Organizing Committee
IEEE SPace, Aerospace and defenCE Conference, 2026 (SPACE 2026)
Chief Patrons
Secretary, DoS & Chairman, ISRO
Secretary, DDR&D & Chairman, DRDO
Chairman, IN-SPACe
Secretary, DoS & Chairman, ISRO
Secretary, DDR&D & Chairman, DRDO
Chairman, IN-SPACe
Patrons
DS & Director, URSC
DS & DG(ECS), DRDO
DS and Director, VSSC & IIST, ISRO
DS & Director, SAC
DS & Director, HSFC
DS & Director, URSC
DS & DG(ECS), DRDO
DS and Director, VSSC & IIST, ISRO
DS & Director, SAC
DS & Director, HSFC
General Chair
2025 VP(Education), IEEE AESS & Chair, IEEE AESS Bangalore Chapter
General Co-Chairs
DS & DG(Aero), DRDO and Director, CABS
DS & Director-Technical, IN-SPACe
ED& Sr.TF, Boeing India
DS & DG(Aero), DRDO and Director, CABS
DS & Director-Technical, IN-SPACe
ED& Sr.TF, Boeing India
TPC Chairs
URSC, Bangalore & 2025 Chair, IEEE Bangalore Section
IIT Kanpur & Chair, IEEE AESS UP Chapter
IIT Kanpur
IISc Bangalore
Former Director CMSDS & Chair, AESS Hyderabad Chapter
Director, Intel
CABS, DRDO
Sci/Engineer-G, Division Head, AVN, VSSC/ISRO, Trivandrum
Fluence Energy, Bangalore
URSC, Bangalore & 2025 Chair, IEEE Bangalore Section
IIT Kanpur & Chair, IEEE AESS UP Chapter
IIT Kanpur
IISc Bangalore
Former Director CMSDS & Chair, AESS Hyderabad Chapter
Director, Intel
CABS, DRDO
Sci/Engineer-G, Division Head, AVN, VSSC/ISRO, Trivandrum
Fluence Energy, Bangalore
Special Session Chairs
DD, ASA, SAC, ISRO
President, SEBU, Centum
Sr Director Ansys
DD, ASA, SAC, ISRO
President, SEBU, Centum
Sr Director Ansys
Finance Chair
European Leason
USA Leason
HPE & Vice Chairman(Technical Activities), IEEE Bangalore Section
Loughborough University, UK
IEEE AESS UAV/UAS Distinguished Lecturer
CTO, Target Motion
3 MT Thesis Program Chairs
Associate Professor
Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology and Research, Guntur
Associate Professor
Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology and Research, Guntur
Industry Outreach Chairs
HPE & Vice Chairman(Technical Activities), IEEE Bangalore Section
KAM Space Systems, Airbus India
DD, IN-SPACe
TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity
HPE & Vice Chairman(Technical Activities), IEEE Bangalore Section
KAM Space Systems, Airbus India
DD, IN-SPACe
TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity
Academia Outreach Chairs
Director, MIT ADT University & Chair, IEEE AESS Pune Chapter
Chair, IEEE AESS Delhi Chapter
AIT
Director, MIT ADT University & Chair, IEEE AESS Pune Chapter
Chair, IEEE AESS Delhi Chapter
AIT
Sponsorship Chairs
GD, ASA, SAC & Chair, IEEE AESS Gujarat Chapter
LRDE/DRDO, Bangalore & Chair-Elect, IEEE AP/MTT Bangalore Jt. Chapter
DD, IN-SPACE
GD, ASA, SAC & Chair, IEEE AESS Gujarat Chapter
LRDE/DRDO, Bangalore & Chair-Elect, IEEE AP/MTT Bangalore Jt. Chapter
DD, IN-SPACE
Web and Social Media Chairs
IEEE Bangalore Section
IEEE Bangalore Section
IIT Kanpur
IEEE Bangalore Section
IEEE Bangalore Section
IIT Kanpur
Publicity Chairs
IEEE AESS BoG
GITAM University
CABS, DRDO
IEEE AESS BoG
GITAM University
CABS, DRDO