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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="_Hlk43818290"><span class="st"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">UPDATE (OCTOBER 2020): THE 8th EDITION OF SMC-IT WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span class="st"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span class="st"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">CALL FOR PAPERS</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span class="st"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<span class="st">SMC-IT 2021</span><br>
<span class="st">8th International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology</span><br>
<span class="st">July 27-29, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span class="st"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sponsored by: IEEE Computer Society and the Technical Committee on Software Engineering</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Every two years, the International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology (</span></span><a href="http://smc-it.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none">SMC-IT</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">)
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.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This edition of SMC-IT will be held
<b>virtually</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">TECHNICAL TOPICS</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* <b>Data Analytics and Big Data: </b>knowledge extraction and management; data mining and analysis; data science life cycle;
cloud computing in space; quantum computing; neuromorphic computing<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* <b>Advanced Computing for Novel Instruments and Improved Operations:</b> novel exploitation techniques, algorithms, and
data analytics; machine learning and artificial intelligence; sensor networks <o:p>
</o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* <b>Intelligent and Autonomous Spacecraft:</b> intelligent systems; computational intelligence; artificial intelligence;
explainable AI; autonomy and autonomous systems; UAV/UAS in space; cooperative systems / swarming
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* <b>Robotics for Exotic Mission Destinations:</b> novel space exploration concepts enabled by robotic advancements; humans
working with robots in space <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* <b>Robotic Manufacturing and Assembly of Large Space Structures:</b> 3D printing in space; in-space manufacturing; robotics
cooperation and interaction; tele-robotics; construction of structures on other planets/moons using
<i>in situ</i> materials; CAD tools for in-space assembly<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* Space Networking:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> resilient
communications; space-terrestrial internetworking and interoperability; standardization
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* Cybersecurity:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> securing
federal networks; protecting critical infrastructure; cyber policies; international law; multi-level security; defensive cyber operations<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* Fault Tolerant Space Processing, Memory, and Storage:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
innovative resilient architectures; fault and power management approaches; architectures for embedded artificial intelligence, big data, robotic vision, intelligent systems applications, and resource constrained environments</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* <b>Software Reliability for Mission-Critical Applications and Safety of Life:</b> verification and validation approaches;
design for test; re-usable software architectures; verification of complex systems; DevSecOps<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* <b>Advanced Ground Control:</b> mission planning and scheduling; distributed and collaborative mission planning; human-machine
interactions; design for change; impact of agile development and continuous integration / continuous deployment; increasing velocity of ground system development
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* <b>Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Applications:</b> AR/VR applications to tele-robotics, data processing, mission operations,
space science analysis; video game technology advancing space capabilities; training astronauts<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The SMC-IT 2021 Technical Committee is seeking three kinds of submissions at this time: full papers, posters, and mini-workshop proposals.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FULL PAPER & POSTER SUBMISSIONS</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SMC-IT 2021 solicits novel papers from all sectors of the space and aerospace community, including: earth orbiting systems, deep space missions, ground
support systems, instruments, scientific data exploitation, landers, rovers, and probes. The conference will address civil, military, and commercial application areas for human and robotic missions.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SMC-IT 2021 will again use a single-pass, full-paper review process. Full papers can be up to 8 pages in length and require a verbal presentation. Authors
of full papers must submit a final version of their paper of up to 8 pages at the outset. Proposals for posters can be up to 2 pages in length. Poster authors or teams will be given multiple opportunities to discuss their work with interested attendees in
poster sessions. Successful poster proposals will receive further guidance on the exact size and format for their posters. We particularly encourage colleage students to participate and submit original paper and poster contributions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All papers accepted for SMC-IT 2021 will be published in the IEEE conference proceedings, indexed in the IEEE Xplore data base. Note that IEEE has a
“Podium and Publish” policy for conferences, which means that no manuscript will be published in IEEE Xplore without first being presented at the conference. Some selected papers may be invited to appear in a special issue of a reputable journal in the field. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MINI-WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SMC-IT 2021 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 for one day, or one or two half days, and may incorporate invited and/or contributed papers.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
To propose a mini-workshop topic, please submit a 1-2 page abstract including the theme, scope, and goals of your workshop idea, as well as any potential speakers already identified. Please also indicate whether you prefer a full-day, or one or two half-day
time-slot.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FORMAT<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Full Papers can be up to 8 pages in length.
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Templates can be found in the SMC-IT 2021 web site: http://smc-it.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SCHEDULE</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">July 20, 2020 Call for Full Papers, Posters, and Mini-Workshop Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">October 5, 2020 Author Submission Website Open<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">December 18, 2020 Submission Date for Mini-Workshop Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">January 18, 2021 Abstract Submission Deadline (extended)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">January 25, 2021 Final Paper and Poster Submission Deadline (extended)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">March 6, 2021 Authors Acceptance Notification<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">April 23, 2021 Final Manuscripts Due (incorporating reviewer comments)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">May 3, 2021 Early-bird Registration opens<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">July 27-29, 2021 Conference<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To join the SMC-IT mailing list, please send a blank email to
</span></span><a href="mailto:smc-it-info-join@baylor.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">smc-it-info-join@</span>baylor.edu</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">.
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To be removed from the list, please send a blank email to
</span></span><a href="mailto:smc-it-info-leave@baylor.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">smc-it-info-leave@</span>baylor.edu</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">.
For general enquiries, email </span><a href="mailto:smc-it-chairs@baylor.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">smc-it-chairs@baylor.edu</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you online in July 2021!<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">CONFERENCE CHAIRS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">:<br>
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">General Chair: Yogita Shah (yogita.shah“at-sign”jpl.nasa.gov)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Co-General Chair: Michelle Carter (michelle.carter“at-sign”aero.org)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Finance Chair: James Oyama (James.Y.Oyama“at-sign”jpl.nasa.gov)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Advisors to the General Chair: Larry Bergman (Larry.Bergman“at-sign”ieee.org)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Amalaye Oyake (Amalaye.Oyake“at-sign”jpl.nasa.gov))
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Michael Campbell (michael.l.campbell“at-sign”aero.org)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Program Chair: Michael Lowry (michael.r.lowry"at-sign"nasa.gov)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Program Co-Chair: Ivan Perez (ivan.perezdominguez"at-sign"nasa.gov)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Richard Doyle (Richard.J.Doyle“at-sign”jpl.nasa.gov)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">María Dolores Rodríguez Moreno (malola.rmoreno“at-sign”uah.es)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Keith Schubert (Keith_Schubert“at-sign”baylor.edu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Michela Munoz Fernandez (Michela“at-sign”alumni.caltech.edu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Brian Duncan (Brian.Duncan“at-sign”jhuapl.edu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Luke Lucas (Luke.Lucas“at-sign” lsespace.com)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wai L Troyer (Wai.l.troyer“at-sign”aero.org)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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