6th Innovative Air Mobility Symposium

Overcoming Challenges and Shaping the Future of Innovative Air Mobility

23 – 24 November 2026 Goettingen (GER) Register now →
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WELCOME & SCOPE

Welcome to the 6th Innovative Air Mobility Symposium 2026

On behalf of the Institute of Flight Guidance of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DGLR) we would like to welcome you to the 6th Innovative Air Mobility Symposium (formerly Urban Air Mobility Symposium), which will take place in Goettingen, Lower Saxony (Germany), from 23rd to 24th November 2026.

The aim of the annual symposium is to share research results and discuss recent developments and questions on current research activities and industrial developments in the field of innovative air mobility, including advanced, urban, and regional air mobility; passenger and cargo transport. The symposium will provide an excellent opportunity for scientists and engineers from industry, research institutions and universities to exchange knowledge and findings of current studies, and to discuss directions for future research and development.

The main topics to be discussed at 2026's IAM Symposium will be:

  • How to overcome challenges of IAM implementation?
  • How can air mobility concepts be extended to smart inter-modal systems?
  • How to develop, construct and validate infrastructure for vertiports or droneports?
  • How can U-space systems scale to safely support high-density operations in urban airspace?
  • How can societal concerns such as safety, security, privacy, noise, and sustainability be addressed?
  • How can artificial intelligence or machine learning concepts be used in IAM to improve system design, operations and management? How to increase their trustworthiness up to certification level?
  • How can air mobility operate safely in urban canyons and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) denied environments?
  • How does collaborative engineering and simulation lead to smarter, safer and more efficient IAM systems?
  • How does IAM research evolve around Europe? (Invited by Association of European Research Establishments in Aeronautics (EREA))

From the abstracts submitted, the Symposium Chair/Programme Management Team has selected the abstracts that make up the 2026 symposium's programme.

We look forward to welcoming you to Goettingen.

Bianca Schuchardt
Bianca Schuchardt | Symposium Chair
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Flight Guidance
CV · Website

REGISTRATION

Register now → 275 € · VAT-exempt

The fee includes:

  • Participation in all sessions on both symposium days
  • Lunch on both days
  • Coffee breaks

The optional networking evening is not included (self-payment).

VENUE

Alte Mensa
Wilhelmsplatz 3
37073 Göttingen, Germany

The conference and event centre of the University of Goettingen is located in the pedestrian zone of the historic old town and is fully accessible via ramp and lifts.

  • Train: approx. 1 km / 10–12 min walk from Goettingen station (ICE)
  • Bus: stops "Jüdenstraße" or "Weender Straße"
  • Car: paid parking Albaniplatz/Stadthalle (approx. 400 m)
  • Plane: Frankfurt (approx. 2 h by ICE) or Hannover (approx. 1 h)

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Symposium hall: Adam-von-Trott-Saal (1st floor)

PROGRAMME | 23 – 24 NOVEMBER 2026

Subject to change without notice. All times are local time in Goettingen.

DAY 1

Monday, 23 November 2026
09:30
Registration desk opens & welcoming coffee | Foyer
10:30
INNOVATIVE AIR MOBILITY – FROM CONCEPTS TO IMPLEMENTATION

Symposium Opening and Welcome Address by the Symposium Chair
Bianca Schuchardt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany

10:45
KEYNOTE SESSION: Global Perspectives on IAM

20-minute keynote presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

  • EASA Perspective on Scaling Up IAM Operations (tbc)
    N.N., European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Cologne, Germany
  • Safe, Sustainable, and Scalable AAM Operations
    Usmaan Javed, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Washington D.C., USA
  • Towards a European Research and Innovation Roadmap for Innovative Air Mobility: An EREA Future Sky Perspective
    Bartosz Dziugiel, Lukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation, Warsaw, Poland

Session chair: Bianca Schuchardt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany

12:00
NETWORKING LUNCH & POSTER SESSION

Poster presentations:

  • Data-Driven Development of Icing-Resilient Control for Urban Air Mobility UAVs
    Arno Fallast, FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria
  • Communication in U-space: Results and Lessons Learned from the mFund Project SKADRO
    Fabian Frickenstein, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • Establishing a Holistic Assessment and Simulation Framework and Interfacing for Innovative Air Mobility
    Nikolaos Kalliatakis, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany
  • Autonomous Drones Integration in U-space: Compliance, Challenges, and Opportunities
    Fabian Krause, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
  • Mission-Driven Requirements Analysis for Low-Cost Cargo UAS in Humanitarian and Dual-Use Operations
    Sven Lorenz, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany
  • A System of Systems Framework for Evaluating Innovative Air Mobility in Middle Mile Logistics
    Ivan Salim, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany
  • XR Interfaces for Planning and Monitoring U-space Airspace (incl. live demonstration)
    Luljeta Sinani, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
  • A Quantification of Economic Impact from Unauthorized Drone Flights in the Vicinity of Airports
    Majed Swaid, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany
13:30
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 1: IAM Infrastructure in Motion

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

  • From Advanced Air Mobility to Regional Electric Aviation: A System-Based Roadmap for Airport Implementation
    Olaf Bünck, airsight GmbH, Berlin, Germany
  • MESH: Modular Environmentally Sustainable Hybrid Landing Systems for Scalable, Reusable, Relocatable Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure
    Mark Trotter, Unified Aviation, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Persistent Innovative Air Mobility Through Autonomous In-Flight Docking and Functional Module Exchange: Towards Mobile Infrastructure and Zero-Downtime Operations
    Kristian Stockhaus, Avalon Aircraft UG, Berlin, Germany
  • Interface Requirements for Drone-Agnostic Ground Infrastructure
    Ramon Beck, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Session chair: Samiksha Nagrare, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany

14:50
Networking Break
15:20
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2: Rethinking the Vertiport Infrastructure

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

  • Investigating Safe Transitions between Vertiport Configurations
    Samiksha Nagrare, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany
  • AAM – A New Transport Mode or the Search for a Useful Application Scenario: Regional Mobility, Adaptable Vertiports and Integration into the Urban Environment
    Oliver Grunewald, TECCON Consulting & Engineering GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
  • From Concepts to Operational Requirements – A Methodology to Derive Technology-Neutral Vertiport Infrastructure Specifications
    Julia Arndt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany
  • Vertiport Design with Integrated Visual Markers for Vision-Aided Navigation
    Young-Hee Lee, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Session chair: tba

16:40
Networking Break
17:10
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 3: IAM Use Cases and User-Centric Simulations

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

  • From Ride Quality to Elasticity Estimation: A Planning Workflow for Urban Air Mobility Use-Case Simulation
    Samuel Lesak, FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria
  • Extended Reality as Enabling Technologies for Innovative Air Mobility: A User Centered Approach
    Millene Gomes Araujo, University of Bologna, Forlì, Italy
  • Assessing the Operational Value of Booking Lead Time in Innovative Air Mobility Networks
    Majed Swaid, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany
  • Towards Weather Resilient Innovative Air Mobility Operations Illustrated by the Example of Thunderstorm Nowcasting
    Niklas Wartha, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Session chair: Nikolaos Kalliatakis, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany

18:30
End of Symposium Day 1
19:30
NETWORKING EVENING (OPTIONAL) | Restaurant Bullerjahn

Optional get-together of the symposium participants at the Restaurant Bullerjahn, located in the historic Old Town Hall (Ratskeller) next to the famous Gänseliesel fountain in the heart of Göttingen's old town.

  • Participation is at your own expense (self-payment).
  • Registration is required. Registration details will be announced shortly before the event.

Restaurant Bullerjahn, Markt 9, 37073 Göttingen (Website)

DAY 2

Tuesday, 24 November 2026
08:30
Registration desk opens & welcoming coffee | Foyer
09:00
OPENING OF SYMPOSIUM DAY 2
09:10
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 4: U-space Deployment and Implementation

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

  • Making Berlin Ready for Urban Air Mobility: Transdisciplinary Approaches for Implementing the 'U-Space Berlin' Real-World Laboratory
    Gideon Nebelsick, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • Performance-Adapted DAA Buffers and 4D Volume Duration for U-space
    Enno Nagel, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
  • Identifying Potential Users and Their Requirements for a Virtual U-space Application
    Maria Stolz, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
  • Demonstration of U-space Testing Capabilities at DLR's National Experimental Test Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
    Kristin Wendt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany

Session chair: Kristin Wendt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hecklingen, Germany

10:30
Networking Break
11:00
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 5: U-space Airspace Integration & Traffic Management

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

  • tbd
  • UAS In-flight Mission Changes: Operational Limits of Dynamic Airspace Re-configuration in Mixed ATM-U-space Environments
    Jürgen Teutsch, Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Vertiport Airside Management Services for Highly Automated Traffic Management in Advanced U-space
    Bernd Bassimir, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
  • An Assessment of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) CNS Infrastructure Cost & Architecture
    Faizana Naeem, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany

Session chair: Marzia Corsi

12:20
NETWORKING LUNCH & POSTER SESSION

Poster presentations: see Day 1

13:30
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 6: Robust Communication and Reliable Autonomy

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

  • Towards Reliable Autonomous UAS Landings in Complex Environments
    Rebecca Schmidt, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
  • Robust Drone-to-Drone Communications for Innovative Air Mobility: Physical-Layer Threat Assessment and Antenna-Based Mitigation
    Lukas Schalk, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
  • Where Can We Justify Safe Autonomous Operation? Formalizing and Validating ODD Boundaries in Aviation
    Siddhartha Gupta, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
  • EUROCAE Contribution: Vision Systems for IAM
    Axel Zimmer, Kappa optronics GmbH, Gleichen, Germany

Session chair: Christoph Torens, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany

14:50
Networking Break
15:20
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 7: Acoustic and Environmental Challenges

15-minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of Q&A each

  • From Onboard Self-Noise Measurement to Far-Field Acoustics of a Multicopter (UAV): Methodology and Validation
    Julian Benz, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
  • Measurement-Based UAV Noise Modeling, Auralization and Perceptual Evaluation
    Leon Steinhoff, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Göttingen, Germany
  • AI Based Wake Vortex Prediction System for Vertiports
    Anton Stephan, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
  • Bridging the Icing Challenge in Innovative Air Mobility: Current Technologies, Limitations, and Future Directions
    Paulina Woroniecka, Lukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation, Warsaw, Poland

Session chair: Lothar Bertsch, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Göttingen, Germany

16:40
CLOSING OF THE SYMPOSIUM
16:45
End of Symposium

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