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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">IMPORTANT UPDATE: Author Paper Submission Deadline Extended to February 1, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">SMC-IT 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">7th International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Pasadena, California, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">July 30 - August 1, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Venue: Caltech<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Sponsored by: IEEE Computer Society and the Technical Committee on Software<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">http://smc-it.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Since 2003, the International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Information Technology (SMC-IT) has gathered system and software engineers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">scientists, and other practitioners with the objective of advancing information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">technology (IT) for space missions. As IT has progressively grown in importance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">to space exploration efforts and vice versa, it often becomes a major driver for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">what can be accomplished in space, as well as frequently dominating costs and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">schedules of space missions. The conference will provide an excellent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">opportunity for technical interchange for all aspects of IT used for space<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">missions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">The conference will emphasize current and emerging IT best practices,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">opportunities, and challenges for future space missions and enhancement of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">current missions. All aspects of space missions will be explored, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">flight systems, ground systems, science data processing, engineering and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">development tools, operations, and communications. The entire IT lifecycle of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">mission development, operations, and evolution will be considered.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">For SMC-IT 2019, we would also like to announce that the successful Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">series on Fault Tolerant Space Computing will also be co-convened with SMC-IT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">2019, affording a deeper exploration of current and future flight processor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">technology and systems, such as memory and storage, I/O buses, multi-core<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">architectures, special purpose processors, and power and fault management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">methods. More details will be forthcoming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">SMC-IT 2019 continues the practice of rotating venues to better engage regional<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">communities. In 2019, SMC-IT will return to its roots by being held in Pasadena,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">California.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">PAPER & POSTER SUBMISSIONS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Novel papers are solicited from all sectors of the aerospace community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">including earth orbiting systems, deep space missions, ground support systems,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">instruments, science, landers, rovers, and probes. The conference will address<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">civil, military, and commercial application areas for human and robotic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">missions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">SMC-IT 2019 will consider two types of submissions: full papers (up to 8 pages)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">with a verbal presentation and posters (up to 2 pages). SMC-IT 2019 will use a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">single-pass, full-paper review process. Authors will submit a final version of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">their paper of up to 8 pages at the outset.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">All accepted papers at SMC-IT 2019 will be published in the IEEE conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">proceedings, to be available at the conference and indexed in the IEEE Xplore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">data base. Note that IEEE has a Podium and Publish policy for conferences, which<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">means that no manuscript will be published in IEEE Xplore without first being<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">presented at the conference. Selected papers presented will be invited to appear<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">in a special issue of a reputable journal in the field.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">MINI-WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">SMC-IT 2019 will continue the highly successful mini-workshop session format to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">explore specific emerging technology themes in greater depth. Each mini-workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">typically runs as one track for one day or one half day and incorporates both<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">invited and contributed papers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">To propose a mini-workshop topic, please submit a 1-2 page abstract including<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">the theme, scope, and goals of your workshop idea, as well as any potential<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">speakers already identified.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">TECHNICAL TOPICS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">* Intelligent Spacecraft (computational intelligence; autonomy and autonomous<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">systems; UAV/UAS in aerospace; cooperative systems/swarming)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">* Data Analytics for Advanced Instruments (sensors, remote sensing, sensor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">networks; novel exploitation techniques, algorithms, and data analytics; machine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">learning) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">* Advanced Computing and Big Data (intelligent systems; knowledge extraction and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">management; data mining; data science life cycle; cloud computing in space;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">quantum computing) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">* Robotic Manufacturing and Assembly of Large Space Structures (3D printing in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">space; robotics cooperation and interaction; tele-robotics)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">* Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR applications to tele-robotics, data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">processing, mission operations, space science analysis; video game technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">advancing space capabilities)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">* Robotics for Exotic Mission Destinations (novel space exploration concepts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">enabled by robotic advancements; humans working with robots in space)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">* Space Networking (resilient communications; space-terrestrial internetworking,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">interoperability; cross-agency standards)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">* Fault Tolerant Space Processor, Memory, and Storage (innovative resilient<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">architectures, fault and power management approaches, architectures for emerging<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">AI, big data, robotic vision, and intelligent systems applications)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">* Reliable Software and Verification & Validation approaches (design for test;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">design for change; re-usable software architectures; agile development and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">project management; verification of complex systems)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">* Ground Control (e.g. mission planning and scheduling; distributed and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">collaborative mission planning; human-machine interactions; increasing velocity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">of ground system development)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Although any relevant topic will be considered for submitted papers, the topics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">listed above are especially being sought as projected themes of the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">In addition, papers that span two or more topic areas (e.g., novel approaches<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">that draw upon cross-cutting technologies) are also strongly encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Additionally, both SMC-IT and Space Computing are especially seeking student<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">papers and presentations, or posters. For more detailed information on specific<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">IT topic areas, schedule, author information, and general logistics information,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">please refer to the conference website: http://smc-it.org
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Manuscripts (up to 8 pages) for full papers as well as posters and mini-workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">proposals (1-2 pages) must be received by February 1, 2019. Acceptance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">notification will be emailed by March 15, 2019. The template for each can be<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">found at the SMC-IT 2019 web site: http://smc-it.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">SCHEDULE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">September 7, 2018 Call for Full Papers, Posters, and Mini-Workshop Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">October 8, 2018 Author Submission Website Open<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">February 1, 2019 Final Submission Date for Papers, Posters, and Mini-Workshop Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">March 15, 2019 Authors Acceptance Notification<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">May 1, 2019 Final Manuscripts Due (incorporating reviewer comments)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">May 6, 2019 Early-bird Registration opens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">July 30 - August 1, 2019 Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">The conference will be held at the beautiful California Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">(Caltech) campus in Pasadena, California. Caltech is located 12 miles northeast<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">of Downtown Los Angeles and about 25 miles from the Los Angeles International<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Airport. Quite separate from Los Angeles, Pasadena is a vibrant city in its own<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">right with a rich set of cultural attractions and accommodations, including<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">modern hotels, wide range of restaurants, many significant museums, and of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">course, home to not only Caltech, but also the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Rose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Parade, Rose Bowl, Old Town Shopping district, and within close proximity to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">other Southern California points of interest, such as Hollywood, Santa Monica,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Beverly Hills, Griffith and Mt Wilson Observatories, California Science Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">(new home of Space Shuttle Endeavour), Universal Studios, and Disneyland, just<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">to mention a few. Additional information will be forthcoming on possible post<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">conference tours to a few of these.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">To be placed on the SMC-IT mailing list, please send a blank email to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">smc-it-info-join@baylor.edu
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">To be removed from the list, please send a blank email to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">smc-it-info-leave@baylor.edu
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">We look forward to seeing you in Pasadena in Summer 2019!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">CONFERENCE CHAIRS: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">General Chair: Amalaye Oyake (amalaye.oyake"at-sign"jpl.nasa.gov)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Co-General Chair: Michael Campbell (michael.l.campbell"at-sign"aero.org)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Advisor to the General Chair: Larry Bergman (larry.bergman"at-sign"IEEE.org)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Or for general inquiries: smc-it-chairs"at-sign"baylor.edu
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">ORGANIZING COMMITEE:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Richard Doyle (Richard.J.Doyle"at-sign"jpl.nasa.gov)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">María Dolores Rodríguez Moreno (malola.rmoreno"at-sign"uah.es)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Keith Schubert (Keith_Schubert"at-sign"baylor.edu)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Michela Munoz Fernandez (michela"at-sign"alumni.caltech.edu)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Consolas">Brian Duncan (Brian.Duncan"at-sign"jhuapl.edu)
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