INDICATOR: International and National Developments In Collaborations relating to Air Travel and Operational Research

该指标（与航空旅行和运筹学相关的国际和国家合作发展）提案是为了响应EPSRC的“以人为本合作取得成功”的呼吁。该提案是为满足单个学术研究员Tim Ryley博士建立和发展其研究团队的战略需求而量身定制的。指标提案中概述的以人为本的活动为期9个月，从2007年10月至2008年6月。这些活动补充了EPSRC正在进行的飞行倾向项目研究；在INDICATOR中开展的合作将与飞行倾向调查数据的建模和分析有关。位于拉夫堡大学的英国研究团队（Tim Ryley博士和Lisa Davison博士）将与一家知名的美国研究团队合作，该团队与一家主要的工业企业（波音公司）有着密切的联系；他们还将在航空旅行和运筹学研究方面发展与英国的合作。美国的研究团队来自多所大学和组织：Frank Koppelman教授（伊利诺伊州西北大学）、Laurie Garrow博士（佐治亚理工学院）、Greg Coldren博士（Coldren Choice Consulting）和Roger Parker（波音公司）。INDICATOR计划包括两项人员交流。第一个是2008年4月为期两周的活动，是英国研究团队对佐治亚理工学院（Georgia Institute of Technology）的考察访问。佐治亚理工学院是美国主要联络人劳里•加罗（Laurie Garrow）博士的雇主。所有美国研究团队都将出席。考察访问将包括两个研究团队的工作报告、研究联系讨论会议，以及关于未来研究和合作的头脑风暴会议。第二个是两名美国研究小组成员于2008年5 / 6月回访英国。除了人员交流部分，INDICATOR还包括以下四项针对英国研究团队的外展活动，按时间顺序排列：1。英国合作访问/ 2007年10月至12月。为英国研究团队提供为期两周的访问，与潜在的英国工业和学术合作伙伴在航空旅行和运筹学方面建立合作关系。2. 2008年1月，华盛顿特区，交通研究委员会（TRB）会议和华盛顿特区接触。英国研究团队将与美国研究团队进行初步接触；参加有关最新航空问题和业务研究的报告；展示了一些他们早期关于飞行倾向的研究；与其他与会者建立联系；并参观美国联邦航空管理局。3. “离散选择分析：预测需求和市场份额”（DCA）课程，洛桑/ 2008年3月。Dr Lisa Davison将参加这个为期一周的课程，协助她的培训和发展。DCA课程为美国研究团队在航空旅行和运筹学工作中使用的方法提供了基础。4. 多学科指标研讨会，拉夫堡/ 2008年6月。最后一项活动将是在拉夫堡大学举行的为期两天的高规格多学科指标研讨会。该活动将把指标活动结合在一起，为未来的研究提供方向，并代表学术组织和用户组织之间的知识转移。

The INDICATOR (International and National Developments In Collaborations relating to Air Travel and Operational Research) proposal is in response to the EPSRC 'Collaborating for success through people' call. This proposal has been tailored to meet the strategic needs of the single academic researcher, Dr Tim Ryley, to build and develop his research team. The people-based activities outlined in the INDICATOR proposal are for nine months, from October 2007 until June 2008. The activities complement ongoing EPSRC Propensity to Fly project research; the collaborations developed in INDICATOR will be relevant to the modelling and analysis of the Propensity to Fly survey data.The UK research team (Dr Tim Ryley & Dr Lisa Davison), based at Loughborough University, will collaborate with a highly-renowned US research team that has strong links with a major industrial player (Boeing); they will also develop UK collaborations in air travel and operational research. The US research team is across multiple universities and organisations: Professor Frank Koppelman (Northwestern University, Illinois), Dr Laurie Garrow (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dr Greg Coldren (Coldren Choice Consulting) and Roger Parker (Boeing).The INDICATOR proposal includes two people exchanges. The first, a two week activity in April 2008, is a study visit of the UK research team to the Georgia Institute of Technology, the employer of the primary US contact, Dr Laurie Garrow. All of the US research team will be present. The study visit will include presentations by both research teams on their work, discussion meetings on research linkages, and brainstorming sessions on future research and collaborations. The second is a return visit of two US research team members to the UK in May/June 2008.In addition to the people exchange components, INDICATOR includes the following four outreach events for the UK research team, in chronological order:1. UK collaboration visits / October-December 2007. Two week-long tours for the UK research team to visit and develop collaborative links with potential UK industrial and academic partners in air travel and operational research. 2. Research study visit to Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference and Washington DC contacts, Washington DC, January 2008. The UK research team will make initial contact with the US research team; attend presentations on the latest aviation issues and operational research; present some of their early Propensity to Fly research; network with other attendees; and visit the US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). 3. 'Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares' (DCA) course, Lausanne / March 2008. Dr Lisa Davison will attend this one-week course, assisting in her training and development. The DCA course provides the basis for the methods utilised in the air travel and operational research work undertaken by the US research team. 4. Multi-disciplinary INDICATOR workshop, Loughborough / June 2008. The final activity will be a two-day, high profile, multi-disciplinary INDICATOR workshop to be held at Loughborough University. This activity will bring the INDICATOR activities together, provide a direction for future research, and represent knowledge transfer between academic and user organisations.