𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐔𝐌 𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒

The aviation industry is a rapidly evolving field that plays a critical role in addressing global sustainability, environmental, technological, operational, and mobility challenges. The International Symposium on Sustainable Aviation (ISSA) serves as an international and multidisciplinary platform that brings together researchers, academics, engineers, industry professionals, policy makers, practitioners, and students.

ISSA’27 focuses on advancing sustainable practices and innovative technologies in aviation while also considering the broader role of aviation within integrated and connected transportation systems.

Under the main theme “Sustainable Aviation in an Integrated and Connected Transportation System,” ISSA’27 aims to explore sustainability not only within aviation itself, but also within the wider context of multimodal, intelligent, digital, and connected transportation networks.

The symposium addresses a broad range of topics including aerodynamic efficiency, energy efficiency, aircraft fuel efficiency, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), alternative energy sources, hydrogen technologies, electric and hybrid-electric propulsion, advanced aircraft design, lightweight structures, advanced materials, greenhouse gas emission mitigation, novel propulsion systems, noise reduction, artificial intelligence, digitalization, autonomous systems, advanced air mobility, smart airports, aviation operations, maintenance, safety, policy, education, and integrated transportation.

ISSA’27 also emphasizes the increasing interaction between aviation and other modes of transportation, including rail, road, and maritime systems. Particular attention is given to intelligent mobility, multimodal transportation, digital connectivity, smart infrastructure, transportation optimization, and future sustainable mobility concepts.

The symposium provides an international forum for exchanging scientific knowledge, presenting technological developments, sharing industrial experience, and discussing future strategies that can contribute to a cleaner, safer, smarter, more connected, and more sustainable aviation and transportation ecosystem.

𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐔𝐌 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓

ISSA’27 features keynote presentations by distinguished invited speakers, industrial presentations, technical sessions, and regular presentations in oral sessions.

The symposium will be held in hybrid format, allowing both on-site and online participation.

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

𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐔𝐌 𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒

ISSA’27 welcomes original research papers, reviews, case studies, technical contributions, and industrial perspectives across a broad range of topics related to sustainable aviation and integrated transportation.

The main topics and subtopics include, but are not limited to:

𝐈. 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄

Clean aviation and pathways toward net-zero aviation
Environmental impacts of aviation and climate change
Aviation emissions, carbon reduction and decarbonization strategies
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and environmental performance
Green engineering practices in aerospace
Noise reduction and environmental noise management
Sustainable airport development and operations
Climate-resilient aviation systems
Carbon accounting and aviation environmental performance metrics
Sustainable aviation roadmaps and transition strategies
Circular economy approaches in aviation
Environmental assessment of future aviation technologies

𝐈𝐈. 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐘

Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)
Emerging and alternative aviation fuels
Hydrogen aviation and hydrogen-based propulsion
Renewable energy systems for aviation
Fuel production, storage, distribution and infrastructure
Power generation and energy storage
Battery technologies for aviation applications
Energy efficiency and energy management in aviation
Synthetic fuels and Power-to-Liquid (PtL) technologies
Fuel-cell technologies for aviation
Alternative energy infrastructure for airports
Sustainability assessment of aviation energy pathways

𝐈𝐈𝐈. 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂, 𝐇𝐘𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃-𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐒

Electric and hybrid-electric aircraft
Electrified aircraft design and testing
Advanced aircraft propulsion systems and components
Hydrogen-powered propulsion systems
Distributed electric propulsion
Energy-efficient propulsion technologies
Propeller and rotorcraft aerodynamics
Thermal management and heat transfer systems
Emerging propulsion concepts and technologies
Fuel-cell-based propulsion systems
Integrated propulsion and energy management
Propulsion system modeling, simulation and optimization
High-efficiency propulsion architectures

𝐈𝐕. 𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍, 𝐀𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐘𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐒, 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒

Sustainable aircraft design and optimization
Experimental and computational aerodynamics
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Advanced aerospace materials and structures
Lightweight and multifunctional structures
Fatigue and fracture mechanics
Structural health monitoring and prognosis
Novel manufacturing techniques for aerospace applications
Design approaches, tools and processes for sustainable aerospace systems
Multidisciplinary design optimization
Additive manufacturing in aerospace
Smart materials and adaptive structures
Aircraft configuration design
Aerodynamic performance optimization
Composite materials and sustainable material technologies

𝐕. 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄, 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Artificial intelligence and machine learning in aviation
Digital twin technologies in aerospace
Big data analytics and aviation decision-support systems
Predictive maintenance and intelligent diagnostics
AI-based flight control and decision-making
Embedded AI and onboard data processing
Sensor fusion and intelligent sensing
Digital transformation in aviation
Smart aircraft and connected aviation systems
Avionics and intelligent onboard systems
Explainable and trustworthy AI in aviation
AI-based optimization of aviation operations
Human-AI collaboration in aviation systems
Simulation, modeling and virtual testing
Data-driven aviation safety and performance analytics

𝐕𝐈. 𝐔𝐍𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃, 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐒

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Autonomous aircraft and intelligent autonomous systems
AI-based autonomous navigation
Swarm intelligence and multi-UAV coordination
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
eVTOL aircraft and emerging air vehicle concepts
Real-time object detection, tracking and environmental perception
Energy-efficient autonomous mission planning and optimization
Safety and integration of autonomous aerial systems
Automatic control of unmanned and autonomous aircraft
Autonomous guidance, navigation and control
UAV communication and coordination systems
Drone traffic management systems
Certification and regulation of autonomous aerial systems
Autonomous mission planning and adaptive decision-making

𝐕𝐈𝐈. 𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓, 𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐒, 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘

Air Traffic Management (ATM)
Future airspace concepts and intelligent air traffic systems
Aviation safety and risk management
Aviation security and cybersecurity
Integration of UAVs and advanced air mobility into airspace
Airport planning, design and sustainable operations
Smart and green airports
Airport energy and environmental management
Aviation policy, regulation and certification
Airspace optimization and capacity management
Airport surface movement and traffic optimization
Safety management systems
Resilience of airports and air traffic infrastructure
Emergency management and operational continuity
Communication, navigation and surveillance systems
Next-generation ATM technologies

𝐕𝐈𝐈𝐈. 𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒, 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

Sustainable airline and aircraft operations
Flight operations and operational efficiency
Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
Sustainable maintenance strategies
Condition-based and predictive maintenance
Maintenance planning and optimization
Aviation logistics and supply chain management
Operational decision-making and optimization
Economic and operational aspects of sustainable aviation
Fleet planning and fleet sustainability
Ground operations and turnaround optimization
Sustainable aviation management systems
Airline network and schedule optimization
Resource allocation and operational efficiency
Aviation supply chain resilience
Digital maintenance and smart MRO systems

𝐈𝐗. 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐘, 𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐘

Future aviation technologies and concepts
Aviation sustainability policies and regulatory frameworks
CORSIA and international aviation environmental policies
Economics of sustainable aviation
Social and economic dimensions of aviation sustainability
Aerospace and aviation education
Advancing sustainability in aerospace education
Promoting diversity and inclusion in aerospace
Society and aerospace technology
Human factors and workforce development
International collaboration for sustainable aviation
Aviation governance and institutional frameworks
Certification challenges for emerging technologies
Public acceptance of new aviation technologies
Skills development for future aviation
Ethics in aviation and emerging technologies
Sustainable aviation business models

𝐗. 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Integration of air, sea, rail and road transportation
Sustainable multimodal and intermodal transportation systems
Integrated passenger and freight transportation
Seamless and connected mobility systems
Multimodal transportation hubs and infrastructure
Airport connectivity with rail, road and maritime transportation
Sustainable first- and last-mile connectivity
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
Intermodal logistics and freight systems
Sustainable transportation corridor planning
Passenger transfer and hub optimization
Integrated transport demand management
Resilient multimodal transportation systems

𝐗𝐈. 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃, 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐒

Connected transportation and intelligent mobility
Smart transportation systems and infrastructure
Artificial intelligence in integrated transportation
Digital twins for transportation systems
Internet of Things (IoT) and connected mobility
Autonomous and connected vehicles
Smart cities and future mobility
Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Real-time transportation data and decision-support systems
Integrated traffic and mobility management
Resilient and climate-adaptive transportation systems
Digitalization and automation of transportation networks
Future sustainable mobility concepts
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication
Intelligent transportation infrastructure
Cybersecurity in connected transportation
Smart mobility platforms and data ecosystems
Integrated autonomous transportation systems
Transportation network optimization
Digital mobility services and platforms
Sustainable and intelligent urban mobility