Local research and innovation in space and related technologies will be well represented on the global stage at IAC Sydney, with more than 50 papers from South Australian-based research institutes, companies and individuals accepted for the congress

Presentations will explore diverse topics including education, entrepreneurship, law, microgravity, health care, cybersecurity and satellites.

To review paper and presentation details to help plan your week at IAC, click the relevant link in the list below.

Note: The following information was sourced from IAC. If you are a South Australian-based researcher and your paper does not appear below, please email the details to spaceoffice@sa.gov.au for inclusion in the list.

Name Organisation Session and paper link
Tiffany Sharp Cambrian Defence and Space 1.     IAF/IAA Space Life Sciences Symposium – Biology in Space

2.     IAF Space Education and Outreach Symposium – Lift Off: Primary and Secondary Education

Sarah Baker Hamilton College 1.     Interactive Presentations – IAF Space Education and Outreach Symposium
Alana Liebelt BAE Systems 1.     Interactive Presentations – 36th IAA Symposium on Space and Society
Raviteja Duggineni ResearchSat 1.     IAF Microgravity Sciences and Processes Symposium – Fluid and Materials Sciences
Scott Schneider International Aerospace Law & Policy Group (IALPG) 1.     IAF Businesses and Innovation Symposium – Space Entrepreneurship and Investment: The Practitioners’ Perspectives

2.     IISL Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space – Legal Impact of Scientific Investigation on the Protection of Intellectual Property

3.     58th IAA Symposium on Safety, Quality, and Knowledge management in space activities – Cybersecurity in space systems, risks and countermeasures

Patrick Neumann Neumann Space 1.     IAF Space Propulsion Symposium – Joint Session between IAA and IAF for Small Satellite Propulsion Systems
Mark Rice Safety from Space 1.     IAF Space Communications and Navigation Symposium – Space Communications and Navigation Global Technical Session
Matthew Willson Southern Launch 1.     Interactive Presentations – 23rd IAA Symposium on Space Debris
Edwin Betar Australian Space Agency 1.     IAF Symposium on Security, Stability, and Sustainability of space activities – Norms and Standards for Safe and Responsible Behaviour in Space
Marianne Hawthorne Australian Space Agency 1.     Interactive Presentations – 23rd IAA Symposium on Space Debris
Madeline Parks Australian Space Agency 1.     IAF Space Education and Outreach Symposium – Calling Planet Earth: Large Engagement and Communications Initiatives
Arvind Ramana Australian Space Agency 1.     IAF Space Exploration Symposium – Moon Exploration – Part 1
Samuel Webster EPE Oceania Pty Ltd. 1.     IAF Space Exploration Symposium – Moon Exploration – Part 2
Vinicius Guedes Gonçalves De Oliveira European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) 1.     Interactive Presentations – IAF Symposium on Emerging Space Ecosystems

2.     IISL Colloquium on the law of Outer Space – Young Scholars Session with Keynote Lecture

3.     IAF Symposium on Security, Stability, and Sustainability of space activities – Cyber-based security threats to space missions: establishing the legal, institutional and collaborative framework to counteract them

Joel Lisk Flinders University 1.     59th IAA History of Astronautics Symposium – History of Australian and Asia-Pacific Contribution to Astronautics
Robin Georg Inovor Technologies 1.     32nd IAA Symposium on Small Satellite Missions – Small Earth Observation Missions

2.     IAF Space Propulsion Symposium – Electric Propulsion (1)

Arnold Chan International Space University 1.     IAF Symposium on Security, Stability, and Sustainability of space activities – Cyber-based security threats to space missions: establishing the legal, institutional and collaborative framework to counteract them
Siddharth Rajput International Space University (ISU)/University of South Australia 1.     IAF/IAA Space Life Sciences Symposium – Medical Care for Humans in Space
Mustapha Chahine Nova Systems 1.     IAF Symposium on commercial spaceflight safety issues – Enabling safe commercial spaceflight: vehicles and spaceports
Shena Howell Shoal Group 1.     Interactive Presentations – 38th IAA Symposium on Space Policy, Regulations, and Economics

2.      IAF Symposium on commercial spaceflight safety issues – Commercial Spaceflight Safety and Emerging Issues

Carl Seubert SmartSat CRC 1.     IAF Earth Observation Symposium – Earth Observation Societal and Economic Applications, Challenges and Benefits

2.      IAF Earth Observation Symposium – The use of EO for maritime and coastal protection: technology, systems, policy and applications

Sarah Cannard SmartSat CRC 1.     IAF Earth Observation Symposium – International Ventures in Earth Observations

(Kanyini Mission)

Craig Ingram CSIRO 1.     IAF Earth Observation Symposium – International Ventures in Earth Observations
Ellen Feeney Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) 1.     IAF Space Education and Outreach Symposium – Space for All: Promoting Inclusive Practices in Space Exploration
Claire Wilson Student Appearing for research 1.     Interactive Presentations – 38th IAA Symposium on Space Policy, Regulations, and Economics
Darcey Watson The Andy Thomas Space Foundation 1.     IAF Space Education and Outreach Symposium – Space for All: Promoting Inclusive Practices in Space Exploration

2.     Interactive Presentations – IAF Space Education and Outreach Symposium

Thomas Cernev The University of Adelaide 1.     Interactive Presentations – 28th IAA Symposium on Human Exploration of the Solar System

2.     IAF Space Power Symposium – Space Power Systems for Ambitious Missions

Vienna Tran The University of Adelaide 1.     IAF/IAA Space Life Sciences Symposium – Human Physiology in Space

2.     Interactive Presentations – IAF/IAA Space Life Sciences Symposium

Meriem Allani The University of Adelaide 1.     36th IAA Symposium on Space and Society – Space Architecture: Habitats, Habitability, and Bases
William Foster-Hall The University of Adelaide 1.     IAF Materials and Structures Symposium – Space Structures III Design, Development and Verification (Orbital infrastructure for in orbit service & manufacturing, Robotic and Mechatronic systems, including their Mechanical/Thermal/ Fluidic Systems)
Tika Hanjani The University of Adelaide 1.     36th IAA Symposium on Space and Society – Space Architecture: Habitats, Habitability, and Bases
David Harvey The University of Adelaide 1.     IAF Space Education and Outreach Symposium – On Track: Undergraduate Space Education
Anna Ma-Wyatt The University of Adelaide 1.     IAF Human Spaceflight Symposium – Human and Robotic Partnerships in Exploration –  Joint session of the IAF Human Spaceflight and IAF Exploration Symposia
Scott Smith The University of Adelaide 1.     IAF Materials and Structures Symposium – Space Environmental Effects and Spacecraft Protection
Monika Stankiewicz University of Adelaide 1.     Interactive Presentations – 36th IAA Symposium on Space and Society
Melissa De Zwart University of Adelaide 1.     Interactive Presentations – IAF Space Exploration Symposium

2.      IISL Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space – Sustainability and Outer Space Law

3.     28th IAA Symposium on Human Exploration of the Solar System – Human Exploration of the Moon and Cislunar Space

Souktik Bhattacherjee University of Adelaide 1.     IAF/IAA Space Life Sciences Symposium – Medical Care for Humans in Space
Camille Bitton University of Adelaide 1.     IISL Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space – Young Scholars Session with Keynote Lecture
Luke Heffernan University of Adelaide 1.     Interactive Presentations – IAF Symposium Emerging Space Ecosystems
Aaron Pereira University of Adelaide 1.     IAF Symposium on Security, Stability, and Sustainability of space activities – Norms and Standards for Safe and Responsible Behaviour in Space
Albert Rajkumar University of Adelaide 1.     IAF Human Spaceflight Symposium – Human and Robotic Partnerships in Exploration – Joint session of the IAF Human Spaceflight and IAF Exploration Symposia
Brendan Scott University of Adelaide 1.     36th IAA Symposium on Space and Society – Space Architecture: Habitats, Habitability, and Bases
Karlis Slumba University of Adelaide 1.     Interactive Presentations – IAF Space Exploration Symposium
Amit Srivastava University of Adelaide 1.     Rapporteur – 36th IAA Symposium on Space and Society
Cheryl Chan University of South Australia 1.     Interactive Presentations – IAF Materials and Structures Symposium
Andrew Savchenko University of South Australia 1.     IAF Space Communications and Navigation Symposium – Advances in Space-based Communication Technologies
Craig Smith University of South Australia 1.     IAF Space Communications and Navigation Symposium – Space-based Optical and Quantum Communications
Kamil Zuber University of South Australia 1.     IAF Materials and Structures Symposium – Smart Materials and Adaptive Structures & Specialized Technologies, Including Nanotechnology
22 September, 2025