ISA) had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Rhea Liem on Tuesday, June 17. Dr. Liem is a Reader in Sustainable Aviation Technologies in the Department of Aeronautics and a member of the Brahmal Institute for Sustainable Aviation at Imperial College London.
Dr Rhea Liem’s insightful talk, “Designing Next-Generation Aircraft and Operations for Sustainable Aviation: From Data and Models to Decisions” shed light on the importance of enhancing aircraft performance and fuel consumption models through the integration of real-world data.
By combining physics-based modeling, optimization techniques, and machine learning, she presented a range of innovative approaches, from data-enhanced mission analysis to trajectory and shape optimization, aimed at reducing fuel burn and noise.
The discussion with her discussant, Junzi Sun, Assistant Professor at Delft University of Technology, offered valuable perspectives on leveraging operational data in dynamic environments and emphasized how AI can bridge aircraft design and operations to support a more systemic approach to sustainability.
Sincere thanks to them, as well as to Marc Ivaldi and Laurent Joly, hosts of this webinar.
Please find the presentation and replay below: