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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Submission deadline for SMC-IT and SCC is next week, Friday April 4th!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CALL FOR IEEE SMC-IT/SCC 2025 SUBMISSIONS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">11th International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Information Technology (SMC-IT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">16th International Conference on Space Computing (SCC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">California Science Center - Los Angeles, California<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://2025.smcit-scc.space/">https://2025.smcit-scc.space/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Deadline for full papers (SMC-IT and SCC) and SCC presentation-only<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> abstracts: April 4, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Registration site open: April 4, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Author acceptance notification: April 25, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Final camera-ready versions papers deadline: June 16, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Final presentations deadline: June 27, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Conference: July 28 -- August 1, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sponsored by: IEEE Computer Society - Technical Committee on Software<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Engineering and Technical Committee on Computer Architecture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We invite submissions for the IEEE International Conference on Space<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mission Challenges for Information Technology (SMC-IT) and the IEEE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Space Computing Conference (SCC). These conferences gather<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">professionals, such as system designers, engineers, computer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">architects, scientists, practitioners, data scientists, and space<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">explorers, who are committed to advancing information technology and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">improving the computational capabilities and dependability of space<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">missions. These forums provide a valuable opportunity for in-depth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">technical dialogues covering various aspects of space mission hardware<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">and software.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Systems in all aspects of the space mission will be explored, including<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">flight systems, ground systems, science data processing, engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">and development tools, operations, telecommunications,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">radiation-tolerant computing devices, reliable electronics, and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">space-qualifiable packaging technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The entire information systems lifecycle of the mission development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">will also be covered, such as conceptual design, engineering tools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">development, integration and test, operations, science analysis, and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">quality control.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) space applications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">of the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">**SMC-IT**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Robotics, Cybersecurity, Networking, Memory and Storage, Advanced<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ground Control, Advanced Modeling & Digital Twins for Onboard Systems,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Data Analytics and Big Data, Fault-Tolerant Processing, Trustable<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Intelligent/Autonomous Systems, Smart Instruments, Augmented<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Reality/Virtual Reality and HCI, Manufacturing and Assembly of Large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Structures, Improved Operations, Software Reliability for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mission-Critical Applications and Safety of Life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">**SCC**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">High-Performance Onboard Computing, Components, Radiation, and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Packaging, Computing Architectures, Flight Data Processing, Avionics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Systems, Machine Learning/Neural Computing, Crew Interfaces, Extreme<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Environments Computing, Distributed Computing, Infusion and adoption of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">industry standards for space applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">**SMC-IT/SCC Classified Session**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A SMC-IT/SCC classified session will be held at The Aerospace<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Corporation, Friday, August 1, 2025 from 0800 to 1200 PDT. The theme<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">of the session is "Unleashing Disruption and Transformation: Emerging<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Technologies in Space." All attendees must possess a TS/SCI clearance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">and be a U.S. Citizen. Please send a message to:
<a href="mailto:smc-it-scc@aero.org">smc-it-scc@aero.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">for additional registration information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Process and Format<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- The SMC-IT/SCC 2025 Technical Committee is seeking two kinds of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> submissions at this time: full papers (BOTH SMC-IT AND SCC) and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> presentations (ONLY SCC).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- SMC-IT/SCC 2025 will use a single-pass, full-paper review process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- The full paper is required and peer reviewed prior to deciding on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> acceptance for the conference, even if an abstract has been<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> submitted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Full papers can be up to 10 pages, not including references. The<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> paper template can be found on the IEEE website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <a href="https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html">
https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- All accepted papers will be published in the IEEE conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> proceedings, indexed with the IEEE Xplore database. Note that IEEE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> has a "Podium and Publish" policy for conferences, which means that<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> no manuscript will be published in IEEE Xplore without first being<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> presented at the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Authors of SCC presentations without a corresponding paper need to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> submit a 1-page abstract, which will allow the conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> organizers to determine if the proposed presentation is germane for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> the conference, determine which track/session the proposed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> presentation belongs, and ensure the author is in contact with the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> track/session chair for feedback prior to the final submission. All<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> presentation-only abstract submissions must be submitted by the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> full paper deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- All submissions are uploaded via EasyChair:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smcitscc2025">
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smcitscc2025</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Selected papers may be invited to appear in a special issue of a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> reputable journal. More details will be made available in the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Note: It is not required to submit an abstract prior to the paper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> submission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Note: The SMC-IT/SCC program committee can be found on the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> conference website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CONFERENCE CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- General Chair: Ivan Perez (KBR @ NASA ARC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- General Co-Chair: Jim Butler (JPL)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Program Chair (SMC-IT): Lukas Mandrake (JPL)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Program Co-chair (SMC-IT): Jack Lightholder (JPL)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Program Chair (SCC): David Rutishauser (NASA JSC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Program Co-Chair (SCC): Christopher Green (NASA GSFC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- SMC-IT/SCC Program Committee Members<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CFP v7 - 2025-03-28<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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