[SMC-IT-Info] SMC-IT 2021 - Early Bird Registration Open (July 5th)

Wed Jun 23 19:48:27 CDT 2021

SMC-IT 2021
8th International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology
Virtual Conference:  July 26-30, 2021

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
EARLY BIRD REDUCED RATE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN UNTIL JULY 5th!
(Regular registration begins on July 6th and continues through to the conference.)

Sponsored by:  IEEE Computer Society and the Technical Committee on Software Engineering (TCSE)

General Information:  http://smc-it.org<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http*3A*2F*2Fsmc-it.org*2F&data=04*7C01*7Civan.perezdominguez*40nasa.gov*7Cd42e71818063473501d508d91ec03007*7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b*7C0*7C0*7C637574633054101421*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C1000&sdata=IbA59o46jCrj752VgG9zTug8eTk70O83n5hyLLP4Iqw*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!c2eHZEgOalthraVGIW9PwRjW_XhriA92t_0N06pm0fsmzNipzY8jylfoROQaoWk_TA$>
Email Inquiries: smc-it-chairs at baylor.edu<mailto:smc-it-chairs at baylor.edu>
Registration: http://smc-it.org/registration
                                                                                          Agenda: https://smcit.ecs.baylor.edu/smcit-agenda.html

Every two years, the International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology (SMC-IT) gathers system designers, engineers, scientists, practitioners, and space explorers with the objective of advancing information technology for space missions. The forum will provide an excellent opportunity for fostering technical interchange on all hardware and software aspects of IT applications in space missions.

The conference will focus on current information systems practice and challenges as well as emerging information technologies with applicability for future space missions. Information systems in all aspects of the space mission will be explored, including flight systems, ground systems, science data processing, engineering and development tools, operations, and telecommunications. The entire information systems lifecycle of the mission development will also be covered, such as conceptual design, engineering tools development, integration and test, operations, science analysis, and quality control.

This year SMC-IT will have special talks on the Mars 2020 Helicopter, Ingenuity, and future Mars missions, Commercial Space, the new concept of Digital Twins, and the use of Open Source in Space.

Our list of confirmed Keynote Speakers include:

·         Brig. Gen. D. Jason Cothern, Vice Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base

·         Lt. Gen. Larry D. James (USAF, Ret.), Deputy Director, NASA / JPL

·         Juliane J. Gallina, Chief Information Officer, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

·         Shri M Sankaran, Distinguished Scientist, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

·         Dr. Eugene L. Tu, Director, NASA Ames Research Center

·         Kevin D. Bell, Vice President, Space Program Operations, The Aerospace Corporation

·         Rob Manning, Chief Engineer, NASA / JPL

·         Dr. Anik De Groof, Instrument Operations Scientist, European Space Agency (ESA)

·         Dr. Al Cangahuala, Mission System Manager, Europa Clipper Mission, NASA / JPL.

·         Tim Canham, Software and Operations Lead for the Mars Helicopter, NASA / JPL

·         Col. Janet Grondin (USAF, Ret.), Vice President of Defense Programs, Stellar Solutions

·         Kalind Carpenter, Robotics Engineer, Robotic Vehicles and Manipulators Group, NASA / JPL

·         Magdy Bareh, Principal Engineer, Flight Systems Engineering, NASA / JPL

A list of the mini-workshops within SMC-IT includes:

·         The Space-Terrestrial Internetworking (STINT)

·         Digital Twins

·         Open Source for Space

·         Space Mission Challenges for Digital Engineering Environments/Ecosystems (MBSE)

·         Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TUTORIAL)

·         Machine Learning for Spacecraft Health

·         Accelerating the Use of Autonomy on Robotic Space Missions

·         3rd Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities Workshop

·         CubeSat Student Mini-Workshop

·         Engineering of Autonomic and Autonomous Systems (EASe)

CORPORATE SUPPORT:
Interested in exhibiting or providing sponsorship through a corporation grant? Corporate donors get group registrations, a daily breakout room for targeted talks, and other promotional opportunities. Interested companies should contact us at smc-it-chairs at baylor.edu<mailto:smc-it-chairs at baylor.edu>

CALL FOR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS:
If you are a full-time student and have an interest in volunteering to help with conference operations, please drop us an email at smc-it-chairs at baylor.edu<mailto:smc-it-chairs at baylor.edu>

We look forward to seeing you online in July 2021!

CONFERENCE CHAIRS:
General Chair:                            Yogita Shah (yogita.shah“at-sign”jpl.nasa.gov<http://jpl.nasa.gov>)
Co-General Chair:                      Michelle Carter (michelle.carter“at-sign”aero.org<http://aero.org>)
Finance Chair:                            James Oyama (James.Y.Oyama“at-sign”jpl.nasa.gov<http://jpl.nasa.gov>)

Advisors to the General Chair: Dr. Larry Bergman (Larry.Bergman“at-sign”ieee.org<http://ieee.org>)
                                                  Amalaye Oyake (Amalaye.Oyake“at-sign”outlook.com<http://outlook.com>)
                                                       Dr. Michael Campbell (michael.l.campbell“at-sign”aero.org<http://aero.org>)

Program Chair:                            Dr. Michael Lowry (michael.r.lowry"at-sign"nasa.gov<http://nasa.gov>)
Program Co-Chair:                      Dr. Ivan Perez (ivan.perezdominguez"at-sign"nasa.gov<http://nasa.gov>)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Dr. María Dolores Rodríguez Moreno
Dr. Keith Schubert
Dr. Michela Munoz Fernandez
Brian Duncan
Luke Lucas
Dr. Ernesto Gomez

STEERING COMMITTEE:
Dr. Richard Doyle
Dr. Rupak Biswas
Jana Roche
Dr. Chris Mattman
Dr. Yisong Yue

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