Technical Program
Welcome to the comprehensive technical program for the IFAC Workshop on Control Aspects of Multi-Satellite Systems (CAMSAT 2025). Hosted by the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU), this year's workshop takes place from 06. to 08. October in the Central Lecture Hall and Seminar building Z6 (Zentrales Hörsaal- und Seminargebäude) at the Hubland Süd campus.
We invite you to explore the detailed schedule below, which includes a diverse range of Technical Sessions, Workshops, a Plenary discussion, and many opportunities for networking. We look forward to an engaging and insightful conference experience in Würzburg, a city renowned for its beautiful UNESCO World Heritage historic site.
Open to the Public!
We are thrilled to announce that CAMSAT2025 will host many events on cutting-edge research and discussions from the forefront of multi-satellite systems Open to the Public! In particular, out of the manu highlights of CAMSAT 2025, the organizing committee decided to open to the public:
- On Monday, Oct 06, the Plenary Discussion "Perspectives of Multi-Satellite Systems".
- On Tuesday, Oct 07, the Webinar by Dr. Fred Hadaegh, CalTech / JPL, former Chief Technologist
- On Wednesday, Oct 08, the Workshop offered by ZfT
Technical Program
Monday 6th October 2025 - Room Z6-002
8:00 - 9:30 Check in & Morning Coffee
9:30 - 10:30 Welcome by Organizers
10:30 - 11:00 Key Note - "Formation Flight with CubeSats: Results from the NanoFF Mission"
Speaker: Debdeep Roychowdhury (TUB/Endurosat)
11:00 - 12:30 Technical Session #1 – Operations and Testing
Chairs: Juntang Yang, Mohamed Khalil Ben-Larbi
- #13 Agni Bandyopadhyay - Optimal Multi-Debris Mission Planning in LEO: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach with Co-Elliptic Transfers and Refueling
- #17 Timon Petermann - Precision and Scalability: Optimizing Attitude Control Testing for Reliable Multi-Satellite Systems
- #18 Kisung Lee - CBBA-Based Decentralized Task Allocation Framework for Multiple Observation Satellites
- #28 Cedric Bös - Forecasting Thermospheric Density with Transformers for Multi-Satellite Orbit Management
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:00 Technical Session #2 – Formation Flight
Chairs: Mohamed Khalil Ben-Larbi, Juntang Yang
- #11 Regan Michael Moen - Relative Orbital Element Based Model Predictive Control for Formation Flying
- #15 Fabrizio Pilone - Relative Navigation for Uncooperative Cislunar Rendezvous Using Body-Chaser Dynamics
- #26 Dario Ruggiero - Constrained Formation Control Framework for Spacecraft Proximity Formation Flight
- #29 Florian Kempf - Sector-Bounded Control of Small Satellite Formations in Low Earth Orbits
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00 Plenary Discussion - "Perspectives of Multi-Satellite Systems"
Moderator: Klaus Schilling
Panel:
- Frank Dreger, ESA, Head of the Ground Systems Development and Innovation Department
- Dr. Arianit Preci, DLR, Department Head Robotics, Digitalisation, and KI
- Hon. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Winkler, Airbus, Senior Expert in “Spacecraft Autonomy, Navigation & Control”
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mohamed Khalil Ben Larbi, Head of Space Informatics and Satellite Systems (SISAT) at JMU Würzburg
Note: Open to the Public ( Zoom link )
17:00 - 17:30 Close-out First Day
Tuesday 7th October 2025 - Room Z6-002
8:00 - 9:00 Check in
9:00 - 10:30 Technical Session #3 – Advanced GNSS Approaches
Chairs: Stephan Winkler, Alessandro Bortotto
- #1 Adam Ghribi - Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring for LEO Satellites: Outlier Detection and Exclusion
- #5 Falk Jonathan Ramin - Enhancing Navigation Accuracy through Cooperative Satellite Networks
- #14 Mayank - Autonomous LEO-PNT System and Impact of Isoflux Navigation Antenna on Constellation
- #24 Alessandro Michelazzi - Modelling and Simulation of GNSS Observables for Spacecraft Navigation
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30 Key Note - "A 20 Year Technology Trip: from UWE-1 to Satellite Formations"
Speaker: Klaus Schilling (ZfT)
11:30 - 12:30 Technical Session #4 – Network Control
Chairs: Sebastian Grau, Debdeep Roychowdhury
- #3 René Rüddenklau - Master Attitude Controller for Modular Laser Communication Systems
- #8 Miguel Barreiro de Araújo - Distributed Control for Output Consensus of Multi-Satellite Systems
- #23 Mohammad Fiuzy - Consensus Control in Time Varying Non-Linear Fractional-Order Multi-Agent Systems: LMI-Driven Stability Analysis and DoS Attack Detection
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:00 Technical Session #5 – Collision Avoidance
Chairs: Debdeep Roychowdhury, Sebastian Grau
- #2 Chengrui Shi - Integrating High-Level Priority Decisions with Distributed Safety Filter for Multi-Satellite Collision Avoidance
- #19 Martina Mammarella - An evaluation of Sample Average Approximation applied to the design of impulsive thrust space collision avoidance maneuvers
- #21 Ana Stankovic - A Dual Quaternion Based RRT* Path Planning Approach for Satellite Rendezvous and Docking
- #27 Jihyeok Kim - Decentralized Collision-Free Satellite Formation Reconfiguration with Control Barrier Functions
15:00 - 16:00 Long Coffee Break & Photo Session
16:00 - 17:00 Webinar
Speaker: Dr. Fred Hadaegh, CalTech / JPL, former Chief Technologist
Note: Open to the Public ( Zoom link )
19:00 - 22:00 Social Dinner
Location: Bürgerspital Weinstuben
Wednesday 8th October 2025 - Room Z6-002
8:00 - 9:00 Check in
9:00 - 10:00 Technical Session #6 – GNC/AOCS
Chairs: Günther Waxenegger-Wilfing, Giulio Polato
- #12 Lisa Elsner - Beacon-Enhanced Attitude Control Using Optical Communication Terminals: Design and Validation in the QUBE Mission
- #10 Juntang Yang - Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Spacecraft Attitude Control with Pointing Keep-Out Constraint
- #31 Nektarios Aristeidis Tafanidis - LEO-GYM: A Reinforcement Learning Library for Satellite Control in LEO
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:30 Technical Session #7 – Sensor Networks
Chairs: Juntang Yang, Alessandro Bortotto
- #7 Marius Alexander Anger - Analog Sun Sensor Array: 4 Quadrant Sensor for Missions Beyond LEO
- #20 Diego Tuzi - Control Requirements for Robust Beamforming in Multi-Satellite Systems
- #22 Chala Adane Deresa - Trajectory Optimization for Multi-Agent 6-DOF On-Orbit Inspection Missions
11:30 - 12:15 Workshop "Innovative Earth Observation Approaches by Cooperating Distributed Satellite Systems"
Speaker: Zentrum für Telematik (ZfT)
Note: Open to the Public ( Zoom link )
