ICAS 2024
Sharing Research to Strengthen
Innovation in Aeronautics and Aviation
Call for Papers
Please submit your abstract online at
www.icas.org
before 1 January 2024
PROUDLY HOSTED BY
THE ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF
AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in the 34th Congress of the International
Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS). ICAS was established in 1957 under the leadership of
Professor Theodore von Kármán. Today ICAS continues to support the work of aerospace
professional Member Societies around the world. Through Associate Memberships, ICAS brings
together aerospace companies, national laboratories and educational institutions.
The 2024 ICAS Congress will be held in Florence, Italy, from 9 to 13 September 2024: we will be
hosted by one of the premier aerospace nations in a city famed for its creativity since Renaissance
times. In Florence we will build on the great success of the 2022 Stockholm Congress, where our
global aerospace community was able to meet face-to-face for the first time in four years and reflect
on the momentous events of 2020-2022. The Stockholm programme was boosted by the invited
participation of leading researchers, designers, managers and policymakers who were able to share
their strategic vision for the future of aerospace with our delegates: the same will happen in Florence,
as our world faces challenges which were unimaginable in 2022, while continuing to strive for a
sustainable future.
The ICAS Congress has three distinctive characteristics: it is multi-disciplinary, recognising that
major advances must involve experts working together across a range of specialisms; it recognises
that social interaction and conviviality are essential ingredients of knowledge exchange, and are
enhanced by selecting culturally rich settings for our Congresses; and it offers unparalleled
opportunities for early career researchers to develop their network and to make a real contribution
to international collaboration. The unique atmosphere of an ICAS Congress builds life-long
collaboration, mutual understanding and international friendship, while sending a strong message to
society that our global community is working together to solve global challenges.
For 2024 we particularly welcome papers which cross over between the traditional topic areas listed
later in this call, and which bring in ideas from other sectors, especially novel concepts in energy,
control, materials and the increased gathering and use of data, particularly where the certification of
these disruptive technologies is addressed.
We very much look forward to seeing you in Florence in 2024 and to hearing about your contribution
to solving the challenges facing our industry, be it novel ideas or new ways of working. Please
respond to this Call for Papers and share your latest work at our biannual celebration of the
aeronautical science, innovation and creativity – in the home of some of history’s most imaginative
minds.
Dimitri Mavris Chris Atkin
President Chair Programme Committee
Authors are invited to submit an abstract for a potential paper before 01 January, 2024
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Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIDAA), I am honored to invite
professionals from academia and industry and governmental representatives to attend the 34th
Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS).
Since the first ICAS Congress in Madrid in 1958, this has become the world´s primary forum for
aeronautical technology. The long-lasting success of the ICAS Congress will be confirmed and
strengthened in Florence in 2024 due to the participation of leading experts and leaders of top
aerospace industries, research centers, universities, and government representatives.
As a founding member of ICAS, AIDAA will be proud to deliver a memorable congress thanks to the
support of the Italian aeronautical community it has represented for over 100 years.
ICAS 2024 will be held at Firenze Fiera Conference & Exhibition Center from 9 to 13 September
2024.
I look forward to welcoming you to ICAS 2024 in Firenze.
Erasmo Carrera
President of the Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Timeline for Authors
• Upload your abstracts on www.icas.org until 01 January 2024
• Authors receive an answer by 31 March 2024
• Upload your full paper prior to 01 June 2024
• Register to the Congress prior to 15 June 2024
• Please check out www.icas.org/next_events/call_for_papers.php frequently for updates
concerning submission/paper handling till the congress.
Congress Programme
The ICAS Programme Committee (PC) will assemble a Congress programme containing
approximately thirteen parallel sessions and interactive presentation exhibitions. Student
presentations (see page 4) will be embedded in the technical sessions. Based upon the experience
of previous Congresses, the final programme is expected to contain more than 500 oral
presentations. In addition, there will be a number of high quality, invited lectures on topics of
particular importance and general interest in the technical sessions. A number of “General Lectures”
on subjects of major importance, delivered by leading experts, will be included in the morning and
afternoon plenary sessions.
Congress Proceedings
All papers accepted for presentation (oral, standby and interactive presentations) will be included in
the Congress Proceedings online and on a data medium which will be published in the German
national library. Please notice that a paper will not be included in the Proceedings if it is not presented
at the Congress. ICAS Proceedings are indexed in Scopus database as serial conference
proceedings.
Best papers will be proposed for special issues in the following partner journals:
The Aeronautical Journal – Cambridge University Press
Aerotecnica, Missili e Spazio - Springer
Congress venue
The 34th ICAS Congress will be held in Florence, Italy. The host and local organizer is the
Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (A.I.D.A.A.) – the ICAS Member Society in Italy.
More information about the venue and the logistic arrangements are given on page 6 and at
www.icas2024.com.
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Please submit your abstract online at ICAS website www.icas.org before 1 January 2024.
Authors are invited to pay careful attention to the presentation and content of their abstract.
Knowing that there are more candidates than possible presentations, paper selection for
the ICAS Congress is based on the quality of the abstract. Some important criteria for the
abstract to be selected are scientific/technical content, importance to the field, style/clarity,
and completeness. There is no required format, or suggested template, for the abstract.
Abstracts must be written in English. They should be written concisely and they must include
a title for the proposed paper and the name and affiliation of the authors. The abstract must
be an extended abstract or draft manuscript with a minimum of 1,000 words. The
submission should include sufficient detail to demonstrate the purpose of the paper, the
technical foundation for the topics to be discussed, any preliminary results to date, and the
expected results of the final paper, including key figures, equations, tables, and references,
as appropriate. Sufficient information should be included in the submission to convince the
ICAS Program Committee that, besides the scientific/technical value of the proposed paper,
the author(s) will have a strong likelihood of completing the work by the final manuscript
submission deadline.
Your abstract should also include author name, affiliation, complete mailing address,
telephone number and email address. Due to limited space, only the first three authors will
be shown in the final program. However, all authors should be included in the paper.
Moreover, authors should adhere to the good practices in the writing of technical papers,
such that only those directly involved with creation of the material should be listed as
authors. Please use acknowledgements otherwise.
At the uploading of your abstract, you should indicate if your paper is intended as an oral or
as an interactive presentation. Furthermore, it should be indicated if your paper qualifies as
a student paper. Please note the details for the student paper submission on the upload-
page. When uploading your abstract, you will be requested to also upload a very short
summary to be used in the Congress final program. This should contain a maximum of 50
words. Please indicate for which ICAS topic area the proposed paper is intended.
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Authors will be informed about the acceptance/rejection of their paper not later than 31 March, 2024.
Full papers must be delivered at the latest by 01 June 2024 for inclusion in the Congress proceedings.
Interactive Presentations
Interactive Presentation sessions will be organized for the cases where this mode of presentation is
preferred by authors or considered more appropriate by the Programme Committee. There is no
limitation in number for interactive papers and they are selected on their merit only.
Student Presentations and Student Awards
Undergraduate or postgraduate students, who will not have completed doctorate studies by the date
of the Congress, may submit an abstract on any topic of the Congress. To participate in the
McCarthy-Student-Award, students must check the participation request upon uploading their
abstract. The two best student papers will be awarded with the ICAS McCarthy Award at the banquet
of the ICAS Congress, which also includes a financial stipend and free admissions to the banquet.
To be eligible to take part in the competition for the ICAS McCarthy Award, the abstract and
subsequent paper is to be authored and presented by students only. The precise rules are listed on
the upload-page.
Feedback on the abstracts
The ICAS Programme Committee may provide individual feedback when screening the abstracts.
This should enable the submitters of the abstracts to provide a better presentation at the Congress
and a paper with a higher quality for the ICAS archive. Furthermore the session chairs may request
feedback or preliminary versions of the paper from the authors prior to the final paper submission
deadline. Authors are expected to reply promptly and accurately to such requests.
Full paper review
Full papers submitted to ICAS will be reviewed by the Programme Committee and the authors may
be contacted with requests to perform modifications and/or improvements to their respective
papers.
Contact information
ICAS Secretariat ICAS 2024 Congress Secretariat
Axel Probst, Executive Secretary c/o AIM Group International
Bodo Heinrichs, ICAS Coordinator Viale G. Mazzini, 70 50132 Florence
Godesberger Allee 70 Phone: +39 055 233881
D 53175 Bonn, Germany
[email protected]+49 228 308 0519
[email protected][email protected] www.icas2024.com
www.icas.org
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ICAS 2024 TOPIC AREAS
1. Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems 6. Flight Dynamics and Control
• Innovations for classical air vehicle configurations • Advances in flight dynamics and handling qualities
(commercial, military, general; fixed wing, rotorcraft, • New control techniques and systems
etc) from subsonic to hypersonic speeds • System and parameter identification
• Integrated designs focussing on top-level system • Flight testing and simulation techniques and results
objectives (uninhabited, VTOL, environmentally • Performance and trajectory optimization
responsible, survivable, total lifecycle value), • Autonomy and AI-assisted control
especially if addressing multiple, possibly conflicting
objectives 7. Systems, Subsystems and Equipment
• Design for electric or alternative fuel or propulsion • Advances in, and optimisation of, classical aircraft
concepts systems (electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic; avionics, fuel,
• Unconventional aviation systems and concepts power generation and distribution, landing gear; ice, rain
• Advanced design tools and methodologies (MDO, and lightning protection; cabin and hygiene; emergency)
digital twinning, PLM, etc – see also Manufacturing) • Integration of equipment systems
• Test facilities, techniques and results
2. Systems Engineering and Integration • Advanced sensor systems
• Advances in systems engineering and integration
• Systems of Systems 8. Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
• Integrated product and process development • Digital manufacturing (CAD/CAM, computer integrated
• Innovations in engineering management manufacturing, digital twinning, VR/AR, cognitive
• Model-based and distributed development manufacturing, product lifecycle management and other
• Industrial Internet of Things information system technology)
• Robotics, automation and assistive technologies
3. Aerodynamics • Additive and other low-waste manufacturing
• New insights into flow physics (all speed regimes; • Supply chain management
high angle-of-attack; unsteady flow; instability; • Total quality management
transition and turbulence; shock waves; plasma and • End-of-life management
aerothermal effects; etc)
• Aeroacoustics and fluid-structure interaction 9. Air Transport System Efficiency
• Applied aerodynamics, especially for • Aircraft operation and flight management
unconventional concepts • ATM, airspace and airport capacity
• Control of flow phenomena, loads and noise • Mitigation of environmental and weather effects
• Measurement facilities, techniques and results • ATM for mitigating environmental impact
(wind tunnel, acoustic and flight testing) • New concepts for aerial mobility
• Computational facilities, techniques and results • Intermodality and required physical/digital infrastructure
(CFD and analytical approaches applied to
representative flow regimes and configurations) 10. Safety and Security
• Biologically inspired flight • Accident prevention, survivability and crashworthiness
• Human factors
4. Materials and Structures • Airworthiness and certification (see also Operations and
• Properties and applications for novel materials Sustainment)
(including those used by additive manufacture) • Aviation medicine
• Structural mechanics and dynamics, including • Physical security, airborne and on ground
dynamic/acoustic/impact loading and response
• Cyber security during design, manufacture and operation
• Test facilities, techniques and results
• High temperature and hostile environments 11. Operations and Sustainment
• Fatigue and damage tolerance • Innovations in maintenance, repair, overhaul, logistics
• Smart structures and health monitoring and through-life support
• Nanotechnology • Total lifecycle analysis
• Reliability and maintainability
5. Propulsion and Energy • Condition-based maintenance, prognostics and big data
• Classical propulsors and components (propellers, • Extreme environmental conditions
fans, inlets, nozzles, jets, ramjets, scramjets, etc)
• Ageing aircraft: continuing airworthiness; systems and
• Propulsion / airframe integration upgrades
• Propulsion system acoustics and emissions • Customer and product support
• Test facilities, techniques and results
• Electrical and alternative energy sources, 12. Education and Training
propulsion systems and infrastructure
• Design education
• Activities for students: hands-on and project work,
including design, build and fly
• Continuing professional development, including digital up-
skilling
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General Information
The 34th ICAS Congress will be held in Florence, Italy. The host and local organizer is the Italian
Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics, www.aidaa.it.
Congress Venue
The venue for the ICAS 2024 Congress will be Firenze Fiera Conference & Exhibition Center.
Located at the heart of Florence, Firenze Fiera offers convenient access to the city and is at 5-minute
walking distance from the central railway station of Santa Maria Novella and 1 km from the Duomo.
Furthermore, Firenze Fiera is easily accessible by public transportation, including bus and tramway.
Moreover, the Amerigo Vespucci international airport is only 5 km away and accessible by tram.
Please, read more about the venue here: https://www.firenzefiera.it/.
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Florence can be easily reached by plane, train, or car. The city has its international airport (Amerigo
Vespucci), Pisa International Airport is just 50 km away, and Bologna International Airport is about
100 km away. Furthermore, the city is a high-speed railway hub with direct trains from/to Roma (90
mins), Milano (90 min), and Napoli (3 hours).
75% of hotels are within walking distance from Firenze Fiera, with more than 200 accommodation
options available in the city center.
Accompanying Persons Program and Post Congress Tours
Florence is an exciting city with a remarkable history with plenty of Renaissance architectural
masterpieces. Tour options will be organized to visit venues like Uffizi, the Vasari Corridor, Boboli
Gardens, Cathedral with the Brunelleschi Cupola, and Giotto Tower. In addition, Florence’s
surroundings offer many other tour options, like Pisa, Siena, Lucca, and the Chianti Valley.
Post-Congress Tours will include cities like Roma, Napoli, Milano, Bologna, and Venezia, being
easily reachable by high-speed trains with the possibility to combine them with technical tours.
Technical Tours
Technical tours will be arranged from Friday, the 13th, 2024. Several options will be available and
may be combined with post-congress tours. The Leonardo Helicopter Division (former Agusta
Westland), a center of excellence for rotary wing platforms development and production, is in
Cascina Costa/Vergiate, near Milano. Close to Naples, CIRA (Italian Research Center for
Aerospace) hosts the Scirocco Plasma Wind Tunnel, the world's largest and most powerful
hypersonic, high enthalpy, low-pressure arc-jet facility for the design of Thermal Protection, Systems,
and Payloads of space vehicles during the hypersonic reentry phase.
Leonardo aerostructure division, highly specialized in composite technologies and manufacturing,
where primary structural components with high technology content are developed and manufactured
in cooperation with the world’s leading producers, is in Grottaglie in the Salento region.
For more information about Florence, please, visit www.feelflorence.it/en
Plan to attend ICAS 2024 Congress in Firenze, 9-13 September 2024, and upload your abstract on
www.icas.org before 1 January 2024.
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The Italian
Aeronautics
Community
Welcomes
ICAS2024 in
Florence
What is the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences?
• It was founded by Theodore von Kármán in 1957.
• It is a non-government, not-for-profit organization that facilitates and encourages
the free exchange of information on aeronautical research and technology at a
global level.
• It is the global organization supporting aeronautical engineering professional
societies and associated organizations from around 30 countries.
• It organizes a major biennial Congress presenting timely, high quality work from
the world-wide research community covering all aspects of aeronautical science
and technology and their application to both military and aviation.
• More than 800 engineers and scientists from all over the world attended the last
ICAS Congress in Stockholm, Sweden and about 600 papers were presented.
• All papers presented at the congress are included in the electronic publication
available at the Congress. In addition, the ICAS electronic archive, containing over
five thousand documents, is freely available to the world-wide aeronautics
community.
• The ICAS Congress provides a unique forum for engineers and scientists from all
over the world to meet, to hear the results of the latest research and to exchange
