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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS AND MINI-WORKSHOP TOPICS</span><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6-Page Manuscripts due<span style="color:red"> </span>February 1, 2017</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="IT">SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPACE MISSION CHALLENGES FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SMC-IT 2017)</span></b><span lang="IT"> <br>
September 27-29, 2017</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="IT">University of </span><span lang="EN-US">Alcalá</span><span lang="IT"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-US">Alcalá</span><span lang="IT"> de Henares, Spain</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Information technology (IT) has progressively grown in importance to space exploration efforts and today it often dominates the costs and schedules of space mission projects. The International Conference on Space Mission
Challenges for Information Technology (SMC-IT) is the first forum to gather system and software engineers, scientists, and other practitioners with the objective of advancing information technology for space missions. The forum provides an excellent opportunity
for technical interchange for all aspects of IT used for space missions.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The conference will emphasize current and emerging IT practice and challenges for future space missions. 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 IT lifecycle of mission development will be considered.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">SMC-IT 2017 continues the practice of rotating venues to better engage regional communities. SMC-IT 2017 will be held at the University </span><span lang="IT">of </span><span lang="EN-US">Alcalá</span><span lang="EN-US"> in </span><span lang="EN-US">Alcalá</span><span lang="IT"> de
Henares, Spain</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">PAPER SUBMISSIONS</span></u></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Novel papers are solicited from all sectors of the space community, including earth orbiting systems, deep space missions, ground support systems, instruments, science, landers, rovers, and probes. The conference will
address civil, military, and commercial application areas for human and robotic missions.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">SMC-IT 2017 will consider two types of submissions: full papers with an oral presentation (up to 6 pages), and posters (up to 2 pages). </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">SMC-IT 2017 will use a single-pass, full-paper review process. Authors will submit an up-to 6-page camera ready paper at the outset. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE conference proceedings, to be available
at the conference and indexed in the IEEE Xplore data base. Selected papers presented at SMC-IT 2017 will be invited to appear in a special issue of reputable journals in the field. There will be a poster session whose instructions will be sent in the future.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">MINI-WORKSHOPS</span></u></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">SMC-IT 2017 will continue the highly successful mini-workshop session format to explore specific emerging technology themes in greater depth. Each mini-workshop typically runs as one track during one day and incorporates
both invited and contributed papers.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">To propose a mini-workshop topic, please submit a 1-2 page abstract including the theme, scope, and goals of your workshop idea.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">TECHNICAL TOPICS</span></u><span lang="EN-US"><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* <b>Intelligent Spacecraft</b> (computational intelligence; autonomy and autonomous systems; UAV/UAS in aerospace; cooperative systems/swarming; human-machine interactions)</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* <b>Data Analytics for Advanced Instruments</b> (sensors, remote sensing, sensor networks, and data analytics; algorithms; machine learning)</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* <b>Robotic Manufacturing and Assembly of Large Space Structures</b> (3D printing in space; robotics cooperation & interaction; tele-robotics)</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* <b>Advanced Computing and Big Data </b>(intelligent systems; quantum computing; knowledge extraction and management; data mining; data science life cycle; computing for robotics, cloud computing in space)</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* <b>Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality</b> (AR/VR applications to tele-robotics, data processing, mission operations, space science analysis, etc.; video game technology advancing space capabilities)</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* <b>Robotics for Exotic Mission Destinations</b> (novel space exploration concepts enabled by robotic advancements; humans working with robots in space)</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">* Space Networking</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (resilient communications; space-terrestrial internet working, interoperability; cross-agency standards)</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* <b>Reliable Software, Verification & Validation approaches</b> (re-usable software architectures; agile development and project management; verification of collaborative systems)</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* <b>On-Ground Control </b>(e.g. mission planning)</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Although any relevant topic will be considered for submitted papers, the topics listed above are especially being sought as projected themes of the conference. In addition, papers that might span two or more topic
areas (i.e., novel systems that draw on cross cutting technologies) are also encouraged.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As mentioned earlier, manuscripts will be reviewed in a single-step process. Manuscripts (up to 6 pages) for contributed papers as well as mini-workshop proposals (1-2 pages) must be received by February 1, 2017. Acceptance
notification will be e-mailed by March 15, 2017. The template for each can be found at the SMC-IT 2017 web site:</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">SCHEDULE</span></u></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">October 17, 2016 – Call for Full Papers and Mini-Workshop Concept Summaries<br>
December 1, 2016 – Author Submission Website Open<br>
January 15, 2017 – Final Submission Date for Mini-Workshop Proposals<br>
February 1, 2017 – Final Submission Date for SMC-IT Papers<br>
March 15, 2017 – Authors Acceptance Notification<br>
June 15, 2017 – Camera Ready Manuscripts Due (incorporating reviewer comments)<br>
July 1, 2017 – Early-bird Registration opens<br>
September 27-29, 2017 -- Conference</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The conference will be held in </span><span lang="EN-US">Alcalá</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="IT">de Henares</span><span lang="EN-US">, Spain, on the beautiful campus of the University of </span><span lang="EN-US">Alcalá</span><span lang="EN-US">.
The University of </span><span lang="EN-US">Alcalá</span><span lang="EN-US"> is located about 20 miles northeast of Madrid.<span style="color:red"> </span> For more detailed information on specific IT topic areas, schedule, author information, and general
logistics information please refer to the conference website:</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We look forward to seeing you in Spain in September 2017!</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u><span lang="EN-US">CONFERENCE CHAIRS</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: <br>
</span><span lang="EN-US">María Dolores Rodríguez Moreno (General Chair, e-mail: malola.rmoreno_at_uah.es )<br>
Brian Duncan (Deputy General Chair, e-mail: Brian.Duncan_at_jhuapl.edu) <br>
Larry Bergman (Advisor to the General Chair, e-mail: larry.bergman _at_ IEEE.org)</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u><span lang="EN-US">ORGANIZING COMMITEE</span></u><span lang="EN-US">: <br>
</span><span lang="EN-US">Keith Schubert (e-mail: Keith_Schubert _at_ baylor.edu) <br>
Michela Munoz Fernández (e-mail: michela.munoz.fernandez _at_ jpl.nasa.gov)</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US">Amalaye Oyake (e-mail: amalaye.oyake _at_ jpl.nasa.gov) </span></p>
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