From 21 to 23 August 2026, 4th Asian Aerospace and Astronautics Conference (AAAC) was held in Hong Kong, China. More than 200 experts, scholars, technicians and young students from universities, research institutes and enterprises attended the conference. They exchanged research progress in aircraft design, space systems, propulsion technology, avionics, materials and structures, guidance and control, and emerging space applications, and discussed the scientific questions and technological developments in the aerospace field.
2026年8月21日至23日，第四届亚洲航空航天会议（AAAC 2026）在中国香港举行。来自高校、科研机构及企业的200多名专家学者、技术人员及青年学生参加会议，围绕航空器设计、空间系统、推进技术、航空电子、材料与结构、制导与控制以及新兴空间应用等方向，交流相关研究进展，探讨航空航天领域的科学问题与技术发展。
The conference was organized by Nanjing University of Science and Technology, IEEE and the Science and Engineering Academic Association, with City University of Hong Kong responsible for local organization. It was supported by Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, Samara National University of Russia, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, York University of Canada and Bauman Moscow State Technical University. The programme included plenary talks, invited talks, thematic sessions, online sessions and poster presentations, covering a wide range of research directions in aerospace.
本届会议由南京理工大学、IEEE、科学与工程学术协会主办，香港城市大学负责本地组织，新加坡南洋理工大学、俄罗斯萨马拉大学、南京航空航天大学、香港理工大学航空及民航工程学系、加拿大约克大学、莫斯科鲍曼国立技术大学提供支持。会议设置全体大会报告、特邀报告、专题分会、线上交流及海报展示等学术环节，涵盖航空航天领域多个研究方向。
On the morning of August 22, the conference officially opened. The opening ceremony was chaired by Professor Zhang Peng of City University of Hong Kong. Professor Liao Wenhe, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Professor Yang Yong, Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong, and Professor Xu Jinsheng, Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, delivered opening addresses in turn. Chen Danhe, Deputy Director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, attended the opening ceremony.
8月22日上午，大会正式开幕。开幕式由香港城市大学张鹏教授主持。南京理工大学党委副书记廖文和教授、香港城市大学机械工程学系系主任杨勇教授、南京理工大学机械工程学院系主任许进升教授先后发表开幕致辞。南京理工大学国际交流合作处陈丹鹤副处长出席开幕式。
Speaking on behalf of the organizers, Professor Liao Wenhe welcomed the participating experts, scholars and industry representatives, and introduced the development of Nanjing University of Science and Technology in discipline development, research and innovation, talent training, and international exchange and cooperation. He noted that, as the types of aerospace missions and application requirements continue to expand, fields such as flight vehicle design, power and propulsion, materials and structures, and guidance and control are facing new scientific questions and technological demands. He expressed the hope that the participating experts would conduct in-depth exchanges on the relevant key technologies and research directions, share research results and promote academic cooperation.
廖文和教授代表主办方致开幕辞，对与会专家学者和行业代表表示欢迎，并介绍了南京理工大学在学科建设、科研创新、人才培养及国际交流合作等方面的发展情况。他表示，随着航空航天任务类型和应用需求不断拓展，飞行器设计、动力推进、材料结构、制导控制等领域面临新的科学问题和技术需求。希望与会专家围绕相关关键技术和研究方向开展深入交流，分享研究成果，促进学术合作。
In his address, Professor Yang Yong congratulated the convening of the conference and welcomed the participating experts and scholars. He pointed out that the aerospace field is characterized by multidisciplinary integration, and that the development of related technologies involves a wide range of research directions. Strengthening interdisciplinary and international exchange helps promote communication and cooperation among different research directions.
杨勇教授在致辞中对大会召开表示祝贺，并向与会专家学者表示欢迎。他指出，航空航天领域具有多学科交叉的特点，相关技术的发展涉及多个研究方向。加强学科交叉与国际交流，有助于促进不同研究方向之间的沟通与合作。
Professor Xu Jinsheng introduced the preparations for this year’s conference and the arrangement of its academic activities. He stated that the conference had organized plenary talks, invited talks, thematic exchanges, oral presentations and poster presentations around aerospace system design, flight vehicle technology, space exploration, guidance and control, providing the participants with opportunities to share research results and conduct academic discussions.
许进升教授介绍了本届大会的筹备情况及学术活动安排。他表示，本届会议围绕航空航天系统设计、飞行器技术、空间探测、制导与控制等方向设置了全体大会报告、特邀报告、专题交流、口头报告和海报展示等学术活动，为参会代表分享研究成果、开展学术讨论提供了条件。
Plenary Talks: Exchanging Research Progress in Aerospace
In the plenary session, Professor Liao Wenhe of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Professor Lim Wee Seng, Executive Director of the Satellite Research Centre at Nanyang Technological University, Professor Jian Lu of City University of Hong Kong (SEM Fellow, HKAES Fellow, HKIS Fellow, Senior Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study of City University of Hong Kong, and Fellow of the French National Academy of Technologies), Professor Tang Hui of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society), and Professor Nam Seo Goo of Konkuk University, Korea, delivered plenary talks respectively. Professor Liu Tingting of Nanjing University of Science and Technology chaired the plenary session.
全体大会报告环节，南京理工大学廖文和教授、新加坡南洋理工大学卫星研究中心执行主任Lim Wee Seng教授、香港城市大学吕坚教授（SEM Fellow、HKAES Fellow、HKIS Fellow、香港城市大学香港高等研究院资深院士、法国国家技术科学院院士）、香港理工大学唐辉教授（英国皇家航空学会会士）、韩国建国大学Nam Seo Goo教授分别作全体大会报告。南京理工大学刘婷婷教授主持大会报告。
Design and Manufacturing of Ultra-Large Scale Lattice Structures
廖文和 教授 · 南京理工大学 / Professor Liao Wenhe, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
In his talk entitled “Design and Manufacturing of Ultra-Large Scale Lattice Structures”, Professor Liao Wenhe systematically described innovative design methods for large-scale, lightweight and complex configurations and the additive manufacturing routes for their realization.
廖文和教授以《Design and Manufacturing of Ultra-Large Scale Lattice Structures》为题，系统阐述了面向大尺寸轻量化复杂构型的创新设计方法及其增材制造实现路径。
Mission Control at Scale: Ground Segment Operations in the Age of Mega-Constellations
Lim Wee Seng 教授 · 新加坡南洋理工大学卫星研究中心执行主任
Professor Lim Wee Seng gave a talk entitled “Mission Control at Scale: Ground Segment Operations in the Age of Mega-Constellations”, focusing on the scale-related challenges facing ground segment operations and management in the era of large low-Earth-orbit constellations, and on the strategies for addressing them.
Lim Wee Seng教授报告题目为《Mission Control at Scale: Ground Segment Operations in the Age of Mega-Constellations》，重点探讨低轨大规模星座背景下地面测控与运营管理面临的规模化挑战与应对策略。
Recent Development of Advanced Material and Structure for Space Applications via Biomimetic Design and Additive Manufacturing
吕坚 教授 · 香港城市大学（SEM Fellow、HKAES Fellow、HKIS Fellow、法国国家技术科学院院士）
Professor Jian Lu delivered a talk entitled “Recent Development of Advanced Material and Structure for Space Applications via Biomimetic Design and Additive Manufacturing”, sharing his breakthrough results in bio-inspired microstructures, ultra-strong alloys and multifunctional composites.
吕坚教授带来题为《Recent Development of Advanced Material and Structure for Space Applications via Biomimetic Design and Additive Manufacturing》的演讲，分享其在仿生微结构、超强合金及多功能复合材料方面的突破性成果。
Efficient-Sampling-Based Deep Active Optimization for Complex Aerodynamic Systems
唐辉 教授 · 香港理工大学（英国皇家航空学会会士）
Professor Tang Hui presented a talk entitled “Efficient-Sampling-Based Deep Active Optimization for Complex Aerodynamic Systems”, introducing a new optimization method that combines deep learning with active sampling strategies for the efficient solution of high-dimensional nonlinear aerodynamic problems.
唐辉教授报告题目为《Efficient-Sampling-Based Deep Active Optimization for Complex Aerodynamic Systems》，介绍融合深度学习和主动采样策略的新型优化方法，用于高维非线性气动问题的高效求解。
Thermal Protection Systems of Reusable Launch Vehicles
Nam Seo Goo 教授 · 韩国建国大学 / Konkuk University, Korea
Professor Nam Seo Goo gave a talk entitled “Thermal Protection Systems of Reusable Launch Vehicles”, analysing the design criteria and failure modes of thermal protection materials and structures under reusable conditions, together with the latest progress in test verification.
Nam Seo Goo教授以《Thermal Protection Systems of Reusable Launch Vehicles》为题，分析重复使用条件下热防护材料与结构的设计准则、失效模式及最新测试验证进展。
Thematic Exchange: Covering Multiple Research Directions in Aerospace
Around these research directions, the conference featured five invited talks, eight on-site sessions, two online sessions and two poster sessions. In the invited talks, Professor Ivan S. Tkachenko of Samara National University of Russia, Professor Ling Keck Voon of Nanyang Technological University, Associate Professor Meng Xiangyu of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dr. Bai Mingliang of Beihang University, and Dr. Zhang Shuai of the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences gave thematic presentations on talent development for small satellite programmes, GNSS positioning, prediction of the combustion surface of hybrid rocket motors, superconducting hydrogen-electric propulsion, and multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) of flight vehicles, introducing the relevant research methods, technical progress and application explorations.
围绕相关研究方向，会议期间设置五场特邀报告、八场线下分会、两场线上分会及两场海报展示。其中，特邀报告环节，俄罗斯萨马拉大学Ivan S. Tkachenko教授、新加坡南洋理工大学Ling Keck Voon教授、南京航空航天大学孟祥宇副教授、北京航空航天大学白明亮博士、中国科学院力学研究所张帅博士分别围绕小卫星项目人才培养、GNSS定位、混合火箭发动机燃烧面预测、超导氢电推进、飞行器多学科设计优化（MDO）等主题作专题报告，介绍相关研究方法、技术进展及应用探索。
The on-site sessions covered lightweight aerospace materials and structures, numerical simulation of aerodynamic performance and analysis of complex flow fields, aero-engine combustion and high-efficiency propulsion, ultra-precision machining and digital twin manufacturing, autonomous control of unmanned aerial vehicles, advanced composite materials and thermal protection structures, spacecraft orbital dynamics and autonomous navigation, and modular satellite system design. The presenting scholars exchanged views on their research results, technical methods and applied research, and the participating experts discussed the related research questions.
线下分会围绕轻量化航空航天材料与结构、气动性能数值模拟与复杂流场分析、航空发动机燃烧与高效推进、超精密加工与数字孪生制造、无人机自主控制、先进复合材料与热防护结构、航天器轨道动力学与自主导航、模块化卫星系统设计等方向展开。报告学者围绕论文成果、技术方法及应用研究进行交流，与会专家就相关研究问题展开讨论。
The poster sessions presented results on topics such as cooperative control of unmanned aerial vehicles and multi-constraint path planning, providing young scholars and researchers with opportunities to showcase their results and exchange views.
海报展示环节围绕无人机协同控制、多约束路径规划等课题进行成果展示，为青年学者和科研人员提供了成果展示与交流讨论的机会。
In addition, the conference organized a visit for some of the participating scholars to the Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Institute of Nanjing University of Science and Technology (located at Cyberport, Hong Kong). The delegates learned about the institute’s development in technological innovation, technology transfer and industry-academia-research cooperation, and exchanged views on the application of research results, the building of innovation platforms and the direction of future cooperation.
此外，大会组织部分参会学者前往南京理工大学香港科创研究院（位于香港数码港）参观交流。与会代表了解研究院在科技创新、成果转化及产学研合作等方面的建设情况，并围绕科研成果应用、创新平台建设及未来合作方向进行交流。
Outcomes: Broadening Academic Exchange in the Aerospace Field
During AAAC 2026, the participating experts and scholars exchanged and discussed scientific questions, technical methods and application explorations in the aerospace field, shared research results and research experience, and enhanced academic communication among different research directions.
AAAC 2026期间，与会专家学者围绕航空航天领域相关科学问题、技术方法及应用探索开展交流讨论，分享研究成果与科研经验，增进了不同研究方向之间的学术沟通。
The conference created conditions for cross-institutional and cross-regional academic exchange and research cooperation in the related fields. In the future, AAAC will continue to focus on important scientific questions and key technologies in the aerospace field, promote the exchange and sharing of related research results, and push academic cooperation to greater depth.
本届会议的举办，为相关领域开展跨机构、跨地区学术交流与科研合作创造了条件。未来，AAAC将继续关注航空航天领域的重要科学问题与关键技术，促进相关研究成果交流与共享，推动学术合作持续深入。
The conference papers have been published in the AAAC 2026 IEEE conference proceedings with ISBN 979-8-3195-3232-9. Online and index information coming soon.
