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PROGRAM
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TIME
SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2006
4:00-8:00pm
Afternoon registration begins
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
TIME
MONDAY, JULY 17, 2006
PLENARY SESSION (Little Theatre)
7:00am
Continental Breakfast and Registration
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
8:00am
Welcome and Logistics: Larry Bergman, JPL
8:15am
Opening Remarks and Keynote Introduction: Mike Hinchey, GSFC
8:30AM
Keynote Speaker: "Exploring the Uninhabitable: A Comparison of Ocean to Space," Marcia McNutt, President and CEO, MBARI
9:15am
DAY 1 MINI-WORKSHOPS
MW-1 MINI-WORKSHOP
Deep Space Communications:
Today & Tomorrow - Part I
Chairs:
Christopher Krupiarz, Manikantan Ramadas
MW-2 MINI-WORKSHOP
Autonomous and Autonomic Systems in Space Exploration
Chairs:
Mike Hinchey,
Roy Sterritt (Preliminary)
MW -3 MINI-WORKSHOP
NanoTechnology and Information Technology for Space Applications

Chairs:
Paul vonAllmen,
Louis Lome,
Seungwon Lee,
Fabiano Oyafuso
(Preliminary - more to come)
MW-4 MINI-WORKSHOP
Student Space IT Research and Projects
Chair:
Keith Schubert
9:00am
Overview of Current Space Network Activities
Adrian Hooke,
JPL (KEYNOTE)
9:15am
Opening Remarks
Mike Hinchey, GSFC;
Roy Sterritt,
University of Ulster, 
Spin Transfer Torque in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions
Nicholas Kioussis, CSUN
PicoSatellite Programming within the Constraints of the 1kg, 10x10x10cm CubeSat Standard
Andrew Kalman, President and Chief Technology Architect,
Pumpkin, Inc.
(KEYNOTE)
9:30am
Relay Operations for the Mars Exploration Rovers
Roy Gladden, JPL
SPAACE: Self-Properties for an Autonomous and Autonomic Computing Environment Part II
Roy Sterritt,
Mike Hinchey,
University of Ulster, GSFC
9:45am
Multimillion Atom Simulations of Dynamics of Wing Cracks and Nanoscale Damage in Glass and Hypervelocity Impact Damage in Ceramics
Priya Vashishta, USC
Flight Software Design and Development for the +.SatCubeSat Bus
Matthew D'Ortenzio, Space Systems Development Laboratory, Stanford University
(KEYNOTE)
10:15am
Break
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
10:30am
Electra
Tom Jedrey, JPL
Useful Sensor Web Tricks for Progressive Mission Autonomy
Dan Mandl, GSFC
Band Structure and Impurity Effects on Optical Properties of Quantum Well and Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors
David Ting, JPL
Simulation of a Lightweight Multithreaded Processor-in-Memory Computer Architecture
Sheng Li, Shannon Kuntz, University of Notre Dame
11:00am
DSN Arrays
Mark Gatti, JPL
Bio-Assembled Carbon Nanotube FETs and RTDs and Si Nanowires
Roger Lake, UCR
Model-Based Anomal Management for Spacecraft Mission Operations at the NASA Ames Space Technology Center
Mike Rasay,
Ignacio Mas,
Tom Van Buskirk,
Santa Clara University

11:15am
On-Board Autonomy and Automation
John Ong,
GSFC
11:30am
LTP / A Priority Paradigm for Deep-Space Applications
Manikantan Ramadas,
Ohio University
Nanophotonics for Integrated Information Systems
Uriel Levy, UCSD
Automated Galaxy Morphology using Stochastic Parameterized Grammar
Guy Yosiphon, UCI
12:00pm
Lunch Break
(on your own)
1:30pm
Future Lunar Architecture
Keith Scott, MITRE
A Guided Explorative Approach for Autonomic Healing of Model-Based Systems
Steve Nordstrom, Ted Bapty, Sandeep Neema, Abhishek Dubey and
Turker Keskinpala,
Vanderbilt University
Phonon Engineering in Semiconductor Nanowires and Quantum Dot Superlattices
Alex Balandin, UCR
Localization of Network Nodes for Extra-Terrestrial Deployment
Daniel Havey,
George Kaymaz,
Keith Schubert, California State University
San Bernardino
2:00pm
Future Mars Architecture
Leigh Torgerson,
JPL
nanoHUB.org or How Can Your Science Software Reach Thousands of Users?
Gerhard Klimeck, Purdue
SEU and SET-Tolerant Pipelined Systems
Daniel Blum, José G. Delgado-Frias, Washington State University
2:15pm
Autonomous Operations in Support of Responsive Space
Paul Zetocha, AFRL
2:30pm
DTN Lake Sensor Network
Stephen Farrell
Trinity College,
Dublin, Ireland
Superconducting Technology for Quantum Information Systems
Alexandre Guillaume, JPL
Real-Time Monitoring for Spacecraft Fault Diagnosis by Combined Parameters and Fault Modes Online Estimation
Yoshinobu Kawahara,
Takehisa Yairi,
Kazuo Machida,
University of Tokyo, Japan
3:00pm
Break,
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
3:30pm
Towards Interplanetary Grids
Laurent Lefevre,
The French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control;
Jean-Patrick Gelas, ENS Lyon
Game-Based Model Checking for Reliable Autonomy?
Marco Bakera, Clemens Renner, Bernhard Steffen, Chair of programming system, Univ. Dortmund (Germany);
Tiziana Margaria, Chair of Service and Software Engineering, Univ. Potsdam (Germany)
Final Remarks
Paul von Allmen, Louis Lome
Swarmcast Network
Speaker to be announced, CSULB
(INVITED)
4:00pm
Integrated SharedNet and DTN Simulation Demo
Esther Jennings,
JPL
4:15pm Discussion and Closing Remarks
4:30pm
5:00pm
Mini-Workshops Adjourn
5:00-7:00pm
Exhibitor Reception
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
TIME
TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2006
PLENARY SESSION (Little Theatre)
7:00am
Continental Breakfast and Registration
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
8:00am
Welcome and Logistics: Sven Grenander, JPL
8:15am
Opening Remarks and Keynote Introduction:
Peter Hughes, Chief Technologist, GSFC
8:30am
Keynote Speaker: "Space Exploration and Information Technology: From Data Overload to Intelligent Systems,"
Scott Hubbard, Carl Sagan Chair, SETI Institute
9:15am
DAY 2 MINI-WORKSHOPS
9:15am
MW-5 MINI-WORKSHOP
Deep Space Communications:
Today and Tomorrow - Part 2
Chairs:
Christopher Krupiarz,
JHU / APL
Manikantan Ramadas, Ohio Univ.
MW-6 MINI-WORKSHOP
Collaboration and Knowledge Management in a Global Space Environment
Chairs:
Jeanne Holm,
Tom Soderstrom
JPL
MW-7 MINI-WORKSHOP
Revolutions in Advanced Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis for Future Space Missions
Chairs:
Rupak Biswas,
Nasa Advanced Supercomputing Division
Mark Kordon, JPL
MW-8 MINI-WORKSHOP
Visualization Technology for Space and Entertainment: Compare, Contrast Cooperate
Chair: Kevin Hussey
JPL
(Preliminary agenda, subject to change)
9:00am
Asynchronous Messaging Service: Presentation & Demo
Amalaye Oyake, JPL / MSFC / APL
9:15am

Welcome: The Day in Review
Tom Soderstrom, Jeanne Holm,JPL

Mission Challenges
Michael Sander, JPL (KEYNOTE)
Introduce Agenda, pose the question: Is the space program taking advantage of the Entertainment Industry and vice versa? (9:15 - 9:30am)
Kevin Hussey
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"Space:" Virtual Presence in Space - The Next Space Mission Challenge
(9:30 - 10:15am)
Eric DeJong, JPL
(KEYNOTE)
9:30am
Panel - A Vision for Space Missions of the Future: Using Collaboration and Web Technology in 2015
Moderator: Tom Soderstrom, JPL;
David Brin, futurist and science fiction writer;
Jeff Estefan,
Tony Freeman,
Jeanne Holm, JPL
9:45am
Multi-disciplinary, Multi-fidelity Simulations for Conceptual Design of Planetary Re-entry - Exploration Mission Applications
Joseph Garcia, ARC
10:15am
Break
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
VENDOR PRODUCT BRIEFING TRACK 1
10:30am
Deploying the CCSDS File Delivery Protocol on MESSENGER: Lessons Learned
Christopher Krupiarz
JHU / APL
Panel (con't)
TRICK Simulation Environment
Alex Lin,
Bill Othon,
JSC
"Entertainment:" The Latest from Hollywood
Sanjay Das, Dreamworks Animation
(KEYNOTE)
Vendor Briefing 1
Wind River Systems, Inc.
“ARINC 653 and MILS Safe and Secure Solutions”
11:00am
CFDP Telemetry Accelerator: Presentation & Demo
Jackson Pang, JPL;
Joshua Schoolcraft,
JPL
Simulating the Supernova / Acceleration Probe (SNAP) Mission
Hemant Shukla, LBNL
Vendor Briefing 2
NASA Ames Research Center
“A Portable High Speed 3D Scanner”
11:10am
Virtual Humans and Visualization
Randall Hill,
USC ICT;
Joe Williamson, Kas Kasravi, EDS
11:30am
Creating Collaboration on International Projects
Tom Soderstrom, JPL
Kepler Simulation
Mehrdad Moshir, JPL
Image-Based Acquisition of Environments and People for Photoreal Computer Graphics
Paul Debevec, USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Vendor Briefing 3
The MathWorks, Inc.
“Using MATLAB and Simulink for Model-Based Design of Space Systems”
11:40am
Knowledge Management Using Collaboration, Visualization, and Artificial Intelligence
Joe Williamson, Kas Kasravi, EDS
12:00pm
Lunch Break
(on your own)
VENDOR PRODUCT BRIEFING TRACK 2
12:15pm
Birds of a Feather in Collaboration and KM: Culture, Science, Technology, Policy
Open to entire conference
1:30pm
Frequency Plan, Sampling and Quantization Effects in a Software Receiver Using Few Bits ADC
Chieh-Fu Chang
National Space Organization, Taiwan
Outbriefs from the Birds of a Feather Sessions
BoF Leads
Supercomputing for Cosmology
Joel Primack, UCSC
Supercomputing for Cosmology
Carter Emmart, Rose Center for Earth and Space
Vendor Briefing 4
Metron, Inc.
“High Performance Discrete Event Simulation with the SPEEDES Framework,
Part 1–Overview”
1:55pm
Collaboration Best Practices Today and in 2015
Tom Soderstrom, JPL
2:00pm
Reconfigurable Protocol Sensing in an End-to-End Demonstration
Clayton Okino, Andrew Gray, Joshua Schoolcraft, JPL
A Sensor Web Observing System Simulator
Stephen Talabac,
GSFC
Vendor Briefing 5
Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI)
“Trajectory Design Technology”
2:15pm
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Horace Mitchell, NASA / GSFC
2:30pm
Agoric Architectural Styles for Deep Space Exploration
Rohit Khare, CommerceNet Labs
Knowledge Capture Best Practices - Capturing and Transferring the Expert’s Knowledge to the Next Generation
Ephrem Paredes, Jean Ceva, Raytheon
Adaptive Supercomputing
John Feo, Cray
Vendor Briefing 6
Raytheon, Inc.
“Knowledge Capture Best Practices—Capturing and Transferring the Expert’s Knowledge to the Next Generation”
3:00pm
Break
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
VENDOR PRODUCT BRIEFING TRACK 3
3:15pm
Knowledge Management Technologies for Space Missions (From Portals to Expert Systems
Jeanne Holm, Douglas Hughes, JPL
3:30pm
Panel Discussion
Space Communications Researchers and Mission Planners: Shall we talk?
IBM Innovations in Aerospace and Earth Sciences Computing
Suga Sugavanam, IBM
Immersive Virtual Environments: Current and Emerging Technologies
Jarrell Pair, USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Vendor Briefing 7
LynuxWorks, Inc.
“Industry’s First Safety-Critical Embedded OS”
3:45pm
Panel - Current KM Best Practices and Gap Analysis for Our Future Space Mission Needs
Kiho Sohn, KM Project Manager, Pratt Whitney;
Scott Shaffar, Director, KM, Northrop Grumman;
David Redmiles, Chair Dept. of Informatics, UC Irvine
4:00pm
Parallel Computing Capability in Satellite Orbit Analysis Program (SOAP)
Seungwon Lee, JPL;
John Coggi,
David Stodden,
Aerospace
Vendor Briefing 8
Advanced Management Technology, Inc., (AMTI) - A Tetra Tech Company
“Tetra Tech/AMTI Corporate Overview”
4:15pm
Informal Group Discussion
Panel - Where Should We Cooperate? Where Should We Separate?
All Speakers
4:30pm
Wrap-up and Discussion of Next Steps and Actions for this group
Jeanne Holm and Tom Soderstrom, JPL
NanoTechnology for Space Exploration
Harry Partridge,
ARC
Vendor Briefing 9
HyPerformix, Inc.
“Performance Simulation Using HyPerformix Workbench”
5:00pm
5:00pm
Exhibition Closes
5:15pm
Mini-Workshops Adjourn
6:00pm
Free Night
TIME
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2006
7:00am
Continental Breakfast and Registration
PLENARY SESSION (Little Theatre)
8:00am
Welcome and Logistics: Larry Bergman, JPL
8:10am
Welcoming Remarks: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Eugene Tattini, Dep. Director, JPL
8:20am
Opening Remarks and Keynote Introductions: Richard Doyle, JPL
8:30am
Keynote Speaker: "The Future of the Interplanetary Network,"
Vint Cerf, "Chief Internet Evangelist," Google
9:15am
Keynote Speaker: "Software Architectures for Reliable Systems,"
Gerard Holzmann, Senior Research Scientist, JPL
10:00am
Break
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
SESSION 1
Telecommunications Information Technology - I
Chair: Jay Wyatt, JPL
SESSION 2
Human and Robotic Systems Interfaces - I
Chair:
Robert Savely, JSC
SESSION 3
High Performance Computing Systems and Applications
Chair: Joe Betser,
Aerospace Corp.
SESSION 4
Software Engineering Methods and Architecture - I
Chair: Ann Elson, JPL
VENDOR PRODUCT BRIEFING TRACK 4
10:30am
Space-Based Networking Technology Developments in the Interplanetary Network Directorate Information Technology Program (37)
Loren Clare,
Bradley Clement,
Jay Gao,
Joseph Hutcherson,
Esther Jennings,
JPL
An Experiment on Skill Degradation and Recovery for Safe MSS Operations (INVITED)
Michael Doyon,
Canadian Space Agency,
Canada
Impact of the Columbia Supercomputer on NASA Space and Exploration Missions (45)
Rupak Biswas,
Dochan Kwak,
Cetin Kiris
Scott Lawrence,
ARC
A Software Development Approach to Implementing Control Systems Specified through State Analysis (104)
Mark Indictor,
Daniel Dvorak,
Michel Ingham,
Joseph Hutcherson,
Recaredo Torres,
Allan Wax,
JPL
Vendor Briefing 10
Wind River Systems, Inc.
“Optimize Your Linux and VxWorks 6.x Development”
11:00am
Implementation Challenges in Real-time Middleware for Distributed Autonomous Systems (17)
Vincenzo Liberatore,
Case Western Univ.
Cognitive Engineering for Long Duration Missions: Human Machine Cooperation on the Moon and Mars (75)
Mark Neerincx,
Jasper Lindenberg,
Nanja Smets,
TNO;
Tim Grant,
Andre Bos,
S&T BV / NDA,
The Netherlands;
Antonio Olmedo-Soler,
OKS, Spain;
Uwe Brauer,
EADS-ST,
Germany;
Mikael Wolff,
ESA-ESTEC,
Netherlands
Sustainable and Autonomic Space Exploration Missions (INVITED)
Mike Hinchey,
Christopher Rouff,
James Rash,
Walt Truszkowski,
GSFC;
Roy Sterritt,
University of Ulster
Practical Application of Model-based Programming and State-based Architecture to Space Missions (103)
Gregory Horvath,
Michel Ingham,
JPL;
Seung Chung,
Oliver Martin,
Brian Williams,
MIT
Vendor Briefing 11
LynuxWorks, Inc.
“Industry’s First Safety-Critical Embedded OS”
11:30am
Security Considerations in Space and Delay Tolerant Networks (47)
Stephen Farrell,
Vinny Cahill,
Trinity College,
Dublin, Ireland
Collaborative Decision Systems Project Summary of Technology Developments for Human-Robotics Interactions (67)
Liam Petersen,
Robert Brummett,
ARC
User-Defined Data Distributions in High-Level Programming Languages (26)
Hans Zima
JPL;
Roxana Diaconescu,
Caltech
Infusing Software Engineering Technology into Practice at NASA (51)
Thomas Pressburger,
Lawrence Markosian, ARC;
Martin Feather, JPL
Michael Hinchey,
GSFC
Vendor Briefing 12
Metron, Inc.
“High Performance Discrete Event Simulation with the SPEEDES Framework,
Part 2–Using and Understanding SPEEDES”
12:00pm
Group Photo (Civic Auditorium)
12:15pm
Lunch
(Gold Room, Civic Auditorium)
1:30pm
PARALLEL BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SESSION 5
Telecommunications Information Technology - II
Chair: TBD
SESSION 6
Human and Robotic Systems Interfaces - II
Chair:
Yasuharu Kunii,
Chuo University, Japan
SESSION 7
Modeling and Simulation
Chair:
Mark Kordon, JPL
SESSION 8
Software Engineering Methods and Architecture - II
Chair:
Naoki Ishihama,
JAXA, Japan
VENDOR PRODUCT BRIEFING TRACK 5
1:30pm
Handover Schemes in Space Networks: Classification and Performance Comparison (77)
Pulak Chowdhury,
Mohammed Atiquzzaman,
Univ. of Oklahoma;
William Ivancic,
GRC
A Modular Robotic System with Applications to Space Exploration (76)
Matthew Hancher,
ARC,
Gregory Hornby,
UC Santa Cruz
SimScape Terraine Modeling Middleware (49)
Abhinadan Jain,
Jonathan Cameron,
Christopher Lim, John Guineau,
JPL
Lightweight Service Architectures for Space Missions (31)
Leo Hartman,
CSA, Canada;
Louis Hoebel,
GE Global Research Center
Vendor Briefing 13
NASA Ames Research Center
“Mission Activity Planning with Ensemble”
2:00pm
SINEMO: An IP-Diversity Based Approach for Network Mobility in Space (78)
Pulak Chowdhury,
Mohammed Atiquzzaman,
Univ. of Oklahoma;
William Ivancic,
GRC
A High Level Teleoperation Platform for Space Robotic Missions (89)
Marco Chacin,
Eric Rohmer,
Andrew Mora,
Kazuya Yoshida,
Dept. of Aerospace Engineering,
Tohoku Univ. Japan
Empirical Modeling of Remotely Sensed Data at Regional to Continental Scales (52)
Richard Robertson,
Praveen Kumar,
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A Core Plug and Play Architecture for Reusable Flight Software Systems (32)
Jonathan Wilmot,
GSFC
Vendor Briefing 14
Dynamic Systems, Inc.
“Sun Microsystems’ Product Updates”
2:30pm
TRIGA: Telecommunications Protocol Processing Subsystem using Reconfigurable Interoperable Gate Array (40)
Jackson Pang,
Paula Pingree,
Leigh Torgerson,
JPL
Integrated Planning for Telepresence with Time Delays (91)
Mark Johnston,
Kenneth Rabe,
JPL
Constrained Exploration of Trade Spaces (14)
Sudhakar Reddy,
Kenneth Fertig,
Rockwell;
David McCormick,
Boeing
YaM - A Framework for Rapid Software Development (48)
Abhinadan Jain,
Jeffrey Biesiadecki,
JPL
Vendor Briefing 15
HyPerformix, Inc.
“Performance Simulation Using HyPerformix Workbench”
3:00pm
Break
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
3:15pm
POSTER PRECIS ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS
(Little Theatre)
4:15pm
POSTER EXHIBITION
(Atrium, Lower Level)
Space Autonomy as Migration of Functionality: The Mars case (15)
Tim Grant, André Box,
Science & Technology, Netherlands;
Mark Neerincx,
TNO Human Factors;
Antonio Olmedo Soler,
OK-Systems S.A.;
Uwe Brauer,
EADS Space Transportation;
Mikael Wolff,
ESA ESTEC
Model-Based Anomaly Management for Spacecraft Mission Operations at the NASA Ames Space Technology Center (42)
Christopher Kitts,
Mike Rasay,
Ignacio Mas,
Prabhjot Mall,
Tom Van Buskirk,
Santa Clara Univ
Radiation Tolerant Intelligent Memory Stack (63)
Tak-kwong Ng,
Jeffrey Herath,
LaRC
Evolutionary Based Techniques for Fault Tolerant Field Programmable Gate Arrays (84)
Gregory Larchev, UARC/ARC;
Jason Lohn,
ARC
Spacewire Interface Simulation (18)
Gisbert Peter,
Rainer Berlin,
Natascha Russ,
German Aerospace Center, Germany;
Ulf Rohbeck,
CLIPhIT;
Bernd Ulmer,
Ingenieurbüro Ulmer
TBD
Modular Architecture for Hybrid Diagnostic Reasoners (65)
Han Park,
JPL and Northrop Grumman Corp.;
Anthony Barrett,
JPL;
Erwin Baumann,
Michael Grage,
Northrop Grumman Corp.;
Sriram Narasimhan,
ARC
H&RT Space Exploration Communication Scenarios: Characteristics, Challenges & Scenarios for Developing Intelligent Internet Protocols (92)
Behnam Malakooti,
Hyun Kim
Case Western Reserve Univ.;
Kul Bhasin,
GRC
Temporal Investment Strategy to Enable JPL Future Space Missions (19)
William Lincoln,
Hook Hua,
Charles Weisbin
JPL
Evolving a Ten Year Old Data System (50)
Mary Ann Esfandiari,
Hampapuram Ramapriyan,
Jeanne Behnke,
Edwin Sofinowski,
Esfandiari, GSFC
Xboard: A Framework for Integrating and Enhancing Collaborative Work Practices (69)
Ted Shab,
ARC
The Development and Use of Open Source Spacecraft Simulation and Control Software for Education, and Research (100)
Andrew Turner, Realtime Technologies, Inc.
Space Mission Operations DBMS (SMOD) (22)
David Roland,
CSC/ARC
Data-Driven Discovery through e-Science Technologies (57)
Kirk Borne,
GSFC
Relevance Assignment and Fusion of Multiple Learning Methods Applied to Remote Sensing Image Analysis (72)
Wei-Wen Feng,
Praveen Kumar,
Peter Bajcsy
Univ. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Onboard Inversion Physics from Sensor Web (105)
Yang Cai,
CMU;
Yongxtang Hu,
LRC
Improving Telemetry Data Accessibility (28)
Angela Li,
David Carl,
JHUAPL;
Alysen Regiec,
John Hopkins Univ.;
Christopher Olson,
Univ. of Minnesota
The Design of Efficient Ground Software Tools (60)
Michael McCurdy,
ARC;
Guy Pyrzak,
Christian Ratterman,
San Jose State Univ Foundation;
Alonso Vera,
ARC and Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Internet Data Acquisition (73)
Matt Matoushek, Invocon, Inc.
SpaceWire Physical Level Redundancy Mechanism (111)
Glenn Rakow,
GSFC;
Christopher Dailey,
QSS Inc.;
Locksley Haynes,
Michael Pagen,
MEI Technologies
Lessons Learned Building a General Purpose Cluster for Space Mission Applications (36)
Brooks Davis,
Michael Yeung,
Craig Lee,
Mark Thomas,
James Palko,
Aerospace, Corp
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Autonomous Behavior Planning Scheme for Exploration Rover (61)
Takashi Kubota,
Riho Ejiri,
Ichiro Nakatani,
ISAS/JAXA, Japan;
Yasuharu Kunii,
Chuo Univ.
Lessons Learned: On-board Software Test Automation Using IBM Rational Test RealTime (74)
Natalie Russ,
Gisbert Peter,
German Aerospace Center, Germany;
Bernd Ulmer,
Ingenieurbüro Ulmer
TBD
Delay Tolerant Protocol Simulation (39)
John Segui,
Esther Jennings,
JPL
A System on Chip Concept for the Mercury Thermal Imaging Spectrometer MERTIS (62)
Holger Venus,
Winfried Halle,
David Krutz,
Ingo Walter,
German Aerospace Center, Germany
Tracking Logistical Constraints across Missions and Organizaztions: a Multipurpose Information Infrastructure (81)
Michael Orosz,
Tatiana Kichkaylo,
Robert Neches,
USCISI;
Edward Balaban,
ARC, QSS Group, Inc.;
Andre Goforth,
Adam Sweet,
ARC
TBD
5:15pm
Exhibit Closes
6:00pm
Buses leave for Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(or can drive on own)
6:30pm
Gathering at JPL Von Karman Museum
7:00pm
Banquet (Von Karman Auditorium)
8:30pm
Keynote Speaker: "The Ultimate Project - A Plausible Path to the Stars"
Steve Kilston, Ball Aerospace & Technologies
9:30pm
Buses Return to Pasadena Convention Center
TIME
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2006
7:00am
Continental Breakfast and Registration
PLENARY SESSION (Little Theatre)
8:00am
Welcome and Logistics: Sven Grenander, JPL
8:15am
Opening Remarks and Keynote Introduction: Eugene Tu, ARC
8:30am
Keynote Speaker: "Medical Challenges and Opportunities for Future Space Missions," Richard Satava, MD, FACS, University of Washington
9:15am
Keynote Speaker: "From the Ground Up - Software Development for a New Launch Vehicle," Hans Koenigsmann, VP Avionics & Systems, SpaceX
10:00am
Break
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
PARALLEL BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SESSION 9
Machine Vision and Advanced Image Processing
Chair: Takashi Kubota,
ISAS / JAXA, Japan
SESSION 10
Spacecraft Autonomy - I
Chair:
Richard Doyle, JPL
SESSION 11
Operations Information Technology - I
Chair:
Arthur Amador, JPL
SESSION 12
Software Engineering Methods and Architecture - III
Chair:
Martin Feather, JPL
10:30am
An Imaging Technique for Safe Spacecraft Landing and Autonomous Hazard Avoidance (12)
Brandon Jones,
Southern Univ, A&M College;
Ayanna Howard,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Automation and Autonomy of the EO-1 Mission Operations System (88)
Daniel Tran,
Gregg Rabideau,
Steve Chien,
Benjamin Cichy,
Rob Sherwood,
JPL;
Dan Mandl,
Stuart Frye,
Seth Shulman,
Joseph Szwaczkowski,
GSFC;
Darrell Boyer, Jim Van Gaasbeck,
Interface & Control Systems
Supporting Complex Astronaut Tasks: The Right Advice at the Right Time (33)
Andre Bos,
Leo Breebaart,
Tim Grant,
S&T BV,
Netherlands;
Mark Neerincx,
TNO-D&S,
Netherlands;
Mikael Wolff,
ESA-ESTEC,
Netherlands;
Uwe Brauer,
EADS ST,
Germany;
Antonio Olmedo Soler,
OK-Systems,
Spain
Auto-Coding UML Statecharts for Flight (8)
Ed Benowitz,
Ken Clark,
Garth Watney,
JPL
11:00am
Analyzing Range Maps Data for Future Space Robotics Applications (64)
(Withdrawn)
Kevin Rice,
GST Corp/GSFC;
Jacqueline Le Moigne,
Peyush Jain,
GSFC
Rendezvous Experiments on Smart-Sat 1 (58)
Shinichi Kimura,
Yasufumi Nagai,
Hiroshi Yamamoto,
NIICT, Japan;
Hiroshi Kozawa,
Sachiko Sugimoto,
Shinobu Nakamura,
Kazumi Masuda,
Naohiko Abe,
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
Japan
An Information  Infrastructure for Coordinating Earth Science Observations (82)
Robert Morris,
Jennifer Dungan,
John Bresina,
ARC
Functional Programming on a Stack-Based Embedded Processor (23)
Andrew Harris,
John Hayes,
JHU
11:30am
Beamforning in Intelligent Randomly Distributed Sensor Networks Using Electrically-Small Dual-Sector Antennas for Planetary Exploration (80)
Nicholas Soldner,
Chunwei Lam,
Andrew Singer,
Jennifer Bernhard,
Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Solving Swath Problems Optimally (86)
Russell Knight,
JPL
Automated Derivation of Complex System Constraints from User Requirements (21)
Kim Muery,
Angela Marsh,
MSFC;
Mark Foshee,
Computer Sciences Corp.
The Evolution of a Test Process for Spacecraft Software (9)
Brenda Clyde,
Deborah Clancy,
Annette Mirantes,
JHU/APL,
Presented by Katie Bechtold, JHU/APL
12:00pm
Lunch
(Gold Room, Civic Auditorium)
1:30pm
PARALLEL BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SESSION 13
Tools and Design Methods
Chair: Gaye Graves, Ames
SESSION 14
Spacecraft Autonomy - II
Chair: Ben Smith,
JPL
SESSION 15
Operations Information Technology - II
Chair:
Grace Tan-Wang,
JPL
SESSION 16
Autonomy &
Ground Systems
Chair: Mark Lupisella, GSFC
1:30pm
Model-Based Software Tools for Integrated Vehicle Health Management (68)
Gabor Karsai,
Gautam Biswas,
Sherif Abdelwahed,
Nag Mahadevan,
Eric Manders,
Vanderbilt Univ.
SOFIA's Challenge:  Scheduling Airborne Astronomy Observations (79)
Jeremy Frank,
ARC
Mission Operations Planning:  Beyond MAPGEN (43)
John Bresina,
Paul Morris,
ARC
Adaptive Inner-Loop Rover Control (44)
Nilesh Kulkami,
Corey Ippolito,
Kalmanje Krishnakumar,
Khalid Al-Ali,
ARC
2:00pm
Eclipse: Tools and Runtimes for Complex Systems
Jeff McAffer, IBM
(INVITED)
An Auto Configuration System for the GMSEC Architecture and API (29)
Arturo Mayorga,
GSFC,
Presented by: Joseph Moholt, ICS
Collaborative Scheduling using JMS in a Mixed Java and NET Environment (13)
Yeou-Fang Wang,
Allan Wax,
Raymond Lam,
John Baldwin,
Chester Borden,
JPL
2:30pm
James Webb Space Telescope Use of XML (7)
Jonathan Gal-Edd,
SAIC
Telmetrymining:  A Machine Learning Approach to Anomaly Detection and Fault Diagnosis for Space Systems (95)
Takehisa Yairi,
Yoshinobu Kawahara,
Ryohei Fujimaki,
Yuichi Sato,
Kazuo Machida,
Univ of Tokyo, Japan
A Client/Server Approach to Open-Architecture, Bahavior-based Robot Programming (24)
Wyatt Newman,
Adam Covitch,
Ryan May,
Case Western Univ.
Autonomic Computing for Spacecraft Ground Systems (34)
Zhenping Li,
Cetin Savkli,
LMS
3:00pm
Break
(Atrium Foyer, Lower Level)
3:30pm
Panel - The Next Frontier of Space Software Engineering Challenges
Moderator: David Nichols, JPL
Panelists:
Unmanned Exploration (Bob Vargo/JPL)
Manned Missions (tbd)
Defense Industry (Bonnie Triezenberg, Boeing)
Academic (James Cutler/Stanford – CubeSat)
5:00pm
Closing Remarks - Conference General Chairs
5:15pm
Conference Adjourn



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