

Milan Rollo
Drone traffic brings novel challenges to urban planning and environmental impact assessment. Manned traffic has developed for over 100 years, and its impact on the public is well-studied. On the other hand, drones represent a new paradigm, and their range of operation will exceed that of manned aviation, including last-mile delivery. Currently, we lack tools that allow us to study the impact of drone traffic on the public on a large scale. In this talk, we will demonstrate the use of fast-time, large-scale simulations to evaluate the public acceptance of drone traffic in terms of noise annoyance, visual pollution, and safety perception. Scenarios for selected real-world areas will be presented, comparing various air traffic densities and organizations and evaluating its impact.
Panel Discussion
Showcasing Digital Leadership
Modelling and simulation of drone traffic public acceptance criteria
Short Bio
Dr Milan Rollo is CTO at AgentFly Technologies, where he leads the unmanned systems division and serves as chief architect of the AgentFly system architecture. He holds an MSc in Technical Cybernetics and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Biocybernetics. His work focuses on robotics, unmanned systems, distributed agent-based simulations, team action planning, resource allocation, and communication management. He has led numerous research projects funded by industry, national programmes, and EU and US defence agencies. Dr Rollo has contributed to EUROCAE WG-105 and NATO NIAG SG-205 on UAS integration. He has authored over 30 scientific papers and serves on programme and organising committees for several international conferences.