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A multidisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, and domain experts working at the intersection of AI and air traffic management — spanning NATS, The Alan Turing Institute, and the University of Exeter.

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Active Members
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Institutions
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Research Themes
Principal InvestigatorsRT: Digital TwinRT: AgentsRT: AssuranceData TeamResearch Software EngineersProgramme ManagementExternal AdvisorsPrevious Collaborators

Principal Investigators

Research Theme 1 — Digital Twin

Research Theme 2 — Agents

Research Theme 3 — Assurance

Data Team

Research Software Engineers

Programme Management

External Advisors

Previous Collaborators

Aditya GaurNATS
Agnieszka KowalskaNATS
Alexander JuryCERN
Allen HartUniversity of Exeter
Ash SimmonsUniversity of Exeter
Chris DorneyNATS
DeneDigiLab
Dewi GouldThe Alan Turing Institute
Emmanuel OgungbemiNATS
Evelina GabasovaThe Alan Turing Institute
Felicity GuestUniversity of Exeter
Francisco Parra PereaThe Alan Turing Institute
Freddy WordinghamUniversity of Exeter
Giles BartlettNATS
Greg MingasThe Alan Turing Institute
Guillermo Ledo LopezNATS
Helen LittleThe Alan Turing Institute
James AllenUniversity of Exeter
James EdwardsUniversity of Exeter
Jan PovalaThe Alan Turing Institute
John LuffUniversity of Exeter
Jun ChenQueen Mary University of London
Kamalaruban ParameswaranThe Alan Turing Institute
Kasra HosseiniThe Alan Turing Institute
Kate FrancisNATS
Lewis MaverThe Open University
Linus TataUniversity of Exeter
Marc BrittainJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Mark GrimesNATS
Martin LaytonUniversity of Exeter
Matt JohnsUniversity of Exeter
Neal MunyebvuThe Alan Turing Institute
Nick SarfarazJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Oakley ClarkUniversity of Surrey
Peidong MeiUniversity of Exeter
Radka JersakovaThe Alan Turing Institute
Ramiar FarajpourDigyCorp
Rasa CereskaiteUniversity of Sussex
Richard EdwinsNATS
Ricky OlivierUniversity of Exeter
Sam FeatherstoneNATS
Sam TebbetUniversity of Exeter
SebastianUniversity of Southampton
Shubhani JainUniversity of Southampton
Sima FarokhnejadUniversity of Exeter
Simon KirbyUniversity of Exeter
Stephen P CookUniversity of Exeter
Teresa BiThe Alan Turing Institute
Timothy WongThe Alan Turing Institute
Tom WilsonUniversity of Exeter
Xinwei WangQueen Mary University of London

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Ben Carvell
NATS

Team

Research Theme 2 — Agents

Role

Project Bluebird industry co-lead / Concept Delivery Engineer, R&D

Research Theme 2 — Agents

Ben Carvell

Project Bluebird industry co-lead / Concept Delivery Engineer, R&D

Biography

Ben Carvell is the Industrial Lead for AI Agent Design on Project Bluebird, a collaboration between NATS, University of Exeter and The Alan Turing Institute to deliver the world's first AI system to control a section of airspace in live shadow-mode trials. Ben studied a Masters in Astrophysics at Durham University, graduating in 2008. Following this he moved to industry to work at NATS, the main provider of air traffic control for the UK, where he has worked on a variety of research projects with a focus on the development of decision automation and support systems. To complement his work on Project Bluebird, Ben is now working towards a PhD in applications of reinforcement learning for tactical air traffic control.

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