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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The submission deadline has been extended to April 4th, see details below.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">--</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">CALL FOR IEEE SMC-IT/SCC 2025 SUBMISSIONS -- Extended Deadline</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">11th International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Information Technology (SMC-IT)</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">16th International Conference on Space Computing (SCC)</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">California Science Center - Los Angeles, California</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="https://2025.smcit-scc.space/">https://2025.smcit-scc.space/</a></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Important Dates</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Deadline for full papers (SMC-IT and SCC) and SCC presentation-only</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">abstracts: April 4, 2025</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Registration site open: April 4, 2025</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Author acceptance notification: April 25, 2025</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Final camera-ready versions papers deadline: June 16, 2025</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Final presentations deadline: June 27, 2025</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Conference: July 28 -- August 1, 2025</span></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></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Engineering and Technical Committee on Computer Architecture</span></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</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Mission Challenges for Information Technology (SMC-IT) and the IEEE</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Space Computing Conference (SCC). These conferences gather</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">professionals, such as system designers, engineers, computer</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">architects, scientists, practitioners, data scientists, and space</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">explorers, who are committed to advancing information technology and</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">improving the computational capabilities and dependability of space</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">missions. These forums provide a valuable opportunity for in-depth</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">technical dialogues covering various aspects of space mission hardware</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">and software.</span></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></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">flight systems, ground systems, science data processing, engineering</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">and development tools, operations, telecommunications,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">radiation-tolerant computing devices, reliable electronics, and</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">space-qualifiable packaging technologies.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The entire information systems lifecycle of the mission development</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">will also be covered, such as conceptual design, engineering tools</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">development, integration and test, operations, science analysis, and</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">quality control.</span></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></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">of the following:</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">**SMC-IT**</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Robotics, Cybersecurity, Networking, Memory and Storage, Advanced</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Ground Control, Advanced Modeling & Digital Twins for Onboard Systems,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Data Analytics and Big Data, Fault-Tolerant Processing, Trustable</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Intelligent/Autonomous Systems, Smart Instruments, Augmented</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Reality/Virtual Reality and HCI, Manufacturing and Assembly of Large</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Structures, Improved Operations, Software Reliability for</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Mission-Critical Applications and Safety of Life.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">**SCC**</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">High-Performance Onboard Computing, Components, Radiation, and</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Packaging, Computing Architectures, Flight Data Processing, Avionics</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Systems, Machine Learning/Neural Computing, Crew Interfaces, Extreme</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Environments Computing, Distributed Computing, Infusion and adoption of</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">industry standards for space applications.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">**SMC-IT/SCC Classified Session**</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">A SMC-IT/SCC classified session will be held at The Aerospace</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Corporation, Friday, August 1, 2025 from 0800 to 1200 PDT. The theme</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">of the session is "Unleashing Disruption and Transformation: Emerging</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Technologies in Space." All attendees must possess a TS/SCI clearance</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">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></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">for additional registration information.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Process and Format</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">The SMC-IT/SCC 2025 Technical Committee is seeking two kinds of</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">submissions at this time: full papers (BOTH SMC-IT AND SCC) and</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">presentations (ONLY SCC).</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">SMC-IT/SCC 2025 will use a single-pass, full-paper review process.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">The full paper is required and peer reviewed prior to deciding on</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">acceptance for the conference, even if an abstract has been</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">submitted.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Full papers can be up to 10 pages, not including references. The</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">paper template can be found on the IEEE website:</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1"><a href="https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html">https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">All accepted papers will be published in the IEEE conference</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">proceedings, indexed with the IEEE Xplore database. Note that IEEE</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">has a "Podium and Publish" policy for conferences, which means that</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">no manuscript will be published in IEEE Xplore without first being</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">presented at the conference.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Authors of SCC presentations without a corresponding paper need to</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">submit a 1-page abstract, which will allow the conference</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">organizers to determine if the proposed presentation is germane for</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">the conference, determine which track/session the proposed</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">presentation belongs, and ensure the author is in contact with the</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">track/session chair for feedback prior to the final submission. All</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">presentation-only abstract submissions must be submitted by the</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">full paper deadline.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">All submissions are uploaded via EasyChair:</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1"><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smcitscc2025">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smcitscc2025</a></span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Selected papers may be invited to appear in a special issue of a</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">reputable journal. More details will be made available in the</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">future.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Note: It is not required to submit an abstract prior to the paper</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">submission.</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="s1">Note: The SMC-IT/SCC program committee can be found on the</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1">conference website.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">CONFERENCE CHAIRS</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- General Chair: Ivan Perez (KBR @ NASA ARC)</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- General Co-Chair: Jim Butler (JPL)</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- Program Chair (SMC-IT): Lukas Mandrake (JPL)</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- Program Co-chair (SMC-IT): Jack Lightholder (JPL)</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- Program Chair (SCC): David Rutishauser (NASA JSC)</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- Program Co-Chair (SCC): Christopher Green (NASA GSFC)</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">- SMC-IT/SCC Program Committee Members</span></p>
<p class="p2"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">CFP v6 - 2025-03-10</span></p>
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