Since the founding of the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, McGill, through the Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL), has been the world leading centre for interdisciplinary research on aerospace laws and policies utilized by governmental decision makers, aerospace industry, and legal professionals alike. Recently, MIAE researchers are developing innovative practices to address efficiency and sustainability issues for aviation transportation systems, particularly in relation to the urban environment.
Associated Academic Faculty
Vincent Correia • Institute of Air and Space Law
McGill Profile • Research Area: Avionics and Flight Controls
Recent Research Publications
- Correia, Vincent. Advanced Introduction to International Air Law, Elgar, Northampton, 2025, 198 pp.
- Correia, Vincent. “De l’interception d’un aéronef civil dans le ciel biélorusse à l’invasion russe de l’Ukraine : le droit et les relations internationales confrontés au spectre de la mauvaise foi”, Annuaire français des relations internationales, 2023.
- Correia, Vincent. “Incident aérien au-dessus de la Biélorussie et instrumentalisation de la règle de droit international”, Annuaire français de droit international, 2022.
- Correia, Vincent. “The General Court’s Decisions on State Aid Law in Times of Covid-19 Pandemic”, Air & Space Law, 2022, vol. 47, n° 1, pp. 1-24.
Andrea Harrington• McGill Institute of Air and Space Law
Recent Research Publications
- “Feminist Approaches to Space Law and Governance.” Andrea Harrington and Valerie Oosterveld. Oxford Handbook of Women and International Law (J. Jarpa Dawuni, Nienke Grossman, et al, eds.), Oxford University Press (2025).
- “Spacepower Theory and Law.” Andrea Harrington and Justin Lugo. The History and Application of Airpower (S. Michael Pavelec, ed.), Naval Institute Press (1 September 2026).
- “Knowledge Sharing from the Space Commons.” Andrea Harrington. The Environmental Knowledge Commons: Cases and Lessons for Data Sharing (Scott Shackleford & Angie Raymond, eds.), Cambridge University Press (13 March 2026.
- “Practical Legal Solutions for Space Debris Mitigation.” Andrea Harrington and Jack Wright Nelson. Who Leads the Way in the New Era of Space? The New Actors of International Space Law (Randi Ayman, Mahulena Hofmann, Güneş Ünüvar, eds), Hart Bloomsbury (15 October 2026).
Ram Jhaku • McGill Institute of Air and Space Law
Recent Research Publications
- McGill Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space: Volume I - Rules (Montreal: Centre for Research in Air and Space Law, 2022), Ram S. Jakhu & Steven Freeland
- Routledge Handbook of Space Law, Ram S. Jakhu and Paul Dempsey, eds. (Routledge, 2017)
- Global Space Governance: An International Study, Ram Jakhu and Joseph Pelton, Joseph, eds. (Springer, 2017)
- The Need for an Integrated Regulatory Regime for Aviation and Space: ICAO for Space? Ram S. Jakhu, Tommaso Sgobba, Paul Stephen Dempsey, eds. (Springer, 2011)
Lijun Sun • Department of Civil Engineering
Recent Research Publications
- C. Zhang and L. Sun (2024), "Bayesian Calibration of the Intelligent Driver Model," in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. Link to article.
- Zheng Zhu, Shanjiang Zhu, Lijun Sun & Atabak Mardan (2024) "Modelling changes in travel behaviour mechanisms through a high-order hidden Markov model", Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 20:1. Link to article.
- Xiaoxu Chen, Zhanhong Cheng, Jian Gang Jin, Martin Trépanier, and Lijun Sun, "Probabilistic Forecasting of Bus Travel Time with a Bayesian Gaussian Mixture Model", Transportation Science 2023, 57:6, 1516-1535
- Teufel, B., Carmo, F., Sushama, L. et al. "Physics-informed deep learning framework to model intense precipitation events at super resolution," Geosci. Lett. 10, 19 (2023). Link to article.
Jiangbo Yu • Department of Civil Engineering
Recent Research Publications
- Yu, J. (2025). "Preparing for an agentic era of human-machine transportation systems: Opportunities, challenges, and policy recommendations." Transport Policy, 171, 78-97.
- Augusto Manzolli, J., Yu, J., D’Apice, A. V., & Miranda-Moreno, L. (2026). "Balancing energy resilience and mobility: a multi-objective strategy for deploying shared autonomous electric vehicles during power outages." npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport, 3(1), 13.
- Yu, J., & Hyland, M. F. (2025). "Interpretable state-space model of urban dynamics for human-machine collaborative transportation planning." Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 192, 103134.
- Yu, J., Zhao, J., Miranda-Moreno, L., & Korp, M. (2025). "Modular AI agents for transportation surveys and interviews: Advancing engagement, transparency, and cost efficiency." Communications in Transportation Research, 5, 100172.
