Accurate prediction of real-time airport capacity, a.k.a. acceptance rates (AARs), is key to enabling efficient air traffic flow management. AARs are dependent on selected runway configurations and both affected by weather conditions. Although there have been studies tackling the or both, accuracy relatively low only single considered. This study presents a data-driven deep-learning framework f...

The way passenger traffic is distributed at multiple airport systems continues to intrigue air transportation planners, urban planners, and policy-makers as researchers attempt to unravel how airlines, air travelers and airports relate to each other. While previous research efforts have typically concentrated on the air travelers' choice of airports, the current thesis addresses how the competi...

Aircraft movements on taxiways at busy airports often create bottlenecks. This paper introduces a mixed integer linear program to solve a Multiple Route Aircraft Taxi Scheduling Problem. The outputs of the model are in the form of optimal taxi schedules, which include routing decisions for taxiing aircraft. The model extends an existing single route formulation to include routing decisions. An ...

The Hong Kong International Airport was built on a man-made island. The groundwater head of the deep basal sand and gravel aquifer remains high several years after the land reclamation. The heads in different aquifers indicate an upward groundwater flow. The aim of this study is to understand the abnormally high pore water pressure in the basal aquifer. The most plausible explanation for the ab...

Let me start with some observations from my new life at Yale University. On the first day of class—I am currently teaching a survey course on Modern German History—I asked the students about their ideas of Germany. I got interesting responses ranging from classical cultural stereotypes (like sausages, Oktoberfest, fast and expensive cars) to political images (like goose-stepping soldiers, Ausch...

This paper describes methodology, toolset and case studies of adaptive planning for supply chain networks based on the holistic approach, multi-agent technology and ontological modeling. The set of tools for the development of adaptive planners can be used for a wide range of applications. Case studies are included describing applications inr adaptive airport logistics, factory planning, laundr...