{"id":558,"date":"2026-01-22T11:25:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.dblue.it\/ifav3\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&#038;p=558"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:28:57","slug":"enhancing-air-traffic-controller-deployment-dynamic-competency-based-rostering","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/research.dblue.it\/ifav3\/portfolio-items\/enhancing-air-traffic-controller-deployment-dynamic-competency-based-rostering\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking Potential: Enhancing Air Traffic Controller Deployment Through Dynamic Competency-Based Rostering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-max-width:8000px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/18314092\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Unlocking potential enhancing Air Traffic Controller deployment\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" 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fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color5);\"><b style=\"font-size: 20px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Unlocking potential: enhancing Air Traffic Controller deployment through dynamic competency-based rostering<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Abstract: This paper presents a novel strategy for improving the flexibility and efficiency of air traffic control officer (ATCO) rostering through the combined concept of Smart Competency Monitoring and Minimum Competency Level Prediction. Central to the concept is the newly developed Upper Airspace Skill-Level Index (UASLI), which assesses ATCOs&#8217; ability to manage traffic in sectors they are not formally endorsed for. The UASLI combines static and dynamic measurable input parameters from Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) recorded data, providing a dynamic experience index. This paper provides a detailed explanation of the strategy and calculation methods for the UASLI. It demonstrates how these input parameters affect the index using concrete example scenarios. Additionally, the paper explores the impact of different approaches to incorporate parameters in the overall index calculation. It also highlights the importance of a time-dependent weighting factor, reflecting the natural skill fade over time. Validation activities are planned at a Central-European upper area control center in autumn 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Conference paper presented at 44th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Montreal, QC, Canada, 14-18 September 2025<br \/>\nPublished in: 2025 AIAA DATC\/IEEE 44th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), ISSN: 2155-7209, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button-border-radius-top-left:200px;--button-border-radius-top-right:200px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:200px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:200px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/18314092\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Download the conference paper<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-558","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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