About ISSA & ISUDEF

SYMPOSIUM OBJECTIVES

The aviation, unmanned systems, and transportation sectors are rapidly evolving fields that play a critical role in addressing global sustainability and technological innovation challenges. The International Symposium on Sustainable Aviation (ISSA 2026) and the International Symposium on Unmanned Systems: AI, Design and Efficiency (ISUDEF 2026) serve as international, multidisciplinary platforms bringing together researchers, academics, engineers, and industry professionals.

Under the main theme “Sustainable and Autonomous Integrated Transportation” and the motto “Connecting Air, Sea, Rail & Road,” ISSA 2026 focuses on sustainable aviation, including alternative fuels, electrification, energy efficiency, advanced propulsion, aircraft design, environmental impact reduction, and emerging technologies for future aviation.

ISUDEF 2026 focuses on unmanned and autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous navigation, swarm intelligence, sensing and communication technologies, intelligent decision-making, and the design and efficient operation of unmanned systems.

Together, ISSA 2026 & ISUDEF 2026 also address the integration of air, sea, rail, and road transportation, with particular emphasis on sustainable, autonomous, connected, and intelligent multimodal transportation systems.

SYMPOSIUM FORMAT

ISSA 2026 & ISUDEF 2026 feature keynote presentations by invited speakers and regular presentations in oral sessions.

High-quality papers of archival value will be considered in extended form for publication in various reputable international journals and book series:

IJSA, International Journal of Sustainable Aviation (ISSN: 2050-0475)
IJAST, International Journal of Aviation Science and Technology (E-ISSN: 2687-525X)
Sustainable Aviation Book Series, Springer

SYMPOSİUM TOPİCS

Sustainable Aviation, Energy and Environment

Sustainable aviation and clean aviation technologies
Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)
Hydrogen and alternative aviation fuels
Renewable energy systems for aviation
Aviation emissions and decarbonization strategies
Environmental impacts and climate change
Energy-efficient aviation systems
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and environmental performance
Green engineering practices in aviation
Net-zero aviation technologies and strategies

Electric, Hybrid-Electric and Advanced Propulsion Systems

Electric and hybrid-electric aircraft
Electrified aircraft design and testing
Hydrogen-powered aircraft and propulsion
Advanced propulsion systems and components
Distributed electric propulsion
Power generation and energy storage
Battery and fuel-cell technologies
Energy management and thermal management
Propeller and rotorcraft technologies
Emerging propulsion concepts

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Unmanned Systems

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)
Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)
Micro and mini unmanned systems
Energy-efficient unmanned systems
Biologically inspired unmanned systems
Networked unmanned systems
Unmanned systems transportation and management
Unmanned systems applications
Unmanned systems communication and information technologies
Embedded architectures for unmanned systems
Reliability and performance of unmanned systems

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Digital Technologies

Artificial intelligence applications in aviation and transportation
AI applications in unmanned and autonomous systems
Machine learning and deep learning
AI design and efficiency
AI-based decision-making
Embedded AI and onboard data processing
Digital twin technologies
Predictive analytics and intelligent maintenance
Image processing and computer vision
Big data analytics
Open-source software applications
Modelling and simulation

Autonomous Systems, Robotics and Advanced Mobility

Autonomous aerial, ground, marine and rail systems
Autonomous aircraft and unmanned systems
Autonomous technologies
Aerospace and transportation robotics
Robotics and mechatronics
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
eVTOL and emerging air vehicle concepts
Autonomous mission planning and decision-making
Human–autonomous system interaction
Cooperative autonomous systems
Future autonomous mobility

Guidance, Navigation, Sensing and Swarm Technologies

Guidance methods
Navigation algorithms
AI-based autonomous navigation
Smart sensors and intelligent sensing
AI sensor fusion
Vision sensors
Real-time environmental perception
GIS and mapping
Geospatial and meteorological support
Sense-and-avoid technologies
Swarm technology and swarm intelligence
Multi-vehicle and multi-UAV coordination
Cooperative navigation and control

Aircraft and Vehicle Design, Aerodynamics, Structures and Advanced Materials

Aircraft and aerospace vehicle design
Sustainable vehicle design and optimization
Aeronautical and aerospace engineering
Experimental and computational aerodynamics
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Composite materials
Smart multi-function materials
Intelligent structures
Lightweight and advanced structures
Structural health monitoring
Advanced manufacturing technologies
Aircraft technology
Hypersonic technologies

Avionics, Control, Communication and Intelligent Systems

Avionics systems
Radar systems
Automatic and autonomous control systems
Adaptive and intelligent control
Communication systems for autonomous and unmanned vehicles
Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication
Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication
Aerospace electronics and embedded systems
Flight and vehicle control systems
Intelligent transportation communication systems
Real-time control and decision-making
System integration and interoperability

Safety, Security, Certification and Regulation

Aviation and transportation safety
Unmanned and autonomous systems safety
Risk assessment and management
Security and cybersecurity
Anti-drone systems and counter-UAS technologies
Reliability and performance
Certification of autonomous and unmanned systems
Standardization
Regulatory frameworks
Environmental regulations and challenges
Integration of autonomous systems into existing transportation networks
Ethical and legal aspects of AI-driven autonomous systems

Air Traffic, Airports, Operations and Future Aviation

Air Traffic Management (ATM)
Integration of UAVs into air traffic systems
Airspace management for Advanced Air Mobility
Smart and sustainable airports
Airport operations and infrastructure
Sustainable airline and flight operations
Aircraft maintenance and predictive maintenance
Aviation operations and management
Aviation policy and economics
CORSIA and international environmental policies
Future aviation technologies
Aerospace education and workforce development

Integrated and Multimodal Sustainable Transportation

Integration of air, sea, rail and road transportation
Sustainable multimodal and intermodal transportation systems
Integrated passenger and freight transportation
Air–rail transportation integration
Air–road transportation integration
Air–sea and airport–port connectivity
Rail–sea and road–rail transportation integration
Multimodal transportation hubs
Airport, seaport and railway connectivity
Sustainable first- and last-mile transportation
Energy-efficient multimodal transportation
Environmental performance of integrated transportation systems
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of multimodal transportation
Optimization of multimodal transportation networks
Integrated transportation planning and management

Autonomous, Connected and Intelligent Transportation Systems

Connected and autonomous transportation
Autonomous road vehicles
Autonomous maritime transportation and smart ships
Autonomous and intelligent rail systems
Connected aircraft and intelligent aviation systems
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS)
Connected mobility and smart transportation infrastructure
Internet of Things (IoT) in transportation
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication
Digital twins for integrated transportation systems
Artificial intelligence in multimodal transportation
Smart cities and intelligent mobility
Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Real-time transportation data and decision-support systems
Integrated traffic and mobility management
Autonomous freight and logistics systems
Resilient and climate-adaptive transportation networks
Future sustainable and autonomous mobility