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Mon 3 AugDisplayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change
Mon 3 Aug
Displayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change
07:15 - 08:15 | |||
07:15 60mRegistration | Registration and Check-in Plenary Events | ||
08:15 - 08:30 | |||
08:15 15mDay opening | Introduction Plenary Events | ||
08:30 - 10:00 | |||
08:30 45mKeynote | Dr. Mona Jarrahi Plenary Events | ||
09:15 45mKeynote | Chris Mattman Plenary Events | ||
10:00 - 10:20 | |||
10:00 20mCoffee break | Coffee Break Plenary Events | ||
10:20 - 11:20 | |||
10:20 30mTalk | SMC-IT 60: MMMU-GSI: A Massive Multi-discipline Multimodal Understanding and Reasoning Benchmark for General Space Intelligence Research Papers | ||
10:50 30mTalk | SMC-IT 63: State-aware charging assessment for aging GEO spacecraft Research Papers | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:20 90mTalk | Bridging the Gap in Space Cyber Knowledge Space Security | ||
10:20 - 11:20 | |||
10:50 30mTalk | SCC 61: Vision-Language Models for Deep Space Spacecraft Research Papers | ||
11:20 - 11:50 | |||
11:20 30mOther | HORUS: Hardware-Orchestrated Reconfiguration Using cFS for COTS CubeSat Computing SISTW Mia Diliberti-Brandenburg California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | ||
11:20 30mOther | The S.A.I.L.S. Framework: A Self-Adaptive Intelligent Logic System for Resilient Solar Sail Navigation SISTW | ||
11:20 - 11:50 | |||
11:20 30mOther | High-sensitivity Broadband Thermal Detection using Holey Silicon-based Thermopiles SISTW Jiahui Cao University of California, Irvine | ||
11:20 30mOther | Comparative Analysis of RISC-V Soft Processors for Space Applications SISTW Richard Gibbons University of Pittsburgh | ||
11:20 30mOther | MORPH: A Servo-Reconfigurable Quadrotor for Mid-Flight Geometry Transformation in Confined Environments SISTW Jared Acosta California State Polytechnic University Pomona | ||
11:50 - 12:50 | |||
11:50 60mLunch | Lunch Break Plenary Events | ||
12:50 - 13:30 | |||
12:50 20mTalk | SiFive Plenary Events | ||
13:10 20mTalk | Star-Dundee Plenary Events | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 5mTalk | Workshop Introduction HPSC Tao Lang Microchip Technology Inc. | ||
13:35 10mTalk | Welcome Address HPSC | ||
13:45 20mKeynote | Third Space Race: Assured Autonomy HPSC Pete Fiacco NASA-JPL | ||
14:05 20mTalk | Cascade SpaceVPX SBC HPSC Mark Broadbent Moog | ||
14:25 15mTalk | Wind River and RISC-V For Future Space HPSC Michel Chabroux Wind River | ||
14:40 20mTalk | Modular HPSC-based Solutions for Computing and Networking in Space HPSC | ||
15:00 15mTalk | Support cFS Flight Software on HPSC HPSC | ||
15:15 15mTalk | Resilient Space Storage HPSC Michael Bilka Seagate & BAE | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 2hTalk | Mitigating Cyber Risk in Distributed Space Networks Space Security | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 60mTalk | Digital Twins: Data Foundations for Engineering and Operations Digital Twins | ||
14:30 60mTalk | Modular Digital Engineering Sovereignty Digital Twins | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 2hTalk | F Prime Tutorial F Prime | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 2hDemonstration | HPSC Demo HPSC | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 30mTalk | SCC 36: Implementing and Using SWAR ISA Extensions for Integer-Quantized AI Workloads in a Space-Grade Multicore Processor with an Improved LLVM-Based Toolchain Research Papers | ||
14:00 30mTalk | SCC 50: Adaptive Compression Quality Assignment for Onboard Imaging via Tile Classification Research Papers | ||
14:30 30mTalk | SCC 43: FLAP-0: Lessons from Designing a KiboCUBE-Class Mission Using a Modular, AI-Native CubeSat Architecture Research Papers | ||
15:30 - 16:00 | |||
15:30 30mCoffee break | Coffee Break Plenary Events | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 20mTalk | SpaceVPX SBC and Computers HPSC Nicholas DiLauro Trident Systems | ||
16:20 15mTalk | Assured Isolation/Virtualization for HPSC​ HPSC Alex Pavey Dornerworks | ||
16:35 20mTalk | Osiris HPSC Computer Module HPSC Robert Hillman Power Device Corporation | ||
16:55 15mTalk | Debugging of HPSC with Lauterbach TRACE32 HPSC Dennis Griffith Lauterbach, Inc. | ||
17:10 20mTalk | Large-in Space Server with HPSC HPSC Fabio Tiexeixera SpaceBilt | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 90mTalk | Towards Seamless GeoVision, Teleoperation, and Digital Twin Integration Digital Twins Soheil Sabri Urban Digital Twin Lab, University of Central Florida | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 90mTalk | F Prime Tutorial F Prime | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | On-Orbit Data Centers Fireside ChatOn-Orbit Data Centers Fireside Chat at Pasadena I (3) Chair(s): Ronald Birk Aerospace Corporation | ||
16:00 90mPanel | On-Orbit Data Centers Fireside Chat On-Orbit Data Centers Fireside Chat Ronald Birk Aerospace Corporation | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 90mDemonstration | HPSC Demo HPSC | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 30mTalk | SCC 35: STAR-Panther and STAR-Puma: High-Performance SpaceFibre and SpaceWire Networking and Bridging Using PCIe and PXIe Research Papers | ||
16:30 30mTalk | SCC 17: Connecting the Future to the Present Research Papers | ||
17:00 30mTalk | SCC 39: Why SpaceFibre is being used in many spaceflight applications Research Papers | ||
17:30 - 19:00 | ReceptionPlenary Events | ||
17:30 90mSocial Event | Reception Plenary Events | ||
Tue 4 AugDisplayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change
Tue 4 Aug
Displayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change
07:15 - 08:15 | |||
07:15 60mRegistration | Registration and Check-in Plenary Events | ||
08:15 - 08:30 | |||
08:15 15mDay opening | Introduction Plenary Events | ||
08:30 - 10:00 | |||
08:30 45mKeynote | Harrison Schmitt Plenary Events | ||
09:15 45mKeynote | Adam Thurn Plenary Events | ||
10:00 - 10:20 | |||
10:00 20mCoffee break | Coffee Break Plenary Events | ||
10:20 - 11:20 | |||
10:20 30mTalk | SMC-IT 18: University Students’ Knowledge, Perception of Usefulness, and Attitude Toward Space in Developing Countries: The Case of Cambodia Research Papers | ||
10:50 30mTalk | SMC-IT 34: Science autonomy for imaging spectrometers on fast, downlink-limited planetary surface missions Research Papers | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:20 90mPanel | C3P0 Meets Robotnaut - Addressing Technical Hurdles Facing the Space Robotics Industry SRW Dave Coleman PickNik Robotics, Meera Day Towler Southwest Research Institute, David Gruntz NASA Johnson Space Center | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:20 5mTalk | Introduction DependSys | ||
10:25 55mTalk | Murphy Was An Optimist DependSys | ||
11:20 30mTalk | Evaluating HPSC and TSN Use in Fault-Tolerant Computing DependSys | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:20 90mDemonstration | HPSC Demo HPSC | ||
10:20 - 11:20 | |||
10:20 30mTalk | SCC 29: Time Dependent Radiation Effects on the IBM NorthPole AI Processor Research Papers | ||
10:50 30mTalk | SCC 25: Heavy Ion Effects on the AMD Xilinx Ultrascale+ MPSoC ZCU102 Running GNU/Linux Variants Research Papers | ||
11:20 - 11:50 | |||
11:20 30mOther | Multidirectional Actuation of Soft Robotic Tentacles for In-Space Operations SISTW | ||
11:20 30mOther | A Multi Modal Data Fusion Framework for Probabilistic Planetary Surface Risk Mapping and Landing Site Assessment SISTW Marina Tribolet Saddleback College | ||
11:20 30mOther | Ground Debris Detection Node SISTW | ||
11:50 - 12:50 | |||
11:50 60mLunch | Lunch Break Plenary Events | ||
12:50 - 13:30 | |||
12:50 20mTalk | AMD Plenary Events | ||
13:10 20mTalk | Power Device Plenary Events | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 30mTalk | SMC-IT 41: System-Level Design of Cislunar Quantum Communication Constellations Under Resource Constraints Research Papers | ||
14:00 30mTalk | SMC-IT 31: Advancing Space Situational Awareness Through Quantum-based Technologies Research Papers | ||
14:30 30mTalk | SMC-IT 7: Satellite Roaming: Multi-Orbit Multi-Operator Constellations for Contested Communications Research Papers | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 2hPanel | C3PO Meets Robonaut - Addressing Programmatic Hurdles Facing the Space Robotics Industry SRW | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 2hTalk | F Prime Tutorial F Prime | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 30mTalk | From Security Primitives to Dependable Space Services: Integration Lessons from Embedded Testbeds DependSys Mohamed El-Hadedy California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | ||
14:00 30mTalk | Radiation-tolerant, dependable space computers, including CSP and SSP DependSys Alan George University of Pittsburgh | ||
14:30 30mTalk | Failure Tolerance Capabilities of SpaceFibre DependSys | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 2hDemonstration | HPSC Demo HPSC | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 30mTalk | SCC 52: Moog’s Cascade PIC64-HPSC Single Board Computer Providing Secure Computing Research Papers | ||
14:00 30mTalk | SCC 65: Faithful Emulation of Space Processors SoCs using Open Source Technologies Research Papers | ||
14:30 30mTalk | SCC 67: ESD Control of Next Generation High Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) Processor – A Wafer Charge Study Research Papers | ||
15:30 - 16:00 | |||
15:30 30mCoffee break | Coffee Break Plenary Events | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 30mTalk | SMC-IT 10: Architectural Efficiency in Processors when Running Lightweight AI Models for Space Research Papers | ||
16:30 30mTalk | SMC-IT 8: Exploring a Virtual Reality Representation of the Mission Control Center with an Intelligent Virtual Agent for NASA’s Space Operations Research Papers | ||
17:00 30mTalk | SMC-IT 12: Edge AI Strengthens Computation and Actionable Intelligence in Space Applications Research Papers | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 90mTalk | F Prime Tutorial F Prime | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 30mTalk | Architecturally-Centric Property-Driven Assurance DependSys | ||
16:30 60mPanel | Panel Discussion DependSys | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 90mDemonstration | HPSC Demo HPSC | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 30mTalk | SCC 51: Orbital Environment Classification Using Differential On-Chip SRAM Upset Monitoring Research Papers | ||
16:30 30mTalk | SMC-IT 91: Solving the Thermal Management Challenge: The Key Bottleneck for Operating Data Centers in Orbit Research Papers | ||
17:00 30mTalk | SCC 37: Lunar Demonstration of the RadPC Fault-Tolerant Space Computer Research Papers | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 90mTalk | Open Session SOSA SpaceVPX | ||
Wed 5 AugDisplayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change
Wed 5 Aug
Displayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change
07:15 - 08:15 | |||
07:15 60mRegistration | Registration and Check-in Plenary Events | ||
08:15 - 08:30 | |||
08:15 15mDay opening | Introduction Plenary Events | ||
08:30 - 10:00 | |||
08:30 45mKeynote | Ian Maddox Plenary Events | ||
09:15 45mKeynote | Melanie Berg Plenary Events | ||
10:00 - 10:20 | |||
10:00 20mCoffee break | Coffee Break Plenary Events | ||
10:20 - 11:20 | |||
10:20 30mTalk | SMC-IT 5: Cybersecurity in Space Education Research Papers | ||
10:50 30mTalk | SMC-IT 54: Enabling F Prime on Heterogeneous Computing Platforms for Next-Generation Space Missions Research Papers | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:30 30mDay opening | Introduction to workshop VVCISS Alwyn Goodloe NASA Langley Research Center | ||
11:00 50mTalk | Invited Speaker: Joel Sherrill VVCISS Joel Sherrill OAR Corporation | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:20 90mPanel | Surface robotics for planetary exploration: where are we now and where are we going? SRW | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:20 15mTalk | Introduction DependSys | ||
10:35 45mTalk | Error Detection Coverage in Avionics Ethernet Networks DependSys | ||
11:20 15mTalk | Standards for Bridging TSN to Aerospace Networks DependSys | ||
11:35 15mTalk | Challenges in Development of TSN Ethernet Products DependSys | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:20 90mDemonstration | HPSC Demo HPSC | ||
10:20 - 11:20 | |||
10:20 30mTalk | SCC 44: Memory-Centric Accelerators for High-Frequency Space-Based Signal Processing: A High-Order Wavefront Sensing and Control Case Study Research Papers | ||
10:50 30mTalk | SCC 57: Systematic Evaluation of Critical Configuration Memory Bits In FPGAs Via SEM-Based Fault Injection Research Papers | ||
11:20 - 11:50 | |||
11:20 30mOther | Simulation and Control of a Kilometer Scale Space Telescope SISTW | ||
11:20 30mOther | Designing AI for Space: A Lightweight Deployment Pipeline for Low-Power Platforms SISTW Reem Shehayib University of Notre Dame | ||
11:20 30mOther | Adapting F’ FreeRTOS for Space-Grade STM32 Embedded Systems: EnduroSat OBCI SISTW Tirth Snehalkumar Thakkar California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | ||
11:20 - 11:50 | |||
11:20 30mOther | Few-Shot Learning in Space and Cross-Domain Transfer for Earth Observation SISTW | ||
11:20 30mOther | TMR Efficiency for Deep Learning Systems under Stochastic Noise Stress SISTW Paris Viviano University of Notre Dame | ||
11:20 30mOther | Assume-Guarantee Contracts for Orbital Perturbations SISTW Timothy Vander Woude University of Michigan | ||
11:50 - 12:50 | |||
11:50 60mLunch | Lunch Break Plenary Events | ||
12:50 - 13:30 | |||
12:50 20mTalk | HyperX Logic Plenary Events | ||
13:10 20mTalk | Magics Tech Plenary Events | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
14:00 60mTalk | Invited Speaker: Joseph Kiniry VVCISS | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 2hTalk | Space Computing's Impact on Space Robotics SRW Joseph Bowkett NASA/Caltech/JPL, Ivan Perez KBR @ NASA Ames Research Center, Jorge Piovesan IDEAS-TEK | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 45mTalk | Converged Compute and TSN Architectures for Space Edge Computing and Aerospace Certification DependSys Tao Lang Microchip Technology Inc. | ||
14:15 15mTalk | Data Distribution Service Use in Space Based Applications DependSys Rob Proctor Real-Time Innovations, Inc. | ||
14:30 30mTalk | Architecting Fault-Tolerant Systems via TSN and Data Distribution Service DependSys | ||
15:00 30mTalk | Certification Challenges using DDS in Safety-Critical Applications DependSys | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 2hDemonstration | HPSC Demo HPSC | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 30mTalk | SCC 33: Ground-Side Mission Plan Compilation with Policy-as-Code Guardrails for Cloud-Native Satellite Platforms Research Papers | ||
14:00 30mTalk | SCC 40: GR765 - OCTA-CORE RAD-HARD MICROPROCESSOR Research Papers | ||
14:30 30mTalk | SCC 42: Temporal Compression of Discrete Foundation Model Token Streams for Earth Observation Research Papers | ||
15:30 - 16:00 | |||
15:30 30mCoffee break | Coffee Break Plenary Events | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 45mTalk | Adaptive Orbital Engine: Continuous V&V for Degrading COTS AI Processors in LEO and VLEO VVCISS | ||
16:45 45mTalk | A V&V Framework for Assured AI/ML Integration in Space Avionics VVCISS | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | Discussion SessionSRW at Pacific (12 A + B) Chair(s): Meera Day Towler Southwest Research Institute, Tom McCarthy Rocket Lab | ||
16:00 90mMeeting | Recapping the Workshop Through Networking and Open Discussion SRW | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 30mTalk | Dual Byzantine-Tolerant Time Agreement Generation and Propagation DependSys Lauren White NASA | ||
16:30 30mTalk | Lessons learned from S3 / Applications to TSN DependSys | ||
17:00 30mPanel | Roadmap for IEEE 802.1DP Deployment DependSys | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 90mDemonstration | HPSC Demo HPSC | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 30mTalk | SMC-IT 53: Automated Feature Identification in Ground Penetrating Radar Data for Onboard Deployment in Planetary Missions Research Papers | ||
16:30 30mTalk | SMC-IT 22: DEMONSTRATION OF ON-ORBIT UNSUPERVISED HYPERSPECTRAL ANOMALY DETECTION Research Papers | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 90mTalk | Closed Session SOSA SpaceVPX | ||
17:30 - 19:00 | |||
17:30 90mSocial Event | Kareem Badaruddin Plenary Events | ||
Thu 6 AugDisplayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change
Thu 6 Aug
Displayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change
07:15 - 08:15 | |||
07:15 60mRegistration | Registration and Check-in Plenary Events | ||
08:15 - 08:30 | |||
08:15 15mDay opening | Introduction Plenary Events | ||
08:30 - 10:00 | |||
08:30 45mKeynote | Tim Lee Plenary Events | ||
09:15 45mKeynote | General Steve Butow Plenary Events | ||
10:00 - 10:20 | |||
10:00 20mCoffee break | Coffee Break Plenary Events | ||
10:20 - 11:20 | |||
10:20 30mTalk | SMC-IT 59: CEI: A Multi-Factor Screening Framework for Catalog-Scale LEO Congestion Prioritization Research Papers | ||
10:50 30mTalk | SMC-IT 11: Post Quantum Cryptography in Space Systems Research Papers | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:30 30mTalk | Introduction to Day 2 focus on Multicore VVCISS | ||
11:00 50mTalk | Multicore Hybrid Space Architechtures VVCISS | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:20 25mTalk | Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning on Safety Critical Systems Resilient AI Scott Tashakkor NASA | ||
10:45 25mTalk | From Algorithms to Flight Software: Resilient AI Applications for Onboard Science Instrument Autonomy Resilient AI Jack Lightholder Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology | ||
11:10 25mTalk | AI That Knows How to Come Home: Preventing Hidden Alignment Drift in Space Systems Resilient AI | ||
11:35 15mTalk | Open Discussion Resilient AI | ||
10:20 - 11:50 | |||
10:20 30mTalk | SCC 64: MEHEN: A Runtime-Reconfigurable Security Architecture for Space Flight Software Research Papers | ||
10:50 30mTalk | SMC-IT 21: Multifunctional Radiation Shielding to Enable use of COTS based Electronics in Space Research Papers | ||
11:20 30mTalk | SMC-IT 87: PlasmaQore: A Hybrid Quantum Plasma Framework for Sustainable CH4 and O2 Production from Martian Atmospheric Resources by Hydrogenation Research Papers | ||
11:20 - 11:50 | |||
11:20 30mOther | Processing-in-Memory for Onboard Remote Sensing Video Retrieval on the Gemini-II APU SISTW Nischal Kharel University of Pittsburgh | ||
11:20 30mOther | Argus CubeSat: Visual-Inertial Navigation with Orbital Edge Computing SISTW Tabish Shaik Carnegie Mellon University | ||
11:20 30mOther | Multi Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Cooperative Nanosatellite Capture SISTW Kwasi Debrah-Pinamang Kennesaw State University | ||
11:50 - 12:50 | |||
11:50 60mLunch | Lunch Break Plenary Events | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
14:00 30mTalk | SMC-IT 23: Exploring the Construction of an Ontology-based Knowledge Graph of Directed Acyclic Graphs for Health and System Spaceflight Risks Research Papers | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
14:00 60mTalk | Validation and Verification of Complex Flight Software on Complex Hardware: Lessons Learnt from Aerospace Research Projects VVCISS | ||
13:30 - 15:30 | |||
13:30 35mPanel | Panel 1: Rad-Hard vs. COTS: Can software ever truly fix bad hardware? Resilient AI | ||
14:05 35mPanel | Panel 2: Can LLMs make into Space? Resilient AI Jack Lightholder Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Thomas T. Lu NASA/Caltech/JPL, Scott Tashakkor NASA | ||
14:40 25mTalk | AI: Faults, Architectures, and Resilience Resilient AI | ||
15:05 25mTalk | Creating HPSC Supervised Resilient Hardware for Commercial Processors in Space Resilient AI | ||
15:30 - 16:00 | |||
15:30 30mCoffee break | Coffee Break Plenary Events | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 30mTalk | SCC 24: Single Event Effects and Total Ionizing Dose Radiation Testing of NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor System on Module Research Papers | ||
16:30 30mTalk | SCC 28: System-Level Reliability Analysis of a COTS KRIA K26 On-Board Computer for Martian Surface Missions Research Papers | ||
17:00 30mTalk | SCC 58: Scalability Analysis of the SEFI Mitigation Middleware for Fault Tolerant Spacecraft Edge Processing Research Papers | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 90mTalk | Panel Discussion VVCISS | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 25mTalk | Resilient AI Software & systems Resilient AI | ||
16:25 25mTalk | Resilience as a Service Plane for AI at the Space Edge: Reconfigurable Hardware, Fault Evidence, and Safe-Fail Autonomy Resilient AI Mohamed El-Hadedy California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | ||
16:50 20mTalk | Student Demo: Lightweight ML Models Robustness Against Fault Injections in Space Applications Resilient AI Reem Shehayib University of Notre Dame | ||
17:10 20mDay closing | Closing Discussion Resilient AI | ||
Fri 7 AugDisplayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change
Fri 7 Aug
Displayed time zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) change
08:00 - 12:00 | |||
08:00 4hTalk | Disruptive Solutions to Space Mission Challenges, Focusing on Cyber, Edge Computing, Data Interoperability and Policy Classified Workshop | ||