About SMC-IT/SCC

The International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology (SMC-IT) and the Space Computing Conference (SCC) gather system designers, engineers, computer architects, scientists, practitioners, and space explorers with the objective of advancing information technology, and the computational capability and reliability of space missions. The forums will provide an excellent opportunity for fostering technical interchange on all hardware and software aspects of space missions. The joint conferences will focus on current systems practice and challenges as well as emerging hardware and software technologies with applicability for future space missions.

Systems in all aspects of the space mission will be explored, including flight systems, ground systems, science data processing, engineering and development tools, operations, telecommunications, radiation-tolerant computing devices, reliable electronics, space-qualifiable packaging technologies. 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, quality control.

The conference will run 18-21 July 2023, at Caltech, Pasadena, CA.

Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Laurie Leshin Director Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Dr. Katherine Bouman Assistant Professor California Institute of Technology	Dr. Rachel Klima Principal Staff Scientist Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Dr. Bethany Ehlmann Professor California Institute of Technology	Dr. Matt Greenhouse Project Scientist James Webb Space Telescope NASA	Dr. R. Scott Erwin Acting Chief Scientist Space Vehicles Directorate Air Force Research Laboratory / Space Force

Panelists

Dr. Carolyn Mercer Chief Technologist NASA's Science Mission Directorate	Ms. Victoria Da Poian Data Scientist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	Dr. Lukas Mandrake Senior Machine Learning Researcher JPL
Ms. Florence Tan Deputy Chief Technologist NASA's Science Mission Directorate	Mr. John Costello Corporate Vice President Government Affairs Microchip Technology	Mr. Daniel Marrujo President and Managing Director Trusted Stategic Solutions
The Honorable Ian Steff President and CEO mySilicon Compass	Dr. Matthew J. Kay OUSD(R&E) DCTO(CT) Program Manager Trusted & Assured Microelectronics

Venue

The conference will be held at the beautiful California Institute of Technology (Caltech) campus in Pasadena, California, 18-21 July (please check the schedule for details on the different sessions).

Caltech is located 12 miles northeast of Downtown Los Angeles and about 25 miles from the Los Angeles International Airport. Quite separate from Los Angeles, Pasadena is a vibrant city in its own right with a rich set of cultural attractions and accommodations, including modern hotels, wide range of restaurants, many significant museums, and of course, home to not only Caltech, but also the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Norton Simon Museum, Rose Bowl, Old Town Shopping district, and within close proximity to other Southern California points of interest, such as Hollywood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Griffith and Mt Wilson Observatories, California Science Center (new home of Space Shuttle Endeavor), Universal Studios, Disneyland, and of course Southern California's beautiful beaches. Additional information will be forthcoming on possible post-conference tours to a few of these.

Hotels

The Langham Hotel is in South Pasadena (1.8 miles from Caltech). The hotel offers JPL's corporate rates for the conference. Rates are Superior rooms at $218 (plus tax) and Deluxe Rooms at $239 (plus tax). Book here.
Westin Pasadena is close to Pasadena Center (1.8 miles from Caltech). The hotel offers rooms at $179/night (plus tax). When you book, ask for the SMCIT-SCC Room Block to get the special rate. Book here.
Hilton Pasadena is close to Pasadena Center (1.4 miles from Caltech). Offers rooms for $182/night (plus tax). Book here.

Parking

There are several parking lots that can be used for the conference. Please be sure to follow all signs and fees posted in these lots as many require purchase of daily passes.

The map attached shows the various lots on and off campus for parking and convenient ride share drop off points.

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Organization

General Chair (SMC-IT): Alessandro Pinto (NASA JPL)
General Chair (SCC): Jim Butler (NASA JPL)
General Co-chair (SMC-IT) Yogita Shah (NASA JPL)
Finance Chair: James Oyama (NASA JPL)
Finance Co-Chair: Brian Duncan (Johns Hopkins University / APL)
Program Chair (SMC-IT): Ivan Perez (KBR / NASA Ames Research Center)
Program Chair (SCC): Christopher Green (NASA Goddard)
Program Co-chair (SMC-IT): Marie Farrell (The University of Manchester, UK)
Program Co-chair (SCC): David Henriquez (NASA JPL)
Workshop Chair (SMC-IT): Sanaz Sheikhi (Stony Brook University)
Diversity Chair: Divya Gopinath (KBR / NASA Ames Research Center)
Social Media Chair: Dara MacConville (Maynooth University, Ireland)
Faculty Advisor: Prof. S. George Djorgovski (Caltech)
Advisors to the Chairs:
- Larry Bergman (NASA JPL, Ret.)
- Michael Campbell (The Aerospace Corporation, Ret.)
- Michelle Carter (The Aerospace Corporation)
- Amalaye Oyake (Past Chairperson - SMC-IT 2019)

Organizing committee

David Rutishauser (NASA JSC)
Mariam Malek (NASA JPL)
María Dolores Rodríguez Moreno (Universidad de Alcala de Henares)
Keith Schubert (Baylor University)
Michela Munoz Fernandez (NASA)
Brian Duncan (Johns Hopkins University / APL)
Wes Powell (NASA Goddard)

Steering committee

Richard Doyle (NASA JPL)
Rupak Biswas (NASA)
Chris Mattman (NASA JPL)
Yisong Yue (Caltech)

Program committee (SMC-IT)

Satoko Abiko (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
Julia Badger (NASA)
Stylianos Basagiannis (Collins Aerospace, Applied Research and Technology)
Robert Berardino (JHUAPL)
Borzoo Bonakdarpour (Michigan State University)
Tat-Jun Chin (The University of Adelaide)
Jyotirmoy Deshmukh (University of Southern California)
Clare Dixon (University of Manchester)
Gregory Falco (Johns Hopkins University)
Marie Farrell (The University of Manchester)
Simone Fratini (European Space Agency - ESA/ESOC)
Pierre-Loic Garoche (ENAC)
Alwyn Goodloe (NASA)
Divya Gopinath (KBR / NASA Ames Research Center)
Mallory Graydon (NASA)
Klaus Havelund (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Kerianne Hobbs (AFRL)
Gerard Holzmann (Nimble Research)
Gareth Howells (University of Kent)
Taylor T Johnson (Vanderbilt University)
Michael Koller (European Space Agency)
Carsten Maple (The University of Warwick)
Nikos Mavrakis (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Anastasia Mavridou (KBR / NASA Ames Research Center)
Angelo Oddi (ISTC-CNR, Italian National Research Council)
Andrea Orlandini (CNR)
Ivan Perez (KBR / NASA Ames Research Center)
Alessandro Pinto (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Thomas Pressburger (NASA)
Maria D. R-Moreno (Universidad de Alcala)
Riccardo Rasconi (ISTC-CNR)
Leonard Reder (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Nicolas Rouquette (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Alessandro Umbrico (National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISTC))
William Van Besien (Apogee Research)
Huafeng Yu (Boeing)

Program committee (SCC)

Mehmet Adalier (Antara Teknik)
Jim Butler (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Bob Campanini (Micropac Industries Inc.)
Patrick Collier (Aspen Consulting Group)
Stephen Crago (University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute)
Josh Donckels (Sandia National Laboratories)
Susana Douglas (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Eliot Glaser (Northrop Grumman)
Christopher Green (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
David Henriquez (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Mary McCabe (NASA Johnson Space Center)
Ken O'Neill (AMD)
Wes Powell (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Dave Rutishauser (NASA Johnson Space Center)
Cory Simon (NASA Johnson Space Center)
Kevin Somervill (NASA Langley Research Center)
Craig Vineyard (Sandia National Laboratories)
JP Walters (University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute)

Supporters

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Your sponsorship is a strong statement about your organization's commitment to the field of Space Computing. SMC-IT / SCC 2023 continues to offer exciting opportunities for sponsors. For detailed information, see the prospectus below.

Sponsor Prospectus

Contact

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at:

Email: smcit-scc_chairs@jpl.nasa.gov
Twitter: @smcit_conf