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OR-MASTER

About the project

OR-MASTER is led by a team at Lancaster University Management School, working with Computing, Science and Mathematics researchers at Leicester University. The research has been funded by the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) in response to growing concerns over airport capacity, rising demand, and the impact of congestion on both the travelling public and the air transport industry.

The work will build on the UK's world-leading expertise in Operational Research to find the most efficient ways to schedule flights, developing and testing new models and solution algorithms that take into account all the factors involved in the allocation of flight 'slots': individual airport operations, networks of airports, airline operations, air traffic management systems, airport authorities, civil aviation authorities, airlines and the travelling public.

Project lead, Professor Konstantinos G. Zografos at Lancaster University Management School, said: "Existing approaches to airport slot allocation do not consider all the real-world complexity involved. Therefore, there is room to improve airport capacity utilization which will benefit airlines, airports and the travelling public."

OR-MASTER Lancaster members include the following:

OR-MASTER external members include the following:

  • Edmund Burke (Co-investigator, University of Leicester)
  • John Drake (Co-investigator, University of Leicester)
  • David Melder (University of Leicester)
  • Sha Wang (Queen Mary University of London)

This research group participates in a wide range of activities and hosts events such as conferences, presentations and more.

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Latest activities

Discover the latest updates from the OR-MASTER project, including our latest research papers, news, events and blogs. For our activities to date, please visit our events archive.

A plane lands on a wet runway at an airport under cloudy skies.

New computer models can help improve airport landing delays

Research from the Centre for Transport and Logistics (CENTRAL) uses computer simulations to show how airports can arrange landings to help reduce delays and improve punctuality.
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Transport and logistics professor presents at important US meeting

Professor Konstantinos Zografos presented his work on the OR-MASTER project at the 103rd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington DC.
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Lancaster logistics experts help natural disaster response organisations at Indonesia event

Lancaster researchers showcased new work that can help national and regional organisations and NGOs with their response to natural disasters during a workshop in Indonesia.
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Researchers help Indonesia better prepare for natural disasters

Experts from Lancaster University Management School will help Indonesian organisations improve their decision-making capabilities on how to prepare for natural disasters.
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Honorable mention in INFORMS 2021 AAS Best Student Presentation Competition

Fotios Katsigiannis (OR-MASTER PhD student, supervised by Konstantinos Zografos), participated in the INFORMS 2021 conference and the Aviation Applications Section (AAS) Best Student Presentation Competition.

This year’s AAS Best Student Presentation Competition hosted presentations from 12 doctoral students from around the globe. Fotios’ talk was entitled “Multi-Objective, Multi-Stakeholder Airport Slot Scheduling Considering Expected Delays” and received an Honorable Mention.
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CENTRAL members reach the final stage of ROADEF/EURO 2020 Challenge

David Torres Sanchez and Matthew Bold placed 5th in the finals of the ROADEF/EURO 2020 Challenge.

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Publications from the OR-MASTER project