Bendavid – SDG Innovation Network

Tech Webinar on Advanced Air Mobility, jointly organized by Concordia University’s Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI) and the Advanced Air Mobility Institute of the SDG Innovation Network.

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 1:30
Format: Online | Offered in English
Presented in collaboration with: Aéroports de Montréal.

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is often presented as the next revolution in aviation. But behind the headlines and futuristic renderings lies a much harder reality: building safe, scalable, and economically viable aerial systems is an enormous engineering challenge.

In this webinar, the CEO of Moya Aero will share the real story of launching and growing a cutting-edge aerospace company in this emerging field. The talk will explore the technical, business, and regulatory barriers that define the industry today, as well as the milestones and lessons learned while developing large electric unmanned aircraft for cargo operations.

Special attention will be given to the key technological challenges shaping the future of AAM, including energy limitations and management, aircraft reliability and autonomy, certification of new aircraft architectures, integration with existing airspace systems, and the difficulty of scaling aerospace manufacturing.

Designed to inspire students, the session will also reflect on leadership, innovation, and the role the next generation of engineers will play in turning ambitious visions into real aerospace systems.

✈️ Dive into the future of air mobility!

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Advanced air mobility could revolutionise how we transport people and goods. The technology for new aerial vehicles, focused on sustainability and automation, is developing fast – but to make them a reality, we need to understand how they can integrate into today’s world. In Canada, Professor Jean-Marc Frayret, of the Polytechnique Montréal, and his colleagues at the SDG Institute of Advanced Air Mobility are using advanced ‘digital twin’ simulations and other industrial engineering techniques to research how technologies such as drones, flying taxis and vertiports could move from science fiction to reality.

Full paper online: https://futurumcareers.com/preparing-the-world-for-the-next-generation-of-flying-machines

Published: February 10, 2026

Online Tech Webinar: Embraer-X Flying on Innovation

Online Tech Webinar on Advanced Air Mobility, co-organized by the Advanced Air Mobility Institute of the SDG Innovation Network and Concordia University’s Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI), and presented in collaboration with Aéroports de Montréal.

Join us for an inside look at Embraer-X, Embraer’s innovation, and venture arm focused on transforming bold ideas into impactful businesses. During this session Daniel Moczydlower, CEO and President of Embraer-X, will share a pragmatic, inside view of how Embraer-X nurtures ideas into ventures—connecting entrepreneurship, technology, and strategic intent to shape advanced air mobility and adjacent opportunities.

Date: Friday, February 6

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (ET)

Speaker: Daniel Moczydlower, CEO and President, Embraer-X

Moderator: Carole El Ayoubi, Director of Education, CIADI

Funding for a new research project with Alstom at the SDG Innovation Network ($960,300)

Project: Improving the efficiency of welding activities through artificial intelligence (led by Professors Michael Morin and Jonathan Gaudreault of Lab-Usine)
Partnership objective: Combine the potential of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and optimization to create the conditions for more efficient design and manufacturing of welded structures optimized to meet the needs of the Canadian rail market and equipment manufacturer Alstom

Industrial partner: Alstom

Funding partners: NSERC & MITACS

Academic partners: Laval University (Lab-Usine), ETS (LOPFA), UQAM (IoT Laboratory)

Professor Hany Moustapha, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received a prestigious Prix du Québec 2025, the highest distinction awarded by the Quebec government in the fields of science and culture. He is the winner of the Lionel-Boulet Award, which recognizes an exceptional career in research and development conducted in collaboration with industry.

This award, which will be presented on November 25 2025 in Quebec City, recognizes the remarkable career of an engineer, researcher, and builder in the Quebec aerospace industry.

A pillar of innovation in aerospace

Before joining ÉTS in 2010, Professor Moustapha spent more than three decades at Pratt and Whitney Canada, where he held various positions, including Director of Technology and Technical Training Programs. In 2011, he was named a Senior Research Fellow at Pratt and Whitney Canada, a rare distinction reserved for a select number of internationally renowned experts.

At ÉTS, he created AéroETS, a unique training and research hub that builds bridges between industry and academia. As co-founder of the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ) and founder of the Montreal Aerospace Institute (IAM), he played a key role in structuring Quebec’s aerospace innovation network.

He is also a Canadian industrial member of NATO Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) and sits on numerous boards of directors related to this sector.

An inspiring example

Through his ongoing commitment to applied research, cross-sector collaboration, and inspiring the next generation, Hany Moustapha perfectly embodies the spirit of the Lionel Boulet Award. His career path highlights the positive influence that convergence between the scientific, educational, and industrial fields can have.

More info on https://prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/prix/scientifiques/

The First Annual Forum of the SDG Network Advanced Air Mobility Institute
Dronotisation in society – challenges and successes

A forum brought to you in collaboration with YMX Innovation and CIADI

Date: 27 Novembre 2025, 8:30AM to 4:00PM EST

Location: – YMX Innovation Centre YMX Aérocité internationale de Mirabel

Throughout the day, panels featuring industry leaders, subject-matter experts, researchers, and academics will provide a strategic overview of the integration of drones into society, with particular attention to social acceptability, entrepreneurship and talent development. The program will also include a student showcase.

More info on https://sdgnetworkaami.com/index.html