Aeronautics Research Showcase 2026

Join us for our bi-annual event, showcasing leading research from across the Department of Aeronautics.

The event will include:

• Poster exhibition including poster competition
  
• Keynote speech
• Expert panels, exploring the latest sector advances and technologies

Keynote

Jacqueline Castle, Chief Technology Officer at Aerospace Technology Institute

Expert panels

Panel 1: Autonomous Energy & Transport: Smarter Control
Chaired by Professor Sylvain Laizet, Professor in Computational Fluid Mechanics

Professor Luca Magri, Professor of Scientific Machine Learning
Dr Andrew Wynn, Associate Professor in Control and Optimization
Dr Sophie Armanini, Associate Professor in Aerial Robotics
Jacky Zhang, PhD student in Machine Learning and Real Time Control

Panel 2: Next-Gen Materials for Defence & Aerospace

Chaired by Professor Koon-Yang Lee, Professor in Polymer Engineering

Professor Zahra Sharif Khodaei, Professor in Aerospace Structural Durability & Health Monitoring
Dr Ajit Panesar, Associate Professor in Computational Design for Advanced Manufacturing
Dr Gustavo Quino Quispe, Assistant Professor in Structural Analysis and Materials
Dr Joanne Li, Research Associate in Nanocellulose-Derived Advanced Materials
Charlie Aveline, PhD student in Optimisation of Structures for Aerospace and Biomedical Applications

For catering purposes, please sign up by 18 August, indicating any dietary requirements via the registration form.

Walk-ins will be accepted on the day, on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you have any questions, please email aero-comms@imperial.ac.uk.

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