From Monday, January 12 to Friday, January 16, 2026, the 2026 AIAA SciTech Forum was held in Orlando, Florida, USA. The forum is the world’s largest international aerospace conference, attracting approximately 6,000 participants and representatives from more than 1,000 universities, research institutions, and companies. It serves as the annual meeting of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
 
Two papers based on the initiatives of The Joint Research Center for Electric Architecture were accepted and presented at the forum:
 
?Sho Sakurai (Akita University), Yukihiro Yoshida (Akita University), Tetsuyuki Terauchi, Seiichiro Yoshinaga, Hitoshi Oyori, and
　Naoyuki Amemiya (IHI)
　“Feasibility Study on Liquid Hydrogen-Cooled Superconducting Motors for Zero-Emission Aviation”
 
?Karin Hirakawa, Kaori Chiaki, Seiichiro Yoshinaga, Hitoshi Oyori (IHI), Takeshi Akinaga (Akita University), and Yotsugi Shibuya (Akita University)
　“A Study to Evaluate the System Viability of Integrated HLFC (Hybrid Laminar Flow Control) With Anti-Icing Functionality”
 
※Abstracts of the papers are available at the following links:

https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2026-0717　
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2026-1688