Next-Gen Airport Movement Intelligence Challenge
Next-Gen Airport Movement Intelligence Challenge
How might we accurately track and analyse passenger and staff movement across the airport journey—from arrival or entry to departure or exit—without relying on extensive novel hardware installations?
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Everything You Need to Know: From Registration to Submission Guidelines and More
This challenge focuses on developing an integrated, real-time movement intelligence platform that accurately track and analyze passenger and staff movement across the airport journey—from arrival/entry to departure/exit—without relying on extensive new hardware installations.
Key aspects of the solution include:
- Unified Data Integration - Leveraging existing airport systems such as Wi-Fi logs, XOVIS sensors, AODB, and AI-enabled security cameras to create a centralized, real-time movement overview.
- Advanced Analytics & Predictive Modeling - Identifying bottlenecks, dwell times, congestion points, and cross-zonal movement through AI-powered insights.
- Intuitive Dashboards - Providing clear, actionable visualizations that support both operational teams and strategic decision-makers.
- Scalable, Hardware-Free Approach - Ensuring the solution is deployable across the airport without requiring new or extensive hardware installations.
The goal is to enhance operational efficiency, improve resource planning, and elevate the overall airport experience through a seamless, data-driven, and scalable movement intelligence solution.
This challenge is open to SMEs and startups that can deliver solutions implementable in a relatively short timeframe (TRL 5 and above).
To register, click on the “Participate here” button at the top of the brief page. Follow the steps to create an account and complete your profile.
Key Dates:
- Submission Deadline: March 5th, 2026 (UTC+3)
- Shortlisting Deadline: March 2026
- Clarification Deadline: May 2026
- Announcement of Winners: July 2026
Participants are required to complete and submit a participation form. Make sure to follow the guidelines provided in the "Challenge Details" section.
Participation in this challenge is strictly on behalf of startups. Each startup is considered a single participant, and submissions should represent the organization's collective solution. While internal collaboration within the startup is encouraged, the entry must be submitted under the startup's name rather than individual team members.
Winners will receive up to 100,000 USD in QRDI funding for solution development, access to operational datasets, a trial environment and collaboration opportunities with HIA teams, mentorship and project management support, and the potential for commercial deployment within HIA and beyond.