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CASI 2026 Conference Proceedings

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Links may be periodically updated until 2026.11.01.


Wednesday, October 14   Thursday, October 15   Friday, October 16


The online 2026 Conference Proceedings are a collection of Abstracts, Extended Abstracts and Full Papers related to the presentations made during the Technical Session portions of the onsite event.

Wednesday, October 14

Technical Session 1 | 13:45-15:15


1A

DRONES

1B

LUNAR EXPLORATION

1C

ROBOTICS

1D

PROPULSION 1



Nicolas Auger

Université de Sherbrooke


Sidharth Saraf

Canadian Space Agency



Seyedhossein Hajzargarbashi

National Research Council Canada




Gala Licheva

Concordia University

Aero-Propulsive Interaction Modeling Trends of the UAS-S45 using FlightStream



Oscar Ulises Espinosa Barcenas

École de technologie supérieure

Dual Sensor Multispectral Imager (DS-MSI) for Canada’s Lunar Utility Vehicle (LUV)



Stephen Amey

Western University

Sampling-Based vs. Learning-Based Motion Planning for Cooperative Dual-Arm Space Manipulators


Nasim Fallahiarezoodar

York University

Performance Evaluation of Leading Edge Tubercle on Low Pressure Turbine Blades at Very Low Reynolds Number


Asad Asghar

Royal Military College of Canada

Developments in Military Vertical Lift Uncrewed Aerial Systems: NRC, DND, and Laflamme Aero Cooperative Preparations for Investigations with the LX300TM Tandem Rotor Helicopter Prototype

Marc Alexander

National Research Council Canada

MAPLE-Mini: A Canadian Lunar Impact Probe Advancing Electronic Ruggedization through Lunar Exploration





Vojtech Balaban

Magellan Aerospace

Field Validation of an Integrated Robotic Excavation and Beneficiation System for Lunar ISRU





Sayedhamid Bahreini

Polytechnique Montréal

Turbofan Design Parameter Interference Technologies for Gas Turbine Design and Research





Paul Bordush

Royal Military College of Canada

   

A Cognitive Pilot that Flies: Autonomous Take-Off, Engine Failure and Return to the Runway in a High-Fidelity Simulator


Daril Raoul Kengne Wambo

Kengne Wambo

 


Technical Session 2 | 15:45-17:15


2A

AIRCRAFT DESIGN

2B

SPACE GNC

2C

AUTOMATION

2D

PROPULSION 2

Commercializing Secure AI for Satellite Telemetry Anomaly Detection: A Venture Framework for Canadian Space Operations



Baret Nwogbo

University of Winnipeg

Conceptual Design and Optimization of an Innovative Single-Stage-to-Orbit Aerospace Engine



Jerry Wu

Half Hollow Hills HS, USA



Mustafa Syed

National Research Council Canada

Star Tracker Cant Angle Selection for Science Availability on the MAPPER Lunar CubeSat




Ayaan Abdulla

University of Manitoba

Artificial Intelligence for Next-Generation Automated Airports: Lessons for Canadian Aerospace, Defence, and Research Innovation


Bwalya Junior Chongo

Qatar Airways Group

Availability Prediction and Modelling of Aero Gas Turbines using Weibull Distributions




Paul Bordush

Royal Military College of Canada

A Graph-Based Methodology for Socio-Technical MDAO Architecture Selection in Collaborative Aircraft Design


Musavir Bashir

Concordia University

Mission-based Pointing Trajectory Optimization of an Underactuated CubeSat



Riley Sweeney

University of Manitoba

Autonomous Cargo Operations in Canada: A System of Systems Analysis



Ruben Perez

Royal Military College of Canada

Development of an Inlet Generator Tool for Supersonic Mixed-Compression Inlet Design



Timothy Pistun

Royal Military College of Canada

Validation of a Hybrid Electric Aircraft Conceptual Sizing Tool for Performance Analysis and Optimization




Dorian Vallégeas

École de technologie supérieure


Mixed Fleet, Shared Mind: Flight Test Results from Full-scale Collaborative Teaming between Optionally Piloted Rotary- and Fixed-wing Aircraft with Virtual Air-launched Effects


Jeremy Wang

Ribbit

Active Flow Control with Plasma Actuation in S-Duct Diffusing Inlets




Jack Dubeau

Royal Military College of Canada


Thursday, October 15

Technical Session 3 | 10:30-12:00


3A

POLICY

3B

SSA 1

3C

HUMAN FACTORS 1

3D

COMPOSITES

How Africa Can Utilize the Space Economy to Develop Africa




Thokozani Moeti

South African Space Agency

Flying While Pregnant: Aeromedical Considerations for Aircrew and Implications for Aviation Medicine (invited talk)


Joelle Thorgrimson

Canadian Armed Forces

Failure Mapping of Aluminum Honeycomb Sandwich Panels




David Hudson

Royal Military College of Canada

The Redwing Space Domain Awareness Mission





Lauchie Scott

Defence R&D Canada

A Comprehensive Review of Vascular Access in Microgravity





Callum French

University of Alberta

Machine Learning Technique to Detect and Characterize Impact Events in a Carbon-Fibre Composite Panel


Matthew Collins

National Research Council Canada

Retrospect & Future Directions for the Zenith Fellowship Program




Charles Lee

Zenith Canada Pathways Found.

Task Scheduling Simulations for the Redwing Space Domain Awareness




Xiang Li

Department of National Defence

Influences of Non-neutral Head-neck Posture on Seat Vibration Transmitted to Pilot/Crew Head in a Rotorcraft Setting



Masih Moore

Concordia University

Lightweight Multifunctional Nanotube Fabric Composites Enabled by Scalable Manufacturing


Yadienka Martinez-Rubi

National Research Council Canada


Technical Session 4 | 13:45-15:15

4A

AERO 1

4B

SSA 2

4C

HUMAN FACTORS 2

4D

CUBESATS 1

Multi-Modal Imaging for Resident Space Object Detection





Michael Vansteenkiste

York University

In-ear Head Vibration Sensor for the Standardization of Translational and Rotational Head Vibration Measurements


Ryszard Dabkowski

National Research Council Canada

Development of Modular Deployable Solar Arrays for CubeSats




Malcolm Paintin

SFL Missions Inc.

Transonic Performance Characterization of Leading-Edge Tubercles



Martin Alexiev

Royal Military College of Canada

Self-Supervised Temporal Representation Learning for Short-duration Resident Space Object Classification


Minyoung Hwang

York University

Effects of Helicopter Vibration Exposure on Brain Wave Activity during Visual Target Tracking


Andrew Law

National Research Council Canada

Real-time Magnetic Space Environment Simulator for CubeSat Verification



Zackary Louttit

University of Manitoba

In-flight Turning Performance of Leading-Edge Tubercles




Janet Liu

National Research Council Canada

Cis-lunar Tracking of the Artemis-II Mission from Space and the Ground




Stefan Thorsteinson

Defence R&D Canada

Evaluation of Motion Capture for Aircraft Accommodation




Hadley Warnholtz

National Research Council Canada

Generation and Validation of Synthetic CubeSat RF Datasets for Space Communication Research



Vidushi Jain

York University

Optimization of a Distortion-minimized Mach 4 Supersonic Nozzle for Wind-Tunnel Applications


Justin Bonal

Royal Military College of Canada

Small Form Factor Suborbital Ballooning Framework (SFFSBF) for Space Situational Awareness (SSA)


Riyaz Alli

York University

Integrated Reality In-flight Simulation of Ship Helicopter Operations


Hunter Marriott

National Research Council Canada

Managing the Energy Budget for the ALEASAT CubeSat Mission




Katelyn Jewell

University of British Columbia


Technical Session 5 | 15:30-17:00

5A

AERO 2

5C

HUMAN FACTORS 3

5D

CUBESATS 2

MINERAL: A Canadian CubeSat Mission Advancing Lunar Resource Exploration Through Multispectral Imaging, Navigation, and Impactor Technologies


Mana Zandvakili

University of Manitoba

Human-AI Teams: Measuring AI’s Trust in the Student Pilot




David Dunwoody

University of Toronto

Building Blocks for Engineers: A Case Study on CubeSats Designed with Modular Shell Structures



Andrew Bowman

University of Manitoba

Whirl Flutter Investigation of Propeller Shafts




Nikoo Etemadi

Carleton University

From Simulation to Deployment: Deep Learning Models for Pilot Command Prediction in Real-time Takeoff Scenarios



Hakim Trachet

École de technologie supérieure

Building Foundations for Co-Development in Lunar Exploration: Indigenous Community Engagement for Navigation Research in the MAPPER Mission


Layne Ransom

University of Manitoba


Automatic Pilot Behavioral Profiling from Desktop Flight Simulator Data



Cheker Neffati

École de technologie supérieure

Design of a Precision Winding Machine for CubeSat Torque Rods



Riley Sweeney

University of Manitoba


Friday, October 16

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