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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="_Hlk43818290"><span class="st"><b>THE 8th EDITION OF SMC-IT WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY</b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span class="st"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><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><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span class="st"><b>CALL FOR PAPERS</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span class="st">
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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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span class="st">Sponsored by: IEEE Computer Society and the Technical Committee on Software Engineering</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">Every two years, the International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology (</span><a href="http://smc-it.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><span style="color:black">SMC-IT</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">)
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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">This edition of SMC-IT will be held
<b>virtually</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><u>TECHNICAL TOPICS</u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">* <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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">* <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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">* <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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">* <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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">* <b>Robotic Manufacturing and Assembly of Large Space Structures:</b> 3D printing in space; in-space manufacturing; robotics cooperation and interaction; telerobotics;
construction of structures on other planets/moons using <i>in situ</i> materials; CAD tools for in-space assembly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b>* Space Networking:</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"> resilient communications; space-terrestrial internetworking and interoperability; standardization
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b>* Cybersecurity:</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"> securing federal networks; protecting critical infrastructure; cyber policies; international law;
multi-level security; defensive cyber operations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b>* Fault-Tolerant Space Processing, Memory, and Storage:</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"> 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 style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">* <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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">* <b>Advanced Ground Control:</b> mission planning and scheduling; distributed and collaborative mission planning; human-machine interactions; design for change; the impact
of agile development and continuous integration / continuous deployment; the increasing velocity of ground system development
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-9.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">* <b>Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Applications:</b> AR/VR applications to telerobotics, data processing, mission operations, space science analysis; video game technology
advancing space capabilities; training astronauts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">The SMC-IT 2021 Technical Committee is seeking three kinds of submissions at this time: full papers, posters, and mini-workshop proposals.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><u>FULL PAPER & POSTER SUBMISSIONS</u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">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. For full papers, a separate abstract (between four
paragraphs and one page in length) *must* be submitted first, which will be used by the PC to identify the appropriate reviewers efficiently. Authors of full papers must submit a final version of their paper of up to 8 pages at the outset.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">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 intereste attendees in poster sessions. Successful poster
proposals will receive further guidance on the exact size and format for their posters. We particularly encourage college students to participate and submit original paper and poster contributions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">All papers accepted for SMC-IT 2021 will be published in the IEEE conference proceedings, indexed in the IEEE Xplore database. 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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><u>MINI-WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS</u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">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.
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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-slots.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><u>FORMAT<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">Full Papers can be up to 8 pages in length. Templates can be found on the SMC-IT 2021 web site: http://smc-it.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><u>SCHEDULE</u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">July 23, 2020 Call for Full Papers, Posters, and Mini-Workshop Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">October 5, 2020 Author Submission Website Open<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">February 15, 2021 Abstract Submission Deadline (extended)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">February 22, 2021 Final Deadline for Papers, Posters and Mini-Workshop Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"> (extended)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">April 3, 2021 Authors Acceptance Notification (extended)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">May 3, 2021 Early-bird Registration opens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">May 7, 2021 Final Manuscripts Due (incorporating reviewer comments) (extended)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">July 27-29, 2021 Conference<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">To join the SMC-IT mailing list, please send a blank email to
</span><a href="mailto:smc-it-info-join@baylor.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">smc-it-info-join@baylor.edu</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">.
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">To be removed from the list, please send a blank email to
</span><a href="mailto:smc-it-info-leave@baylor.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">smc-it-info-leave@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">smc-it-chairs@baylor.edu</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">.</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><i>We look forward to seeing you online in July 2021!<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290"><u>CONFERENCE CHAIRS</u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk43818290">:<br>
</span>General Chair: Yogita Shah (yogita.shah“at-sign”jpl.nasa.gov)
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<p class="MsoNormal">Co-General Chair: Michelle Carter (michelle.carter“at-sign”aero.org)
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<p class="MsoNormal">Finance Chair: James Oyama (James.Y.Oyama“at-sign”jpl.nasa.gov)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Advisors to the General Chair: Larry Bergman (Larry.Bergman“at-sign”ieee.org)
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Amalaye Oyake (Amalaye.Oyake“at-sign”jpl.nasa.gov)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Michael Campbell (michael.l.campbell“at-sign”aero.org)
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<p class="MsoNormal">Program Chair: Michael Lowry (michael.r.lowry"at-sign"nasa.gov)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Program Co-Chair: Ivan Perez (ivan.perezdominguez"at-sign"nasa.gov)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">María Dolores Rodríguez Moreno (malola.rmoreno“at-sign”uah.es)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Keith Schubert (Keith_Schubert“at-sign”baylor.edu)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michela Munoz Fernandez (Michela“at-sign”alumni.caltech.edu)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brian Duncan (Brian.Duncan“at-sign”jhuapl.edu)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Luke Lucas (Luke.Lucas“at-sign” lsespace.com)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>STEERING COMMITTEE:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Richard Doyle (Richard.J.Doyle“at-sign”jpl.nasa.gov)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rupak Biswas (rupak.biswas”at-sign”nasa.gov)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jana Roche<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chris Mattman<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yisong Yue<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Last change: Jan 15, 2021 (v7)<o:p></o:p></p>
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