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<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>CALL FOR IEEE SMC-IT/SCC 2024 SUBMISSIONS</b></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>10th IEEE International Conference on Space Mission Challenges</b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>for Information Technology (SMC-IT)</b></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>15th IEEE International Conference on Space Computing (SCC)</b></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Computer History Museum, Mountain View, California</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b><i>Important Dates:</i></b></span><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Deadline for full papers: Feb 9, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Author acceptance notification: Mar 22, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Workshop papers deadline: Apr 3, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Registration site open: Apr 14, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Final versions deadline (papers, workshop papers,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">SCC presentations): May 31, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Conference: Jul 15-19, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Sponsored by: IEEE Computer Society - Technical Committee on Software</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Engineering and Technical Committee on Computer Architecture.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">We invite submissions for the IEEE International Conference on Space Mission</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Challenges for Information Technology (SMC-IT) and the IEEE Space Computing</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Conference (SCC). These conferences gather professionals, such as</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">system designers, engineers, computer architects, scientists,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">practitioners, and space explorers, who are committed to advancing</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">information technology and improving the computational capabilities and</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">dependability of space missions. These forums provide a valuable</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">opportunity for in-depth technical dialogues covering various aspects</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">of space mission hardware and software.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Systems in all aspects of the space mission will be explored, including</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">flight systems, ground systems, science data processing, engineering</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">and development tools, operations, telecommunications,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">radiation-tolerant computing devices, reliable electronics, and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">space-qualifiable packaging technologies. The entire information</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">systems lifecycle of the mission development will also be covered, such</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">as conceptual design, engineering tools development, integration and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">test, operations, science analysis, and quality control.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) space applications</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">of the following:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b><i>SMC-IT</i></b></span><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Robotics, Cybersecurity, Networking, Memory and Storage, Advanced</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Ground Control, Data Analytics and Big Data, Fault-Tolerant Processing,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Intelligent and Autonomous Systems, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">and HCI, Manufacturing and Assembly of Large Structures, Advanced</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Computing for Novel Instruments and Improved Operations, Software</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Reliability for Mission-Critical Applications and Safety of Life.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b><i>SCC</i></b></span><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Components, Radiation, and Packaging, Computing Architectures, Flight</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Data Processing, Avionics Systems, Machine Learning/Neural Computing,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Crew Interfaces, Extreme Environments Computing, Distributed Computing,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Infusion and adoption of industry standards for space applications.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">(The organization committee is considering to have a closed door</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">session.</span><span class="apple-converted-space">
</span><span class="s1">If you might be interested in submitting work for that</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">session, please contact the chairs at: <a href="mailto:smcit-scc_chairs@jpl.nasa.gov">
smcit-scc_chairs@jpl.nasa.gov</a>.)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b><i>Process and Format</i></b></span><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The SMC-IT/SCC 2024 Technical Committee is seeking two kinds of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">submissions at this time: full papers (BOTH SMC-IT AND SCC) and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">presentations (ONLY SCC).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">IEEE SMC-IT/SCC 2024 will use a single-pass, full-paper review process.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The full paper is required and peer reviewed prior to deciding on</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">acceptance for the conference, even if an abstract has been submitted.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Full papers can be up to 10 pages, not including references. The paper</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">template can be found on the SMC-IT/SCC 2024 website</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="https://smcit-scc.space/submissions.html">https://smcit-scc.space/submissions.html</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">All accepted papers will be published in the IEEE conference</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">proceedings, indexed with the IEEE Xplore database. Note that IEEE has</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">a 'Podium and Publish' policy for conferences, which means that no</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">manuscript will be published in IEEE Xplore without first being</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">presented at the conference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Authors of SCC presentations without a corresponding paper need to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">submit a 1-page abstract, which will allow the conference organizers to</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">determine if the proposed presentation is germane for the conference,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">determine which track/session the proposed presentation belongs, and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">ensure the author is in contact with the track/session chair for</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">feedback prior to the final submission. All presentation-only abstract</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">submissions must be submitted by the full paper deadline.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">All submissions are uploaded via EasyChair</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smcitscc2024">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smcitscc2024</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Selected papers may be invited to appear in a special issue of a</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">reputable journal. More details will be made available in the future.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Note: It is not required to submit an abstract prior to the paper</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">submission.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Note: The SMC-IT/SCC program committee can be found on the conference</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">website <a href="https://smcit-scc.space/#organization">
https://smcit-scc.space/#organization</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b><i>CONFERENCE CHAIRS:</i></b></span><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">General Chair: Ivan Perez (KBR @ NASA ARC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">General Co-chair: Rory Lipkis (NASA ARC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Program Chair (SMC-IT): Marie Farrell (University of Manchester)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Program Co-chair (SMC-IT): Alessandro Pinto (NASA JPL)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Program Co-chair (SMC-IT): Victoria Da Poian (Microtel LLC @ NASA GSFC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Program Chair (SCC): David Rutishauser (NASA JSC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Program Co-chair (SCC): Christopher Green (NASA GSFC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Workshop Chair: Sanaz Sheikhi (Stony Brook University)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Workshop Co-chair: Wesley Powell (NASA)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">SMC-IT/SCC Program Committee Members:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1"><a href="https://smcit-scc.space/#organization">https://smcit-scc.space/#organization</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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