Emerging Technologies for Autonomous On-Orbit Servicing

Join leading minds from industry, academia, and policy-making to shape the future of autonomous on-orbit servicing. This special session is a unique forum where diverse perspectives meet to align technological innovation with practical needs and regulatory realities. We will explore how emerging advances in robotics, AI, and computer vision can transform satellite servicing operations. Help bridge the gap between research breakthroughs, policy frameworks and real-world implementation in this critical domain.

Organizers

Teresa VIDAL-CALLEJA

Professor and Research Director, Robotics Institute, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Australia

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Jack NAYLOR

PhD Candidate, Australian Centre for Robotics, The University of Sydney

Australia

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Nathan WALLACE

Research Fellow, Agriculture and Environment Group, Australian Centre for Robotics (ACFR), The University of Sydney

Australia

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Julian GUINANE

Space Systems Engineer, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney

Australia

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Donald DANSEREAU

Senior Lecturer, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney

Australia

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Thierry PEYNOT

Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Australia

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Miguel Angel OLIVARES-MENDEZ

Associate Professor, University of Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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Facilitators

Mikhail ASAVKIN

Founder, ANT61

Australia

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Julia MITCHELL

Lead Systems Engineering and Payloads, Space Machines Company

Australia

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Speakers

Agnès MESTREAU

ESA-ESTEC Head of the Systems Engineering Division, European Space Agency (ESA)

Netherlands

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Matthew ANGLING

Head, Research and Innovation, BAE Systems Space Business Unit

United Kingdom

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Marco DE STEFANO

Research Associate, Department for Analysis and Control of Advanced Robotic Systems, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Germany

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Sho FUJITA

Senior Director, Space Technologies, Astroscale

Japan

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