LFV awards this year’s innovation scholarship to doctoral student at Linköping University

For a number of years, LFV has awarded an innovation scholarship to a student or employee at Linköping University to highlight research and innovation associated with air traffic control and aviation. This year’s prize winner is Prithiviraj Muthumanickam, a doctoral student at the Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University.

In his research this year’s recipient has, among other things, looked at workloads when an air traffic controller works in a control centre remotely managing air traffic control at several airports. The development of air traffic control services has entered interesting times and LFV is a leading industry player, as well as the first in the world to offer such a service in the shape of its Remote Tower Service, launched in 2015.
“Prithiviraj Muthumanickam has with great dedication quickly embraced the world of air navigation services. His social skills and energy are a driving force and are expected to contribute to the development of innovative products and air traffic control services,” says Ulf Thibblin, Technical Director at LFV. 
Prithiviraj Muthumanickam has in his research contributed with expertise in the field of visual information analysis.
“I was very proud and happy when I learned that I had received the scholarship. I am also grateful if the research I conduct could benefit society. ” 

LFV also conducts research and development in the field of future air traffic management services. This is carried out both in collaboration with the world of academia and in several European cooperation projects. LFV develops smart solutions for the aviation of tomorrow.
“LFV’s collaboration with the academic world is very important to us. This involves research that develops LFV’s air navigation services and it is from here that we can recruit future skilled engineers to the exciting and high-tech aviation industry,” says Ulf Thibblin.  

For more information, please contact the LFV press service on +46 11 19 20 50. 

LFV operates air traffic management and associated services for civil and military aviation and is Sweden's leading player in this area. Through various forms of collaboration, LFV also participates in the development of European airspace. LFV has extensive experience in providing aviation consultancy services in the international market. Research and development is one of its focus areas and LFV offers smart solutions for future aviation. Remotely operated air traffic management is a completely new method of controlling aircraft, first developed by LFV and currently attracting global attention. LFV has 1,200 employees and a turnover of SEK 3.4 billion. 

Facts about LFV 

• LFV controls traffic at 21 airports and from three control centres in Sweden. 
• LFV is partnered with GAL, Global Aerospace Logistics, a supplier of air navigation services in the United Arab Emirates. 
• LFV has more than 70 years’ experience and knowledge of air navigation services and aviation safety.  30 years’ experience of doing business in more than 50 countries. 
• LFV is a public enterprise. 
• 712,000 aircraft movements in Swedish airspace in 2015. 
• 99.9 per cent punctuality. 
• 150 air traffic controllers trained in “green air traffic management” in 2015. 
• 100 per cent of aviation safety goals met.  

Facts about Prithiviraj Muthumanickam 
Age: 29.
Living in: Norrköping, Sweden.
From: Tamil Nadu, India. 

Facts about LFV’s innovation scholarship 
The amount of the scholarship is SEK 10,000.  
The scholarship is awarded to assist with eligible research and thesis work related to LFV’s operations.
The scholarship was awarded at a ceremony at Linköping University on 16 December. 

Previous scholarship recipients 
2015 Åsa Svensson. Method for collecting operative data with the help of eye tracking. 
2014 Martin Dahlgren and Viktor Westin. Mapping of the environmental KPIs used in Europe and proposed KPIs.
2013 Alexandra Isulv. Why NOTAM and AIP Supplements do not always reach the crew of aircraft.
2012 Oskar Wik and Viktor Westin. Investigation and analysis of suitable work tasks and the necessary tools and aids for a watch supervisor at a future centre for remote air traffic control, a Remote Tower.
2011 Jonas Pettersson. Improvements in air traffic controller training. 

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