İTÜ Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics aims to inspire the next generation of aviation leaders and shape the future of flight by revolutionizing aviation education and research, covering topics from unmanned aerial and space vehicles to commercial aircraft, and meteorology and cosmology.

Our Aeronautical Engineering, Meteorological Engineering and Astronautical Engineering undergraduate programs are accredited by ABET (EAC).

 

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Our undergraduate programs are also accredited by Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK).


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Participating in the AIAA Sci-Tech Forum

by Damla Halıcı | Jul 22, 2025
ITU AeroMDO Lab team Prof. Dr. Melike Nikbay, Dilan Kilic and our collaborator Prof. Konstantinos Kontis, FAIAA, FRAeS, FIMechE, FRSA, EurIng, CEng from University of Glasgow recently participated and presented 4 technical papers in the AIAA SciTech Forum 2025 in Orlando, Florida

ITU AeroMDO Lab team Prof. Dr. Melike Nikbay, Dilan Kilic and our collaborator Prof. Konstantinos Kontis, FAIAA, FRAeS, FIMechE, FRSA, EurIng, CEng from University of Glasgow recently participated and presented 4 technical papers in the AIAA SciTech Forum 2025 in Orlando, Florida. This year's forum brought together 6200 leading experts, researchers, and innovators from 51 countries to explore the cutting-edge science, technologies, and capabilities that are transforming the aerospace industry. We had the privilege to engage in insightful discussions and gain valuable knowledge that will shape the future of aerospace engineering as well as proudly representing Istanbul Technical Unversity’s research capabilities.

Paper Presentations

  • B. Pirlepeli, B.B. Bedir & M. Nikbay, “Machine Learning Based Turbulence Model Calibration for Aeroacoustic Prediction of Transonic Cavity Flows”
  • D. Kılıç & M. Nikbay, “Implementation and Assessment of Machine Learning Methods for Multidisciplinary Aerospace Problems”
  • D. Kılıç & M. Nikbay, “A Comparative Study on Multi-fidelity Machine Learning Modeling for Aerospace Problems”
  • H. Aleissa, K. Kontis & M. Nikbay, “Low-Speed Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Cranked Lambda UCAV with Deflected Wingtips”
  
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