Glue Technologies for Space Systems PhD Summer School 2026

About Glue Technologies for Space Systems PhD Summer School

Glue Technologies for Space Systems PhD Summer School is a hybrid postgraduate space communications summer school scheduled for 14 September–18 September 2026 at University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. What distinguishes the event is that it teaches connected communications and networking technologies as a coherent space-systems stack rather than isolated radio topics. The published format uses five days of in-person and online lectures, technical visits and an optional assessment for academic credit. This structure lets participants follow the relationship between 5G and non-terrestrial networks and software-defined space communications, while also seeing how satellite cyber resilience affects real systems and programmes. Glue Technologies for Space Systems PhD Summer School is relevant to space and aerospace organisations because satellite networks increasingly combine terrestrial standards, software-defined infrastructure, cyber resilience and interplanetary links. The hybrid summer school should therefore be read through its primary technical identity, not described as a generic space conference. The current Glue Technologies for Space Systems PhD Summer School programme remains the authority for individual sessions, contributors and access arrangements.

Event history and organiser

The 2026 programme is the 6th edition of a specialist school developed for advanced study of New Space communications. Current information for this hybrid summer school is published by IEEE AESS Glue Technologies for Space Systems Technical Panel with participating universities. The 2026 meeting at University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy gives this hybrid summer school a specific setting; it does not imply that every earlier programme, contributor or participation condition will repeat. Its continuing identity rests on 5G and non-terrestrial networks, software-defined space communications and the specialist community working across those areas. The development of this hybrid summer school also reflects a wider shift towards satellite cyber resilience in aerospace and adjacent technical sectors. For Glue Technologies for Space Systems PhD Summer School 2026, IEEE AESS Glue Technologies for Space Systems Technical Panel with participating universities is the authority for current edition facts, while the linked institutional source provides context for the event family and organising relationship.

Topics and themes

The 2026 programme connects its central subjects through the event’s hybrid postgraduate space communications summer school format, giving each theme a clear relationship to the wider technical purpose.

• 5G and non-terrestrial networks: the programme connects software-defined space communications with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by master’s students.
• Software-defined space communications: the programme connects satellite cyber resilience with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by doctoral researchers.
• Satellite cyber resilience: the programme connects EHF and optical links with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by academic research fellows.
• EHF and optical links: the programme connects LEO constellation networking with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by industrial research fellows.
• LEO constellation networking: the programme connects 5G and non-terrestrial networks with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by satellite communications engineers.

Who should attend?

The hybrid summer school is principally for master’s students, doctoral researchers and academic research fellows. These groups can use its programme to compare work on 5G and non-terrestrial networks with developments in software-defined space communications, identify relevant research or suppliers and understand the constraints shaping implementation. Industrial research fellows bring a complementary perspective where the programme reaches satellite cyber resilience, while satellite communications engineers may find value in sessions closest to their current responsibilities. The hybrid summer school is less suitable for unrelated general-interest visits because its usefulness depends on a defined technical or professional connection. Prospective attendees should check the current programme before registering. For Glue Technologies for Space Systems PhD Summer School 2026, a direct match between programme and professional role matters more than broad sector interest alone.

Practical information

The hybrid summer school is scheduled for 14 September–18 September 2026 at University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. Before travelling to Glue Technologies for Space Systems PhD Summer School 2026, confirm the current programme, registration status, venue access and event-specific conditions through the official information. Anyone attending Glue Technologies for Space Systems PhD Summer School 2026 in Rome, Italy should also recheck local transport, accommodation and arrival instructions before making bookings.