HIA partners with HBKU for research project to enhance passenger experience

Doha: Hamad International Airport (HIA) announces joint research partnership with Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) College of Science and Engineering (CSE) to enhance passenger services. The first-of-its-kind research partnership in Qatar will utilise the visual analytics and dynamic graph research techniques to identify ways to enhance the passenger airport experience. 

Qatar’s international airport was selected for this grant (NPRP13S-0130-200207) by Qatar Foundation based on its capabilities to further HBKU’s CSE’s research on the application and advancement of its visual analytics and dynamic graph techniques. The dynamic graphing method detects relationships within vast amounts of information, which are then visualised to assist researchers and airport professionals in identifying patterns such as changing travel routes. Based on these insights, HIA will be able to offer its passengers customised travel experiences.  As part of the partnership, HBKU’s CSE will offer research technique advice and software programming; synthesise data and share its findings throughout the 36-month programme. HIA, and its Information Technology department, will provide problem statements, relevant data, and software programming; review research reports; and test software output from the study.