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2025

Airport capacity prediction and optimal allocation for strategic air traffic flow management at Sao Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
  Santos, R. M. and Murça, M. C. R. Case Studies on Transport Policy.

Open machine learning models for actual takeoff weight prediction
  Murça, M. C. R., Maximo, M. R. O., Dantas, J. P. A., Szenczuk, J. B. T., Lima, C. R., Carvalho, L. O., and Melo, G. A. Journal of Open Aviation Science.

A comparative analysis of air traffic network and performance between the Brazilian and Canadian airspace
  Bernardo, G. T. T., Guterres, M. X., Barros, A., and Murça, M. C. R. 25th Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference.

2024

Characterizing performance tradeoffs from air traffic management services for Advanced Air Mobility
  Murça, M. C. R., Souza, W. S. S., and Ribeiro, J. V. T. Journal of Aerospace Information Systems.

Statistical modeling of arrival performance in terminal airspace
  Murça, M. C. R., Oliveira, A. V. M., and Szenczuk, J. B. T. 43rd IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference. BEST-OF-SESSION PAPER AWARD

Evaluating the impact of air traffic management developments on airline CO2 emissions: an empirical model of flight efficiency
  Oliveira, A. V. M., Murça, M. C. R., and Szenczuk, J. B. T. 27th ATRS World Conference.

Enhancing public good missions and disaster response with advanced aerial technology: opportunities and challenges
  Andreeva-Mori, A., Sziroczak, D., Schwoch, G., Murça, M. C. R., Dziugiel, B., Homola, J., and Kramar, V. 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences.

Data-driven modeling of urban airspace availability for air mobility operations in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region
  Ribeiro, J. V. T. and Murça, M. C. R. Transportes.

Characterization of air traffic performance in terminal airspace with Point Merge at Sao Paulo/Guarulhos International
  Araújo, G. L., Murça, M. C. R., Caetano, M., and Silva, E. J. XXI Air Transportation Symposium (SITRAER). BEST PAPER AWARD

Empirical evaluation of sector capacity and optimization strategies for dynamic capacity management in the Brazilian airspace
  Junqueira, B. A. F., Murça, M. C. R., and Correia, A. R. XXI Air Transportation Symposium (SITRAER).

Real-time monitoring and alerting of go-arounds for air traffic control decision support
  Figueiredo, C. L. C. Master's thesis.

Data-driven approach for operational evaluation of airspace design
  Araújo, G. L. Bachelor's thesis. BEST BACHELOR'S THESIS (LACAZ NETTO AWARD)

2023

A data analytics framework for anomaly detection in flight operations
  Silva, L. C. and Murça, M. C. R. Journal of Air Transport Management.

Machine Learning models for online anomaly detection in flight operations
  Silva, L. C. and Murça, M. C. R. AIAA Aviation 2023 Forum.

Simulation of strategic conflict management performance for Advanced Air Mobility operations
  Souza, W. S. S. and Murça, M. C. R. 42nd IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference.

Evaluation of new satellite-based approach procedures enabled by advanced receiver autonomous integrity monitoring algorithms: a case study of a Brazilian airport
  Balvedi, G. C., Fregnani, J. T. G., Murça, M. C. R., Monico, J. F. G., and Saotome, O. 42nd IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference.

Explainable artificial intelligence applied to active runway configuration and dynamic airport capacity prediction
  Gomes, I. G., Murça, M. C. R., and Guterres, M. X. XX Air Transportation Symposium (SITRAER).

Real-time monitoring and alerting of go-arounds: operational impacts assessment through human-in-the-loop simulation
  Figueiredo, C., Murça, M. C. R., and Fregnani, J. T. G. XX Air Transportation Symposium (SITRAER).

A reinforcement learning approach for optimizing the runway capacity utilization under uncertainty
  Carvalho, L. O., Murça, M. C. R., and Guterres, M. X. XX Air Transportation Symposium (SITRAER).

Data-driven modeling of urban airspace availability for emerging air mobility operations
  Ribeiro, J. V. T. Master's thesis.

Flight data analytics for anomaly detection in flight operations
  Silva, L. C. Master's thesis. BEST MASTER'S THESIS (CECCHINI AWARD)

2022

Tradeoffs between safety and efficiency from dynamic airspace geofencing for Advanced Air Mobility
  Ribeiro, J. V. T., Murça, M. C. R., and Souza, W. S. S. 41st IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference.

Assessing the impacts of Urban Air Mobility operations on terminal airspace conflict rates with Monte Carlo simulation
  Ribeiro, J. V. T., Souza, W. S. S., Murça, M. C. R., and Guterres, M. X. 25th Air Transport Research Society World Conference (ATRS).

Analysis and prediction of flight delays under convective weather constraints in the Sao Paulo terminal area
  Valinho, M. N., Murça, M. C. R., Santos, L. J., Guterres, M. X., and Correia, A. R. VIII International Congress of the Iberoamerican Air Transportation Research Society (RIDITA).

Anomaly detection in approach operations at Sao Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
  Silva, L. C. and Murça, M. C. R. XIX Air Transportation Symposium (SITRAER). BEST PAPER AWARD

Analysis and prediction of airspace availability for urban air mobility operations
  Ribeiro, J. V. T. and Murça, M. C. R. XIX Air Transportation Symposium (SITRAER).

Characterization and prediction of air traffic operational performance via flight trajectory data analytics
  Oliveira, M. Doctoral thesis. BEST DOCTORAL THESIS (CECCHINI AWARD)

2021

Identification and prediction of urban airspace availability for emerging air mobility operations
  Murça, M. C. R. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies.

Causal analysis of lateral deviation of flights in terminal airspace
  Szenczuk, J. B. T, Souza, W. S. S., Guterres, M. X., Oliveira, M., Murça, M. C. R., and Müller, C. Transportation Research Record.

Analysis of airport weather impact on on-time performance of arrival flights for the Brazilian domestic air transportation system
  Oliveira, M., Eufrásio, A. B. R., Guterres, M. X., Murça, M. C. R., and Gomes, R. A. Journal of Air Transport Management.

A framework to evaluate aircraft trajectory generation methods
  Olive, X., Sun, J., Murça, M. C. R., and Krauth, T. 14th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar (ATM2021).

A machine learning-based predictive model of airspace sector occupancy
  Brito, I. R. S., Murça, M. C. R., Oliveira, M., and Oliveira, A. V. M. AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum.

Identification of the actual mission profiles and their impact on the integrated aircraft and airline network optimization
  Cruz, A. A. R., Fregnani, J. A. T. G., Mattos, B. S., and Murça, M. C. R. AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum.

Statistical models for air transport passenger volume estimation in the Brazilian domestic market using cellular network signaling data
  Silva, L. C., Pavão, F. A., Guterres, M. X., Murça, M. C. R., Correia, A. R., and Bandeira, M. C. G. S. P. 24th Air Transport Research Society World Conference (ATRS).

Predicting the performance of Miles-In-Trail restrictions in the Sao Paulo Terminal Area
  Santos, L. J. and Murça, M. C. R. 24th Air Transport Research Society World Conference (ATRS).

Causal analysis of lateral deviation of flights in terminal airspace
  Szenczuk, J. B. T, Souza, W. S. S., Guterres, M. X., Oliveira, M., Murça, M. C. R., and Müller, C. Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting.

Airport capacity prediction and optimal allocation for strategic air traffic flow management at Sao Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
  Santos, R. M. Master's thesis.

Analysis of current practice and novel concepts for the operational briefing in civilian air traffic control units in Brazil
  Ribeiro, E. B. C. Master's thesis.

2020

Characterizing the Brazilian airspace structure and air traffic performance via trajectory data analytics
  Murça, M. C. R., Guterres, M. X., Oliveira, M., Szenczuk, J. B. T., and Souza, W. S. S. Journal of Air Transport Management.

A data-driven probabilistic trajectory model for predicting and simulating terminal airspace operations
  Murça, M. C. R. and Oliveira, M. 39th IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference.

Econometric analysis of flight times and the effects of performance based navigation
  Szenczuk, J. B. T., Oliveira, A. V. M., Eller, R. A. G., Guterres, M. X., and Müller, C. AIAA Aviation 2020 Forum.

A Monte Carlo simulation approach to predict air traffic network delays
  Marques Junior, C. H., Murça, M. C. R., and Eller, R. A. G. 34º Congresso de Pesquisa e Ensino em Transportes da ANPET.

An efficient metaheuristic approach for the aircraft sequencing problem to increase runway capacity
  Pamplona, D. A. Doctoral thesis.

Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) in the Brazilian continental airspace: impact and risk perception
  Rodrigues, V. J. Master's thesis.

Analysis and prediction of air traffic flow management measures in the Brazilian airspace
  Vilar, G. L. Bachelor's thesis.

A data-driven approach to characterizing air traffic control complexity
  Homem, B. S. P. Bachelor's thesis.

2019

Characterizing air traffic performance in the Brazilian airspace via trajectory data analytics
  Murça, M. C. R., Guterres, M. X., Szenczuk, J. B. T., Oliveira, M., and Souza, W. S. S. VII International Congress of the Iberoamerican Air Transportation Research Society (RIDITA).

Causal analysis of vertical flight inefficiency during descents
  Szenczuk, J. B. T., Murça, M. C. R., Souza, W. S. S., and Eller, R. A. G. XVIII Air Transportation Symposium (SITRAER). BEST PAPER AWARD

Learning airline route constraints from flight trajectory data for aircraft design application
  Cruz, A. A. R., Murça, M. C. R., Fregnani, J. A. T. G., Torquette, G., and Mattos, B. S. XVIII Air Transportation Symposium (SITRAER).

Analysis of weather condition impact on airlines' on-time performance using a logit model
  Oliveira, M., Eufrásio, A. B. R., Guterres, M. X., Eller, R. A. G., and Murça, M. C. R. VII International Congress of the Iberoamerican Air Transportation Research Society (RIDITA)

Probabilistic air traffic demand forecast for the Sao Paulo TMA
  Szenczuk, J. B. T., Guterres, M. X., Murça, M. C. R., Oliveira, M., and Souza, W. S. S. VII International Congress of the Iberoamerican Air Transportation Research Society (RIDITA)

2018

Predicting and planning airport acceptance rates in metroplex systems for improved traffic flow management decision support
  Murça, M. C. R. and Hansman, R. J. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies.

Flight trajectory data analytics for characterization of air traffic flows: a comparative analysis of terminal area operations between New York, Hong Kong and Sao Paulo
  Murça, M. C. R., Hansman, R. J., Li, L., and Ren, P. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies.

Identification, characterization, and prediction of traffic flow patterns in multi-airport systems
  Murça, M. C. R. and Hansman, R. J. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.

Collaborative air traffic flow management: incorporating airline preferences in rerouting decisions
  Murça, M. C. R. Journal of Air Transport Management.

Supervised Neural Network with multilevel input layers for predicting of air traffic delays
  Pamplona, D. A., Weigang, L., Barros, A. G., Shiguemori, E. H. and Alves, C. J. P. International Joint Conference on Neural Networks.

2017

A model for evaluating optimization opportunities in air traffic flow management
  Fortes, J. L. C. Doctoral thesis.

An analytical model for open V shaped runway system ultimate capacity evaluation with steeper and staggered approach procedures
  Lopes, M. C. Master's thesis.

Analysis of alternatives for reducing runway occupancy time
  Dos Santos, P. M. Master's thesis.

A robust optimization approach for airport departure metering under uncertain taxi-out time predictions
  Murça, M. C. R. Aerospace Science and Technology.

2016

Analysis of the effects of the dynamization of airways between the TMAs Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
  Vasconcellos, M. C. C. Master's thesis.

2015

Control-based optimization approach for aircraft scheduling in a terminal area with alternative arrival routes
  Murça, M. C. R. and Müller, C. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review.

Study of the configuration of RNAV standard arrival routes (STAR) through fast-time simulation with the inclusion of alternative routes
  Fantoni, F. L. Master's thesis.

Benefits analysis of performance-based procedures and continuous descent approaches for the Galeao-Guarulhos route
  Pamplona, D. A., Fortes, J. L. C., and Alves, C. J. P. Transportes.

The use of integer programming as a planning tool for ATFM - INFRAERO’s airport network as a case study
  Fortes, J. L., Pamplona, D. A. and Müller, C. Journal of the Brazilian Air Transportation Research Society.

2014

Increasing capacity of closely-spaced parallel runways: a case study at Guarulhos International Airport
  Almeida, R. A. Master's thesis.

Air traffic analysis through fast-time simulation: the case of helicopter offshore aviation
  Hermeto, T. S. Master's thesis.

Measuring the benefits of performance-based navigation procedures (PBN)
  Pamplona, D. A. Master's thesis.

2013

An optimization approach for scheduling aircraft landings in a terminal area under the concept of alternative arrival routes
  Murça, M. C. R. Master's thesis.

Analysis of alternatives to increase the runway system capacity of Sao Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
  Almeida, R. A., Correia, A. R., and Murça, M. C. R. 17th Air Transport Research Society World Conference (ATRS).

An optimization model for scheduling aircraft landings in a terminal area considering alternative arrival routes
  Murça, M. C. R. and Müller, C. 17th Air Transport Research Society World Conference (ATRS).

2012

Air traffic analysis for the Sao Paulo TMA: Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo flights
  Fortes, J. L. C. and Müller, C. XI Air Transportation Symposium (SITRAER).