Jasenka Rakas

Job title:

NEXTOR III Deputy Director

Department:

Civil and Environmental Engineering

NEXTOR III

Faculty

Bio/CV:

Jasenka Rakas has the following research interests: Availability and reliability of communications, navigation and surveillance systems, airport systems planning and design, airport and airspace capacity and delay analysis, systems modeling and performance analysis, National Airspace System (NAS) infrastructure performance and investment analysis, NAS maintainability, air traffic flow management, cost/benefit analysis, simulation modeling and analysis, human factors and cognitive psychology

Research interests:

Availability and reliability of communications, navigation and surveillance systems, airport systems planning and design, airport and airspace capacity and delay analysis, systems modeling and performance analysis, National Airspace System (NAS) infrastructure performance and investment analysis, air traffic flow management, cost/benefit analysis, simulation modeling and analysis, human factors and cognitive psychology

Role:

Leadership

Contact

jrakas@ce.berkeley.edu

(510) 642-9064

107B McLaughlin Hall

http://faculty.ce.berkeley.edu/rakas/

Publications

A Model for Selecting the Best Sustainable Airport Technology Alternatives

Tchivwila, Moïse Biampata; Jasenka Rakas; Hendrickson, Thomas P.; Nikolic, Milos

Journal Article, 2025

Cost-effective Sampling to Evaluate Condition of Un-staffed Facilities in National Airspace System

Gupta, Gautam; Jasenka Rakas; Mark Hansen

Conference Paper, 2025

Air Traffic Controller-Pilot Speech Analysis: A Bayesian Statistical Framework for Future Aviation Systems Safety

Vallioor, Vishali Kirthi; Jasenka Rakas; Krozel, Jimmy; Kostiuk, Peter F.; Mohen, Michael T.

Conference Paper, 2025

A Data-Driven Method for Determining Hotspots in Airport Movement Areas

Davis, Jon; Makdisi, Sinan; Holman, Cal; Madrigal, Anahi; Zada, Mohammad; Jasenka Rakas

Conference Paper, 2025

Autonomous Firefighting Aircraft (AFA) Concept and Remote Unstaffed Heliport Site Selections

Naono, Gene; Rudy, Robert; Tran, Liana; Samaha, Michael; Seeley, Brien; Jasenka Rakas

Conference Paper, 2025

Urban Surface and Air Mobility Control: A Microsimulation Integrating Intelligent Fly-Drive Vehicles Into Surface Traffic

Gavric, Slavica; Stevanovic, Aleksandar; Mitrovic, Nikola; Netjasov, Fedja; Jasenka Rakas

Journal Article, 2025

Reducing Emissions through Monitoring and Predictive Modeling of Gate Operations of Idle Aircraft: A Case Study on San Francisco International Airport

Jasenka Rakas; Achatz Antonelli, Pietro; Walia, Chanan; Rouzbahani, Parham; Gikas, George

Research Report, 2025

Aircraft Surface Movement and Operation Monitoring Systems in General Aviation and Commercial Airports: A State-of-the-Art Review

Farhadmanesh, Mohammad; Rashidi, Abbas; Schonfeld, Paul; Jasenka Rakas; Marković, Nikola

Journal Article, 2025

Designing Seaplane Basis to Adapt Aviation to Future Sea Level Rise Scenarios

Jasenka Rakas; Zheng, An; Lindbergh, Sarah; Wang, Xiaoyue

Conference Paper, 2024

Implications of Wind Changes and Cross Wind Hazard Exposures at California Airports for Regional Air Mobility

Jasenka Rakas; Hu, Yingjie; Lindbergh, Sarah

Conference Paper, 2024

Equity Assessment of Transportation Should Incorporate Materials, Supply Chains, and Targeted Mitigation Policies

Greer, Fiona; Bin Thaneya, Ahmad; Apte, Joshua; Jasenka Rakas; Horvath, Arpad

Policy Brief, 2024

Creating Sustainable Aircraft and Routes: The Role of Emissions Analysis by Phase of Flight

D’Auria, Margaret; Davis, Ashley; Freitag, Katherine; Yee, Candace; Chupina, Valeria; Jasenka Rakas

Conference Paper, 2024

Controller-Pilot Voice Communication and Intent Monitoring for Future Aviation Systems Safety

Jasenka Rakas; Vallioor, Vishali Kirthi; Krozel, Jimmy; Kostiuk, Peter F.; Mohen, Michael T.

Conference Paper, 2024

Re-inventing Airport Land Use Planning in California: A Strategy for Updating the California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook — Recommendations for Update of California Airport Land Use Handbook

Jasenka Rakas; Lindbergh, Sarah; University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Transportation Studies; The FAA Consortium in Aviation Operations Research (NEXTOR III)

Research Report, 2024