On 4 November 2025, the MUSE and MAIA projects will host a joint final event at Fira Barcelona (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat), marking the end of three years of collaborative research funded by the SESAR Joint Undertaking under the Horizon Europe Programme. This event is organised as a side event to the Smart City Expo & Tomorrow Mobility World Congress and will also be available to join online.

This unique, full-day gathering will bring together experts, policymakers, industry players, and researchers to address two key dimensions of sustainable air transport:

  • Airport access innovations (MAIA project – morning)
  • Urban air mobility assessment (MUSE project – afternoon)

The afternoon session (14:00–17:30 CET) will be dedicated to the MUSE project, which has focused on evaluating how urban air mobility operations affect citizens’ quality of life. Participants will discover:

  • MUSE’s innovative methodologies and tools to measure environmental and social impacts
  • A panel discussion on Social & Environmental Challenges & Needs related to Urban Air Mobility Operations
  • The release of the White Paper “Measuring U-Space Social and Environmental Impact: Lessons Learnt from MUSE and Way Forward”

In the morning session (09:00–12:30), attendees will also have the opportunity to engage with the MAIA project’s results, which focus on improving multimodal connections between airports and urban areas.

Why attend?
This joint final event offers a rare opportunity to explore the future of both sustainable airport access and urban air mobility in a single day, learning from two pioneering projects and engaging in discussions that will help shape policy and research priorities.

Registration: MAIA & MUSE final events: Uncovering solutions for intelligent airport access and more sustainable urban air mobility | Polis Network
Contact: mcoyne@polisnetwork.eu

Draft Agenda

14:00 Introduction

14:20 Presentation of MUSE project results: U-space Performance Framework, Assessment toolset, and Demo results

15:30 Coffee Break

15:50 Panel Discussion among authorities, environment specialists, UAM operation and infrastructure experts

17:00 Presentation of the MUSE White Paper

17:20: Conclusion

17:30 End of the final event