AIAA SciTech Forum 2027
Hyatt Regency Orlando
Jan 11 - 16, 2027
Hyatt Regency Orlando
Orlando, United States
Jan 11 - 16, 2027
Orlando, United States
About the Conference
AIAA SciTech Forum is the premier aerospace R&D event of the year. It’s where approximately 6,000 from 46 countries come to witness breakthrough science, revolutionary technologies, and generation-after-next capabilities that are redefining what is possible in aerospace. Taking place 11–15 January 2027, the forum explores the science, technologies, and capabilities that are transforming aerospace.
Subject Areas
Adaptive Structures
Aeroacoustics
Aerodynamic Measurement Technology
Aerospace Education
Aerospace Power Systems
Aircraft Design
Applied Aerodynamics
Atmospheric and Space Environments
Atmospheric Flight Mechanics
CFD Vision 2030
Computer Systems
Cybersecurity
Design Engineering
Digital Avionics
Digital Engineering
Electric Propulsion
Electrified Aircraft Technology
Energetic Components and Systems
Flight Testing
Fluid Dynamics
Keynote Speakers
Carissa Christensen
BryceTech
Troy Henderson
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Arbi Karapetian
Formula 1
Jason Levin
Anduril Industries
Craig Martell
Lockheed Martin
Ryan Tseng
Shield AI
Danica Vallone
Making Space
Peggy Whitson
Astronaut · Axiom Space
Camille Alleyne
Arusha Space
Jonathan W. Arenberg
Northrop Grumman
Important Dates
2026-03-24
Abstract Submission Begins
CLOSED
2026-05-21
Abstract Submission Deadline · 8:00 p.m. ET
CLOSED
2026-08-24
Author Notifications
CLOSED
2026-12-01
Manuscript Deadline · 8:00 p.m. ET
NEXT
2027-01-11
Conference Dates · 11–15 January 2027
Call For Papers
Adaptive Structures
Active and Passive Adaptive Concepts/Systems
Adaptive Spacecraft Structures and Systems (Special-Joint SCS/AS)
Adaptive Structures Concepts on UAVs
Adaptive Structures in Wind Energy
Advanced Manufacturing, Composites, Adaptive Structure Design & Rapid Prototyping (Special SCS/AS)
Aircraft Load Alleviation and Control (Special)
Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Adaptive Structures/Materials
Engineered Materials and Metamaterials with Adaptive Properties
Metamaterials and Adaptive Structures for Flow Control (Special-Joint FD/SD)
Morphing and/or Biomimetic Adaptive Structures/Materials
Multifunctional Structures/Materials
Physically and Mechanical Embodied Computing in Aerospace Systems (Special)
Smart Sensors/Actuators Design
Systems Enabled by Adaptive Structures
Adaptive Structures – General
Aeroacoustics
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)
Turbomachinery and Core Noise
Turbulence and Vortex Induced Noise Sources (joint AA/FD)
Aerodynamic Measurement Technology
Advancements in Planar, Volumetric, and/or High-Speed Imaging Techniques
Error Analysis, Uncertainty Quantification, Artificial Intelligence, and Algorithm Development
Flow Visualization and Characterization Techniques such as schlieren, BOS, Holography, and FLDI
Joint Session (AMT/GT): Application of Novel Diagnostics in Ground Test Facilities
Joint Session (AMT/PC): Application of Diagnostics in Combustion, Spray, and Propulsion Systems
Joint Session (AMT/PDL): Advanced Diagnostics for Plasmas and Nonequilibrium Flows
Joint Session (AMT/PGC): Diagnostics for Detonation Physics and Detonation Engines
Measurements for Turbulence, Fluid-Structure Interactions, Boundary Layers, and Hypersonic Systems
Novel Combustion & Propulsion System, Spray, Plasma, and Aerothermal Flow Diagnostics
Novel Techniques, Sensors, Methodologies, Instrumentation, and Facilities
Spectroscopic Techniques such as PLIF, CARS, LIBS, Raman Scattering, and Absorption Spectroscopy
Surface Measurements such as PSP, TSP, Skin Friction, and Shear Stress Sensing
Velocimetry Techniques such as PIV, PTV, MTV, DGV, and FLEET
Other Topics Related to Aerodynamic Measurement Technology
Aerospace Education
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
Best Practices in Safety for Student Activities
Better Preparation of Graduates for a Rapidly Evolving Work Environment
Broader Innovative Collaboration of Industry, Government, 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 (Joint DE/EDU)
Implementing AI Courses, Projects, and Use Policies in Aerospace Education
Initiatives in Aerospace Education Including Model Based Systems Engineering and Digital Engineering
In-Space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) (joint STR/SCS/EDU)
Novel Outreach Activities
Undergraduate Educational Experiences in Space Exploration and Space Systems
Aerospace Power Systems
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
Design, Fabrication and Performance of Aerospace Power System Components
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, Applications, Technologies
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
Aircraft Design
Aerodynamic Design: Analysis, Methodologies, and Optimization (Joint ACD/APA/MDO)
Aircraft Design Education
Aircraft Design Tools, Automation (incl. AI/ML), Processes, and Frameworks
Design For Reliability, Maintainability, Sustainability & Cost
Electrified Aircraft Design (Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing Platforms) (Joint ACD/EAT)
High-Speed Aircraft Design
Multi-Disciplinary Design and Decision-Making under Uncertainty (Joint ACD/MDO/DE/NDA)
Multifunctional and Multipurpose Air and Space Structural Design (Joint ACD/DE/MAT/STR)
NASA AACES 2050 – JetZero/UIUC Hydrogen Blended Wing Body Aircraft Design (Joint ACD/EAT/TF/DE)
Novel Configurations Design
Performance, Mission, and Operational Design
Short/Vertical Takeoff and Landing (STOL & VTOL) Design
Unmanned and Autonomous Aircraft Design
Applied Aerodynamics
Aerodynamic Design: Analysis, Methodologies, and Optimization (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 and HPC of Large-Scale Meshes for Applied Aerodynamics (MVCE/APA/CFD2030)
CFD on Large-Scale Meshes for Applied Aerodynamics (Joint APA/CFD2030/MVCE)
Flow Control: Methods and Applications (Joint APA/FD)
Hypersonic Aerodynamics (Joint APA/FD)
Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition (Joint FIT/FD/APA)
Low Speed, Low Reynolds Number & Bio-Inspired Aerodynamics
MDO/Sensitivity Analysis with Aeroelasticity/Fluid-Structure Interaction (joint MDO/STR/SD/APA)
Missile/Projectile/Munition Aerodynamics, Carriage & Store Separation
Propeller/Rotorcraft/Wind Turbine Aerodynamics
Special Session: Aeromechanics in Adverse Weather (Invited)
Special Session: AI and Machine Learning for Vehicle Design and Optimization
Special Session: AIAA CFD Transition Modeling and Prediction Workshop (Invited)
Special Session: Applied Aerodynamics: State of the Art (Invited)
Special Session: Applied Surrogate Modeling (Invited)
Special Session: Drag Prediction Workshop 8 and Aeroelastic Prediction Workshop 4 (Joint APA/SDTC)
Special Session: Drag Reducing Surfaces (Invited)
Special Session: HLFC Technology and Prediction Methods (Joint APA/FD/FIT)
Special Session: HPC Multi-Physics CREATE (Invited)
Special Session: NASA AACES 2050 – JetZero/UIUC Hydrogen BWB Aircraft Design (joint ACD/TF/SUST/APA)
Special Session: NATO STO AVT-390 – CFD Validation of Vortex-Dominated Missile Airflows (Invited)
Special Session: Rotor-in-Hover Simulations (Invited)
Supersonic Aerodynamics (Joint APA/SPSN)
Transition Control and Applications (Joint FIT/FD/APA)
Transonic Aerodynamics
Turbulence and Transition Modeling for Aerodynamic Applications
Unsteady Aerodynamics
Visualization and Knowledge Extraction of Large Data Sets (Joint CFD2030/MVCE/CFD2030/APA)
Other Topics in Applied Aerodynamics
Atmospheric and 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
Atmospheric Flight Mechanics
Aerodynamic Prediction Methods
Aeroservoelasticity
Aircraft Dynamics, Performance, Stability, and Control
Handling Qualities and Flying Qualities
Hypersonic and Spacecraft Flight Mechanics
Invited Session: Entry, Descent, and Landing Special Sessions (Joint AFM / GNC TC)
Launch Vehicle, Missile, and Projectile Flight Mechanics
Special Session: Flight Test Techniques for Advanced Atmospheric Flight Mechanics
Special Session: System Identification and Flight Test
System Identification and Flight Test
Unique Aircraft Configurations
Unmanned and Optionally-Manned Aircraft Systems
Other Topics in Atmospheric Flight Mechanics & Special Sessions
CFD Vision 2030
CFD and HPC of Large-Scale Meshes for Applied Aerodynamics (Joint MVCE/APA/CFD2030)
CFD Technology to Predict Aerodynamic Characteristics at the Edges of the Flight Envelope
CFD Vision 2030: Survey of Progress Toward Achieving Grand Challenge Problems (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 MVCE/APA/CFD2030)
Computer Systems
AI Processing Hardware for Aerospace Operations
Cyber-Physical Systems
Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Embedded and Energy-Efficient Computing
Formal Verification and System Validation
High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Onboard AI Processing and Edge Computing (UAVs, satellites, space systems)
Other Advanced Computational Techniques for Aerospace
Secure and Fault-Tolerant Processing
Vision and Sensor Processing
Cybersecurity
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
Design Engineering
Advanced manufacturing, composites, adaptive structure design & rapid prototyping (joint AS/DE/MAT)
Advances in design education, K-12 STEAM initiatives, extended university curricula (joint DE/EDU)
Computational intelligence, AI/ML/PIML assisted design, & knowledge-based approaches (joint DE/DGE)
Creative design, emerging trends, new processes, novel aerospace applications (joint DE/HMT/SAT/TF)
Design for system lifecycle, decommissioning, -ilities & effectiveness-based design (joint DE/SE/TF)
Designing collaborative autonomous sys, multi-vehicle, swarming, & operator needs (joint DE/HMT/TF)
Digital engineering/design for electrified aircraft, system models, & ecosystems (joint DE/DGE/EAT)
Emerging design methods, tools, or processes, including model-based eng. & MBSE (joint DE/DGE/SE)
Human, cognitive, team, and organizational aspects of the design process across the full lifecycle
Integrating new technologies and emerging capabilities in systems design
Multi-disciplinary holistic design and decision-making under uncertainty (NDA/MDO/DE/ACD)
Multifunctional and multipurpose air and space structural design (joint ACD/DE/MAT/STR)
Novel energy powertrains in air veh des – H2, nuclear, solar & atm radiation (joint EAT/DE/INPSI/TF)
Novel systems, system of systems, and mission designs
Special Session: Vision for next generation design methods, processes, tools, and technologies
Trustworthiness and reliance in adopted intelligence/automation tools and processes (joint DE/SAT)
V&V, uncertainty quantification, certification by analysis in digital environments (joint DGE/DE/NDA)
Design Engineering – General
Digital Avionics
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)
Digital Engineering
AI/ML assisted design techniques and breakthrough – collaborative methods (joint DE)
Collaborative Autonomous Systems Platforms capable of learning and making decisions. (joint DE)
Computational Resources for computational intellgience and Engineering (joint DE)
DevOps & Agile System Development (emphasizing machine – to- machine Ops)
Digital Airworthiness – Enhance the airworthiness certification process digitally
Digital Ecosystem – Ecosystem, Architecture and Infrastructure (joint DE)
Digital Thread for Supply Chain – Framework of authoritative data & information
Digitally Enabled Operating Models – Realizing new agile ways of working (joint DE/SETC)
Dynamic Mission Requirements with MBSE extensions (joint DE/SETC)
Emerging processes to enable Industrial DevOps – for Cyber Physical Systems (joint DE/SETC)
Hybrid-AI methods – combining ML and symbolic AI for systems adapt effectively (joint DE)
Integration of Digital Thread & Digital Twin – Mathematical/algorithmic approaches
Knowledge-Based Approaches – retention and reuse of engineering knowledge and data (joint DE)
Model-Based engineering through standardized System Architecture Models (joint DE/SETC)
Multi-disciplinary holistic design ascross the Digital Thread – enabling MDAO/Automation (joint DE)
Proprietary Data & Data Rights – ASoT and proprietary data
V&V Framework Differences – DE implications for managing consistency (joint DE)
VVUQ (Validation, Verification, and Uncertainty Quantification) of Models (joint DE)
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
Dual Mode Propulsion (joint EPTC/LPTC)
ECR and Electrodeless thrusters
Electric Propulsion Flight Programs and Missions
Electric Propulsion Modeling
Electric Propulsion Thruster Plume and Spacecraft Interactions
Electromagnetic Thrusters (Magnetoplasmadynamic, Pulsed Inductive)
Electrospray / FEEP / Colloid Thrusters
Facility Effects
Flight System Performance and Lessons Learned
Hall Thrusters
Gridded 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
Pulsed Plasma / Vacuum Arc Thrusters
Other Topics in Electric Propulsion
Electrified Aircraft Technology
Aircraft High-Voltage Power Distribution Systems and Energy Management
Digital Engineering/Design for Electrified Aircraft, System Models, Digital Twins (joint DE/DGE/MST)
Electrical Energy Conversion and Storage (batteries, fuel cell, solar, regenerative systems)
Electrified Aircraft Design (fixed-wing & rotary-wing platforms) (joint ACD/VSTOL)
Flight Testing of Electrified Aircraft (joint FT)
Novel Energy Powertrains in Air Vehicle Dsgn. (H2, Nuclear & Atm Radiation) (joint DE/TF/INPSI/SUST)
Power Electronics, Electric Machines, and Drives
Propulsion, Power, and Thermal System Architecture and Integration
Special Session: NASA AACES 2050 – JetZero/UIUC Hydrogen BWB Aircraft Design (joint ACD/TF/SUST/APA)
Superconducting & Cryogenic Components and Systems
System Dynamics, Modeling, and Control (joint MST)
Testing, Validation, Safety, and Certification (joint FT)
Thermal Management
Energetic Components and Systems
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 Component Development, Qualification, and Acceptance Testing
Explosive and Propellant Compositions and Manufacturing Methods
Explosive- or Propellant- Actuated Mechanisms and Systems
Innovation in Failure Investigation and Analysis
Physics of Interior Ballistics in Explosive, Propellant, Combustible Devices
Other Topics in Energetic Components and Systems
Flight Testing
Flight Test Techniques, Measurement Technologies, and Other Novel Approaches
Flight Testing in the Educational Environment
Special Session: Aerodynamic Testing: Ground, Wind-Tunnel, and Flight Testing (joint APA TC/GT TC)
Special Session: Flight Test Techniques for Advanced Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (joint AFM TC)
Special Session: Flight Testing Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems (joint GNC TC)
Special Session: Flight Testing of Electrified Aircraft (joint EAT TC)
Special Session: Flight Testing of Uncrewed/Autonomous Systems (with UAS TC)
Special Session: Flight Testing Systems with Intelligent Flight Controls (joint IS TC)
Special Session: Space Domain Vehicle Test & Evaluation (with OPS TC)
Special Session: System Identification and Flight Test (joint AFM TC)
Special Session: Testing, Validation, Safety, and Certification (joint EAT TC)
Testing Ground and Air-launched Missiles and Rockets
Other Topics in Flight Testing
Publication & Indexing
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Conference Organization
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Committee
Technical Contact
Marcias Martinez
University of Tennessee Space Institute
Christina Harvey
UC Davis
Anupam Sharma
Iowa State University
Jacqueline Huynh
University of California Irvine
Ellen Yi Chen Mazumdar
Georgia Institute of Technology
Mirko Gamba
University of Michigan
Robert A. Frederick, Jr.
University of Alabama-Huntsville
Raymond LeBeau
Saint Louis University
Jeremiah McNatt
NASA Glenn Research Center
Levi Elston
AFRL
Erik Brandon
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Taylor Fazzini
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
Andy Bernhard
Lockheed Martin
Andrew Voegele
The Aerospace Corporation
Camli Badrya
University of California Davis
Vilas Shinde
Mississippi State University
Frank D. Han
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Sihong Yan
University of Central Florida
Giusy Falcone
University of Michigan
Hayden Dean
NASA Langley Research Center
Chris Karlgaard
NASA Langley Research Center
Daniel Livescu
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Brent Pomeroy
NASA Langley Research Center
J Tanner Slagel
NASA Langley Research Center
Ketan Dande
Rivian
Julian Gutierrez
NASA Langley Research Center
Krishna Sampigethaya
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Jarrett Iannotti
Lockheed Martin
Gregory L. Roth
Air Force Research Laboratory
Ian Marks
Northrop Grumman
Evan Dill
NASA
Maarten Uijt de Haag
Technical University of Berlin
Bernd Korn
DLR
Mariel Cisneros
Northrop Grumman
Kevin Pankow
Northrop Grumman
Mat French
Northrop Grumman
Elaine Petro
Cornell University
Alejandro Lopez Ortega
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Matthew A. Clarke
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Francesco Salucci
Argonne National Laboratory
James Baglini
Raytheon
Steve Seyler
Northrop Grumman
Jessica M. Peterson
University of Nevada – Reno
Andrew Freeborn
US Air Force Test Pilot School
Shawn Keshmiri
University of Kansas
Koen Groot
University of Wyoming
Puja Upadhyay
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