Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and drone integrationprimary
4 projects
Core contributor across ASSURED-UAM (UAM acceptance/safety), TINDAiR (tactical deconfliction for UAVs), INVIRCAT (RPAS in airports), and X-TEAM D2D (door-to-door air mobility).
Organization
FONDAZIONE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY AND INNOVATION
Naples-based foundation specializing in human factors, societal acceptance, and safety culture for aviation, urban air mobility, and disaster resilience.
Research institutetransportIT
H2020 projects
8
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€1.5M
Unique partners
54
What they do
Their core work
This Naples-based foundation specializes in the human, societal, and safety dimensions of aviation and urban air mobility. They bring social science and human factors expertise to technically-driven air traffic management (ATM) projects — analyzing risk perception, safety culture, passenger experience, and societal acceptance of new aviation technologies like drones and eVTOL aircraft. They also work on disaster resilience, studying how communities perceive and respond to natural and man-made risks.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Air Traffic Management (ATM) researchprimary
4 projects
Involved in EVOAtm (ATM evolution modelling), CREATE (ATM resilience and weather impacts), X-TEAM D2D (extended ATM), and GRADE (airport accessibility).
1 project
CORE project (EUR 400K, their largest) focuses on risk perception, cascade events, vulnerable groups, and safety culture indicators.
Human factors and safety culture assessmentsecondary
3 projects
CORE addresses safety culture indicators and risk perception; ASSURED-UAM covers societal acceptance; TINDAiR involves emergency management procedures.
SESAR and U-space operationssecondary
3 projects
Multiple SESAR-funded projects (CREATE, INVIRCAT, EVOAtm) plus TINDAiR working on U-space tactical conflict resolution.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
ATM modelling and resilience
Recent focus
Drones, UAM, and societal resilience
Their early work (2018–2020) centered on conventional ATM topics: modelling ATM evolution, airport accessibility, weather resilience, and multimodal transport concepts. From 2020 onward, the focus shifted decisively toward unmanned aviation — RPAS integration, UAM deployment, drone deconfliction, and eVTOL operations. Their most recent and largest project (CORE, 2021–2024) marks an expansion into broader disaster resilience and societal safety, suggesting a move beyond aviation into general risk governance.
They are moving from traditional aviation research toward the human/societal dimensions of emerging mobility (drones, eVTOL, U-space) and broader disaster resilience — positioning themselves at the intersection of technology acceptance and public safety.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European17 countries collaborated
They have never coordinated a project, consistently joining as a participant or third party — indicating they contribute specialized expertise rather than lead large consortia. With 54 unique partners across 17 countries from just 8 projects, they integrate into diverse, large-scale European consortia rather than working with a fixed circle. This makes them a flexible, easy-to-integrate partner who adds specific competencies without competing for project leadership.
They have collaborated with 54 distinct organizations across 17 countries, a remarkably broad network for an organization of their size. Their partnerships span the European ATM and aviation safety research community, with strong ties to SESAR ecosystem players.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
While most ATM and drone research partners are engineering-focused, this foundation brings the societal and human factors lens — risk perception, safety culture, public acceptance, vulnerable populations. This makes them a valuable "missing piece" for technically-heavy aviation consortia that need to address societal impact and acceptance, which is increasingly required by EU calls. Their combination of aviation domain knowledge with social science methods is uncommon in the SESAR ecosystem.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- CORETheir largest funded project (EUR 400K) and a strategic expansion beyond aviation into disaster resilience, risk perception, and safety culture — bridging their ATM roots with broader societal safety.
- TINDAiRAddresses tactical drone deconfliction and U-space emergency management (EUR 335K), sitting at the frontier of urban drone operations safety.
- ASSURED-UAMDirectly tackles the acceptance and sustainability of urban air mobility — a fast-growing policy and industry priority across Europe.
Cross-sector capabilities
Security and disaster risk managementUrban mobility and smart citiesSocial science and public acceptance researchEmergency management and civil protection
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