Space AI Forum 2026

Overview

Space AI Forum gathers researchers and practitioners working on AI for satellites, planetary robotics, ground and flight segments, mission operations, and science data systems. The focus is practical exchange across algorithms, hardware, safety, and deployment.

Accepted work will be listed across official channels and, with author consent, disseminated through disciplinary mailing lists, institutional newsletters, and the organizers’ professional networks to strengthen readership and collaboration.

Why Space AI?

Artificial intelligence is the strategic accelerator for the new space economy. As space systems become Critical National Infrastructure, AI is essential for ensuring resilience, managing orbital congestion, and unlocking commercial growth. This forum moves beyond theory, providing the technical foundation required to turn these high-level ambitions into operational reality.

Important dates

14 Nov 2025

Submissions open

29 Jan 2026

Submission deadline (23:59 AoE)

17 Feb 2026

Notifications

3 Mar 2026

Camera-ready due

14 Mar 2026

Workshop Event (Online)

* AoE = Anywhere on Earth (UTC−12). This effectively means the deadline is valid as long as it is still the date mentioned anywhere on the planet.

Call for Papers

We welcome short papers reporting research, negative results with lessons, systems notes, or position pieces.

Autonomy for flight and surface assets

AI-enabled space robotics and manipulators

On-orbit servicing and debris removal

In-orbit assembly and manufacturing

Trajectory optimization and proximity operations

On-board learning and inference

Neuromorphic, quantum, and photonic AI for space

Embodied intelligence and morphology

Sensing, perception, tracking, and navigation

Simulation, digital twins, and hardware-in-the-loop

Verification, validation, and testing

Robustness to faults and radiation

Scheduling and resource management

Communications and federated methods

Data pipelines from lab to orbit

LLMs and agents for ops and ground tools

Human-robot interaction and shared autonomy

Science applications in EO and planetary

Mission science planning

Ethics, safety, policy, and standards

📄 Download the 1-page Call for Papers (PDF)

Author kit

Submissions should be 4–6 pages (excluding references) and formatted as a PDF.
The review process is double-blind. Please ensure all author names and affiliations are removed from the manuscript.
Accepted camera-ready files will be published under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Figures, tables, and external links are encouraged.
Supplementary material (optional) may be included as a separate PDF or ZIP file, provided it is also anonymized.
Concurrent submissions are permitted only if the other venue allows it. Please disclose this in your submission.
We encourage authors to share anonymized code or data via private links during review. After acceptance, you may release a public repository and add the link to OpenReview.

Submission

Download Author Kit

Get the LaTeX template and guidelines (ZIP).

Overleaf Template

Clone the project directly into Overleaf.

Start Submission

Upload your paper and supplementary material on OpenReview.

After acceptance, authors will be asked to upload a camera-ready version with names. We also encourage posting to arXiv.

Committee

Sylvester Kaczmarek

Program Chair

Program committee members invited from academia and industry will be announced soon.

Program

Highly selective single-track program (approx. 6 accepted papers)
Invited talks 1–2 speakers, 20–30 minutes plus Q&A
Format single track, live video with recordings published afterward
Detailed schedule will appear here after notifications

Presentation

Each accepted paper gets a 10-minute talk and a 5-minute Q&A
Slides or short video due one week before the event
Recordings published for authors who opt in

Tentative schedule (GMT)

15:00–15:10	Opening
15:10–16:00	Paper session 1
16:00–16:20	Invited talk
16:20–16:30	Break
16:30–17:20	Paper session 2
17:20–17:45	Panel and Q&A
17:45–18:00	Closing

Registration and acknowledgments

Attendance is free for the first edition. Thanks to the community for supporting this initiative.

Proceedings

Accepted PDFs stay on OpenReview
Archival copies with DOIs are deposited in the Space AI Forum Zenodo Community
If you have an arXiv preprint, we’ll link it for you

Call for reviewers

We welcome reviewers with expertise in space systems, robotics, autonomy, ML, and safety.
Service window Feb–Mar 2026. Expected load 2–3 papers.
Please include your homepage or Google Scholar and 3–5 keywords.

Apply to review →

Accessibility

Live captions will be enabled. If you need assistance, please email us.

Policies

Code of Conduct & Privacy

Be respectful and constructive. Harassment or discrimination is not tolerated. We collect only what is needed to run the event. Contact us for removal requests. To report a conduct issue, email chair@spaceai.org.uk with subject “Conduct”.

Review Process & Conflicts

Review model: Each paper receives at least two reviews and one meta review by the chair. The chair assigns reviews in OpenReview and enforces COI.

Conflicts: Authors may serve as reviewers with strict COI. No reviewing of one’s own paper, same institution, advisor or advisee, coauthors in the last 3 years, close collaborators, or active funding ties in the last 2 years.

Visibility: Double-blind during review. Reviews are posted on OpenReview. After decisions, accepted papers appear with author names.

Archiving & Export Control

Archiving consent: By submitting the camera-ready, you permit the organizers to archive it on Zenodo under CC BY 4.0 and mint a DOI.

Export control: Do not submit ITAR/EAR-restricted, classified, or proprietary-restricted content. Authors must have the right to share any data or code included.

Recording Consent

Speakers and authors will be asked to opt in before recording.

Contact

Email the organizers →