Call for Papers

Please direct questions to:
Andres Arrieta, Purdue University
Marcias Martinez, Clarkson University

The Adaptive Structures Technical Committee solicits papers addressing intelligent, flexible systems that are responsive to ever-changing operational environments and/or tailored control stimuli. These sessions provide an active forum to discuss the latest breakthroughs in smart structures, the cutting edge in adaptive structure applications, and the recent advances in both new device technologies and basic engineering research exploration. Papers are invited in areas ranging broadly from basic research to applied technological design and development to integrated system and application demonstrations. Contributions from industry, government, and academia are all encouraged. Students presenting a paper are encouraged to demonstrate hardware operation. Students interested in participating in the paper competition are also reminded to select the Student Paper Competition option during abstract submission. General topic areas of interest are listed below. Please click Additional Details  for more information.

• Active and Passive Adaptive Concepts/Systems
• Adaptive Spacecraft Structures and Systems (Joint AS/SCS)
• Adaptive Structures Concepts on UAVs
• Adaptive Structures in Wind Energy
• Advanced manufacturing, composites, adaptive structure design & rapid prototyping (Joint AS DE/MAT)
• Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Adaptive Structures/Materials
• Engineered Materials and Metamaterials with Adaptive Properties
• Load Alleviation for Aerospace Vehicles (Joint AS/SD)
• Morphing and/or Biomimetic Adaptive Structures/Materials
• Multifunctional Structures/Materials
• Smart Sensors/Actuators Design
• Special Session: Metamaterials and Adaptive Structures for Flow Control (Joint AS / FD)
• Special Session: Physically and Mechanical Embodied Computing in Aerospace Systems
• Special Session: Structural Health Monitoring & Non-Destructive Evaluation (Joint AS/STR)
• Structures and Materials in Extreme Environments (Joint AS/MAT/STR)
• Systems Enabled by Adaptive Structures
• Other Topics in Adaptive Structures

Please direct questions to:
Ching-Wen Kuo, Amentum Technology Inc.
Anupam Sharma, Iowa State University

Technical papers are solicited that present original research in the areas of theoretical, computational, and experimental aeroacoustics. The program’s technical content will include topics that address the generation, propagation, and control of aerospace vehicle noise, as well as the effect of noise on structures and individuals. Studies in related areas, particularly potential interrelationship with non-aerospace industries, are also encouraged. This can include, but is not limited to, the application of aerospace noise suppression technologies in other industries, and non-aerospace research with potential application to the aerospace industry. 2024 AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics and 2025 SciTech Forum papers of superb technical quality, notable originality, and scholarly accuracy will be considered for the 2025 AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Best Paper Award. Topics of specific interest include, but are not limited to:

• Acoustic / Fluid Dynamics Interactions
• Advanced Air Mobility Noise (joint AA/TF/EAT)
• Advanced Testing Techniques
• Airframe / High-Lift Noise
• Computational Aeroacoustics
• Duct Acoustics
• Flight Vehicle Community Noise
• General Acoustics
• Interior Noise / Structural Acoustics and Metamaterials
• Jet Aeroacoustics
• Propeller, Rotorcraft and Wind Turbine Noise
• Reduced-order Modeling and Machine Learning for Fluid Dynamics and Aeroacoustics (joint AA/FD)
• Sonic Boom (joint AA/FD)
• Turbomachinery and Core Noise
• Turbulence and Vortex Induced Noise Sources (joint AA/FD)

Please direct questions to: 
Joseph Jewell, Purdue University
Ellen Yi Chen Mazumdar, Georgia Institute of Technology

Papers are solicited on topics covering new developments and applications of aerodynamic measurement technologies for laboratory, ground-test, or flight-test conditions. Submissions are encouraged encompassing flows of all types (incompressible to hypersonic), thermodynamic conditions (non-reacting to combustion and plasma systems), spatial and temporal scales (from microns to meters and sub-Hz to MHz), and measurement approaches (from surface sensors & probes to laser-based imaging). Papers should emphasize advancements, innovations, and research challenges related to the measurement technique itself or its implementation rather than details of the fluid dynamic or structural problem of its application. A select number of 15-minute oral-only presentations will also be accepted, for which authors should simply submit a 2-page abstract indicating at the top of the first page “oral-only (no paper) submission.” Specific topic areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Advancements in Planar, Volumetric, and High-Speed Imaging Techniques
• Combustion & Propulsion System, Spray, Plasma, and Aerothermal Flow Diagnostics
• Development and Applications of Novel Diagnostics for Hypersonic Systems
• Error Analysis, Uncertainty Quantification, and Novel Data Analysis Techniques
• Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques for Challenging Environments and Test Facilities (GT/AMT)
• Measurements for Fluid-Structure Interactions, Aeroacoustics, and Wind Energy Applications
• Measurements for High-Speed Turbulent and Transitional Boundary Layers
• Measurements for Structural Characterization and the Development of Novel Materials
• Measurements Supporting Data-Driven Modeling and Model Validation
• Novel Techniques, Methodologies, and Instrumentation
• Spectroscopic Techniques such as PLIF, CARS, LIBS, Raman Scattering, and Absorption Spectroscopy
• Surface Measurement Techniques and Technologies
• Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in Aerospace Measurements and Experiment Analysis
• Velocimetry Techniques such as PIV, MTV, DGV, and FLEET
• Other Topics Related to Aerodynamic Measurement Technology

Please direct questions to:
Raymond LeBeau, Saint Louis University
Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University
Robert Frederick, University of Alabama-Huntsville

Aerospace engineering is both highly specialized and highly diverse, challenging the aerospace education community to educate students that contribute to the broad needs of the profession either in industry or higher education. Papers as well as panel sessions are sought that address all aspects of aerospace education including courses, curriculum, course delivery methods, pedagogies, inter-collegiate and industry collaborations, and assessment methods. Of specific interest for SciTech 2026 is a joint session with Structures and Spacecraft Structures on educational activities and student design (such as the COSMIC Capstone Challenge) in In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM). Another topic of interest for SciTech 2026 is a joint session with Design Engineering on Advances in Design Education, K-12 STEAM Initiatives, and Extended University Curricula. Submissions to these joint sessions should be identified by selecting the corresponding subtopic.

• Advances in Design Education, K-12 STEAM Initiatives, and Extended University Curricula (with DE)
• Autonomous Aerial Systems in Undergraduate Aerospace Education
• Best Practices for ABET Assessment and Curriculum Development
• Better Preparation of Graduates for a Rapidly Evolving Work Environment
• Broader Innovative Collaboration of Industry and Academia in Engineering Education
• Curricula Addressing the Multidisciplinary Nature of Aerospace System Analysis and Design
• Educational Activities and Design in In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM)
• Initiatives in Aerospace System Analysis and Design Education Including MBSE and Digital Engineering
• Innovative Pedagogical Initiatives
• Inspiring Sustainability, Green Engineering Practices, and Entrepreneurship in the Classroom
• Novel Outreach Activities
• Undergraduate Educational Experiences in Space Exploration and Space Systems

Please direct questions to:
Jeremiah McNatt, NASA Glenn Research Center
Levi Elston, AFRL
Erik Brandon, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Papers are sought on all aspects of Aerospace Power Systems, from the component and system level to mission applications. Discussions of study findings, results of practical applications, tests, simulations, short- and long-term performance, and new technology research, development and maturation efforts are encouraged. Power Generation (photovoltaic, nuclear, thermal), Energy Storage (batteries, capacitors, fuel cells, flywheels), and Power Management and Distribution are included in this area, for space and aviation applications. Power systems that support lunar architectures (including orbital platforms and surface systems), power technologies designed for extreme environments and deep space operations, and technologies that support high-speed/hypersonic vehicle power systems are especially encouraged. Specific topical areas are listed below. However, authors are encouraged to submit papers on other innovative concepts related to Aerospace Power Systems.

• Design, Fabrication and Performance of Aerospace Power System Components
• Advanced Power Concepts (energy harvesting, in situ derived power, combined chemical heat/power)
• Approaches for Assessing and Evaluating Novel Power System Sizing and Applicability
• Approaches to Fault Tolerance in Power Systems
• Battery Management Systems and State-of-Charge Determination
• Design and Development of Power Technologies for Extreme Environments
• Design of Power Systems for Long Life/High Reliability in the Deep Space Environment
• Energy Conversion Technologies (Cycles, Materials, Fluids) for Integrated Vehicle/Propulsion/Power
• Energy Storage Technologies for Aerospace Applications: Batteries, Capacitors, Novel Concepts
• Lunar Orbital and Surface Power Systems: Concepts, Components, Applications
• New Approaches for Testing and Validating Power Components and Systems
• Novel Power Converter Topologies/Designs and Power Architectures
• Nuclear and Radioisotope Power Systems for Planetary, Satellite, or Deep Space Applications
• Photovoltaic Power Generation Advancements from Solar Cells to Arrays
• Power Generation, Management, Control, and Distribution in Aerospace Environments
• Power System Operations and Lessons Learned
• Primary and Regenerative Fuel Cells
• Spacecraft Power System Design, Fabrication, Testing, and Experience
• Thermal-to-Electric Conversion (Thermoelectrics, Thermionics, Thermophotovoltaics, Thermoradiative)
• Wireless Power Transfer Systems and Components including Beamed Energy Systems
• Other Innovative Concepts and Topics in Aerospace Power Systems

Please direct questions to: 
Imon Chakraborty, Auburn University
Taylor Fazzini, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

Papers are sought on all aspects of atmospheric flight vehicle design, including fixed and rotary wing, subsonic through hypersonic, micro air vehicles to very large aircraft, general aviation, urban/on-demand mobility, and manned or unmanned aircraft. Topics such as design methodologies and processes, design tools, design integration, technology developments, innovative designs, case studies, and design education are welcome. Review papers on recent developments and trends in aircraft design are also sought. Design considerations such as environmental issues, energy optimization, noise reduction, electric aircraft systems, reducing manufacturing, operating, and life-cycle costs, etc. are also important topics of interest. Please click Additional Details  for more information.

• Aircraft Design Education
• Aircraft Design Tools, Processes, and Frameworks
• Aircraft Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization (MDAO)
• Aircraft Electrification – Primary Power (All-Electric, Hybrid-Electric, Turbo-Electric Propulsion)
• Aircraft Electrification – Secondary Power (Electrified Systems Architectures)
• Aircraft Aerodynamic Design, Including Analysis Tools and Methods
• Aircraft Structural Design, Including Analysis Tools and Methods
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Aircraft Design
• Design for Performance and Operations
• Design for Reliability and Maintenance
• Design for Sustainable Aviation and Environmental Impact
• Design of Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) Aircraft
• Design of General Aviation Aircraft
• Design of Hypersonic and Supersonic Aircraft
• Design of Novel/Unconventional Air Vehicle Configurations
• Design of Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) Aircraft
• Design of Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Aircraft
• Multi-functional/Multi-purpose Structural Design
• Uncertainty Quantification/Management and Robust Design Methods for Aircraft Design
• Unmanned Aircraft Design, Including Micro Air Vehicles

Please direct questions to: 
Jennifer Abras, HPCMP CREATE
Robert Decker, United States Air Force Acadamy
Camli Badrya, University of California Davis

Papers are solicited in the areas of theoretical, experimental, and computational approaches to aerodynamics applications. Relevant areas of interest include, but are not limited to, flight or ground vehicle aerodynamic design, analysis of wing/rotor/vehicle aerodynamic performance, methods for modeling aerodynamic bodies, and novel studies or technological applications related to aerodynamic applications. Specific areas of interest are listed below, but work in related areas is also encouraged.

• Aerodynamic Design: Analysis, Methodologies, and Optimization Techniques (Joint APA/ACD/MDO)
• Aerodynamic Testing: Ground, Wind-Tunnel, and Flight Testing (Joint APA/GT/FT)
• Aerodynamics of Inlets and Nozzles (Joint APA/INSPI)
• Aero-Propulsive Interactions and Aerodynamics of Integrated Propeller Systems
• Aero-Structural Interactions
• Airfoil/Wing/Configuration Aerodynamics
• Applied Aeroelasticity and Aerodynamic-Structural Dynamics Interaction
• Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics
• CFD on Large-Scale Meshes for Applied Aerodynamics (Joint APA/CFD2030/MVCE)
• Environmentally Friendly / Efficient Aerodynamics
• Flow Control: Methods and Applications (Joint APA/FD)
• History and Evolution of Aircraft Designs and Design Methodologies (Joint APA/HIS)
• Hypersonic Aerodynamics (Joint APA/FD)
• Low Speed, Low Reynolds Number & Bio-Inspired Aerodynamics
• Missile/Projectile/Munition Aerodynamics, Carriage & Store Separation
• Propeller/Rotorcraft/Wind Turbine Aerodynamics
• Reduced Order Aerodynamic Modeling & System Identification
• Special Session: 2nd AIAA Stability and Control Prediction Workshop
• Special Session: Applied Aerodynamics: State of the Art (Invited)
• Special Session: Applied Surrogate Modeling (Invited)
• Special Session: BOLT-1B Flight Experiment (Invited, Joint APA/FD)
• Special Session: High Speed Aerodynamics, in honor of Antonio Ferri (Invited, Joint APA/FD)
• Special Session: HLFC Technology and Prediction Methods (Invited, Joint APA/FD)
• Special Session: HPC Multi-Physics CREATE (Invited)
• Special Session: Rotor-in-Hover Simulations (Invited)
• Special Session: Space Launch System Advances in Aerosciences (Invited)
• Supersonic Aerodynamics (Joint APA/SPSN)
• Transonic Aerodynamics
• Turbulence and Transition Modeling for Aerodynamic Applications
• Unsteady Aerodynamics
• Visualization and Knowledge Extraction of Large Data Sets (Joint APA/CFD2030/MVCE)
• Other Topics in Applied Aerodynamics

Please direct questions to:
Linda Krause, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Daoru Han, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Technical papers are being solicited on the space environment and its effects on spacecraft. All orbital environments are considered, including Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Polar Orbit (Polar), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO), Interplanetary Space, and planetary environments. Submissions on the near-lunar and martian space environments are especially encouraged. Specific topical areas are listed below. Authors are encouraged to submit papers on other novel ideas and topics related to Space Environments.

• Atmospheric and Space Plasmas (Rarefied Plasma, Dusty Plasmas, Lightning, etc.) (joint ASE/PDL)
• Complex Effects of Combined Environmental Factors
• Environmental Effects on Spacecraft Material Properties
• Ground Testing of Space Environments and Effects
• Interplanetary Environments and Effects on Lunar and Martian Exploration (joint ASE/EXPL)
• On-Orbit Instrumentation and Data
• Simulation, Measurement, and Mitigation of Spacecraft Charging, Wakes, and Elecrostatic Discharge
• Space Environment Models with Big Data/AI/ML (joint MVCE/ASE)
• Space Weather Research, Operations, and R2O/O2R
• Other Topics in Space Environments

Please direct questions to: 
Chase Schulze, Systems Technology, Inc
Giusy Falcone, University of Michigan
Chris Karlgaard, NASA Langley Research Center

The Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Committee solicits papers related to atmospheric flight mechanics across all disciplines, including flight performance, flight and ground test, flying and handling qualities, and system identification. The topics can be from all flight regimes and missions including single vehicle / formation flight, gliding flight, powered flight, atmospheric reentry, and planetary aeroassist. The AFM TC encourages papers that consider all vehicle types and configurations, including conventional aircraft, rotorcraft, multirotor vehicles, urban air mobility concepts, vertical and short take-off aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, electric aircraft, biomimetic vehicles, hypersonic and aeroassist vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, projectiles, and aerodynamic decelerators. Papers are also encouraged that discuss education in atmospheric flight mechanics, multidisciplinary efforts, and projects with international collaboration. Please click Additional Details  for more information.

• Aerodynamic Prediction Methods
• Aeroservoelasticity
• Aircraft Dynamics, Performance, Stability, and Control
• Handling Qualities and Flying Qualities
• Hypersonic and Spacecraft Flight Mechanics
• Launch Vehicle, Missile, and Projectile Flight Mechanics
• Special Session: Flight Testing Advanced Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (Joint AFM / Flight Test TC)
• System Identification and Flight Test
• Unique Aircraft Configurations
• Unmanned and Optionally-Manned Aircraft Systems
• Other Topics in Atmospheric Flight Mechanics & Special Sessions

Please direct questions to: 
Prashant Khare, University of Cincinnati
Dimitri Mavriplis, Scientific Simulations LLC
Daniel Livescu, Los Alamos National Laboratory

The CFD2030 Vision report laid out a bold vision for future computational capabilities and their potential impact on aerospace engineering and design, and recommended the establishment of Grand Challenges (GCs) to drive CFD technology development. Since 2021, four GCs have been developed and published in key technical areas: high-lift aerodynamics (AIAA Paper 2021-0955), full engine simulation (2021-0956), CFD-in-the-loop for space vehicle design (2021-0957), and hypersonics (2024-0683). Under the CFD2030 topic, we are soliciting papers that address current efforts to advance CFD technology, to both highlight the current state-of-the-art and to help identify where technology advancements are needed to make significant progress towards achieving the GCs.

• CFD on Large-Scale Meshes for Applied Aerodynamics (Joint APA/CFD2030/MVCE)
• CFD technology to predict aerodynamic characteristics at the edges of the flight envelope
• CFD Vision 2030: Roadmap Update & Emerging Technologies (by invitation only)
• Development of AI/ML for CFD applications
• Development of high-resolution aerodynamic databases including Uncertainty Quantification (UQ)
• Development of propulsion-related simulations toward Full Engine Simulation
• Development of testing techniques or datasets to validate hypersonic multi-disciplinary analysis
• Development of testing techniques to validate coupled aero/structural computational analysis
• Visualization and Knowledge Extraction of Large Data Sets (Joint APA/CFD2030/MVCE)

Please direct questions to: 
Rick Ramirez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Christopher J. Coley, United States Air Force Academy

Papers are sought on theoretical and practical considerations involving cyber, computer, computation, and information processing techniques relevant to aerospace applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following. Please see Additional Details  for more information.

• Computer hardware support for vision systems and sensors with built-in intelligent algorithms
• Computer hardware supporting AI processing for ground systems supporting aerospace vehicle operation
• Computer hardware supporting artificial intelligence (AI) processing on aerospace vehicles
• Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, and DoD Cybersecurity Frameworks and Maturity Models
• Embedded and Energy Efficient (Low Power) Computing Systems
• Formal Verification: Computer and Cyber-Physical Systems, Boolean Satisfiability
• High-Performance Computing (HPC)
• Processing: Hardened, Secure, and Fault Tolerant
• Processing: Parallel, GPU, and Multicore
• Other Topics in Computer Systems

Please direct questions to: 
Krishna Sampigethaya, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Gregory Falco, Cornell University

As aviation and space systems evolve to support next-generation transportation, exploration, and communication, cybersecurity remains a critical enabler of progress. From commercial and military aircraft to uncrewed aerial and advanced air mobility vehicles to planetary satellites, rovers, and deep-space missions, the increasing reliance on connectivity, automation, and AI introduces new vulnerabilities that adversaries seek to exploit. Securing these complex cyber-physical systems is essential to ensuring safety, resilience, and continued innovation in aviation and space. We invite research contributions on a wide range of topics on securing airborne, orbital, and planetary systems, including, but not limited to, the following topics.

• AI and machine learning applications in cyber defense and resilience
• Cyber frameworks and resilience strategies for future aviation and space operations
• Risk assessment and response strategies for emerging technologies
• Securing autonomous and intelligent systems
• Security architectures for next-generation networks and IoT
• Security for air and space traffic management and satellite operations
• Threat detection and mitigation techniques for cyber-physical systems

Please direct questions to: 
Gregory L. Roth, Air Force Research Laboratory
Ian Marks, Northrop Grumman

Papers are solicited on design engineering, design process, and design education in aerospace/related industries. Product-oriented papers should focus on innovative or distinctive concepts leading toward products that effectively satisfy requirements or demonstrate design efficiency improvement. Process-oriented papers should focus on process definition, architecture, and metrics applied to engineered products from exploratory design through detailed design, manufacturing, and service. Education-oriented papers should emphasize design in curriculum development, class content, or student design/build activities. Emerging technologies to enable collaborative design working within global digital environments, open-source design aids, engineering design guides, multi-disciplinary, multi-fidelity design optimization, innovative design processes, tools, and technologies applicable to any aerospace activity are desired. Novel coverage of more traditional disciplines of structural design, mechanical design, geometric design, aerodynamic/flight performance design, electrical/electromagnetic design, propulsion design, and aircraft/spacecraft design are welcome. Cutting-edge approaches employing computational intelligence/creativity, human-machine teaming concerns, AI/ML beyond surrogate modeling, model-based design, advanced digital technologies, etc. are strongly encouraged. Please see Additional Details  for more information.

• Advanced manufacturing, composites, adaptive structure design & rapid prototyping (joint AS/DE/MAT)
• Advances in design education, K-12 STEAM initiatives, extended university curriculums (joint DE/EDU)
• Augmented agent intelligence, human-machine teaming, & other technology synergies (joint DE/HMT/SAT)
• Creative design, emerging trends, new processes, and novel aerospace applications (joint DE/HMT/TF)
• Design ecosystems, AI/ML assisted design, digital env, knowledge-based approaches (joint DE/DGE/HMT)
• Digital engineering/design for electrified aircraft, system models, digital twins (joint DE/DGE/EAT)
• Early design approaches for increasing -ilities and effectiveness-based design (joint DE/SE/TF)
• Emerging design methods, tools, or processes, including model-based design and MBSE (joint DE/DGE)
• Emerging processes for mission eng, trajectory design, & systems of systems contexts (joint DE/MDO)
• Multifunctional and multipurpose air and space structural design (joint ACD/DE/MAT/STR)
• Robustness, design for reliability, & multi-disciplinary design optimization (joint ACD/DE/MDO/NDA)
• Uncertainty quantification, auto. differentiation, or stochastic processes in design (joint DE/NDA)

Please direct questions to: 
Evan Dill, NASA
Maarten Uijt de Haag, Technical University of Berlin
Bernd Korn, DLR

Papers are sought on all aspects of digital avionics required for safe, secure and efficient operation of civilian and military aircraft in the national airspace system either manned or unmanned (e.g. aircraft, UAS and AAM). These aerial vehicles will require onboard (integrated) avionics systems and air traffic management systems to support their operation in the various airspaces. Areas of interest include avionics technologies to support:

• Advanced air mobility (AAM) and operation of aerial vehicles in challenging environments
• Autonomous systems, Autonomy and Human-Machine Interfaces
• Avionics technologies for safe and efficient vehicle operation in national airspace
• Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) systems for manned and unmanned aircraft systems
• Ensuring compliance of military aircraft in civilian airspace
• Flight critical systems
• In-time aviation safety management systems (IASMS)
• Operations of UAS and manned aicraft in the same airspace
• Performance-based operations in NextGen and SESAR including PBN
• Security and safety aspects of avionics systems
• Separation assurance systems: geofencing, detect and avoid, and collision avoidance
• Traffic management for manned (ATM) and unmanend aicraft systems (UTM, U-Space)

Please direct questions to: 
Mat French, Norhtrop Grumman
Olivia Pinon-Fischer, Georgia Tech
Philomena Zimmerman, Stevens Institute

The concepts of the Digital Ecosystem, Digital System Model, Digital Thread, Digital Twin, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, High Performance Computing and DevSecOps, are merging as a means to organize and control the data, models and other information in the model-based engineering (MBE) enterprise. Continuity across the life cycle emphasis espencially across a diverse supply chain. Together, these provide a means to digitally define, model, simulate, and manage a product system and all its associated engineering models and data for the use in an MBE. The Digital Engineering Integration Committee (DEIC) exists to help accelerate the integration of both new/emerging and existing digital capabilities for improving National competitiveness, security and operational readiness. The DEIC serves as a the ‘home’ for better integration of currently disparate digital activities (e.g. Digital Twin, Digital Thread, ICME, HPC, AI, VVUQ, etc.). The DEIC supports constitutent groups in AIAA for topics related to Digital Engineering. Through DEIC topics, AIAA members can employ in their home organizations methods to simplify maintenance and sustainment activities to reduce product costs, and help create environments to encourage the development of a digital culture.

• Autonomy – Platforms capable of learning and making self-informed decisions.
• Co-design techniques and breakthrough – collaborative methods with a diverse set of stakeholders
• Computational Engineering (including CAE, AI, and ML, with HPC)
• DevOps & Agile System Development (includes Machine Learning Operations) – Simplify ML work flows
• Digital Airworthiness – Enhance the airworthiness certification process digitally
• Digital Ecosystem – Digital Engineering in context with Ecosystem, Architecture and Infrastructure
• Digital Thread for Supply Chain – Framework of authoritative data & information
• Digitally Enabled Operating Models – Realizing new agile ways of working enabled by Digital/DevOps
• Dynamic Mission Requirements – Frameworks and Taxonomies with applications across the lifecycle
• Geometry ascross the Digital Thread – enabling MDAO/Automation
• Hybrid-AI methods – combining ML and symbolic AI for systems adapt effectively
• Industrial DevOps – for Cyber Physical Systems
• Integration of Digital Thread & Digital Twin – Mathematical/algorithmic approaches
• Knowledge-Based Engineering applied to retention and reuse of engineering knowledge and data
• Proprietary Data & Data Rights – ASoT and proprietary data
• System Architecture Model – Requirements model content as opposed to the system of interest
• V&V Framework Differences – DE implications for managing consistency in models and other artifacts
• VVUQ (Validation, Verification, and Uncertainty Quantification) of Models

Please direct questions to: 
John W. Dankanich, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Elaine Petro, Cornell University

Papers are solicited on spacecraft electric propulsion (or related) technologies, systems, components, and support equipment, including both hardware and software. Topics of interest include missions/concepts, analysis, testing, modeling, applications, and fundamental physics that relate to spacecraft electric propulsion. Technologies of interest include, but is not limited to: flight systems, Hall thrusters, ion thrusters, power processing units, propellant management systems, gimbals, micropropulsion concepts, electrostatic thrusters, magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters, pulsed-plasma thrusters, pulse-inductive thrusters, electrothermal thrusters, electromagnetic thrusters, breakthrough/advanced electric propulsion, supporting diagnostics, and supporting analysis/simulation tools. In particular, papers are sought for dual-mode propulsion systems (systems with both electric and chemical modes), methods for reducing the size and mass of spacecraft electric propulsion systems, and application of machine learning and generative AI to the field of spacecraft electric propulsion.

• Advanced Materials for Electric Propulsion
• Air Breathing Electric Propulsion
• Applications of Machine Learning and generative AI to Electric Propulsion
• Cathodes
• CubeSat, SmallSat, and Micropropulsion Systems
• Diagnostics
• Dual mode propulsion (joint EPTC/LPTC)
• Electric Propulsion Flight Programs and Missions
• Electric Propulsion Modeling
• Electric Propulsion Thruster Plume and Spacecraft Interactions
• Electromagnetic Thrusters (Magnetoplasmadynamic, Radio Frequency)
• Electrostatic Thrusters (Field Emission, Electrospray, Colloid)
• Facility Effects
• Flight System Performance and Lessons Learned
• Hall Thrusters
• Ion Thrusters
• Mission Design / Concept Studies
• On-Orbit Health Monitoring of Electric Propulsion Systems
• Power Processing Units for Electric Propulsion Applications
• Propellant Management for Electric Propulsion Applications
• Other Topics in Electric Propulsion

Please direct questions to: 
Soumya Patnaik, US Air force Research Laboratory
Matthew A. Clarke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Electrified Aircraft Technology (EAT) Discipline Committee invites submissions of technical papers focused on the development, design, evaluation, and integration of electrified aircraft components and systems and their applications in aviation, including electric and hybrid-electric aircraft and sustainable aviation. We welcome contributions across disciplines, with an emphasis on emerging, enabling, and core technologies, advanced methodologies, and innovative concepts shaping the future of electrified aviation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Aircraft High-Voltage Power Distribution Systems and Energy Management
• Digital Engineering/Design for Electrified Aircraft, system models, digital twins
• EAT System and Component Health Management (failure/fault mode analysis and protection)
• Electrical Energy Conversion and Storage (batteries, fuel cell, solar, regenerative systems)
• Electrified Aircraft Design (fixed-wing & rotary-wing platforms)
• Flight Testing of Electrified Aircraft
• Power Electronics, Electric Machines, and Drives
• Propulsion, Power, and Thermal System Architecture and Integration
• Superconducting and Cryogenic Components and Systems
• System Dynamics, Modeling, and Control
• Testing, Validation, Safety, and Certification
• Thermal Management

Please direct questions to: 
James Baglini, Raytheon
Jose Guadarrama, Lockheed Martin

Papers are solicited related to the development, demonstration, qualification and production of energetic formulations, propellant- or explosive-actuated mechanisms and gas generators used in aerospace, military aircraft, and commercial applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Energetic Manufacturing, Explosive Theory and Initiation, Cartridge Actuated Devices; Propellant Actuated Devices; Thrusters; Propellant and Explosive Compositions; Ballistic Analysis; Non-Pyrotechnic Mechanisms; Systems Integration; and Studies on Acceptance Criteria and Manufacture.

• Advanced Research of New Propellant and Explosive Formulations and Their Application
• Design, Testing and Acceptance of Space Mechanisms and Systems
• Detonation Theory and Initiation
• Energetic (Explosives, Propellants and Combustible) Component Heritage
• Energetic Components Used in Military or Commercial Aircraft, and Safety Systems
• Explosive and Propellant Compositions and Manufacturing Methods
• Explosive- or Propellant- Actuated Mechanisms and Systems
• Innovation in Failure Investigation and Analysis, and Environment Testing
• Physics of Interior Ballistics in Explosive, Propellant, Combustible Devices

Please direct questions to: 
Andrew Freeborn, US Air Force Test Pilot School
Jessica Peterson, University of Nevada – Reno

The Flight Testing Technical Committee invites papers focused on advances in the art and science of testing aerospace vehicles. Successful abstracts shall cover the testing of aerospace vehicles or their associated equipment in their natural environment with regard to research, development, acceptance, or operational testing. Papers will cover one or more of the following topics: application of new flight test techniques or novel approaches of classical techniques; new in-space test techniques; advances in instrumentation and data handling; use of machine learning or artifical intelligence in flight testing data analysis; approaches to test education and training; flight test techniques for guidance, navigation and control; flight testing electrically powered air vehicles; testing of aerospace vehicles with embedded machine learning or intelligent systems; and the use of modeling and simulation as part of aerospace flight test campaigns. Papers should provide interpretations on the broader impacts of their work upon the field of flight testing and highlight lessons learned from the planning or execution of testing.

• Flight Test Techniques, Measurement Technologies, and Other Novel Approaches
• Flight Testing in the Educational Environment
• Flight Testing Systems with Intelligent Flight Controls
• Special Session: Aerodynamic Testing: Ground, Wind-Tunnel, and Flight Testing (w/APA TC and GT TC)
• Special Session: Flight Test Techniques for Advanced Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (with AFM TC)
• Special Session: Flight Testing Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems (with GNC TC)
• Special Session: Flight Testing of Electrified Aircraft (with EAT TC)
• Special Session: Flight Testing of Uncrewed/Autonomous Systems (with UAS TC)
• Special Session: Ground and Flight Test of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles/Concepts (with TF TC)
• Special Session: Lessons Learned from the History of Flight Testing (with HIS TC)
• Special Session: Space Vehicle Test & Evaluation (with OPS TC)
• Testing Ground and Air-launched Missiles and Rockets
• Testing of space-domain vehicles
• Other Topics in Flight Testing

Please direct questions to: 
Travis Kocian, Lockheed Martin
Koen Groot, University of Wyoming

Technical papers are solicited in the areas of experimental, theoretical, and computational fluid dynamics relevant to aerospace applications, with an emphasis on basic research and development. Applied research and advanced technology development topics will also be considered. Papers that present new insights into the flow physics, address emerging technologies, introduce innovative ideas and techniques, promote interdisciplinary and synergistic research activities, or integrate experimental, computational, and/or theoretical approaches are strongly encouraged. Authors should submit an extended abstract to the most appropriate topic below. Extended abstracts should consist of a comprehensive introduction, a description of the methodology, and preliminary results. Please click Additional Details  for more information.

• AI/ML Assisted Geometry Modeling, Error Estimation, and Mesh Adaptation for CFD (Joint MVCE/FD)
• Bio-Inspired Flows
• CFD Methods and Applications
• Control-Oriented Modeling of Fluid Flows
• Flow Control: Methods and Applications (Joint FD/APA)
• Fluid-Metamaterial Interactions (Joint SDTC/FD)
• Fluid-Structure Interaction (Joint SD/FD)
• Hypersonic Flows (Joint FD/APA)
• Instability and Transition
• Mesh Adaptation and Error Estimation for Large Eddy Simulation (Joint MVCE/FD)
• Metamaterials and Adaptive Structures for Flow Control (Joint AS/FD)
• Modal Analysis and Deep Learning for Fluid Flows
• Multiphase Flows
• RANS/LES/Hybrid Turbulence Modeling and Applications
• Reduced-Order Modeling and Machine Learning for Fluid Dynamics and Aeroacoustics (Joint AA/FD)
• Shock / Boundary Layer Interactions
• Sonic Boom (Joint AA/FD)
• Special Session: Advances in High-Speed Fluid-Thermo-Structural Interaction (Joint SD/FD)
• Special Session: BOLT-1B Flight Experiment (Invited, Joint FD/APA)
• Special Session: High Speed Aerodynamics, in honor of Antonio Ferri (Invited, Joint APA/FD)
• Special Session: HLFC Technology and Prediction Methods (Invited, Joint APA/FD)
• Surrogate Modeling and Mesh Adaptation for Shock-Dominated Flows (Joint FD/MVCE/NDA)
• Turbulence and Vortex Induced Noise Sources (Joint AA/FD)
• Turbulent Flows
• Verification Techniques in Computational Physics
• Vortex Dynamics, Wing-Gust Interactions, and Low-Reynolds Number Flows
• Wall-Bounded and Free Shear Flows
• Other Topics in Fluid Dynamics

Please direct questions to: 
Shreyas Hegde, Pratt and Whitney
Anthony Hazlett, GE Aerospace

Papers are solicited relating to the advances in science, engineering, and technology of gas turbine engines for applications in propulsion, energy, and power. Papers concerning the efforts to develop sustainable gas turbine engine technology with advances in the areas of fuel technology, increased operational flexibility, reduced operating costs, reduced emissions and improved reliability are highly encouraged.Innovative methods and tool capability development utilizing the theoretical, analytical, experimental, computational and data-driven modeling using machine learning for fundamental understanding, engine design, analysis, and development will also be considered. Technical disciplines include aerodynamics, aeromechanics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, combustion, heat transfer, materials, structures and dynamics, manufacturing, data science, optimization, and controls. Primary areas of interest include but not limited to:

• Advanced Gas Turbine Engines and Cycles, and Gas Turbine Hybrids (Electric, Fuel Cell Systems etc.)
• Advanced Manufacturing Concepts for Gas Turbine Engines, Materials, and Coatings
• Advances in Exhaust Technologies (Ducts, Diffusers, Nozzles, and related systems)
• Concepts and design for low life/single use turbine engines
• Combustors, Fuel Injectors, Alternative Fuels, Emissions, Fuel Flexible Combustion Systems
• Engine Controls, Instrumentation, Operability, and Propulsion Health Management/Diagnostics
• Model based systems engineering, digital tools and methods including digital twins
• High-Fidelity Simulations, Data driven methods(AI/ML) and Validation Experiments
• High-Speed Low Pressure Turbines
• Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis/Optimization of Engine Systems and Components  (joint GTE/MDAO)
• Secondary Air System & Sealing
• Structures and Dynamics, Stress and vibration, Fatigue/fracture
• Rotordynamics, and Bearing/seal dynamics
• Turbomachinery 1: Aeromechanics, CFD(including method development), Data driven methods
• Turbomachinery 2: Fans/blowers, Axial/Centrifugal compressor design. BLI tolerant fans
• Turbomachinery 3: Turbines, Pumps, Turbochargers, Microturbines
• Thermal Management, Heat Transfer and Cooling,
• Other Topics in Gas Turbine Engines

Please direct questions to: 
Álvaro Romero-Calvo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jeff Marchetta, The University of Memphis

The Gravity Dependent Science and Technology Technical Committee solcits papers addressing original research in the areas of professional studies, research, development, testing, and public awareness / education of gravity-dependent (including microgravity (including low- / micro- / reduced- / partial- gravity (LMPRG), or hypo-/hyper-gravity (HHG)) science and technology, and space processes in the physical, materials, and biological sciences and related applications / industries / manufacturing.

• Artificial, Virtual, Simulated Gravity and related Space Processes
• Gravity Dependent (Microgravity etc) combustion
• Gravity Dependent (Microgravity etc) fluid
• Gravity Dependent (Microgravity etc) materials and processing
• Gravity Dependent (Microgravity etc) propulsion / fuel
• Gravity Dependent (Microgravity etc) Reproduction
• Gravity Dependent (Microgravity etc) Space Medicine and Healthcare
• Gravity Dependent Design, Analysis, and Testing for Liquid Propellants (joint LPTC/GDSTTC)
• Gravity-dependent (Microgravity etc) Space Biology and Biological Processes
• Gravity-dependent (Microgravity etc) Space Chemical and Biochemical / Biophysical Processes
• Gravity-dependent (Microgravity etc) Space Physical Processes
• Gravity-dependent (Microgravity etc) Space Processes
• Hypergravity
• Hypogravity
• low- / micro- / reduced- / partial- gravity (LMPRG)
• Microgravity materials and processing
• Space factory
• Space manufacturing
• Space process and manufacturing
• Space semiconductor electronics and micro/nanotechnology
• Other Topics in Gravity Dependent Science Technology

Please direct questions to:
Drew Turbeville, NASA Langley Research Center
Ryan Callahan, Lockheed Martin

GTTC supports collaboration between practitioners and researchers across the ground test research sector. GTTC welcomes submissions on all research and facility topics concerning wind tunnels, engine test cells, arc jet heaters, water channels, environmental chambers, and other ground-based testing for all speed ranges and scales. Please click Additional Details  for more information.

• Aerodynamic Testing: Ground, Wind-Tunnel, and Flight Testing (APA/FT/GT)
• Data Review and Assessment
• Facility Commissioning, Improvement, or Expansion
• Ground Test Special Sessions
• Improvements or Advancements in Model Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing
• Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques for Challenging Environments and Test Facilities (AMT/GT)
• Novel and Emerging Applications in Ground Testing
• Test Operation and Administration
• Test Techniques and Measurements

Please direct questions to:
Puneet Singla, Pennsylvania State University
Jack Langelaan, Pennsylvania State University
Kamesh Subbarao, The University of Texas at Arlington

The Guidance, Navigation, and Control Technical Committee invites papers covering all aspects of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) of aerospace systems. Papers should describe novel analytical techniques, applications, and technological developments in areas such as: the GNC of aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, missiles, air and space robots, unmanned/autonomous systems, and other aerospace systems; in-flight system architecture and components; navigation, position and timing; sensors and data fusion; multidisciplinary control; uncertainty quantification for GNC performance analysis; and validation and verification. Paper selection for GNC will be based on a full draft manuscript of the proposed technical paper; abstracts will not be accepted. No exceptions will be made. Draft manuscripts and final papers must not exceed a total length of 25 pages, formatted in accordance with the AIAA SciTech manuscript template. If you are a graduate student and would like your paper to be considered for the GNC Graduate Student Paper Competition, then please see the eligibility and submission information within the supplemental information document. If you are interested in proposing an Invited Session for GNC, then please see the proposal submission criteria and timeline within the supplemental information document. Please click Additional Details  for more information.

• Aircraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control
• Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace Vehicle Guidance, Navigation, and Control
• Command and Control (C2) of Complex Autonomous GNC Systems (joint GNC/IC2S)
• Control Theory for Aerospace Applications
• Distributed, Cooperative, and Multi-Vehicle Guidance, Navigation, and Control
• GNC Graduate Student Paper Competition
• GNC Invited Sessions
• Guidance, Navigation and Control in Intelligent Systems (joint GNC/IS)
• Missile, Projectile and Rocket Guidance, Navigation, and Control
• Modeling and Simulation for Autonomous Guidance, Navigation and Control (joint GNC/MST)
• Motion Planning, Sensing, and Operations for Aerospace Robotic Systems
• Navigation, Estimation, Sensing, and Tracking
• Spacecraft and Launch Guidance, Navigation, and Control
• Special Session: Flight Testing Guidance, Navigation, and Control (joint FT/GNC)
• Special Session: Small Satellite Guidance, Navigation, and Control (joint GNC/SATS)
• Special Session: Uncertainty Quantification in GNC (joint NDA/GNC)

Please direct questions to:  
Suo Yang, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Bradley A. Ochs, Air Force Research Laboratory

High-speed air-breathing propulsion technical committee solicits papers which address the design, analysis, optimization, testing, and evaluation of technologies and systems that enable supersonic and hypersonic air vehicle propulsion. The key technology areas include but are not limited to ramjet, scramjet and combined cycle engines, inlets, isolators, combustion chambers, nozzles and other enabler components, the design methods and optimization, thermodynamic analysis, the measurement techniques and numerical methods facilitating the interpretation of the physics observed within High-Speed propulsion systems as well as materials, structures and manufacturing methods aiming at construction of the engines.

• Engine Component Materials, Structures and Manufacturing
• Ground or Flight Tests on High-Speed Propulsion Systems
• High Fidelity Combustion Modeling for High-Speed Propulsion
• High-Speed Inlets, Isolators and Nozzles
• Instrumentation & Diagnostic Techniques for High-Speed Air-Breathing Propulsion (joint HSABP/AMT)
• Instrumentation, Diagnostics Techniques, and Test Methods
• Numerical Analysis of Scramjet Engines
• Scramjet and Alternative High-Speed Engine Design, Thermodynamics and Optimization
• Topics in High-Speed Air-Breathing Propulsion

Please direct questions to:  
Timothy Takahashi, Arizona State University (retired)
Samuel Atchison, Air Force Institute of Technology

Papers are solicited that explore historical aspects of aerospace engineering including how they relate to current and/or future challenges. Papers may adress the technical, ethical, political, legal and/or societal dimensions of aerospace history. Submissions are encouraged from at all levels of study and practice.

• Aerospace Public Policy and other Legal Issues (Fixed Wing, Powered Lift and Space Applications)
• Aircraft Certification and other Legal Issues
• Case Studies relevant to Current or Future Programs
• Commecialization of Space (access and presence)
• Contributions of Historically Marginalized Groups to Aerospace
• History of the AIAA (national, regional and/or local chapters)
• International Perspectives and Contributions to Aerospace History
• Interplay between Science Fiction, the Aerospace Industry and the Public Imagination
• Lab to Flight: History of Fundamental Research in Aerospace
• Other Topics in History

Please direct questions to:  
Terry Morris, NASA
Mehrnaz Sabet, Cornell University

Submissions are sought that address theoretical, analytical, simulated, experimental, or implementation results related to aerospace applications for advances in human machine teaming where the paper can focus on one of three genernal elements: the human, the machine, and interactions and interdependencies between them.  Concepts regarding human physiology, psychology, human factors, cognitive models, and human performance that support aspects of human machine teaming are of interest. Additionally, concepts regarding artificial intelligence, explainable AI (xAI),  machine learning, modeling, feature engineering (e.g., biosignal processing), and human-machine interfaces, which support the mapping of the human to the machine, the interaction with the machine, elucidates trust, and other facets of the human machine system are all topic areas of focus. Concepts and systems of interest include civilian, military, and commercial aerospace systems.

• Biosensor Design
• Biosensor Fusion
• Biosignal Processing
• Cognitive Modeling
• Decision Support Analytics and Tools
• Human Autonomy Function Allocation
• Human Factors
• Human Machine Interaction (HMI)
• Human Performance
• Human Physiology and Medicine within Aerospace Applications
• Human Psycho-Physiology in Aerospace Applications
• Machine Learning and AI/xAI for HMT
• Non-traditional and innovative HMI interfaces
• Trust and Trustworthiness in Cyper Physical (Human) Systems

Please direct questions to:
Trevor S. Elliott, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Joseph Majdalani, Auburn University

This topic involves experimental, theoretical, and numerical work in all areas related to design, novel fuel chemistry, enhancement of fuel and oxidizer performance and internal geometry requirements for liquid, solid, and gaseous fueled Hybrid and Bi-Propellant Rocket Systems for stable operation.

• Advanced Manufacturing Techniques and Contemporary Materials
• AI and Machine Learning Applications for Hybrid Rockets
• Combustion Stability, Combustion Dynamics, Mixing, Motor Performance, and Related Issues
• Descriptions of Current Programs – their Objectives and Progress to Date
• Design and Development of Novel Hybrid Rocket Motor Concepts
• Development and Evaluation of Novel Oxidizer and Fuel Formulations and Combinations
• Educational STEM Initiatives for Hybrid Propulsion Systems
• Fuel Characterization, Visualization, and Controls for Hybrid Propulsion Systems
• Green Propulsion Systems: Design and Application
• Injector Designs and Effect on Engine Performance and Stability
• Internal Ballistics Modeling including Predictive Capability
• Oxidizer Vaporization, Heat Transfer, Species Evolution, and Mixing of Oxidizer and Fuel Species

Please direct questions to:
Ali Raz, George Mason University
Jimmie McEver, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Jayant Ramakrishnan, Bastion Technologies

Information and Command and Control Systems (IC2S) provide end-to-end and System of Systems solutions for decision making via integration of distributed and heterogeneous sets of systems, resources, processes, and policies. IC2S applications are seen in a variety of domains, including both military and commercial applications. For example, in a military context, IC2S may provide operations personnel, warfighters, and decision makers with a common operating picture (COP) of the battlefield, decision aids and synchronization mechanisms. Similarly, in a commercial context, IC2S enables management of air transportation systems, urban air mobility, or establish space situational awareness by tracking satellites and debris.

Papers are sought that explore new insights, approaches and capabilities across system of systems, situational awareness, AI/ML integration, human-machine teaming, command and control systems, unmanned systems (UAS) with distributed operations, counter unmanned systems (C-UAS), with particular interest in papers examining the future of command and control. The TC is also looking for cross-cutting disciplines such as GN&C and C2 areas. Additional areas of interest include but are not limited to:

• Applications of AI/ML in Distributed Systems and System of Systems
• Autonomy and Human-Machine Teaming with Distributed Systems and System of Systems
• C2 for Extreme Time Pressure Environments (e.g., Hypersonics, Cyber Attack/Defense)
• C2 for Operating Complex Satellite Constellations
• C2 Resilience/C2 in Degraded or Disadvantaged Environments
• Digital Engineering and Digital Transformation for Distributed Operations
• GN&C Areas and their applicability to C2
• Modeling and Simulation of C2 and System of Systems
• Multi-Domain Operations: Integrating Air, Space, Ground, Sea and Cyber Operations
• Situational Awareness and Visualization to Inform C2
• The Future of C2: Drivers and Considerations
• Other Topics in Information and Command and Control Systems

Please direct questions to:
Michael Atkinson, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Matt DeFore, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Integration of advanced and innovative propulsion systems, especially inlets, nozzles and thrust reverser systems, has received renewed interest in recent years owing to increased integration requirements for airframe concepts, engine technologies, and system level requirements. More efficient propulsion system designs and technology are being investigated that allow gains in air-breathing aircraft performance and operability. In addition to inlets and exhausts, there is interest in secondary systems and thermal systems that enable new propulsive capabilities and increased system performance.

• Aerodynamics of Inlets and Nozzles (joint with APA)
• Boundary Layer Ingesting Inlet Design, Integration, and Performance
• Electrified Aircraft and Systems
• Fan Intake interactions (joint with GTE)
• Inlet/Exhaust System Design, Integration, Performance, and/or Operability
• Inlets and Nozzles for High-Speed Systems (joint with HSAB)
• Integration of Hydrogen Propulsion and Cryogenic Systems
• Integration of Secondary Power Systems and Impact on Performance
• Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Technologies, Health Monitoring and Prognostics
• Optimization of Propulsion System Design and Integration
• Power/Thermal Management Systems Integration
• Propulsion System Integration for High-Speed Propulsion Applications (joint with HSABP)
• S-Duct Inlet Design and Fan Distortion Effects
• Supersonic Inlet Design, Integration, and Performance
• System Integration for Hybrid Electric Propulsion
• Technologies and Integration for Sustainable Aviation
• Unducted Fan and Propeller Design, Performance, and Analysis
• Other Topics in Inlets, Nozzles, and Propulsion Systems Integration

Please direct questions to:
K. Merve Dogan, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Hever Moncayo, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Submissions are sought in all areas of application of Intelligent System (IS) technologies and methods to aerospace systems, the verification and validation of these systems, and the education of AIAA membership in the use of IS technologies in aerospace and other technical disciplines. Systems of interest include both military and commercial aerospace systems and those ground systems that are part of test, development, or operations of aerospace systems. Technologies that enable autonomy (i.e. safe and reliable operation with minimal or no human intervention) as well as collaborative human-machine teaming in complex aerospace systems/subsystems are of interest. These include, but are not limited to: autonomous and expert systems; discrete planning/scheduling algorithms; intelligent data/image processing, learning, and adaptation techniques; data fusion and reasoning; and knowledge engineering. The application of such technologies to problems that highlight advanced air mobility, certification, carbon emissions/sustainability, space traffic management, and cislunar operations are of particular interest. Please click Additional Details  for more information. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Adaptive and Intelligent Control Systems
• Autonomy
• Formal Methods in Aerospace Engineering
• Guidance, Navigation and Control in Intelligent Systems [joint with GNC]
• Human – Automation Interaction
• Learning, Reasoning, and Data Driven Systems
• Probabilistic and Rule-Based Systems
• Sensor Fusion and Systems Health Management (SHM)
• Space Trusted Autonomy
• Other Topics

Please direct questions to:  
Jason Hartwig, NASA Glenn
Shae Williams, Moog
Nathan Andrews, Southwest Research Institute

Papers are sought from all areas related to liquid rocket propulsion, including component and system level technologies, new concepts and applications, novel or enabling manufacturing technologies, storable and cryogenic propellant applications, related research and development programs, associated test facilities, modeling approaches, and sustainability and economic impacts. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Advanced/Additive Manufacturing and Materials for Application to Liquid Propulsion Systems
• Advanced System Engineering Tools & Techniques for Liquid Propulsion Systems
• Carbon Sustainability and Economics of Launch Vehicles in a Competitive and Burgeoning Space Economy
• Certification Considerations for Launch Vehicles, Landers, and Satellite Propulsion Systems
• Combustor Design, Analysis and Testing
• Cryogenic Propellant Application for Vehicles, Ground Use, Space Transfer and In-Situ Utilization
• Current and Historical Lessons Learned in Liquid Propulsion Development and Operation
• Dual Mode Propulsion (joint LPTC/EPTC)
• Gravity Dependent Design, Analysis, and Testing for Liquid Propellants (joint LPTC/GDSTTC)
• Green and Non-Toxic Propellant Studies, Development, and Applications
• In-Space Liquid Propulsion System Design, Analysis, Testing and Operation, Including Cube/Nanosats
• Liquid Propulsion System and component Design, Analysis, Testing, and Operation
• Liquid fueled RDEs (joint LPTC/PGCTC)
• Modeling and Simulation of Liquid Propulsion Systems, Components, and Processes
• Nozzles Design, Analysis and Testing, Including Thrust Vectoring Methods
• Propellant Management, Storage, and Feed System Design, Analysis, Testing, and In-Orbit Refueling
• Test Facilities and Advanced Diagnostic Techniques for Liquid Propulsion Systems
• Other Topics in Liquid Propulsion

Please direct questions to:
Marianna Maiaru, Columbia University
Yumeng Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

The TC seeks papers related to cutting-edge research and development of aerospace materials. Submissions are encouraged in topic areas such as modeling, synthesis, processing, testing, and characterization. Applications may include, but are not limited to, structural and nonstructural, adaptive, smart, and renewable materials, coatings, and thin films. Special focus areas include multifunctional materials, manufacturing process models, material property models, novel experimental methods, coatings and protective materials, lifecycle studies, affordability, inspection, repair, maintenance, and environmental impact. Papers on experimental and analytical methods that lead to understanding of mechanical performance, environmental sensitivity, fatigue and fracture, time- and rate-dependent behavior, durability, damage tolerance, aging, and in-service performance are included. Special emphasis will be given to emerging technologies, such as nanomaterials, materials for extreme environments and hypersonics, multidimensional composites, cryogenic materials, advanced fiber forms, lightweight materials, multifunctional materials and integration of material models into the product development process. Joint sessions will be held on topics such as Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME). Please click on the Additional Details  for more information on session topics.

• 3D Woven Composite Materials and Structures
• Fatigue & Fracture
• ICME (with STR)
• ICME: Industry meets Academia
• Joint AI ML for Materials And Structures (with STR)
• Joints and Repair (with STR)
• Materials for Additive Manufacturing
• Materials for Extreme Environments: Hypersonics, launch/re-entry and orbital effects
• Materials for Extreme Environments: Lunar/planetary exploration and in-space manufacturing
• Microstructure Characterization and Modeling
• Multifunctional Materials
• Multiscale Modeling
• Nanostructured Materials
• NASA 2040 Vision (with MDO)
• Process Modeling of Aerospace Materials
• Self- healing Structural Materials
• Special Session Steve Arnold (with STR)
• Testing and Characterization
• Thermoplastic Composites (with STR)

Please direct questions to: 
Yves-Marie Lefebvre, Tecplot, Inc.
Mohammed Kamel, Ansys

Technical papers and panels are solicited in all aspects of Geometry Modeling, Meshing, Visualization, and Computational Environments (i.e., workflows, data storage and formats, pre-processing, post-processing, etc.). Papers and panels that present innovative ideas and techniques, describe matured technologies, identify rooms for improvement, address current challenges, and/or promote interdisciplinary and collaborative activities are strongly encouraged. For technical papers, all authors must submit extended abstracts that include a thorough literature review, detailed methodology, preliminary results, and for ongoing work, clear goals for the final manuscripts. For panels, please email a one-paragraph abstract and a list of panel participants to our Technical Discipline Chair and his Deputy before submission. Technical presentations are by invitation only and agreed upon before submissions. Students are encouraged to submit to the MVCE Student Paper Competition. Specific topics of interest are listed below, but other related topics are also welcomed.

Subtopics:

• AI/ML assisted geometry modeling, error estimation, and mesh adaptation for CFD (Joint FD/MVCE)
• Automated Workflows and Frameworks for Engineering Design and Analysis
• CFD on Large-Scale Meshes for Applied Aerodynamics (Joint APA/CFD2030/MVCE)
• Geometry Modeling and Meshing for MDO (Joint MDO/MVCE)
• Geometry Modeling, Visualization Technologies, Feature Detection, and Knowledge Extraction
• Grid Quality, Error Estimation and Uncertainty Quantification for CFD and FEA (Joint NDA/MVCE)
• High-Order Mesh Adaptation
• High-Performance Computing
• Mesh Adaptation and Error Estimation for Large Eddy Simulation (Joint FD/MVCE)
• Mesh Generation Methods for Structured, Unstructured, and Overset Meshes
• Moving and Deforming Meshes
• Surrogate Modeling and Mesh Adaptation for Shock-Dominated Flows (Joint FD/MVCE/NDA)
• Visualization and Knowledge Extraction of Large Data Sets (Joint APA/CFD2030/MVCE)
• Visualization and Knowledge Extraction of large ensembles of simulation and model results
• Other Topics in Meshing, Visualization, and Computational Environments

Please direct questions to: 
Ian Fialho, The Boeing Company
Nirmit Prabhakar, Argonne National Laboratory

The scope of the Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Technologies discipline encompasses M&S of aerospace vehicles in a system or system of systems context (e.g., flight simulators, airspace simulations, space operations simulations, systems analysis). A paper that solely covers M&S methods for a single engineering discipline like structures or applied aerodynamics should be submitted to that discipline. If a paper with a single-discipline M&S topic is submitted to this call, then it will be moved to the appropriate discipline or rejected if the discipline is not represented at SciTech.

Each submission will be reviewed by at least three members of the Modeling and Simulation Technical Committee. Authors submitting extended abstracts are encouraged to include as many details about their work as possible to help reviewers make informed evaluations.

At each conference, members of the Modeling and Simulation Technical Committee sit in the audience and judge all presentations as the first step of their selection of a best paper at the conference. The papers associated with the best presentations in each session will be evaluated further. The best overall paper will be awarded at the conference the following year. Please click Additional Details  for more information.

• Adapting New Technology to Modeling and Simulation Infrastructure for Aerospace
• Design, Development, Testing, and Validation of X-in-the-Loop Simulation and LVC
• Human Factors, Perception, and Cueing
• Model and Simulation Integration
• Modeling and Simulation for Aerospace Cybersecurity
• Modeling and Simulation for Autonomous Guidance, Navigation and Control (joint GNC/MST)
• Modeling and Simulation for Certification and Qualification
• Modeling and Simulation of Air Vehicle Dynamics, Systems, and Environments
• Modeling and Simulation of Space Vehicle Dynamics, Systems, and Environments
• Simulation of Air Traffic Management (ATM)
• Simulation-Based Software Development and Verification
• Simulator Hardware and Facilities
• Other Modeling and Simulation Topics

Please direct questions to: 
Giuseppe Cataldo, NASA
Alexander Carrere, Boeing

The Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) Technical Committee has brought together industry practitioners, government employees, and academics to present and discuss the latest developments in multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization for decades.

Multidisciplinary optimization has been successfully carried out for problems ranging from the design of individual components to complex systems. Additionally, theoretical advances, from new optimization algorithms to approaches for robust and reliability-based design are playing an ever-growing role in this rapidly evolving field. With the emergence of digital transformation and engineering, MDO is becoming ever more pertinent in generating innovative designs to achieve unprecedented levels of performance.

Technical papers are sought in areas related to the development and application of numerical optimization, design with uncertainties, multi-fidelity analysis methods, machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches to single and multidisciplinary design optimization. Please click Additional Details  for more information.

• Aerodynamic Design Optimization
• Aerodynamic Design: Analysis, Methodologies, and Optimization Techniques (joint APA/ACD/MDO)
• AI/ML in Structures and Materials (joint STR/MAT/MDO)
• Application of MDO for Vehicle Design
• Codesign of MDO software and hardware
• Design optimization in digital transformation
• Design Under Uncertainty (joint MDO/NDA)
• Emerging Methods, Algorithms, and Software Development in MDO
• Emerging processes for mission eng, trajectory design, & systems of systems contexts (joint DE/MDO)
• Geometry Modeling and Meshing for MDO (joint MVCE/MDO)
• Machine Learning and Optimization
• MDO in Aircraft Design
• MDO with Model-Based Design Engineering
• MDO/Sensitivity Analysis with Aeroelasticity/Fluid-Structure Interaction
• Model order reduction and surrogate modeling (joint NDA/MDO)
• Modeling, integration and optimization of new technologies and systems in aerospace vehicles
• Optimization for effectiveness measures
• Optimization with Digital Thread and Digital Twin
• Physics-Informed Machine Learning (joint MDO/NDA)
• Probabilistic Machine Learning for Uncertainty Quantification in Complex Systems (joint MDO/NDA)
• Robustness, design for reliability, & multi-disciplinary design optimization (joint ACD/DE/MDO/NDA)
• Sailplane Aerodynamics and Design (joint MDO/AA)
• Shape/Topology Optimization and generative AI
• Special Session: High-Fidelity Aeroelastic Design Optimization Applications and Benchmarks
• Special Session: Integrated Computational Material Engineering (ICME)
• Special Session: MDO Benchmarks for Aircraft Design
• Special Session: Model-Based Systems Analysis and Engineering (MBSA&E)
• Structural Optimization Application for Air and Space (joint STR/MDO)

Please direct questions to:
Sameer B. Mulani, The University of Alabama
Anirban Chaudhuri, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences

Non-Deterministic Approaches (NDA) are technologies aimed at understanding and managing the variations and uncertainties inherent in the design, production, and operation of physical systems. These technologies include computational and experimental methods to quantify uncertainty, propagate uncertainty in complex physical systems, design systems under uncertainty, and estimate the reliability and performance of these systems for confident decision making. The NDA conference is a forum to discuss both the development of new methods for solving these problems and the application of non-deterministic approaches to problems of interest to the aerospace community. Student submissions are welcome and encouraged for competition for the The Southwest Research Institute Student Paper Award in Non-Deterministic Approaches.

• Bayesian Methods for Uncertainty Quantification
• Design Under Uncertainty (joint NDA/MDO)
• Grid Quality, Error Estimation and Uncertainty Quantification for CFD and FEA (joint NDA/MVCE)
• Model order reduction and surrogate modeling (joint NDA/MDO)
• Multifidelity Methods for Uncertainty Quantification and Management
• Physics-informed Machine Learning (joint NDA/MDO)
• Probabilistic Machine Learning for Uncertainty Quantification in Complex Systems (joint NDA/MDO)
• Reliability Risk Analysis Methods and Applications
• Robustness, Design for Reliability, & Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization (joint ACD/DE/MDO/NDA)
• Surrogate Modeling and Mesh Adaptation for Shock-Dominated Flows (joint NDA/FD/MVCE)
• Uncertainty Analysis Advancements for Wind Energy Applications (joint NDA/WE)
• Uncertainty Quantification for Acoustics and Structural Dynamics (joint NDA/SD)
• Uncertainty Quantification in GNC (joint NDA/GNC)
• Uncertainty Quantification in Structural Analysis and Reliability (joint NDA/STR)
• Uncertainty Quantification, Auto Differentiation, or Stochastic Processes in Design (joint DE/NDA)

Please direct questions to:
Jim Cavera, Oliver Wyman Vector

Papers should address approaches for nuclear-powered rocketry and alternative, physics-based propulsion systems. Relevant topics include all aspects of nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) design, testing, and utilization as well as innovative or emerging concepts for fusion-based, antimatter or hybrid space systems. “Future Flight” topics include concepts for both near- and far-term propulsion architectures that require significant advancements in physics and propulsion science. Applications of space-time manipulation, gravity modification, electromagnetic coupling, particle/quantum physics, relativistic assessments or fluidic continua are valid for this area. Future Flight papers should be well-founded in theory and clearly identify a propulsion application. Any performance comparisons must include uncertainty bands. Session categories include:

• Advanced Physics, Quantum Mechanics, and Gravitational Models
• Analysis of Missions Enabled by Nuclear or Future Propulsion
• Fusion, Alternative Nuclear, and Antimatter Concepts
• Nuclear Electric and Bimodal Concepts
• Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Engine Modeling
• Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Fuels and Materials
• Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Testing and Programmatics

Please direct questions to:
Alexey Shashurin, Purdue University
Sally Bane, Purdue University
Caroline Winters, Sandia National Laboratories

Papers are solicited describing experimental, computational, theoretical, or applied research and development in the areas of plasmadynamics and lasers with application to aeronautics, astronautics, and energy. Works focusing on fundamentals of plasma dynamics and kinetics, as well as femtosecond and short-pulsed laser physics, are especially encouraged. Efforts combining contemporary theoretical/computational analyses with experimental verification/validation and which represent notable advancements in the aerospace sciences are especially encouraged. Special consideration will be given to works reporting milestone R&D and/or engineering achievements related to aerospace system application of plasma and laser technologies. Survey papers on the current state of the art and historical perspectives are also desired. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Aero-optics and atmospheric optical turbulence
• Atmospheric and space plasmas
• Computational methods for plasmas and lasers
• Hypersonics and entry flow plasmas
• Plasma and laser diagnostics
• Plasma-assisted aerodynamics
• Plasma-assisted ignition and combustion
• Plasma and laser-based propulsion
• Plasma and laser physics (dynamics and kinetics)
• Other topics in plasmas and lasers

Please direct questions to: 
Jason Burr, Air Force Research Laboratory
Daniel Pineda, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Papers are sought that are focused on the development and application of Pressure Gain Combustion (PGC) for propulsion and power generation systems. PGC includes both deflagration and detonation combustion modes and is broadly defined as a fundamentally unsteady process whereby gas expansion during heat release is constrained, causing a rise in stagnation pressure and allowing work extraction through expansion to the initial pressure. Examples of PGC include — but are not limited to — resonant pulse combustion (PC), pulse detonation combustion / engine (PDC / PDE), rotating detonation combustion / engine (RDC / RDE), internal wave rotor combustion (WRC), and constant volume combustion (CVC). Relevant research topics include fundamental research but emphasize applied technologies, with the following subtopics:

• Applications, System Integration, and Thermal Management
• Combustor Operability, Optimization, and Performance with Liquid and Gaseous Fuels
• Component and Subsystem Design and Evaluation
• Computational Modeling, Simulation, and Validation
• Fundamental Investigation of Pressure Gain Combustion Concepts
• Measurement and Diagnostics including Experimental Design, Uncertainty Analysis and Machine Learning

Please direct questions to:
Kareem Ahmed, University of Central Florida
Xinyu Zhao, University of Connecticut

Papers are sought that describe experimental, numerical, theoretical, and/or results in all areas of combustion relevant to propulsion and energy generation in aerospace systems. Submissions are encouraged from academia, government, and industry. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Additive Manufacturing in Combustion Applications
• Advanced Combustion, Propellants, and Combustor Concepts
• Combustion and the Environment
• Combustion Chemistry
• Combustion Diagnostics
• Combustion Dynamics and Instabilities
• Combustion Modeling and Simulation
• Detonations, Explosions, and Supersonic Combustion
• Fuels, Propellants, and Energetic Materials
• Laminar and Turbulent Flames
• Machine Learning for Combustion
• Micro-Scale Combustion
• Rocket and Air-Breathing Combustion
• Spray and Droplet Combustion
• Other Topics in Propellants and Combustion

Please direct questions to: 
Melissa Choi, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Eren Cuneydi, Lockheed Martin

Papers are sought that address theoretical, analytical, simulated, experimental, or implementation results related to aerospace applications for sensor systems, information and sensor fusion, and autonomous resource management. Advances in the fusion of sensor networks, cooperative sensing, autonomy, and multi-system collaboration are of particular interest. Concepts regarding Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Joint All Domain Operations (JADO) are of interest as well. Additionally, advanced sensors (neuromorphic, quantum, etc.), sensors for situational awareness, and new sensor designs and/or sensor hardware are encouraged topic focus areas.

• Advanced Sensor Data Processing Techniques
• Applications of Sensor and Information Fusion
• Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
• Autonomy and/or Collaboration
• Cyber Fusion
• Developing Trust in Autonomous Systems
• Fusion or Integration of Networked Sensors or Systems
• Human Interface with Complex or Autonomous Systems
• Identification, Situation Awareness, and Sensemaking
• Joint All Domain Operations (JADO)
• Multi-Sensor Field/Flight Experiment Planning, Implementation, and Analyses
• Neuromorphic and Quantum Sensors
• New Sensor Designs and Hardware
• Novel Sensors for Aerospace Applications
• Sensor Systems for Space Applications
• Sensor/Resource Management
• Sensors for Harsh Environments
• Sensors for Situational Awareness
• UAV Sensors and Sensing Systems

Please direct questions to: 
Jonathan Sauder, NASA Joint Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Jamie Cutler, University of Michigan
Scott Palo, University of Colorado Boulder

We invite submissions on all aspects of small satellite (~500 kg and smaller) systems (SATS), including subsystem design, construction, operations, as well as education and workforce development. Papers will be selected based on a full draft manuscript or a detailed extended abstract, both formatted according to AIAA guidelines.

Selection will be based on the maturity of the work, with an emphasis on relevant technical details. To facilitate a thorough review process, we encourage draft papers and extended abstracts to be as complete as possible.

Submissions are welcomed from academia, government, and industry. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• CubeSats Before College: Expanding the STEM Pathway (Pre-college students only, No Paper Req.)
• Results from Prior Missions
• Small Satellite Education, Workforce Development and Public Outreach
• Small Satellite Communications
• Small Satellite Constellations
• Small Satellite Cybersecurity
• Small Satellite Deployable Structures (joint SATS/SCS)
• Small Satellite Guidance, Navigation and Control (joint GNC/SATS)
• Small Satellite Novel Technologies
• Small Satellite Propulsion
• Small Satellite Software and Autonomy
• Upcoming Missions

Please direct questions to:
Chi Mai, U.S. Government Accountability Office

The Society and Aerospace Technology Outreach Committee (SAT OC) is soliciting papers that examine the societal benefits of aerospace technologies/products, as well as the relationship between aerospace and society, culture, and the arts. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Astrosociology
• Ethics in Aerospace
• Planetary Defense
• Popular Culture Influences from Aerospace Technology
• Societal Consequences and Issues from Aerospace Technology and Policy
• Societal Institutions, Governance, and Group Dynamics in Isolated Communities
• Societal, Public, and Popular Culture Influence on Aerospace Technology and Policy
• Other Topics in Society and Aerospace Technology

Please direct questions to: 
Jacob Cassady, NASA Langley Research Center
Ronnie Killough, Southwest Research Institute

The software landscape in aerospace is rapidly evolving – driven by advances in automation, autonomy, artificial intelligence (AI), and emerging architectures. SciTech 2026 invites researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to share groundbreaking work at the intersection of aerospace and computer science. In addition to technical papers, we encourage proposals for special sessions that highlight significant aerospace software programs, historical missions, and major industry/government initiatives. Topics of interest are listed below; although, additional topics of interest to aerospace software research and practice are also encouraged, and of particular interest are submissions that span multiple topics.

• Agile, DevOps, and DevSecOps Software Processes
• AI-Augmented Software Development, Including Large Language Models
• Lessons Learned from Software Development for Aerospace Projects
• Low Code/No Code use in Aerospace Software Development
• Mission-Specific Software Designs and Architectures
• Organizational Innovations in Aerospace Software Development
• Quantum Software Engineering for Aerospace Applications
• Runtime Monitoring and Assurance for AI and Autonomy
• Safe and Certifiable Parallelization of Multicore Processors and System on Chip Features
• Safety-Oriented Programming Languages (e.g. Rust)
• Simulation and Synthetic Data Engineering
• Software Engineering Practices for AI/ML in Aerospace Systems
• Usage and Needs of Aerospace Software Standards

Please direct questions to:
Wes Ryan, NASA

Papers are solicited that relate to all aspects of solid rocket propulsion systems, including component and system-level design, material development/selection, manufacturing/inspection, testing, ballistic prediction methodologies, performance evaluation, and state-of-the art technology advancements. Additional areas of interest include overviews of historical solid propulsion systems, lessons learned from development, testing and flight experience, and current status of upcoming solid rocket motor systems/programs. Discussions focused on STEM initiatives, university capabilities, and shifting or emerging trends in government and industry are also welcome.

• Acoustic Characterization and Combustion Stability
• Advanced Manufacturing Techniques, Including Automation and Additive Manufacturing
• Analytical Uncertainty Quantification and Risk Assessment
• Case, Nozzle, and Ignition System Design Innovations
• Current Solid Propulsion System Development Efforts and Program Status
• Future Solid Propulsion Technologies
• Historic Solid Propulsion Systems and Lessons Learned
• Modeling and Simulation Advancements
• Motor Design and System Optimization
• Non-Destructive Inspection/Evaluation (NDI/NDE) Methods
• Propellant Chemistry, Synthesis, and Characterization
• Propellant Geometry and Motor Ballistics
• University-Based Solid Rocket Motor Programs

Please direct questions to:
Cesare Guariniello, Purdue University
Jacob Martin, NASA Langley Research Center

The Space Automation and Robotics Technical Committee (SARTC) is soliciting papers on automation and robotics for in-space program applications. These sessions provide a forum for researchers in the field to come together to discuss the latest advancements in space robotics. Academia, industry, and government are all highly encouraged to contribute. Papers on a wide range of space automation and robotics (SAR) areas are welcomed, including but not limited to, design, development, fabrication, testing, application, and operation of SAR systems and components, and consideration of SAR technology development needs and human-machine interface. Until last year, SAR papers have been split amongst other sessions, but since we have been aiming to carve out a specific SAR session to allow work in Space Automation and Robotics to converge into a single space, for more fruitful discussions.

• Current and Upcoming Space Robotics Missions
• Experimental Testing of Space Robotics Research and Development Hardware
• Ground-based Verification and Validation (V&V) of Space Robotic Systems
• Human-Automated Systems Interaction and Collaboration
• In-Space and On-Orbit Assembly Robotics
• In-Space and On-Orbit Manufacturing Robotics
• In-Space and On-Orbit Servicing Robotics
• Machine Learning and AI for Space Robotics and Automation
• New Initiatives for Commercialization of In-Space and On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing
• Novel Technologies for Transforming Space Robotics and Automation Applications
• Teleoperation technologies of Space Robotic Systems
• Other Topics in Space Automation and Robotics

Please direct questions to: 
Surendra P. Sharma, NASA Ames Research Center
Narayanan R Ramachandran, Jacobs Space Exploration Group

The Space Exploration track serves as the focal point for promoting awareness and advancement of space exploration, and to disseminate relevant information on leading-edge, current, new, emerging space exploration programs, general knowledge and awareness of exploration systems, technological needs and gaps, applications identification and activities, inter-disciplinary and inter-agency interactions, and national & international space policy matters and challenges. Papers are solicited describing the following activities: 1) ongoing experimental, computational and theoretical, or applied research, 2) activities related to the current and future technological needs, 3) planning, policy matters and Implementation ideas, in the technical disciplines relevant to Space exploration and sustaining the human presence in Cis-Lunar space and beyond. Please follow this link for Additional Details . Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Accelerating the Space Economy-Building InSpace Infrastructure, and related opportunities
• Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Space Exploration
• Commercial Space
• Enabling Technologies
• Flight Systems
• Humans in Space Logistics, Medical issues, Bio-Research
• In-Space Infrastructure
• Impact of Space Activities on Climate and Atmosphere
• International Partnerships
• Lessons Learned from Previous Human Exploration History as Applied to Modern Spaceflight
• Humans in Space Logistics, Medical issues, Bio-Research, Radiation, Artifical Gravity, ECLSS
• Longer Duration Space Missions (50+ years)
• Lunar Environments and Effects on Lunar Exploration:Joint session with Atm and Space Environments TC
• Lunar Exploration
• Mission Architectures
• National Science Priorities
• Planetary Defense
• Space Logistics: Joint session with Space Logistics TC
• Space Policy
• Using ISS and Terrestrial Analogs for Exploration
• Impact of Space Endeavors on Earth’s Climate and atmosphere
• Robotics for Space (maybe scope of other TC)
• Commercial Space
• Technologies for Space Exploration
• Other Topics in Space Exploration

Please direct questions to: 
Jennifer Hudson
Eleonora Botta, University at Buffalo

The Astrodynamics Technical Committee (in collaboration with the Space Flight Mechanics Committee of the American Astronautical Society) solicits papers addressing topics across all disciplines of space flight mechanics and astrodynamics, including advances in dynamical systems theory for astrodynamics applications; optimal space flight trajectories; space flight mission design, analysis, and operations; estimation theory and applications for orbit determination, spacecraft navigation, and space domain awareness; attitude dynamics, determination, and control; and formation flight, close proximity operations, and constellations for space flight. Contributions from industry, government, and academia are all encouraged. Papers are also encouraged that include multidisciplinary efforts, as well as international collaborations. Please click Additional Details  for more information.

• Asteroid and interplanetary missions
• Atmospheric re-entry guidance and control
• Attitude dynamics, determination, and control
• Attitude-sensor and payload-sensor calibration
• Cislunar astrodynamics
• Dynamical systems theory for space flight
• Earth orbital and planetary mission studies
• In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM)
• Low-thrust trajectories
• Machine learning and artificial intelligence applied to space flight problems
• Multibody dynamics and trajectory design
• Orbit determination and estimation
• Orbital debris and space environment
• Orbital dynamics, perturbations, and stability
• Rendezvous, relative motion, proximity operations, and docking
• Satellite constellations and formations
• Space autonomy and space robotics
• Space Situational Awareness (SSA) conjunction analysis and collision avoidance
• Trajectory/mission/maneuver design and optimization

Please direct questions to: 
Hao Chen, Stevens Institute of Technology
Paul Grogan, Arizona State University

Space Logistics focuses on enabling safe, affordable, and routine spacefaring operations throughout the central solar system. Space logistics is defined as the theory and practice of driving space system design for operability and supportability, and of managing the flow of materiel, services, and information needed throughout a space system lifecycle. Papers are solicited describing innovative logistical architectures, optimization tools, operations reserach methods, physical or information interface standards, and related system concepts to support future mission planning and improved public understanding.

• Advanced Space Logistics Infrastructures
• Logistics for In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM)
• Space Logistics Campaign Planning: Methods, Modeling, Simulation, and Cost Analysis Tools
• Spaceport Ground Processing and Launch Logistics
• Surface Exploration Logistics: Outpost Management and Provisioning, In-Situ Resource Logistics
• Other Topics in Space Logistics

Please direct questions to: 
Keon Walters, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

The Space Operations and Support domain covers the full scope of activities required to successfully plan, execute and sustain space missions across civil, military, and commerical sectors. The topic explores the essential operations and support functions that drive mission effectiveness, ensuring the safe and efficient utilization of space-based assets from low Earth orbit (LEO) to deep-space exploration. Please click Additional Details  for more information.

• Automation, Autonomy, and AI in Mission Operations
• Commercial and International Standards for Space Operations
• Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Space Operations
• Deep Space, Lunar, and Human Spaceflight Operations
• Flight Dynamics, Trajectory Optimizaiton, and Navigation
• Legal and Regulatory Challenges in Space Operations
• On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM)
• Orbital Collision Risk Management and Debris Mitigation
• Reusablility and Cost Reduction in Spacecraft and Launch Vechicles
• Simplified and Resilient Mission Planning & Communications
• Space Vehicle Test and Evaluation

Please direct questions to: 
George Zhu, York University

Space Tethers invites submissions on all aspects of space tether systems, including fundamental research, technology development, modeling and analysis, case studies, experiments and space missions. Topics of interests include but are not limited to electrodynamic tether propulsion, tether-based active and passive debris removal, momentum transfer systems, tethered remote sensing and robotics, tethered space structures, space nets, space elevators, and related technologies. Submissions reporting experimental results, current data, and ongoing mission updates are highly encouraged. Contributions from industry, government, and academia are welcome, with a particular emphasis on multidisciplinary efforts and international collaborations.

• Artificial Intelligence in Space Tethers
• Electric Solar Wind Sails
• Electrodynamic Tethers
• Mathematical Modeling, Dynamics, Controls for Space Tethers
• New Materials for Tether Applications
• Novel Tether Concepts
• Space Elevators
• Space Nets
• Tether Formation Flying
• Tether Power Generation and Energy Harvesting
• Tethered Satellite Constellations for Communication or Remote Sensing
• Tethered Space Robotics
• Tethers for In-situ Resource Utilization in Space
• Other Topics in Space Tethers

Please direct questions to: 
Andrew Lee, North Carolina State University
Fabien Royer, Cornell University

Spacecraft Structures provides an opportunity to discuss recent research findings, newly proposed concepts, and applied demonstrations emerging from spacecraft technology. The Spacecraft Structures Technical Committee is focused on the unique challenges associated with structural systems that operate in a space environment. This discipline is specifically focused on the challenges of design, analysis, fabrication, and testing of those lightweight structural systems that must be ground tested in a simulated zero-gravity condition, Spacecraft Structures provides an opportunity to discuss recent research findings, newly proposed concepts, and applied demonstrations emerging from spacecraft technology. The Spacecraft Structures Technical Committee is focused on the unique challenges associated with structural systems that operate in a space environment. This discipline is specifically focused on the challenges of design, analysis, fabrication, and testing of those lightweight structural systems that must be ground tested in a simulated zero-gravity condition, and are subjected to launch loads, deployment loads, and the space environment. Papers are invited in a broad range of areas from academia, government, and industry.and are subjected to launch loads, deployment loads, and the space environment. Papers are invited in a broad range of areas from academia, government, and industry.

• Adaptive Spacecraft Structures and Systems (joint SCS/AS)
• Design Methods, Tools and Processes in support of Spacecraft Structures
• High Strain Composite Materials and Structures
• In-Space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) (joint STR/SCS/EDU)
• Lightweight and Inflatable Space Structures
• Small Satellite Deployable Structures (joint SCS/SATS)
• Solar Sails, Solar Shields, and Other Membrane Structures
• Spacecraft Antennas, Reflectors, and Other Optical Apertures
• Spacecraft Booms and Trusses
• Spacecraft Structures Test, Analysis, and Correlation
• Other Spacecraft Structures Topics

Please direct questions to: 
Cristina Riso, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abdessattar Abdelkefi, New Mexico State University

The field of structural dynamics covers the study of response, stability, control, and adaptation of aerospace structures exposed to a wide variety of external and internal dynamic excitations. Such excitations can arise from the coupling of multiple disciplines such as aerodynamics, thermodynamics, acoustics, control, and flight mechanics; interactions among multiple components such as wings, rotors, pylons, airframe, engines, and drive systems; and high intensity external disturbances such as gusts, acoustics, shocks, impact, or thermally-induced loads in the vehicle operational environments. Papers are invited that report on fundamental understandings of such phenomena, development of new analytical, computational, and experimental methods for their prediction and analysis, and innovative methodologies for the design, development, and deployment of advanced technology of structures and components that exploit or mitigate them. The following list identifies the broad topics of interest but is not intended to be all-inclusive. Please submit abstracts to the topic that best covers your research or to “Other Topics in Structural Dynamics” if your research is outside the scope of the list. Several special sessions are offered this year, please see Additional Details .

• Aero-, Servo-, Thermo-Elastic Phenomena
• Aeroelastic Problems of Hypersonic Vehicles
• Aeroelastic Problems of Small UAVs
• Aeroelastic Problems of Vertical Lift Vehicles
• Computer Methods, High Performance Computing, and Reduced-Order Modeling
• Dynamic Loads, Response, and Stability of Aerospace Vehicles
• Fatigue Loads, Spectrum Generation, and Testing (Joint STR/SD)
• Finite Element Modeling, Meshing, and Substructuring
• Fluid-Structure Interaction (Joint SD/FD)
• Flutter and Limit-Cycle Oscillations
• Load Alleviation for Aerospace Vehicles (Joint AS/SD)
• Machine Learning in Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity
• Nonlinear Dynamics of Flexible Multibody Systems, Contact, and Constraints
• Special Session: 3D Finite Element Analysis and Parallel Algorithms for Dynamics and Aeroelasticity
• Special Session: Advances in High-Speed Fluid-Thermo-Structural Interaction (Joint SD/FD)
• Special Session: Aeroelastic Prediction Workshop Update – Large-Deflection Working Group
• Special Session: Fluid-Metamaterial Interactions (Joint SD/FD)
• Special Session: Mars Aerial Exploration – The Next Generation
• Special Session: Prof. Roy R. Craig Memorial Session
• Special Session: Smart Dynamic Testing
• Special Session: Structural Response Characterization in Acoustic Testing
• Special Session: Vibration Energy Losses and Structural Joints and Interfaces
• Structural Dynamics of Engines and Drives
• Structural Dynamics of Lauch Vehicles and Spacecraft
• Structural Health Monitoring and HUMS
• Testing Methodologies for Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity
• Uncertainty Quantification for Acoustics and Structural Dynamics (Joint SD/NDA)
• Vibration and Vibroacoustic Control, Energy Harvesting, and Damping
• Whirl Flutter Testing and Prediction
• Other Topics in Structural Dynamics

Please direct questions to:
Jason Action, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Sean Taylor, Gulfstream

The current goal of the Structures Technical Committee is to advance science and technology related to the design, analysis, computer modeling, optimization, manufacturing, and testing of aircraft, spacecraft, and launch vehicle applications. Technical paper topics may include the latest developments in both traditional and innovative structural concepts applied to a variety of platforms and mission requirements; structural testing ranging from coupons to full vehicles; structural materials that include metallic alloys, ceramics, and composites; and manufacturing techniques that range from traditional machining, composite fabrication, and additive manufacturing techniques. Topics may also include refinement and improvement of current approaches to structural repair, damage initiation/growth, durability/damage tolerance, fatigue, fracture, and stability. The Structures Technical Discipline welcomes papers exploring advances in structural applications, best practices, and historical lessons learned in the 2026 Call for Papers. Papers on related topics in structures not explicitly mentioned are also strongly encouraged. Please see Additional Details  for more information.

• Additive Structures
• Advanced Structural Computational Techniques
• AI/ML in Structures and Materials
• Air and Space Structural Design, Analysis, Test
• Buckling and Stability of Air and Space Structures
• Composite Structural Analysis, Design, Testing, and Manufacturing
• Crashworthiness of eVTOL/UAM Vehicles
• Fatigue Loads and Spectrum Generation (Joint STR,SD)
• Fatigue, Fracture, and Impact Damage of Structures
• In-Space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM)
• Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ISME)
• Multifunctional and Multipurpose Air and Space Structural Design
• Special Session in In Honor of Dr. Steven M. Arnold
• Stitched Composite Structures
• Structural Health Monitoring & Non-Destructive Evaluation
• Structural Joints and Repairs
• Structural Optimization Application for Air and Space
• Structures and Materials in Extreme Environments
• Thermoplastic Composites
• Uncertainty Quantification in Structural Analysis and Reliability
• Other Topics in Structures

Please direct questions to: 
Sahil Patel, Boom Supersonic
Darcy Allison, Aduril
Lori Ozoroski, NASA

Technical sessions for supersonics research is sponsored by the Supersonics Integration and Outreach Committee. Innovative research contributions related to the application of civil supersonic flight vehicles are solicited (hypersonic applications are not solicited under this topic). Papers, posters, and oral-presentations (without paper) are solicited. Research results are solicited within topic areas related to civil supersonics. These include, but are not limited to, innovative technologies, environmental impacts (including high altitude emissions), noise, low-speed operations, air traffic management/integration of supersonic vehicles, policy, market analysis, modeling and simulation, vehicle design, engine design and integration for civil supersonic aircraft, structures, ground/flight testing, manufacturing, economics, operational forecasting, materials, and aeroelasticity.

• Aerodynamic Performance
• Aeroelasticity
• Air-Traffic Management/Integration of Supersonic Vehicles
• Application of MDAO to Supersonic Vehicle Design
• Community Noise
• Conceptual Design Methods
• Economics
• Engine Design and Integration for Civil Supersonic Aircraft
• Environmental Impact, Including High Altitude Emissions
• Ground/Flight Testing
• History of Supersonics
• Innovative Technologies
• Low-Boom Design
• Low-Speed Operations
• Manufacturing
• Market Study
• Materials
• Modeling and Simulation
• Operational Forcasting
• Policy
• Structures
• Uncertainty Quatification for Supersonic Vehicles
• Other Topics in Supersonics

Please direct questions to:
Beldon Lin, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Jobin Kokkat, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

The survivability discipline covers the capability of an air or space system to avoid or withstand a hostile environment, man-made or otherwise. As part of the systems engineering process, survivability is affected by many other disciplines, including mission design considerations, materials (e.g., space debris protection, additive manufacturing for faster repairs), structures (e.g., damage tolerance, crashworthiness), flight controls (e.g., self-repairing flight controls), aerodynamics (maneuverability/agility), propulsion (e.g., stealth), and cost/resilience (e.g. exquisite capability vs low cost attritable/expendable, cyber degradation). The Survivability Technical Committee (SURTC) is seeking papers that highlight current and state-of-the-art research and development of technologies and concepts to improve design, analysis, modeling, optimization, health monitoring, and/or testing for survivability. The SURTC is also looking for game changers that revolutionize the discipline in areas such as digital technologies to enable survivability testing and assessment of systems against kinetic and non-kinetic threats. Digital technologies include models, simulations, and digital twin capabilities.

• Air Vehicle Survivability
• Cyber Survivability for Aerospace systems
• Digital Technologies for Survivability Testing and Evaluation
• Loss Driven Systems Engineering considerations for Survivability
• Materials for Survivability (joint SUR/MAT)
• Space Vehicle Survivability (e.g., orbital debris, extreme environments)
• Survivability against Non-kinetic Threats (e.g., directed energy, cyber)
• Survivability informed Design Optimization
• Survivable Structures (joint SUR/STR)

Please direct questions to:  
Phillip Ansell, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The need to foster sustainability across the aerospace industry is becoming increasingly recognized, owing to the inability of conducting business-as-usual in perpetuity. Achieving this goal will require significant developments in aerospace technologies, climate and natural sciences, operational strategies, policy and regulation, supply chain and infrastructure, as well as other related areas. Papers are requested that advance the state of understanding and application in engineering, policy, society, economics, and the environment in relation to aerospace vehicles and operations.

• Aerospace vehicle emission (CO2 and non-CO2) impacts on the biosphere
• Aerospace vehicle end-of-life, recycling, repurposing, or reuse
• Business/economic benefits and challenges of aerospace systems
• Design for sustainability (vehicle, system, or operations)
• Life cycle and technoeconomic analysis of aerospace vehicle operations
• Military sustainability and system sustainment
• Novel aerospace vehicle technologies, systems, and concept of operations
• Novel power and energy systems for sustainability
• Policy and regulatory impacts on aerospace sustainability
• Social sustainability impacts of aerospace
• Other topics in sustainable aviation
• Other topics in sustainable space

Please direct questions to:  
William Deininger
Hanumanthrao (Rao) Kannan, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Papers in all areas of systems engineering (SE) are encouraged. All types of papers will be considered, including case studies, developmental work, modelling efforts and technical analyses. Topics include but are not limited to systems engineering application of Digital Engineering (MBSE, DGE), systems engineering processes, systems engineering applications, systems engineering education and research, systems thinking, value of systems engineering for the development of space systems and atmospheric flight systems, systems engineering methods, foundations of systems engineering, and future trends in systems engineering. Applications of SE to the development of resilient and assured systems, model-based systems engineering (MBSE) applications and systems in the competitive and burgeoning space economy are especially sought. All abstracts will be evaluated by qualified individuals from industry, academia, or government.

• Applying MBSE to real-world aerospace problems
• Atmospheric Flight Systems Engineering Theory and Applications
• Development of Consistent Digital Threads Theory and Utility
• Digital Engineering (DGE) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• General Systems Engineering
• Intelligence-Based MBSE methodology and application
• Machine Learning (ML) For Aerospace Applications
• Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration and Test in Systems Engineering
• Pattern-Based MBSE methodology and application
• Risk Management’s Leverage in Systems Engineering
• Sociotechnical Applications of Systems Engineering
• Space Systems, Systems Engineering Theory and Applications
• System Design Attributes, Architectures and Assessments
• System Security Engineering for complex Aerospace Systems
• Systems Architecture, Systems Engineering and System of Systems
• Systems Engineering Applications, Including New Space applications
• Systems Engineering Approaches to Complex Systems
• Systems Engineering Challenges and Approaches for Remote Sensing Systems
• Systems Engineering Education, Research and Theory
• Systems Engineering in Cislunar Space
• Systems Engineering Lessons-Learned
• Systems Engineering Processes and Methods
• Systems Engineering Research
• Systems Modeling and Simulation
• Systems Requirements, Verification and Validation
• Other Topics In and Related To Systems Engineering

Please direct questions to:
Bhupendra Khandelwal, University of Alabama
SA Sherif, University of Florida
Santosh Shanbhogue, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Technical papers are sought that address research, technology development, and the implementation of fuels and fuel power and propulsion systems for both aerospace and terrestrial applications.

• Advances in Renewable Energy
• Alternative Fuels, Novel Pathways, and Novel Combustion Concepts
• Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in Energy Systems
• Carbon Capture, sequestration, Storage, Utilization and Sustianability
• Certification of Fuels
• Clean Fuel, Heat, Power, and Vaule Added Products from Waste and Other Sources (Solar and Wind etc.)
• Combined Heat and Power with Ultra-Low Emission of Pollutants
• Combustors, Micro-Combustors, Turbines, Advanced Cycles & Designs
• Energy Management and Green Infrastructure
• Fire, Super-Critical Combustion
• Hybrid Power/Propulsion Concepts, Modeling and Systems
• Hydrogen, Ammonia, and other Hydrogen Carrier Fuels and the Powered Systems
• Policy, Environmental, and Historical Perspectives of Fossil/Renewable-Fuel Power Technologies
• Pollution and Chemical Kinetics, CO2 Use for Fuels and Value Added Products
• Technoeconomic Analysis for Decarbonized Terrestrial Energy Systems
• Other Topics in Terrestrial Energy

Please direct questions to: 
Robyn Macdonald, University of Colorado
Adrian Nagle, BAE Systems, Inc.

The AIAA Thermophysics Technical Committee is soliciting papers on topics related to all aspects of thermal energy and heat transfer along with their related aerospace applications for aviation and space flight. Contributions based on analytical, numerical and/or experimental studies are welcomed as are timely survey and review articles. Please contact one of the two Technical Chairs listed above if you would like to help organize a special session.

• Ablation: Modeling, Experiments, and Applications
• Advanced Thermal Management Technology Development and Validation
• Aerothermodynamics and Thermal Protection Systems
• Application of Local or Global Optimization Techniques in Modeling of Heat Transfer Applications
• Computational Modeling of Heat Pipes
• Cryogenics and Extreme Environments
• Emerging Thermal Technologies: 3D Printing, Oscillating Heat Pipes, Thermionics, and Other Areas
• Fundamentals of Ice Formation and De-Icing
• Heat and Mass Transfer for Natural and Stationary or Mobile Built Environments
• Heat Transfer in Chemically Reacting, Explosive, UV and Corrosive Medium, Multicomponent Plasma
• Heat Transfer in Cooling, Heating, and Power Generation Systems
• Inverse Analysis Methods in Computational Heat Transfer
• Multiphase, Droplets, Jets, Sprays, Heat Pipes, and Two-Phase Heat Transfer
• Nonequilibrium Flow Physics (joint FD/TP)
• Novel Computational Methods for Inverse Analysis and Optimization in Computational Heat Transfer
• Spacecraft Thermal Control and Thermophysics in Spacecraft Applications
• Theoretical and Computational Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation, and Phase Change
• Thermal Analysis of Industrial Equipment and Systems Operating under Extreme Process Conditions
• Thermal Management and Thermal Control: Applications, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned
• Thermal Protection Systems and Thermal Management in Aircraft and Spacecraft
• Thermal Systems for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
• Transport Properties and Thermophysical Properties
• Other Topics in Thermophysics

Please direct questions to: 
Nathaniel Blaesser, NASA Langley Research Center
Virginia Stouffer, Transformational Technologies

Technical papers are requested relating to advanced manned or unmanned concepts, regional air mobility, urban air mobility, on-demand mobility and other emergent aviation market studies, hybrid or electric propulsion integration and component technologies, piloted/autonomous/self-flying aircraft, simplified aircraft/vehicle operation, distributed propulsion.

• Aeroacoustics of Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft/Operations (joint AA)
• Air Traffic Management for Advanced /Transformational Aircraft Concepts (joint UAS)
• Autonomous Vehicle Operations, and Simplified Vehicle Operations (joint DA/UAS)
• Creative design, emerging trends, new processes, and novel aerospace applications (joint DE/HMT/TF)
• Design, Analysis, and CONOPS of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles (joint ACD/EAT/VSTOL)
• Early design approaches for increasing -ilities and effectiveness-based design (joint DE/SE/TF)
• Electric, Hydrogen, and Hybrid Propulsion Components and Integration Technologies (joint EAT)
• Ground and Flight Test of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles/Concepts (joint FT)
• Integration of renewable energy systems, ground infrastructure, and sustainability considerations
• Urban, Regional, and On-Demand Air Mobility, Emergent Aviation Market Studies

Please direct questions to:
Omar Ariff, University of Salford, UK
Sri Ayyalasomayajula, BlueHalo

Integration of technical and operational areas enabling uncrewed systems domain. Areas include autonomous, automated, and intelligent systems, and remote operations. Composing domains include design (SW/HW/Data), machine intelligence, CONOPs (e.g., AAM), operational aspects, certification, and regulation. The focus of the submissions must be on the underlying principles, models, algorithms, and governing equations.

• Air Traffic Management for Advanced Aircraft Concepts (joint Transformational Flight TC)
• Autonomous Mission Management Concepts & Technologies
• Autonomous Systems and Capabilities for Uncrewed, Deep Space Missions
• Autonomous Task and System Integration
• Autonomy for Advanced Air Mobility Systems
• Certification Concepts for Increasingly Autonomous Systems
• Flight Testing of Uncrewed/Autonomous Systems (joint Flight Testing TC)
• Machine Intelligence and Software defined Hardware
• Novel Concepts and Applications for Uncrewed/Autonomous Systems
• Optimizing the Human Crew-Machine Relationship
• Sensors and Data Systems for Uncrewed/Autonomous Systems
• Systems Design and Optimization for Uncrewed/Autonomous System

Please direct questions to:
Craig Reimann, RTX
Mahdis Bisheban, University of Calgary
Tom Arledge, NASA Ames Research Center
Geoffrey Jeram, U.S. Army DEVCOM

The Vertical / Short Takeoff and Landing Technical Committee (V/STOL TC) invites authors from industry, academia, or government to present technical papers covering advances in science, technology, and operation of V/STOL aircraft and their requirements, applications, business, and governance. The V/STOL TC accepts extended abstracts with a length between 750 and 2500 words, submitted in PDF format. Abstracts of the intended paper should present the background and status of their endeavor (ex. research or project), including sample figures or illustrations, and a summary of significant conclusions. The TC will evaluate the abstracts by their significance, originality, technical quality, and prospect of successful completion & presentation.

The V/STOL TC seeks papers supporting V/STOL advances (as above) and gives special attention to the following topics:

• Advances in V/STOL flight control laws, handling qualities, and Pilot/User-Vehicle Interfaces
• Breaking developments in V/STOL-enabling Arts, Sciences, and Technologies
• Case studies of successful V/STOL commercial applications
• Design, Analysis, and CONOPS of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles (joint ACD/EAT/VSTOL)
• Current & historical V/STOL Technology Overviews, Program updates, and business case studies
• Heavy through Ultra-Heavy V/STOL lift solutions (>20,000 kg payload)
• Programs and Policies toward a V/STOL-enabling industrial base
• V/STOL in modern airspace management and airworthiness certification
• Vertiport architecture considerations, designs, lessons, viability

Please direct questions to: 
Todd Griffith, University of Texas at Dallas
Taeseong Kim, Technical University of Denmark

Papers are solicited for the 46th Wind Energy Symposium covering a broad range of topics related to onshore and offshore wind turbine and wind farm technology. Technical areas of interest include aerodynamics, acoustics, aeroelasticity, structural dynamics, fatigue and extreme loads, design, performance optimization and control, uncertainty quantification, atmospheric inflow, innovative concepts, materials, manufacturing, testing, sensors, health monitoring, reliability, floating wind turbines, transition to turbulence modeling and experiments, wind farm design, and wind farm control. There will also be joint sessions including with Non-Deterministic Approaches (e.g., for uncertainty quantification). Individuals with expertise in these areas are encouraged to submit to these sessions.

• Active Flow Control, Active Load Control
• Aeroelasticity, Structural Dynamics, and Loads Prediction
• Atmospheric Physics and Inflow
• Blade Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics
• Blade Structural Mechanics, Materials, Manufacturing, and Structural Testing
• Field Testing of Wind Energy Systems
• Innovations and Novel Concepts
• Machine Learning in Wind Energy Applications
• Offshore Wind Technology (shallow water and floating)
• Optimization and Control at Turbine and Plant Level
• Uncertainty Analysis Advancements for Wind Energy Applications (joint WE/NDA)
• Wake Physics, Modeling, and Experimentation
• Wind Turbine/Rotorcraft/Propeller Multi-Physics Modeling Approaches