Dr Jun Chen

Publications

Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Advanced Robotics

2026

Sequence-based selection hyper-heuristics with a Prolog knowledge-based system for real-world network design optimisation
Arpaci A Drake JH Glover T Chen J
Expert Systems With Applications, Elsevier vol. 321 

DOI 10.1016/j.eswa.2026.132092

01-07-2026

A multi-objective multigraph A* algorithm with online likely-admissible heuristics using walk-based shallow embeddings
Liu S Weiszer M Zhang J Wang X Burke EK Chen J
Expert Systems With Applications, Elsevier vol. 304 

DOI 10.1016/j.eswa.2025.130654

QMRO

01-04-2026

2025

Heuristic Initialisation based on Graph Structures for Shortest Path Search on Multi-objective Multigraphs
Liu S Beke L Chen J
2025 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC). vol. 00, 1-4.  

DOI 10.1109/cec65147.2025.11042998

12-06-2025

A non-hierarchical approach to integrate airport airside operations using adaptive large neighbourhood search
Liu J Yu B Jiang Y Gao F Chen J
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, Elsevier vol. 171 

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2024.104948

QMRO

01-02-2025

2024

Urban Air Mobility: A Review and Challenges
Li Y Guo T Chen J Wu J Zhang Y Alam S Cai K Du W
IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 17 (3), 67-87.  

DOI 10.1109/mits.2024.3496480

QMRO

04-12-2024

MAST-GNN: A multimodal adaptive spatio-temporal graph neural network for airspace complexity prediction
Li B Li Z Chen J Yan Y Lv Y Du W
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, Elsevier vol. 160 

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2024.104521

QMRO

01-03-2024

Extracting multi-objective multigraph features for the shortest path cost prediction: Statistics-based or learning-based?
Liu S Wang X Weiszer M Chen J
Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation, Elsevier vol. 3 (1) 

DOI 10.1016/j.geits.2023.100129

QMRO

01-02-2024

An Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) Based System for Optimal Taxiing Navigation of a BOEING-747 Aircraft
Al-Hindi A Mahfouf M Chen J Obajemu O
In Advances in Computational Intelligence Systems, Springer Nature 250-260.  

DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-55568-8_21

01-01-2024

Network Design Optimisation Using Two Population-Based Search Strategies
Arpaci A Chen J Drake JH Glover T
In Advances in Computational Intelligence Systems, Springer Nature 451-462.  

DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-55568-8_38

01-01-2024

2023

Airport Ground Movement Optimization Revisited: Coupling Airport Runway Spacing to Multi-Objective Routing and Scheduling Through Genetic Algorithms
Perea FRP Chen J Weiszer M Korna J Cannon R
2023 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI). vol. 00, 200-206.  

DOI 10.1109/ssci52147.2023.10371802

08-12-2023

A multi-objective memetic algorithm with adaptive local search for airspace complexity mitigation
Li B Guo T Mei Y Li Y Chen J Zhang Y Tang K Du W
Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, Elsevier vol. 83 

DOI 10.1016/j.swevo.2023.101400

QMRO

01-12-2023

Routing and Scheduling in Multigraphs With Time Constraints—A Memetic Approach for Airport Ground Movement
Beke L Uribe L Lara A Coello CAC Weiszer M Burke EK Chen J
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 28 (2), 474-488.  

DOI 10.1109/tevc.2023.3262743

QMRO

10-04-2023

2022

An Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic-Based Map Matching Algorithm for Airport Ground Movements
Wang X Brownlee AEI Weiszer M Woodward JR Mahfouf M Chen J
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 31 (2), 582-595.  

DOI 10.1109/tfuzz.2022.3221793

QMRO

21-11-2022

Multi-objective Multigraph A* Search with Learning Heuristics based on Node Metrics and Graph Embedding
Liu S Chen J Weiszer M
2022 IEEE 11th International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS). vol. 00, 1-8.  

DOI 10.1109/is57118.2022.10019653

QMRO

14-10-2022

A Spatiotemporal Hybrid Model for Airspace Complexity Prediction
Du W Li B Chen J Lv Y Li Y
IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 15 (2), 217-224.  

DOI 10.1109/mits.2022.3204099

QMRO

28-09-2022

Search graph structure and its implications for multi-graph constrained routing and scheduling problems
Weiszer M Burke EK Chen J
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1) 

DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-18026-w

QMRO

01-09-2022

Sequence-based Selection Hyper-heuristics for Real-World Fibre Network Design Optimisation
Arpaci A Chen J Drake JH Glover T
2022 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC). vol. 00, 1-8.  

DOI 10.1109/cec55065.2022.9870334

23-07-2022

An extended memetic algorithm for multiobjective routing and scheduling of airport ground movements with intermediate holding
Zhang T Beke L Liu S Weiszer M Chen J
2022 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC). vol. 00, 1-8.  

DOI 10.1109/cec55065.2022.9870239

23-07-2022

Computational Intelligence in Data‐Driven Modelling and Its Engineering Applications 2020
Zhang Q Chen J Nguyen TT
Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi vol. 2022 (1), 1-2.  

DOI 10.1155/2022/9845906

QMRO

11-02-2022

A Spatiotemporal Neural Network Model for Estimated-Time-of-Arrival Prediction of Flights in a Terminal Maneuvering Area
Ma Y Du W Chen J Zhang Y Lv Y Cao X
IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 15 (1), 285-299.  

DOI 10.1109/mits.2021.3132766

QMRO

05-01-2022

Productivity prediction in aircraft final assembly lines: Comparisons and insights in different productivity ranges
Long T Li Y Chen J
Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Elsevier vol. 62, 377-389.  

DOI 10.1016/j.jmsy.2021.12.010

QMRO

01-01-2022

2021

A chance-constrained programming model for airport ground movement optimisation with taxi time uncertainties
Wang X Brownlee AEI Weiszer M Woodward JR Mahfouf Chen J
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, Elsevier vol. 132 

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2021.103382

QMRO

01-11-2021

A Deep Unsupervised Learning Approach for Airspace Complexity Evaluation
Li B Du W Zhang Y Chen J Tang K Cao X
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 23 (8), 11739-11751.  

DOI 10.1109/tits.2021.3106779

QMRO

08-09-2021

Cooperative pursuit of unauthorized UAVs in urban airspace via Multi-agent reinforcement learning
Du W Guo T Chen J Li B Zhu G Cao X
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies vol. 128 

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2021.103122

QMRO

01-07-2021

Real-Time Four-Dimensional Trajectory Generation Based on Gain-Scheduling Control and a High-Fidelity Aircraft Model
Obajemu O Mahfouf Maiyar LM Al-Hindi A Weiszer M Chen J
Engineering, Elsevier vol. 7 (4), 495-506.  

DOI 10.1016/j.eng.2021.01.009

QMRO

01-04-2021

A Comparison of Genetic Representations and Initialisation Methods for the Multi-objective Shortest Path Problem on Multigraphs
Beke L Weiszer M Chen J
Sn Computer Science, Springer Nature vol. 2 (3) 

DOI 10.1007/s42979-021-00512-z

QMRO

30-03-2021

Aircraft taxi time prediction: Feature importance and their implications
Wang X Brownlee AEI Woodward JR Weiszer M Mahfouf Chen J
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, Elsevier vol. 124 

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2020.102892

QMRO

01-03-2021

2020

Multi-objective routing and scheduling for airport ground movement
Weiszer M Burke EK Chen J
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, Elsevier vol. 119 

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2020.102734

QMRO

01-10-2020

The feasibility of Follow-the-Greens for 4-dimensional trajectory based airport ground movements
Zhang T Weiszer M Chen J
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, Elsevier vol. 116 

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2020.102632

QMRO

01-07-2020

A Comparative Study on Flight Delay Networks of the USA and China
Wang Y Zheng H Wu F Chen J Hansen M
Journal of Advanced Transportation, Hindawi vol. 2020 (1), 1-11.  

DOI 10.1155/2020/1369591

QMRO

02-06-2020

Fuzzy Modelling of Fuel Consumptions and Emissions for Optimal Navigation of a BOEING-747 Aircraft
Obajemu O Mahfouf M Maiyar LM He C Allerton DJA Chen J Weiszer M
2020 IEEE Aerospace Conference. vol. 00, 1-7.  

DOI 10.1109/aero47225.2020.9172354

07-03-2020

A Comparison of Genetic Representations for Multi-objective Shortest Path Problems on Multigraphs
Beke L Weiszer M Chen J
Lecture Notes in Computer Science. vol. 12102, 35-50.  

DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-43680-3_3

QMRO

01-01-2020

2019

Heterogeneous pigeon-inspired optimization
Wang H Zhang Z Dai Z Chen J Zhu X Du W Cao X
Science China Information Sciences, Springer Nature vol. 62 (7) 

DOI 10.1007/s11432-018-9713-7

QMRO

23-05-2019

Optimized Deployment of a Radar Network Based on an Improved Firefly Algorithm
Zhang X-J Jia W Guan X-M Xu G-Q Chen J Zhu Y-B
Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University Press vol. 20 (3), 425-437.  

DOI 10.1631/fitee.1800749

QMRO

01-03-2019

2018

Aircraft conflict resolution method based on hybrid ant colony optimization and artificial potential field
Liu H Liu F Zhang X Guan X Chen J Savinaud P
Science China Information Sciences vol. 61 (12) 

DOI 10.1007/s11432-017-9310-5

01-12-2018

Interpretable Fuzzy Rule-Based Systems for Classification of Multi-Class EEG Data
Zareian E Chen J O'Hare L Bhattacharya BS Gordon T
2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)., 4224-4229.  

DOI 10.1109/smc.2018.00715

01-10-2018

An online speed profile generation approach for efficient airport ground movement
Zhang T Ding M Zuo H Chen J Weiszer M Qian X Burke EK
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, Elsevier vol. 93, 256-272.  

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2018.05.030

QMRO

01-08-2018

A knowledge-transfer-based learning framework for airspace operation complexity evaluation
Cao X Zhu X Tian Z Chen J Wu D Du W
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies vol. 95, 61-81.  

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2018.07.008

QMRO

20-07-2018

A rolling window with genetic algorithm approach to sorting aircraft for automated taxi routing
Brownlee AEI Woodward JR Weiszer M Chen J
Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference., 1207-1213.  

DOI 10.1145/3205455.3205558

QMRO

02-07-2018

A fuzzy approach to addressing uncertainty in Airport Ground Movement optimisation
Brownlee AEI Weiszer M Chen J Ravizza S Woodward JR Burke EK
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, Elsevier vol. 92, 150-175.  

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2018.04.020

QMRO

01-07-2018

Preference-based evolutionary algorithm for airport surface operations
Weiszer M Chen J Stewart P Zhang X
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, Elsevier vol. 91, 296-316.  

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2018.04.008

QMRO

01-06-2018

2017

Multi-objective Fuzzy Rule-Based Prediction and Uncertainty Quantification of Aircraft Taxi Time
Chen J Weiszer M Zareian E Mahfouf Obajemu O
2017 IEEE 20th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC)., 1-5.  

DOI 10.1109/itsc.2017.8317826

QMRO

01-10-2017

A large-scale multi-objective flights conflict avoidance approach supporting 4D trajectory operation
Guan X Zhang X Lv R Chen J Michal W
Science China Information Sciences, Springer Nature vol. 60 (11) 

DOI 10.1007/s11432-016-9024-y

QMRO

01-09-2017

A type-2 fuzzy modelling framework for aircraft taxi-time prediction
Obajemu O Mahfouf M Allerton D Weiszer M Chen J
IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems Proceedings ITSC. vol. 2018-March 

DOI 10.1109/ITSC.2017.8317798

QMRO

02-07-2017

2016

Toward a more realistic, cost-effective, and greener ground movement through active routing: A multiobjective shortest path approach
Chen J Weiszer M Locatelli G Ravizza S Atkin JA Stewart P Burke EK
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems vol. 17 (12), 3524-3540.  

DOI 10.1109/TITS.2016.2587619

QMRO

01-12-2016

Hybrid Hierarchical Clustering — Piecewise Aggregate Approximation, with Applications
Zhang Y Gallimore M Bingham C Chen J Xu Y
International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Applications, World Scientific Publishing vol. 15 (04) 

DOI 10.1142/s146902681650019x

QMRO

01-12-2016

Toward a More Realistic, Cost-Effective, and Greener Ground Movement Through Active Routing - Part I: Optimal Speed Profile Generation
Chen J Weiszer M Stewart P Shabani M
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems vol. 17 (5), 1196-1209.  

DOI 10.1109/TITS.2015.2477350

QMRO

01-05-2016

A Robust Evolutionary Optimisation Approach for Parameterising a Neural Mass Model
Zareian E Chen J Bhattacharya BS
Lecture Notes in Computer Science. vol. 9887, 225-234.  

DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44781-0_27

01-01-2016

2015

An integrated optimisation approach to airport ground operations to foster sustainability in the aviation sector
Weiszer M Chen J Locatelli G
Applied Energy, Elsevier vol. 157, 567-582.  

DOI 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.039

QMRO

01-11-2015

Preference-Based Evolutionary Algorithm for Airport Runway Scheduling and Ground Movement Optimisation
Weiszer M Chen J Stewart P
2015 IEEE 18th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems., 2078-2083.  

DOI 10.1109/itsc.2015.336

30-10-2015

Optimal Speed Profile Generation for Airport Ground Movement with Consideration of Emissions
Chen J Weiszer M Stewart P
2015 IEEE 18th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems., 1797-1802.  

DOI 10.1109/itsc.2015.292

30-10-2015

A real-time Active Routing approach via a database for airport surface movement
Weiszer M Chen J Stewart P
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, Elsevier vol. 58, 127-145.  

DOI 10.1016/j.trc.2015.07.011

QMRO

01-09-2015

A new holistic systems approach to the design of heat treated alloy steels using a biologically inspired multi-objective optimisation algorithm
Chen J Mahfouf Sidahmed G
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier vol. 37, 103-114.  

DOI 10.1016/j.engappai.2014.08.014

QMRO

01-01-2015

2014

A heuristic approach to greener airport ground movement
Weiszer M Chen J Ravizza S Atkin J Stewart P
2014 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC)., 3280-3286.  

DOI 10.1109/cec.2014.6900372

01-07-2014

Aircraft taxi time prediction: Comparisons and insights
Ravizza S Chen J Atkin JAD Stewart P Burke EK
Applied Soft Computing, Elsevier vol. 14, 397-406.  

DOI 10.1016/j.asoc.2013.10.004

QMRO

01-01-2014

2013

The trade-off between taxi time and fuel consumption in airport ground movement
Ravizza S Chen J Atkin JAD Burke EK Stewart P
Public Transport, Springer Nature vol. 5 (1-2), 25-40.  

DOI 10.1007/s12469-013-0060-1

QMRO

13-02-2013

2012

Improving Transparency in Approximate Fuzzy Modeling Using Multi-objective Immune-Inspired Optimisation
Chen J Mahfouf M
International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, Springer Nature vol. 5 (2), 322-342.  

DOI 10.1080/18756891.2012.685311

QMRO

01-01-2012

Grants

Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Advanced Robotics

(EPSRC IDLA - NATS Industrial Contribution) Probabilistic Simulation for Airport Airside Operations: Uncertainty Quantification and Optimisation
Xinwei Wang and Jun Chen
£60,000 NATS Limited
01-09-2025 - 31-08-2029

EPSRC ICASE - Routing and Scheduling Movements at Airports Considering Interdependence and Intermedi
Jun Chen
£34,968 NATS Limited
01-10-2023 - 30-09-2027

EPSRC DTP Mobility 2020
Eram Rizvi, Mark Sandler, Nicholas Bryan-Kinns and Jun Chen
£1,705,691 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-10-2020 - 30-04-2028

iCASE Award Industrial Contribution BT
Jun Chen and John Drake
£36,000 British Telecommunications PLC
01-10-2019 - 30-04-2026

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Non-probabilistic reliability calibration method and error compensation strategy for precision assembly robot based on workspace partition
Jun Chen and Michal Weiszer
£11,000 Royal Society
31-03-2023 - 31-12-2025

Intelligent Control of Sewer Networks
Jun Chen
£30,653 Anglian Water Group LTD
20-01-2019 - 31-01-2021

Flexible Innovation Starter Fund (IAA)
Michal Weiszer and Jun Chen
£5,000 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-01-2019 - 31-03-2020

Simulation platform for airport ground movement
Michal Weiszer and Jun Chen
£9,474 AVISU Ltd
03-09-2018 - 30-09-2020

Transferring an Intelligent Pump Controller onto a Hardware Platform – Phase 5: Advanced Functionali
Jun Chen
£18,469 Anglian Water Group LTD
18-09-2017 - 17-09-2018

TRANSIT
Jun Chen
£192,753 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-06-2017 - 31-08-2022

Research Group

PhD Students

• Feezan Akhtar
  Routing and Scheduling Movement At Airports Considering Interdependence & Intermediate Holding.
• Olivia Jelks
  Rich Simulation Driven Design Optimisation
• Nadeem Khondokar
  Trustable Public Transit Through Integrated Multimodal Transit Networks and Trip Planning
• Jiaxing Li
  Towards Intelligent Decision Support and Risk Assessment Transport Systems
• Francisco Parra Perea
  Integrated Airport Airside Simulation, Control & Decision-Making
• Yinghao Qin
  Effective Energy and Infrastructure Management Through Simulation-Based Optimisation
• Tingting Yang
  Trustable Public Transit Through Integrated Multimodal Transit Networks and Trip Planning

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