Contributed by: Youmin Zhang, Youmin.Zhang@concordia.ca
Call-for-Papers: 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’21), Athens, Greece, June 15-18, 2021 (www.uasconferences.com/2021_icuas/)
On behalf of the Organizing Committee and the ICUAS Association, it is our pleasure to invite you to contribute to and participate in the 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS’21, which will be held, again, in Athens, Greece. The conference venue is the luxurious Divani Caravel Hotel, http://divanicaravelhotel.com. This decision was reached by ‘popular demand’ as most registered participants in ICUAS’20 were not able to travel to Greece due to COVID-19. Athens is a metropolitan/ cosmopolitan city, the capital of Greece, the birthplace of Democracy, and the home to the worldrenowned Acropolis and Parthenon – a city where visitors can walk safely and enjoy the rich, almost 5,000- year-old history it has to offer.
The major themes of ICUAS ’21 are: AI and autonomy for UAS/RPAS, UAS/RPAS design for safety, reliability and resilience, unmanned – manned swarms, aerial manipulation, and technology standards, all contributing to building high-confidence systems. National and international organizations, agencies, industry and authorities work towards defining roadmaps of UAS/RPAS expectations, technical requirements and standards that are prerequisite to their full utilization. The next generation of UAS/RPAS will be used for a wide spectrum of civilian and public domain applications. Challenges to be overcome include the topics of interest listed below. Innovative solutions to these challenges will pave the way towards full integration of UAS/RPAS with manned aviation and into the national airspace.
ICUAS ’21 aims to bring together different groups of qualified representatives worldwide, funding agencies, industry and academia, to discuss the current state of unmanned aviation advances, and the roadmap to their full utilization in civilian and public domains. Special emphasis will be given to research opportunities, and to ‘what comes next’ in terms of the essential technologies that need to be utilized to advance the state-of-the-art.
Conference topics include (but not limited to):
. Airspace Control . Integration . See/Sense-Detect-and-Avoid Systems
. Airspace Management . Interoperability . Security
. Airworthiness . Levels of Safety . Sensor Fusion
. Autonomy. Manned/Unmanned Aviation . Smart Sensors
. Biologically Inspired UAS . Micro- and Mini- UAS . Standardization
. Certification . Networked UAS . Technology Challenges
. Control Architectures . Payloads. Training
. Energy Efficient UAS . Path Planning and Navigation . UAS Applications
. Environmental Issues . Regulations . UAS Communications
. Fail-Safe Systems . Reliability of UAS . UAS Testbeds
. Frequency Management . Risk Analysis . UAS Transportation Management (UTM)
Through keynote addresses, round table discussions and presentations, it is expected that the outcome of the Conference will be a clear understanding of what industry, civilian, national/international authorities need, and what are the crucial next steps that need to be completed before UAS/RPAS are utilized in everyday life applications.
IMPORTANT DATES (Please check the latest information at http://www.uasconferences.com)
February 15, 2021: Full Papers/ Invited Papers/Tutorial Proposals Due
April 15, 2021: Acceptance/Rejection Notification
May 10, 2021: Upload Final, Camera Ready Papers; Early Registration Deadline
PAPER SUBMISSION: Paper format should follow IEEE guidelines, and electronic submission will be handled through PaperCept - details are available on the conference web site. Submitted papers should be classified as Contributed or Invited Session (max. 10 pages), or Poster (max. 6 pages) papers. Accepted, contributed and invited session papers only, will be allowed up to two additional pages for a charge of $100 per additional page. Poster papers should be aimed at novel and cutting-edge ideas with potential, however, not yet fully developed.
Invited Sessions: Proposals must be submitted and uploaded electronically. A Summary Statement describing the motivation and relevance of the proposed session, paper titles and author names must be uploaded electronically by due date. Authors must also submit full versions of invited papers electronically, marked as Invited Session Paper.
Workshops/Tutorials: Proposals for workshops/tutorials should contain title, the list of speakers, and extended summaries (2000 words) of their presentations. Proposals must be sent by e-mail to the Tutorial/Workshop Chair by due date.
Welcome and look forward to receiving your contributions and attendance to the ICUAS’21! For detailed information please see www.uasconferences.com.
ICUAS ASSOCIATION LIAISON CHAIR
Kimon P. Valavanis, Univ. of Denver, kimon.valavanis@du.edu
HONORARY CHAIRS
Stjepan Bogdan, University of Zagreb
Youmin Zhang, Concordia University
GENERAL CHAIRS
Didier Theilliol, University of Lorraine
Nikos Tsourveloudis, Technical U of Crete
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Andrea Monteriu, Univ. Pol. delle Marche
Matko Orsag, University of Zagreb
