TOPICS

Track A: Satellite End-to-end data handling and processing architectures 
  • On-Board data processing architectures,  
  • On-board data handling architectures,  
  • ADHA - Advanced Data Handling Architecture,  
  • Reconfigurable Data System Architectures 
  • Distributed processing architectures 
    • Distributed computing of data and signal processing 
  • Signal processing chain architecture  

Track B: Reference designs for platform, optical & RF payloads data systems 
  • On-Board Computer (OBC) unit, Remote Terminal Unit, Mass Memory unit, Instrument Control unit 
  • High Performance Hardware Data and Signal Processing unit/module, 
    • High throughput electronics for payloads like, Radar back-ends, radiometer back-ends, Telecom processors, Payload Front End Electronics  
  • Use of digital and mixed-signal components in OBC / OBDP and in data/signal processing systems (Reference Designs)  
    • Multicore processors, GPUs, FPGAs, DSPs, memories, full custom processor ICs,SoC, SiP, DAC, ADC 
  • Use of COTS in OBC / OBDP and  signal processing systems  
    • Selection, radiation test results, mitigation technics in designs, Software Defined Radios, ..  
  • Validation & verification, testing, qualification,  simulation, modelling of complex systems  

Track C: Buses, networks & protocols 
  • Protocol developments 
    • SpaceWire, SpaceFibre, CAN-Bus, Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, and other protocols 
  • Validation & verification 
    • Simulation suites, Test equipment, approaches, and standards 
  • Components 
    • Embedded interfaces in processors/FPGAs,Switches, routers, SerDes, (optical) transceiver, connectors, harness 
  • Wireless Technology  

Track D: OBDP (On-Board Data and Signal Processing) 
  • Device Benchmarks (Multicore processors, GPUs, FPGAs) 
  • Developments in On-Board Data Processing Frameworks, Architectures  and Building Blocks 
    • Parallel processing frameworks (OpenMP, OpenCL), Hardware acceleration of processing tasks, Heterogeneous processing systems, FPGA IP and HLS 
  • On-board Data Processing Algorithms and Implementations 
    • Multi- and Hyperspectral image processing, Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) processing, Radio interferometer processing, Visual navigation, Data reduction, Other on-board processing applications 
  • On-board Signal Processing Algorithms and Implementations 
    • RF applications such as SDR, 5G/6G gNb, AIS, ADS-B, Beamforming, Modem, PNT, Positioning, SAR, FPGA IP (DSP cores, …) and HLS 
  • AI and Machine learning for on-board data processing 
    • Data Analysis (classification, segmentation, selection), datasets for training of on-board AI, Efficient Neural Networks, Software tools and FPGA IP for machine learning inference, Fault-tolerance in deep learning algorithms, applications for RF Payloads and Instruments, like signal intelligence, anomaly detection, spectrum allocation, cognitive radar,  
  • Validation & verification 


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