
Air Transport: A Computer Science Perspective
- 1st Edition - February 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Sebastian Wandelt, Xiaoqian Sun
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 5 1 5 0 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 5 1 5 1 - 5
Air Transport: A Computer Science Perspective thoroughly examines the integration of computer science principles in the field of air transportation. Bridging the gap between theory… Read more
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- Includes comprehensive, expert-curated reviews of the academic literature on each subject, providing readers with a solid foundation in the latest research and developments
- Dedicates a significant portion to exploring modern computational intelligence techniques, such as machine learning, deep learning, and optimization algorithms, with a focus on their application in air transport, helping readers understand how to leverage them for innovative solutions
- Explicitly addresses the computational complexity involved in real-world use cases, including algorithm efficiency, scalability, and the trade-offs between computational complexity and solution accuracy, providing readers with practical strategies for managing and overcoming these challenges
1. Introduction
2. Computational Complexity
3. Computational Intelligence
PART 2 Airlines Operations
4. Network Design
5. Flight Scheduling
6. Fleet Assignment
7. Aircraft Routing
PART 3 Airport Operations
8. Gate Assignment
9. Ground Vehicle Allocation
10. Delay Prediction
PART 4 Air Traffic Flow Management
11. Trajectory Optimization
12. Airspace Sectorization
13. Network Resilience Assessment
PART 5 Conclusions
14. Summary and Outlook
15. References
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Sebastian Wandelt
Sebastian Wandelt is a professor at Beihang University. He has a PhD in computer science. His work is broadly on the design and evaluation of algorithms and data management techniques in transportation, with a focus the underlying computational challenges. In addition, he has an interest in the optimization of complex systems. The results of his research are published in leading transportation journals such as Transportation Science, Transportation Research Part A/B/C/D/E, European Journal of Operational Research, Computers & Operations Research, and IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. He is an associate editor of Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice.
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Xiaoqian Sun
Xiaoqian Sun is a professor at Beihang University. She has a PhD in airspace engineering. Her research interests are mostly in air transportation-related optimization as well as transport policy. Her research has been published in journals such as Transportation Research Part A/B/C/D/E, Journal of Transport Geography, Transport Policy, Journal of Air Transport Management, Networks and Spatial Economics, and Transportmetrica A/B. She is a Theodore von Kármán fellow of RWTH Aachen, a TU Dresden fellow, and a Vice President of the Air Transport Research Society. She is the Co-EIC of the Journal of the Air Transport Research Society, an Associate Editor for the Journal of Air Transport Management as well as for the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. She is on the editorial board of various transportation journals, such as Transportation Research Part D as well as Research in Transportation Business & Management.