HAIKU

Human AI teaming Knowledge and Understanding for aviation safety

It is essential both for safe operations, and for society in general, that the people who currently keep aviation so safe can work with, train and supervise these AI systems, and that future autonomous AI systems make judgements and decisions that would be acceptable to humans. HAIKU will pave the way for human-centric-AI by developing new AI-based ‘Digital Assistants’, and associated Human-AI Teaming practices, guidance and assurance processes, via the exploration of interactive AI prototypes in a wide range of aviation contexts.

Goals

  • Design and develop a set of AI assistants, demonstrated in the different use cases.
  • Develop a comprehensive Human Factors design guidance and methods capability (‘HF4AI’) on how to develop safe, effective and trustworthy Digital Assistants for Aviation, integrating and expanding on existing state-of-the-art guidance.
  • Conduct controlled experiments with high operational relevance – illustrating the tasks, roles, autonomy and team performance of the Digital Assistant in a range of normal and emergency scenarios
  • Develop new safety and validation assurance methods for Digital Assistants, to facilitate early integration into aviation systems by aviation stakeholders and regulatory authorities
  • Deliver guidance on socially acceptable AI in safety critical operations, and for maintaining aviation’sstrong safety record.

Partners

  • 1 Deep Blue Italy DBL
  • 2 EUROCONTROL Belgium ECTL
  • 3 FerroNATS Air Traffic Services Spain FerroNATS
  • 4 Center for Human Performance Research Netherlands CHPR
  • 5 Linköping University Sweden LiU
  • 6 Thales AVS France TAVS
  • 7 Institute Polytechnique de Bordeaux France Bordeaux INP
  • 8 Centre Aquitain des Technologies del’Information Electroniques France CATIE
  • 9 Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz Germany DFKI
  • 10 Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA Italy ENG
  • 11 Luftfartsverket, Air Navigation Service Provider Sweden Sweden LFV
  • 12 Ecole Nationale De L’aviation Civile France ENAC
  • 13 TUI Airways Ltd United Kingdom TUI
  • 14 Suite5 Data Intelligence Solutions Limited Cyprus Suite5
  • 15 Airholding SA Portugal EMBRT
  • 16 Embraer SA Brazil EMBSA
  • 17 Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis Greece CERTH
  • 18 London Luton Airport Operations Ltd United Kingdom LLA

Funding Authority: EU – European Union – 101075332

On DFKI homepage: https://www.dfki.de/en/web/research/projects-and-publications/project/haiku