Call for Papers
The Call for Papers document is now available. To help you prepare your abstract for submission, please read through the Call for Papers document carefully. Download the call for papers document below.
Abstract Themes
1. Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems
1.1. Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems (Theory, Methods and Tools)
• Advanced aircraft design theory, tools and methodologies (MDO, digital twinning, PLM, etc – see also Manufacturing)
1.2. Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems (Use cases and Applications)
• Innovations for classical air vehicle configurations from subsonic to hypersonic speeds
• Integrated designs focusing on top-level system objectives, especially if addressing multiple, possibly conflicting objectives
• Design for electric or alternative fuel or propulsion concepts
• Unconventional aviation systems and concepts
2. Systems Engineering and Integration
• Advances in Systems Engineering
• Advances in Systems Integration and architecting
• Systems of Systems and Heterogenous Systems
• Integrated product and process development
• Innovations in engineering management
• Model-based, data-driven and distributed
development
3. Aerodynamics
• New insights into flow physics (all speed regimes; high angle-of-attack; unsteady flow; instability; transition and turbulence; shock waves; plasma and aerothermal effects; etc)
• Aeroacoustics and fluid-structure interaction
• Applied aerodynamics, especially for unconventional concepts
• Control of flow phenomena, loads and noise
• Measurement facilities, techniques and results (wind tunnel, acoustic and flight testing)
• Computational facilities, techniques and results (CFD and analytical approaches applied to representative flow regimes and configurations)
• Biologically inspired flight
4. Materials and Structures
4.1. Aerospace Grade Materials, Structural Analysis, Fatigue and Damage Tolerance
• Novel aerospace materials, including additively manufactured structures
• Structural mechanics
• Structural repair
• High temperature and extreme environments
• Fatigue and damage tolerance
• Nanotechnology
4.2. Aerostructures Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
• Structural dynamics
• Aero-servo-elasticity
• Structural design
• Impact
• Smart structures and health monitoring
• Test facilities, techniques and results
• Unconventional aviation systems and concepts
5. Propulsion and Energy
Classical propulsors and components (propellers, fans, inlets, nozzles, jets, ramjets, scramjets, etc)
• Propulsion / airframe integration
• Propulsion system acoustics and emissions
• Test facilities, techniques and results propulsion systems and infrastructure
6. Flight Dynamics and Control
• Advances in flight dynamics and handling qualities
• New control techniques and systems
• System and parameter identification
• Flight testing and simulation techniques and results
• Performance and trajectory optimization
• Autonomy and AI-assisted control
7. Systems, Subsystems and Equipment
• Advances in, and optimisation of, classical aircraft systems (electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic; avionics,
fuel, power generation and distribution, landing gear; ice, rain and lightning protection; cabin and hygiene; emergency)
• Integration of equipment systems
• Test facilities, techniques and results
• Advanced sensor systems
8. Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
• Digital manufacturing (CAD/CAM, computer integrated manufacturing, digital twinning, VR/
AR, cognitive manufacturing, product lifecycle management and other information system technology)
• Robotics, automation and assistive technologies
• Additive and other low-waste manufacturing
• Supply chain management
• Total quality management
• End-of-life management
9. Crewed and Uncrewed Aircraft Operations and Traffic Management
• Aircraft operation and flight management
• ATM, airspace and airport capacity
• Mitigation of environmental and weather effects
• ATM for mitigating environmental impact
• New concepts for aerial mobility
• Intermodality and required physical/digital infrastructure
10. Safety and Security
• Accident prevention, survivability and crashworthiness
• Human factors
• Airworthiness and certification (see also Operations and Sustainment)
• Aviation medicine
• Physical security, airborne and on ground
• Cyber security during design, manufacture and operation
11. Operations and Sustainment
• Through-Life Support: Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade
• Total lifecycle analysis
• Reliability and maintainability
• Condition Based Maintenance, Prognostics and Big Data
• Ageing Aircraft and Continuing Airworthiness within an increasingly challenging environment
• Customer and Product Support Systems
12. Education and Training
• Design education
• Activities for students: hands-on and project work, including design, build and fly
• Continuing professional development, including digital up-skilling
Abstract Review Information
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Submission Requirements
Selection Criteria: Authors are invited to submit abstracts for the ICAS Congress, with selection based on the quality of the abstract. Key selection criteria include scientific/technical content, relevance to the field, clarity, and completeness. Abstracts should be concise, written in English, and contain a title.
Abstract Requirements:
All submissions must be in English. English is the official congress language and all presentations must also be in English
Submission titles must not be longer than 20 words and must clearly indicate the nature of the presentation
Submission must have a minimum 500 words and maximum of four pages.
Submissions must Include purpose, technical foundation, preliminary results, expected outcomes, and relevant figures, tables, equations, and references.
All papers should demonstrate the likelihood of completing the work by the final manuscript deadline.
Author Information:
Please include names, affiliations, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and emails.
Only the first three authors will appear in the final program; all authors must be acknowledged in the paper.
Paper Type:
Please indicate if the paper is for an oral or interactive presentation.
Specify if the paper qualifies as a student paper (refer to student paper submission details on the upload page).
Additional Requirements: A short 50-word summary for the final program is also required, along with the relevant ICAS topic area. If unsure, select the most appropriate topic, as it may be reassigned by the programme committee.
Congress Proceedings
All papers accepted for presentation (oral, standby and interactive presentations) will be included in the Congress Proceedings online which will be published in the German national library. Please notice that a paper will not be included in the Proceedings if it is not presented at the Congress. ICAS Proceedings are indexed in Scopus database as serial conference proceedings. We will offer all authors to index their paper with a DOI number. The best papers will be proposed for special issues in the partner journals from the ICAS Member Societies.
Key dates
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Abstract submission open
March 2025
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Abstract submission close
10 January 2026 -
Abstract notifications
1 March 2026 -
Upload full papers by
1 June 2026 -
Register to congress by
15 June 2026 -
Conference dates
13-18 September 2026
Program enquiries
ICAS 2026 Program Manager c/o MCI Australia
For all questions and enquiries regarding abstracts, speakers and program information.
