CEAS EuroGNC 2026 Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control

8:30 - 10:25 (1h55)

Conference Registration

UC3M Puerta de Toledo Campus

8:30 - 9:00 (30min)

Morning Coffee

Auditorium Foyer

9:00 - 9:30 (30min)

Opening Ceremony

Auditorium Hypatia

Andrés Marcos

9:30 - 10:25 (55min)

Plenary Lecture I: Advances in Active Flow Control, Control Allocation, and L1 Robust Control

Auditorium Hypatia

Michael Niestrov (Lockheed Martin)

https://ceaseurognc2026.sciencesconf.org/data/program/Plenary1.pdf

10:30 - 11:55 (1h25)

INV04: AI-Based Sensing and Control in Turbulent Flows

Auditorium Hypatia

Andrea Ianiro; Stefano Discetti

› Advancing flow diagnostics for sensing and control - Stefano Discetti, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 10:30-10:49 (19min)

› AI-based Design of Low Reynolds Numbers Propellers - Gabriele Salomone, 10:50-11:09 (19min)

› Event-Based Flow Sensing: From Coherent Structures to Neuromorphic Sensors - Andrea Ianiro, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid [Madrid] 11:10-11:29 (19min)

› Inferring the Flow: AI-Based State Estimation from Sparse Sensing for Aerodynamic Control - Carlos Sanmiguel Vila, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial 11:30-11:49 (19min)

10:30 - 11:55 (1h25)

Session 1-A: Actuators / Control Allocation

Beatriz Galindo

Jesús Ramírez; Sinan Çimen

› A Reference Model Architecture with Pseudo Control Hedging for Actuator Saturation in Transition Aircraft - Sinan Çimen, University of Stuttgart 10:30-10:49 (19min)

› A unified framework for real-time optimal control allocation in space systems - Jesús Ramírez, Sener Aerospace and Defense 10:50-11:09 (19min)

› Safe, Hybrid Control Allocation for the Innovative Control Effectors (ICE) Aircraft - Hasan Isci, Istanbul Technical University 11:10-11:29 (19min)

10:30 - 11:55 (1h25)

Session 1-B: GNSS

Isaura Clavero

› A hybrid navigation control solution for autonomous approach and landing of an airliner in GPS-denied environment - Sofiane KRAIEM, ONERA 10:30-10:49 (19min)

› Analytical Algorithms for GNSS-Independent Position and Heading Determination Using Stellar Sensors - Rafael Vazquez, Universidad de Sevilla 10:50-11:09 (19min)

› SNN-Based Kernel Bandwidth Prediction for Adaptive MCUKF in GNSS/INS Integration - Minhwan Kim, Konkuk University 11:10-11:29 (19min)

› Enhanced Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Navigation in GPS-Denied Unknown Environments of Space Robots - Niccolò Goretti, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali [Milano] - Annachiara Ippolito, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali [Milano] 11:30-11:49 (19min)

12:00 - 13:00 (1h)

INV SP: Comunidad de Madrid Space Start-ups

Auditorium Hypatia

12:00 - 13:00 (1h)

Session 2-B: Spacecraft Navigation, Estimation, and Tracking

Isaura Clavero

Annachiara Ippolito; Alessandro Scalvini

› Event-Only Framework for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in space using Gaussian Splatting - Piercarlo Fontana, Politecnico di Milano [Milan] 12:00-12:19 (19min)

› Fast and Accurate Relative Orbit Determination via Angles-Only Batch Unscented Filtering - Scalvini Alessandro, Politecnico di Milano 12:20-12:39 (19min)

› Single-Frame Pose Estimation and Performance Analysis - Caitong Peng, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 12:40-12:59 (19min)

12:00 - 13:00 (1h)

Session 2-A: Education

Beatriz Galindo

Rafael Vázquez Valenzuela; Jose Briz Valero

› Practical Integration of Generative AI in Aerospace Engineering Education: Multi-Institutional Experience and Recommendations - Rafael Vazquez, Universidad de Sevilla 12:00-12:19 (19min)

› Tractor-Beam: An Experimental Testbed for Control of In-Orbit Service Systems with Varying Flexible Dynamics and Inertia - Jose Briz, GMV Innovating Solutions 12:20-12:39 (19min)

› Guidance, Navigation, and Control: A Survey, Taxonomy, and Challenges (2020–2025) - Daniel Engelsman, Ǧāmiʿat͏̈ Hayfā = University of Haifa 12:40-12:59 (19min)

13:05 - 14:00 (55min)

Lunch

Auditorium Foyer

14:05 - 15:00 (55min)

Semi-plenary Lecture I: Navigation Technologies for Space Transportation Systems: new developments and trends

Beatriz Galindo

Sergio Ramirez (SENER)

https://ceaseurognc2026.sciencesconf.org/data/program/SemiPlenary1.pdf

14:05 - 15:25 (1h20)

Session 3-C: UAV/Drone Technology

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Fausto Lizzio; Sara Gomiero

› A 3D Mixed-Integer Linear Optimization Problem for Bridge Inspection by a UAV Swarm with LOS Connectivity Constraints - Fausto Francesco Lizzio, Politecnico di Torino = Polytechnic of Turin 14:05-14:24 (19min)

› Contact Force Simulation and Reduction during Robot Assisted Landings of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Jannes Terlau, FH Aachen, University of Applied Sciences 14:25-14:44 (19min)

› Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control for Swing Reduction in UAV-payload Systems - Sara Gomiero, Libera Università di Bolzano 14:45-15:04 (19min)

14:05 - 15:25 (1h20)

Session 3-B: Rotorcraft/Helicopters

Isaura Clavero

Marco Lovera; Dennis Miklos

› A design approach for the systematic synthesis of rotorcraft control laws - Pietro Bruschi, Politecnico di Milano [Milan] - Marco Lovera, Politecnico di Milano [Milan] 14:05-14:24 (19min)

› Attitude control design for a multirotor UAV: a predictor-based approach - Marco Lovera, Politecnico di Milano [Milan] 14:25-14:44 (19min)

› Constrained Model Reference Control for Helicopter Upper Modes - Julian Schließus, University of Stuttgart 14:45-15:04 (19min)

› Autonomous UAV Landing and Isolated Battery Recharging with Seamless Power Switching - GUANGJUN LIU, Toronto Metropolitan University 15:05-15:24 (19min)

15:30 - 16:55 (1h25)

Session 4-A: AI/ML - space

Beatriz Galindo

Andrés Marcos; Julio Sanchez

› AI-Based Asynchronous Sensor Data Fusion for Autonomous Relative Navigation around Asteroids - Iain Hall, University of Strathclyde [Glasgow] 15:30-15:49 (19min)

› Deep Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control for Designing Safe Orbits around Asteroids - Sanchez Merino Julio Cesar, Universidad de Sevilla 15:50-16:09 (19min)

› Machine Learning for Parameter Estimation in CubeSats: A preliminary study for ST3LLARsat1 - Andrés Marcos, Carlos III University of Madrid 16:10-16:29 (19min)

› Performance Assessment of AI-driven relative pose estimation algorithms: YOLO vs CenterPose - Luis Rueda, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos = Rey Juan Carlos University 16:30-16:49 (19min)

15:30 - 16:55 (1h25)

Session 4-B: Aircraft Technology I

Isaura Clavero

Nicolas Fezans; Benoit Dauzat

› Anti-Windup Flight Control Design for Agile Aerospace Vehicles - Igor Pszczolkowski, Technische Universiteit Delft 15:30-15:49 (19min)

› Design and Implementation of a TECS-based Longitudinal Autopilot Architecture - Sebastian Kapelius, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica = Aeronautics Institute of Technology [Brésil], Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica SA - Karl Kienitz, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica = Aeronautics Institute of Technology [Brésil] 15:50-16:09 (19min)

› Implementation of a pitch attitude protection for high vertical speed in go-around - BENOIT DAUZAT, Airbus [France] 16:10-16:29 (19min)

› Relaxation of Input/Output-Blending Decoupling Constraints with Application to Flutter Control - Till Strothteicher, DLR Institute of Flight Systems 16:30-16:49 (19min)

15:30 - 16:55 (1h25)

Session 4-C: Spacecraft Rendezvous

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Spilios Theodoulis; Tommaso Del Carro

› A Switching Strategy for Event-Trigger Control of Spacecraft Rendezvous - Tommaso Del Carro, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering [Sevilla] 15:30-15:49 (19min)

› Fuel-optimal Rendezvous in the CR3BP via MPC and Proximal Operators - Sergio Cuevas del Valle, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, FOSSA Systems S.L. 15:50-16:09 (19min)

› Post-Capture Detumbling of Satellites: A Combined Robust INDI and MPC Approach - João Diz, Delft University of Technology, Indra Deimos - Afonso Botelho, Indra Deimos, Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon 16:10-16:29 (19min)

› Robust Model Predictive Control for Rendezvous with Relative Orbital Elements and System Level Synthesis - Afonso Botelho, DEIMOS Engenharia, SA, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa 16:30-16:49 (19min)

17:00 - 18:30 (1h30)

Cocktail

Auditorium Foyer

https://ceaseurognc2026.sciencesconf.org/data/program/PosterCocktail.pdf

17:00 - 18:30 (1h30)

Students' Poster Session

Auditorium Foyer

19:00 - 21:00 (2h)

Flamenco Show

Café Ziryab - https://share.google/H8zPCYG5pUjnBK41m

https://ceaseurognc2026.sciencesconf.org/data/program/Flamenco.pdf

20:30 - 22:30 (2h)