Adacel and Smart Eye Announce Strategic Collaboration to Integrate Eye Tracking into Air Traffic Control Training

Adacel Technologies Limited (Adacel), a global leader in air traffic management and simulation technology, and Smart Eye, a worldrenowned provider of advanced eye tracking solutions, today announced a strategic collaboration to integrate Smart Eye’s cutting-edge eye tracking technology into Adacel’s MaxSim® air traffic control (ATC) simulation platform.

This collaboration is designed to enhance ATC training by providing deeper insights into controller attention, decision-making, and situational awareness within MaxSim’s highly realistic simulation environments. By combining Adacel’s operational simulation expertise with Smart Eye’s advanced eye tracking capabilities, the partnership will deliver a more immersive, data-driven training experience specifically tailored for air traffic controllers.

“Adacel has consistently led the evolution of ATC training technology,” said Michael Saunders, Vice President of Adacel. “Trusted by the FAA, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Army, our simulation platforms prepare controllers for the most complex and high-stakes operations. Partnering with Smart Eye now brings advanced eye tracking analytics into MaxSim, giving instructors unprecedented insight into attention, decision-making, and situational awareness — further enhancing safety and training effectiveness.”

Smart Eye’s eye tracking technology will provide actionable analytics on trainee performance, enabling instructors to identify areas for improvement more precisely and accelerate learning outcomes. The integration will initially focus on ATC training scenarios, with the goal of improving controller proficiency and safety in increasingly complex airspace operations. 

“This partnership underscores Smart Eye’s commitment to applying our eye tracking technology where it can have the greatest operational impact,” said Solmaz Shahmehr, Vice President of Applied AI at Smart Eye. “Working with Adacel allows us to bring sophisticated human performance analytics into ATC simulation, ultimately enhancing training effectiveness and aviation safety.” The collaboration will be