RefMAP Clustering Event 2025

​Day #1: 29 July 2025

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10:00 – 10:30

Registration & Welcome Coffee

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10:30 – 11:00

Opening Speeches

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• Anna Palaiologk, Future Needs Management Consulting, Event Organiser

• Gerardo Zampino, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, RefMap Project Manager

• Georgios Bampanis, Project Officer​, CINEA / European Commission

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11:00 – 11:30

Keynote Speeches

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• EU Policy for a sector in Transition, Ioanna Katsarou, Policy Officer at European Commission, DG MOVE

• Local Digital Twins: The aerial advantage for sustainable urban futures, Ignacio Garcia Vega, IGAVE INNOVATION, Flying Forward 2020

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11:30 - 11:45  

Coffee Break

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11:45 - 13:00

Panel Discussion: Showcasing Digital Leadership, Moderator: Anna Palaiologk

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• RefMAP Platform Demonstration, Sotiris Xydis (ICCS Institute of Communication and Computer Systems NTUA, RefMap project)

• Aircraft Trajectory Planning for Climate Impact Mitigation Considering Air Traffic Complexity: A Constrained Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Approach, Fateme Baneshi (UC3M Carlos III University of Madrid, RefMap project)

• Modelling and simulation of drone traffic public acceptance criteria, Milan Rollo (AgentFly, ImAFUSA project)

• Colossus Project Results, Prajwal Prakasha (DLR German Aerospace Center, Colossus project)

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13:00 - 14:00  

Networking Lunch

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14:00 - 15:15

Panel Discussion: Future Aviation Economy, Moderator: Niki Krousouloudi

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• What do users want from tools addressing sustainability in aviation and UAM? Anna Palaiologk (Future Needs, RefMap project)

• Business insights for the pathway of future sustainable aviation, Sofia Kalakou (ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, RefMap project) 

• Evaluating accessibility and welfare in Urban Air Mobility Integration, Kyriaki Daskaloudi (Future Needs, ImAFUSA project)

• APU usage monitoring through AI to reduce emissions and costs, Petros Masouridis (WaltR) 

• What impact do quotas for green fuels in aviation have on the ramp-up of a global hydrogen economy? Dr. Stefan Kaufmann (TransHyDE 2.0)

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15:15 - 15:30

Coffee Break

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15:30 - 16:45

Panel Discussion: Sustainability challenges in Aviation, Moderator: Milan Rollo

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• Progress in psychoacoustic modelling of drone noise, Prof. Antonio J Torija Martinez (University of Salford, RefMap project) 

• Smart Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Climate-Optimized Routing Toward Mitigating Contrail-Induced Environmental Impacts, Abolfazl Simorgh (UC3M Carlos III University of Madrid, RefMap project)

• How does the turbulence affect the drone trajectory?, Gerardo Zampino (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, RefMap project)

• Holistic Assessment and Design Approaches Towards Sustainable Aviation, Angelos Filipatos (Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras)

• What Seaplanes Can Teach Us About UAM’s Future, Constantin Tzembelicos (Element Aerospace Limited, Di-Pegasus project)

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16:45 - 17:00

Coffee Break

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17:00 - 18:15

Panel Discussion: Regulatory and Operational Challenges, Moderator: Prof. Antonio J Torija Martinez

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• Regulatory Challenges in Aviation: The Specific Case of Single European Sky (SES), Mpasimakopoulou Marina (Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority)

• IAM operations performance assessment, Sofia Kalakou (ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, ImAFUSA project)

• Perceived Safety in U-Space Drone Usage, Raffaello Mariani (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, ImAFUSA project)

• Autonomous Electric Ground-Effect Cargo Craft, Zorana Milosevic, (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Airship project)

• Seaplanes in Greece: sustainability issues and policy objectives, Ioanna Moscholidou (University of the Aegean, Di-Pegasus project) 

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18:15 - 18.30

Wrap-Up & Key Takeaways, Anna Palaiologk

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18:30 – 20:30

Social Drink with Acropolis view​​​​​​​​​

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Day #2: 30 July 2025

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10:30 – 11:00

Panel Discussion: Joint Dissemination Opportunities, Moderator: Georgia Nikolakopoulou

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• RefMap project, Pavlos Zafiropoulos (Future needs)

• ImAFUSA project, Kyriaki Daskaloudi (Future Needs)

• Airship project, Ariadna Ortega (LPRC - La Palm Research Centre)

• Colossus project, Prajwal Prakasha (DLR - German Aerospace Centre)

• Di-Pegasus project, Ioanna Moscholidou (University of the Aegean)

 

11:00 - 12:30

Workshop: New aviation business models validation, Facilitators: Kyriaki Daskaloudi, Niki Krousouloudi (Future Needs)

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• Sofia Iosifidou (Future Needs)

• Pedro Afonso de Carvalho Corte Real (ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon)​

 

12:30 - 14:00

Networking Lunch​

 

14:30 - 18:30

*Acropolis Museum, Restaurant & Café

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19:00 - 20:30

Social Event afternoon: Guided Tour around the Acropolis area, Pavlos Zafiropoulos (Future Needs)

 

 

*Optional, suggested activity for the participants to organise on their own. Scan for the route.​​​