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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
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1A DRONES |
1B LUNAR EXPLORATION |
1C ROBOTICS |
1D PROPULSION 1 |
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Nicolas Auger Université de Sherbrooke |
Sidharth Saraf Canadian Space Agency |
Seyedhossein Hajzargarbashi National Research Council Canada |
Gala Licheva Concordia University |
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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 |
Asad Asghar Royal Military College of Canada |
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Marc Alexander National Research Council Canada |
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 |
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Daril Raoul Kengne Wambo Kengne Wambo |
Technical Session 2 | 15:45-17:15
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2A AIRCRAFT DESIGN |
2B SPACE GNC |
2C AUTOMATION |
2D PROPULSION 2 |
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Syrine Boudef École de technologie supérieure |
Phillip Miret SFL Missions Inc. |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Dorian Vallégeas École de technologie supérieure |
Jeremy Wang Ribbit |
Active Flow Control with Plasma Actuation in S-Duct Diffusing Inlets Jack Dubeau Royal Military College of Canada |
Technical Session 3 | 10:30-12:00
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3A POLICY |
3B SSA 1 |
3C HUMAN FACTORS 1 |
3D COMPOSITES |
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How Africa Can Utilize the Space Economy to Develop Africa Thokozani Moeti South African Space Agency |
Joelle Thorgrimson Canadian Armed Forces |
Failure Mapping of Aluminum Honeycomb Sandwich Panels David Hudson Royal Military College of Canada |
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Lealem Abebe Canadian Space Agency |
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 |
Matthew Collins National Research Council Canada |
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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
Technical Session 5 | 15:30-17:00
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5A AERO 2 |
5C HUMAN FACTORS 3 |
5D CUBESATS 2 |
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Experimental Evaluation of Propeller Performance Interacting with a Turbulent Boundary Layer Bingqing Guo University of Alberta |
David Normand Concordia University |
Mana Zandvakili University of Manitoba |
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Tenon Charly Kone National Research Council Canada |
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 |
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Whirl Flutter Investigation of Propeller Shafts Nikoo Etemadi Carleton University |
Hakim Trachet École de technologie supérieure |
Layne Ransom University of Manitoba |
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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 |
Technical Session 6 | 10:15-11:45
6A MANUFACTURING | 6B ASTRONOMY | 6C AIRSHIPS | 6D SPACE SCIENCE & ENGRG |
Simulation of a Digital Micromirror Device for CASTOR’s UVMOS Instrument Charles Lee University of Manitoba | Transport of Peruvian Blueberries to Canada: Cargo Airships versus Cargo Jets Barry Prentice University of Manitoba | A Proposed Direct Measurement Test of the Validity of Einstein’s Second Postulate Victor Wehrle Canadian Space Agency (ret'd) | |
Behnam Ashrafi National Research Council Canada | The POET Space Astronomy Mission: Breaking New Ground in Exoplanet Exploration Stanimir Metchev Western University | Mana Zandvakili University of Manitoba | Carl Berresheim SFL Missions Inc. |
Computational Design of Fixed-Wing Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems for Additive Manufacturing Alexander Lamey Royal Military College of Canada | Altitude Control of a Spherical Airship using Air Ballasting and Propeller Thrust Daniel Asante University of Manitoba | 3D Printer Upcycling for Low-cost Vibration Testing Aidan Hartry University of Manitoba |