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At the Yellowstone Conference Center in Big Sky, Montana, March 07 – March 14, 2026

Conference Schedule

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Final Conference Schedule

Sun, Mar 8 Amphitheatre Jefferson Madison Gallatin Lake/Canyon Lamar/Gibbon Dunraven Cheyenne
2:40 PM (MT)   Presentation Workshop (hosted by Caltech) Rick Hefner, Mike Ash            
3:05 PM (MT)              
4:00 PM (MT) JAVA JAM
4:30 PM (MT) 14.03 PANEL: Small Satellite Trending – Past, Present, and Future - Nicole Fondse , Barbara Braun , Stephen Shinn , Lee Jasper , Michael Swartwout , Dave Oberg 2.0901 "SPACE LAW. What Will We Do with Space Debris? an Analysis Based on Selected Legal Examples" - Mikołaj Mazan 4.0602 Cryogenic Testbed for Passive Optical Data Links on Planetary Surface - Lin Yi 7.0103 SCALES: A Dual Computing Architecture for Deploying Edge Computing Resources on Small Spacecraft - Kelly Williams 13.0103 Digital Architecture Strategy for the NASA Gateway Program - Josh Sung 6.0204 A Compact, Autonomous, Submersible Holographic Microscope for Passive In-Situ Microbial Sensing - Alexander Ramirez 12.0103 The Impact of Major Anomalies of Robotic Mars Surface Missions on Mission Timeline - Matt Heverly 10.0102 Modeling Stochastic Process Uncertainties in Spacecraft Dynamics: A New Capability in Basilisk - Juan Garcia Bonilla
4:55 PM (MT) 2.0903 Epidemics in Orbit: Modeling Space Debris Dynamics to Alleviate the Orbital Traffic Jam - Rachel Sholder 4.1204 From Quaternions to Möbius Transformations: A Relativistic Framework for Navigation & Star Tracking - Andrew Tennenbaum 7.0105 Tiled Plate Solving and Distortion Correction for Robust Star Tracking in WFOV Imagery - Gabriela Gavilánez Gallardo 13.0104 Using an MBSE Approach to Develop Jamming Capabilities for a Counter-Drone System - Vikram Mittal 6.0205 Progress towards a Near-Unity Fill Factor FIR Thermopile Detector for Space-Based Remote Sensing - Ricardo Braga Nogueira Branco 12.0104 Guidance and Control Assessments of Psyche Mission’s Monthly Operations Sequences - David Sternberg 10.0201 Insights from Three Decades of Operating and Modernizing a Multi-Mission Distributed Object Store - Janine Huang
5:20 PM (MT) 2.0904 Enhancing Orbital Debris Remediation with Reconfigurable Space-Based Laser Constellations - David Williams Rogers Plenary Setup 7.0108 LandSat Next Instrument Image Processing & Compression Pipeline – from Photons to Data Cubes - Patrick Phelan 13.0105 Evaluating Metamodel Quality of the CubeSat System Reference Model (CSRM) - Sarah Rudder 6.0206 Compact Coronagraph 2 (CCOR-2) Program Overview with Integration and Test Lessons Learned - Timothy BABICH 12.0203 Europa Clipper's Implementation and Operational Use of CCSDS File Delivery Protocol - Emily Bohannon 10.0203 Accelerating the Pre-Silicon Functional Verification Value Ramp with Aspect Oriented Development - Hamilton Carter
5:50 PM (MT) The Dark Oxygen Research Initiative (DORI) Project - Investigating Dark Oxygen Production in the Deep Sea
Andrew Sweetman
6:35 PM (MT) HOSTED RECEPTION in the GRAND ATRIUM
7:05 PM (MT) Dinner
8:05 PM (MT) The Quiet Part: Remote Sensing and Earthquake Strain Accumulation
Andrea Donnellan
9:00 PM (MT)   2.0908 Development and Validation Status of High-fidelity Re-entry Analysis Tool LS-DARC - Keiichiro Fujimoto 4.1208 Detecting Craters in Images Using Classical and Machine Learning Techniques for Lunar Navigation - Trupti Mahendrakar 7.0109 RAD-TECH: A Research Portfolio to Enable State-of-the-Art Electronics in Radiation Environments - John Dickinson 13.0106 Cataloging Patterns in Model-Based Systems Engineering - Mark Maier   12.0205 Scalable Ground Station Selection for Large LEO Constellations - Grace Kim 10.0204 Hosting Machine Learning Algorithms in Flight Software via the F Prime Python Software Framework - Kelly Williams
9:25 PM (MT)   2.0913 Uncertainty in Orbit: Bayesian Spatiotemporal Modeling of Orbital Debris Proliferation - Rachel Sholder 4.1209 Extended Linear Quadratic Regulator Informed RRT* - Xavier Kipping   13.0114 Is Simplicity Golden? a Survey of Post-Launch Adaptation in Planetary Missions - Masahiro Ono   12.0206 A Hybrid IGA-SODC Architecture for the New Space Era of Global Space Traffic Management - Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba 10.0205 Automated Extraction and Cross-Document Analysis of Aerospace Project Requirements Using LLMs - Imededdine Ben Slimene
9:50 PM (MT)   2.0914 A Labeled Multi-Bernoulli Filter with RK4 Propagator for Orbital Debris Tracking - Atri Bhattacharjee     13.0115 The Foundations of Interplanetary Logistics 2.0: Spaceport Infrastructure for the Moon and Mars - Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba     10.0207 Simple Data Model Approach to Integrate FACE® Software Applications Designed from Disparate DSDMs - Travis Rogers
10:15 PM (MT) Fireside Cheer
Mon, Mar 9 Amphitheatre Jefferson Madison Gallatin Lake/Canyon Lamar/Gibbon Dunraven Cheyenne
8:30 AM (MT) 6.0101 Spectral Mapping of Mars at the Context Scale - Peter Sullivan 2.0201 Carbon-I: Expanding the Frontiers of Carbon Cycle Science - Andrew Thorpe 7.0111 Flexible FPGA Accelerator for Real-Time Neuromorphic Optical Flow in Space Applications - Linus Silbernagel 4.0501 Orbital Optimization of a Distributed Heliocentric Relay Network for Mars-Earth Communications - Jules Pénot 13.0117 In-situ Resource Extraction for Mars Terraforming Aerosol Feedstock - Tatsuwaki Nakagawa 5.0102 An Open-Source Analytical Method for Determining Optimal Satellite Orbits for Region Targeting - Ella Shepherd 12.0207 Continuing Development and Enabling of Exploration Mission Systems Software - Matthew Miller 10.0301 Architecting a Robust Software Stack for Small Satellites Using ROS2, Docker, Zenoh, and ZFS - Raajitha Rajkumar
8:55 AM (MT) 6.0102 The Engineering Challenges of Putting a Cubesat into GTO: The Lessons of GTOSat - Larry Kepko 2.0204 Mission Concept to Track Convective Cloud Systems with Satellite-Based Phased-Array Radars - Jean Ghantous 7.0112 LDPC Decoding Acceleration Architecture on Versal AI Edge for Space Platforms - Noah Perryman 4.0813 A Robust Feedforward Symbol Timing Recovery Algorithm for Burst-Mode Satellite Communications - Len Yip 13.0119 A Systems Engineering Approach to Mitigating Starship Cryogenic Boil-Off for Artemis III - George Lordos 5.0103 The EXACT X-Ray Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Mission - Mel Nightingale 12.0301 Development of Procedures for a Regolith Experiment with Human-Robot Interaction on the Lunar South - Aileen Rabsahl 10.0304 Mission Planning Simulation and Design Software Scaling for Shared and Distributed Memory Computing - Sam Siewert
9:20 AM (MT)   2.0301 A Stochastic Approach to Terrain Maps for Safe Lunar Landing - Anja Sheppard 7.0113 Enabling Fault-Tolerant Autonomous Lunar Habitats with High-Performance Spaceflight Computing - Sarkis Mikaelian 4.0815 Trajectory- Aware Handover Strategies for Drone Deliveries and Air Taxis - Siri Vennela Geddam 13.0202 An Uncertainty-Aware Provenance Framework for Enhanced Traceability in Engineering Systems - Elif Tasdemir 5.0105 The Design and Performance of the BAE Systems FASTER Hyperspectral Microwave Radiometer - David Newell 12.0302 From Analog Tests to the Moon: Situational Awareness Systems for Astronauts and Tourists - Aileen Rabsahl 10.0305 Cyber Resilient Provenance Tracking for Virtual Certification - Michael Felderer
9:45 AM (MT)   2.0302 AI-enhanced Vision-based Hazard Detection Operations in Lunar Landing Scenario - Mohamed El Awag 7.0203 The SpaceVNX+ Standard for Small Form-Factor, Modular Electronics for Space Applications - Steve Parkes 2.0102 Pathway to Mission Success: Lessons Learned from the SPHEREx AI&T and V&V Program - William Hart 13.0204 An Engineering Life-Cycle Assurance Process for Autonomous Space Systems - Alessandro Pinto 5.0106 The Farside Seismic Suite: Status Update and Plans - Asad Aboobaker    
10:10 AM (MT)   2.0303 HAVEN: Hazard-Response Aero-Deployable Vehicle for Emergency Nominal Re-entry - Christopher Kwon 7.0204 SpaceFibre Evolution: 100 Gbps with Low-Overhead SoC Integration - Alberto Gonzalez Villafranca 2.0103 Design and Development of the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) Earth Venture Instrument - Kon-Sheng Wang 13.0206 IMAP Safety & Mission Assurance Road to Launch & Mission Success - Christina Collura 5.0201 A Prototype Low-Cost Hybrid-Actuated Mobile Spherical Terrain Exploration Rover - Winnie Gao    
10:35 AM (MT)   2.0401 Terrain-Adaptive Strategies to Prevent and Recover from Rover Wheel-Slip - Jasper Grant 7.0404 Backpack Battery : Auxiliary Power for Dragonfly during Entry, Descent, and Landing - Tonle Bloomer 2.0104 Europa Clipper Cruise Phase: From Integration and Test to Early Operations - Andres Rivera   5.0202 AstroDOME: Standardized, Mass-Produceable, Small NASA Astrophysics Observatories for Big Missions - Matthew Marcus    
11:00 AM (MT) 14.04 PANEL: Commercial Services for Space Exploration - Greg Chavers 2.0404 Data-driven Tracking Control for Origami-Tensegrity Robotic Structures - Connie Liou 7.0406 Structural and Thermal Analysis of a Lithium Battery for Interceptor Missile AFTS Application - Steven Karpov 2.0107 GRACE Continuity Project Overview - Neil Dahya   5.0203 HexSense Lunar Mapping: Deployable 360 Cameras for Panoramic Inspection & 3D Reconstruction - Fangzheng Liu    
11:25 AM (MT) 2.0410 Distobee: Design and System Review of a Mobile Platform for Lunar Regolith Excavation - Mateusz Wójcik 7.0408 BOOST Converter Performance Optimization for Microsatellite Power Systems Using MPPT Fuzzy Control - ABDELKADER HADJ-DIDA 2.0108 Verification and Validation of the Europa Clipper Launch Phase and Autonomous Behavior - Erisa Stilley   5.0301 Decentralized Allocation of Observation Tasks for Cooperating Agile Spacecraft Clusters - Nicholas Niziolek    
11:50 AM (MT) 2.0414 Quarry Bot: Mobile Telescopic Dragline Robot for Lunar Excavation - Zahir Castrejon       5.0304 Low-Control Satellite Formations for Enhanced GNSS-R Resolution in Perturbed Orbits - Angel Pan Du    
1:00 PM (MT) 14.05 PANEL: CLPS Landers, Mission Successes, Lessons Learned and Path Forward - Julie Schonfeld Presentation Workshop (hosted by Caltech) Rick Hefner, Mike Ash            
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2:15 PM (MT) 14.06 PANEL: Mars Commercial Services Studies - Ryan Woolley , Kari Abromitis , Paige Shaw , Richard Warwick , John Ware            
4:00 PM (MT) JAVA JAM
4:30 PM (MT) 14.10 PANEL: Commercial LEO Habitats: Our Next Step into the Space Economy - Robert Sievers , Blair Bigelow May , Michael Gold , Chris Nie 2.0502 Mars Deep Subsurface Exploration with an Integrated Drill and Instrument Suite - Joseph Palmowski 7.0501 Design and Evaluation of a SiGe BiCMOS Operational Amplifier for Wide-Temperature Applications - Steven Corum 4.1001 Scalable Unsupervised RF Modulation Classification via Statistics-Guided Design-Space Exploration - Joseph Krozak 13.0301 Schedule Acceleration, Benefits, and Risks: Optimization Using a Forensic Approach - Patrick Malone 6.0402 Side-Looking SAR Using 12-18 GHz FMCW Radar Integrated with C3 Class Hexacopter - Lee Taylor 12.0402 E-TFT: An Enhanced Temporal Fusion Transformer for Early and Robust Detection of UAV Threats - Shadi Sadeghpour 10.0401 Clarifications on Determinism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives for Avionics, Engineering, and Beyond - Bjorn Andersson
4:55 PM (MT) 2.0503 A Thematic Approach to Robotic Path Planning on the Moon - Ryan Navarre 7.0503 Design Considerations for Wide-Temperature Analog LVRs with Emitter Follower SiGe HBT Pass Devices - Steven Corum 4.1002 AI-Driven Design of Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces for Software-Defined Radio Applications - Ivan Iudice 13.0303 Beyond the Bid: Unpleasant Surprises in Firm Fixed Price Spacecraft Contracts on NASA Missions - Rachel Sholder 6.0802 Hierarchical Out-of-Distribution Detection with Topological Data Analysis - Derek Deblieck 12.0403 Silent Subversion: Sensor Spoofing Attacks via Supply Chain Implants in Satellite Systems - Jack Vanlyssel 10.0404 Real-Time Stability Monitoring of Neural Network Based Missile Guidance - Kenneth McDonald
5:20 PM (MT)   Plenary Setup 4.1003 Resilient UAV Data Mule via Adaptive Sensor Association under Timing Constraints - Anil Gurses 13.0401 MBSE in Space Mission Concept Development - Blake DeVaney 6.0803 State Space Quantification in Reinforcement Learning - Rodney Sanchez 12.0501 Interplanetary Generalization and Adaptation of Deep Stereo on Mars - Yifei Liu 10.0406 Entity Resolution for Aircraft Type Matching on Heterogeneous Aviation Data Sources - Karna Bryan
5:50 PM (MT) Early Results from the SPHEREx Spectral Survey Satellite
James Bock
6:35 PM (MT) HOSTED RECEPTION in the GRAND ATRIUM
7:05 PM (MT) Dinner
8:05 PM (MT) The Cosmos We Take For Granted
Matthew Strassler
9:00 PM (MT)   2.0504 Path Planning in Dynamic Spatio-Temporal Space for the Lunar Surface - Tyler Doiron   4.1004 Testset for Cis-Lunar Communications and Navigation : System Design - Eugene Grayver 13.0402 Methods for Improving User Needs Incorporation in Conceptual Design Phases of Systems Engineering - Matteo Manieri   12.0503 Data-Driven Vibration Analysis from Vision: Optical Flow & ML for Vehicle and Terrain Monitoring - Abdullah Hayat  
9:25 PM (MT)   2.0506 Cryo-Compatible Robotic Actuators with Use of Superconducting Materials - Daniel Chavez-Clemente   4.1005 Digital Regenerative Ranging Implementation with Accelerated Acquisition - Eugene Grayver 13.0407 A Generative Modeling Approach to Resource-Efficient Early Mission Concept Formulation - Alfred Nash   12.0504 Machine Learning Argument of Latitude Error Model for LEO Satellite Orbit and Covariance Correction - Alexander Moody  
9:50 PM (MT)       4.1006 Neuro-Symbolic Foundation Agent for Hyperparameter Tuning in Multi-UAS Positioning - Khanh Pham        
10:15 PM (MT) Fireside Cheer
Tue, Mar 10 Amphitheatre Jefferson Madison Gallatin Lake/Canyon Lamar/Gibbon Dunraven Cheyenne
8:30 AM (MT)   2.0507 It’s a Dirty Job : Defining and Mitigating Dust and Sand Hazards on the Dragonfly Mission to Titan - Ralph Lorenz 7.0603 Mitigating SEFIs in the Peripheral Circuitry of Non-Volatile Memories in Radiation Environments - Daniel Puckett 4.0804 Towards Algebro-geometric Foundations for Temporospatial Network Modeling - Alan Hylton 13.0601 Creating Telemetry Alarms for the Europa Clipper Spacecraft - Shelly Szanto 3.0101 Thermal Management and Packaging of High-Power Polarization-Diverse Arrays & Additive Manufacturing - Maxwell Tannenbaum 5.0306 Autonomous Visual-Inertial Navigation for Networked Satellites - Frederik Markus 10.0501 A Cyber-Physical Testing Framework for Evaluating Space Habitat Performance - Herta Montoya
8:55 AM (MT)   2.0508 Low-Voltage, Repairable EDS Coating for Lunar Dust Mitigation on EVA Spacesuit Textiles - Keerthana Srinivasan 7.0702 Solving Geodesic Equations with Composite Bernstein Polynomials for Optimal Trajectory Planning - Nick Gorman 4.0805 Closed-Loop Modeling of Phase-Shifted Full-Bridge Converter with Current Doubler Output - Kasemsan Siri 13.0603 Highlights of the IMAP Integration and Test Campaign - Sarah Bucior 3.0301 High-Power Radio Frequency Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Weapons – Technical Aspects of an Emerging Threat - Martin Schwarz 5.0402 Mission Life Enhancement Results for the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) - BIll Kalinowski 10.0506 Modelling and Testing a Real-time Human-In-The-Loop Controlled Lunar Landing Simulator - Miguel Neves
9:20 AM (MT) 14.11 PANEL: Fission Surface Power - Technology and Deployment Vision - Robert Sievers , Vincent Bilardo , Timothy Cichan , Brent Freeze 2.0510 NiMEx: Smart Rover Swarms for Concurrent Mars Missions and Adaptive Role Reassignment - Nidhi Mandrekar 7.0704 Probabilistic Connectivity Analysis of Recursive Satellite Release for Formation Initialization - Hideki Yoshikado 4.0806 Real-World LoRaWAN Performance & Propagation Modeling Using UAV, Helikite, and Vehicle Measurements - Simran Singh 13.0605 Mirrored Surface Use and Measurement in Spacecraft Assembly and Test - Robert Elliott 3.0302 Snow Accumulation Sounding Using C3 Class Hexacopter Integrated FMCW Radar - Lee Taylor 5.0403 Revectoring a Mission Post-Launch: The AFRL's XVI Mission, Operations and Lessons Learned - Erika Chavez 10.0507 Foundational Analysis of Safety Engineering Requirements - SAFER - Noga Chemo
9:45 AM (MT) 2.0601 Hot Cathode Ionization in Space: Characterization and Improved Beam Shaping for the NIM MS on JUICE - Samuel Wyler 7.0705 ARISE: Port–Hamiltonian Passivity-Based Damping of ESPA Injection Jitter for High-Velocity Flybys - Harish Vernekar 4.0807 Geometric Interpretation of Quantum-Optimum Detection Operators for Weak Optical Signals - Victor Vilnrotter 13.0606 Incompressible by Design: IMAP End-to-End Testing - Musad Haque 3.0303 Probabilistic Evaluation of NGSO Interference on GEO-FSS Links Using a Monte Carlo Approach - Remi Plazinski 5.0601 Enabling Suborbital Ionospheric Science with Low-Cost, Power-Efficient Boom Systems - Regan O'Neill 10.0509 Coordinated World Model Learning for Deep Space Robot Teams - Andrzej Skulimowski
10:10 AM (MT) 2.0602 Spectrum Scoring and Adaptive Swarm Optimization for the Ion Optics of the NIM TOF MS on JUICE - Samuel Wyler 7.0706 Inflight Performance of Pose and Position Vision Based Sensor Enabling Sub-mm Formation Flight - Mathias Benn 4.0808 Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks for UAV Air-to-Ground Path Loss Modelling - Gunes Karabulut Kurt     5.0602 Earth-observing Photonic Integrated Circuit (EPIC) Instruments Using Interferometric Imaging - Mate Adamkovics 10.0510 A High-Fidelity Actuator Model for Robotics Autonomy in Space and Beyond - Preston Rogers
10:35 AM (MT) 14.12 PANEL: Radioisotope Power Systems for the Next Decade - Robert Sievers , Lindsey Boles , Leo Gard , Chris Venturella , Thomas Nix , Christofer Whiting 2.0603 The Lunar Capillary Absorption Spectrometer (LUCAS) for Characterization of Lunar Volatiles - Frank Sheeran 7.0712 Reinforcement Learning–Based Singularity Management for Variable-Speed Control Moment Gyroscopes - Mohamed Okasha 4.0810 CE-Multicarrier Modulations vs. Multicarrier Modulations in Non-Terrestrial Network Scenarios - Claudio Sacchi     5.0604 Integrated Attitude Control Architecture for Manipulator-Equipped SmallSats - Laila Kazemi 10.0511 Automated Consistency Checks for Contract Data and MBSE Models Using Natural Language Processing - Aleksandra Markina Khusid
11:00 AM (MT) 2.0604 PLANETARY VOLATILES EXTRACTOR (PVEX) for SAMPLE DELIVERY on the MOON. - Frank Sheeran 7.0717 Multi-agent Angle-Only Relative Orbit Determination via Distributed Filtering - Giusy Falcone 4.0811 AI for Dynamic Environments and Exploration Using Deep Reinforcement Learning and FPGAs - John Porcello     5.0605 Fabrication, Calibration, and Performance Evaluation of a Color-Coded Aperture Camera - David Sternberg  
11:25 AM (MT) 2.0606 Prototype of a Laser-based Mass Spectrometer for In-situ Dating of Rocks on Planetary Surfaces - Peter Wurz   4.0812 Linearized UC1875 PWM Controller in Phase-Shifted Full-Bridge Current-Doubler-Output Converters - Natan Ranjbar        
12:00 PM (MT) Lunch
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Wed, Mar 11 Amphitheatre Jefferson Madison Gallatin Lake/Canyon Lamar/Gibbon Dunraven Cheyenne
8:30 AM (MT) 12.0601 Proximeter: An Automated Rover Arm Placement Safety Evaluation Tool - Harel Dor 2.0607 A Novel Laser-Ablation Resonance-Ionization Mass Spectrometer for in Situ Dating of Lunar Rocks - Rico Fausch 7.0802 Distributed Data Acquisition and Control System for Rocket Engine Static-Fire Test Stands - Hubert Kowalczyk 4.0603 Elevation-Aware BLER-Centric Link Adaptation for Dynamic LEO 5G NTN Systems - Eric Forbes 8.0103 Historical Perspective on Artemis II Trajectory Design - Alisha Crawley 9.0101 In-Flight Power Generation for UAVs Using a Deployable Savonius Turbine - Aaditya Mathur 8.0301 Integrated Network for Commercial Spaceport 2.0: Enhancing Global Access and Collaboration - Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba 10.0514 Multi-Agent Mental Models for Cooperation of Heterogeneous Robots in a Space Scenario - Adrian Bauer
8:55 AM (MT) 12.0602 Enhancing Scalable Autonomy Space Teleoperation with User Intervention during Task Execution - Ajithkumar Narayanan Manaparampil 2.0609 Venus Atmospheric Structure Investigation (VASI) on the DAVINCI Probe : 4 Years Post-Selection - Ralph Lorenz 7.0804 Microchannel Plate Detectors for High-Resolution Remote Sensing and Space Surveillance Applications - Camden Ertley 4.0605 PULSE-A: Polarization-Modulated Optical Communications at the CubeSat Form Factor - Logan Hanssler 8.0105 Composite Structure Enabling an Efficient Lunar Surface Habitat - Matthew Ziglar 9.0102 MH-60R Helicopter Desktop Two-Seat Crew Simulator and Trainer - Robert Richards 8.0303 Performance Evaluation of TSN-based Communication System for the Next Generation Launch Vehicle - Francesco Giacinto Lavacca 10.0515 Simulink-Flight Software Bridge for Model Based Testing - Sherif Matta
9:20 AM (MT) 12.0603 Fault Response under Uncertainty: Human-Robot Collaboration in Rover Mobility Recovery - Michael Newcomb 2.0610 Using a Single Imager and Structured Light for High Resolution Mapping on Mars. - David Klevang 7.0807 Near-Space Durability of Additively Manufactured Planar and Conformal Wi-Fi Antennas - Erica Lee 4.0702 A Comparative Analysis of Measured and Simulated Multipath Effects on Satellite Tracking Error - Rodrigo Negri de Azeredo 8.0201 Composite Habitat: An Incremental Development Path from Propellant Tank to Crewed Habitat - Matthew Ziglar 9.0103 An Open Synthetic Operational Aircraft Performance Model (SOAP) - Lance Bays 8.0304 Multi-physics Simulation Code LS-LUCA for Innovative Space Transportation System Design - Keiichiro Fujimoto 10.0601 GoDSAT: Reinforcement Learning Based Satellite Constellation Sensor Tasking Framework - Amir Saeed
9:45 AM (MT) 12.0605 Evaluation of a Continuous Drive Autonomous Navigation Algorithm for Next-Generation Lunar Rovers - Young-Young Shen 2.0611 Miniaturised French Instruments for In-situ Missions - Gabriel PONT 7.0901 Digital Micromirror Devices as COTS Actuators for Propellant Free Attitude Control - Jonathan Messer 4.0703 Modeling and Analysis of Air-to-Ground Cellular KPIs in a 5G Testbed Using Android Smartphones - Simran Singh 8.0202 In-Space Manufacturing Viability of Nanocomposites for the Extreme Space Environment - Palak Patel 9.0106 UrbanNav: A Comprehensive Simulation Framework for Urban Air Mobility Research - Adam Haroon 8.0402 Commercial Orbit Transfer Services to Facilitate Lunar and Martian Exploration - Matt Costello 10.0602 Autonomous Reasoning for Spacecraft Control: A LLM Framework with GRPO-based RL - Amit Jain
10:10 AM (MT) 12.0608 Calibrating IMU Pitch Misalignment in the Field to Reduce Wheel-Inertial Odometry Elevation Drift - Tushaar Jain 2.0801 Decadal Advancements in Technologies Supporting Active Magnetic Radiation Shields - Joseph Hesse-Withbroe 7.0902 Towards Reliable Memory in Space: SEU-Tolerant Design Using a Novel Error Correction Code - Youcef Bentoutou 4.0101 A Survey on Autonomous eVTOL Communications: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities - Bing Mak 8.0204 Behavior Analysis of Charged Lunar Regolith Simulants Lifted by Metal Wheel in Vacuum Environment - Tadashi Matsuura 9.0107 Hybrid BEMT - Vortex Theory Model to Predict Amphibious Propeller Performance - Md Umar Farooq Keynote: DEEP - Extreme-Environment Readiness Through Multistressor Subsea Operations 10.0603 A Novel Q-Learning Architecture for Non-Stationary Markov Decision Processes - Daniel Clancy
10:35 AM (MT) 12.0609 TATERS (Tool for Autonomous Terrain Exploration of Remote Spaces) - Tyler Doiron 2.0803 Effects of Radiation on Photosensitive Instruments While Traversing the Van Allen Belts - Aiden McCollum 7.0903 Resource and Power Overhead of Automated TMR for SRAM FPGAs in Space - Nicholas Schmidt 4.0102 O2O Architecture and Test Systems - Peter Rossoni 8.0203 In-Situ Manufacturing of Conformal Fillers for High-Stress Underground Arch Restoration - Madison Feehan 9.0206 Collaborative LLM-Based Agents for Autonomous Multi-UAV Mission Execution - Jeremy Ludwig 8.0603 Development of a Novel Decompression Profile and Physiological Response to Polaris Dawn's EVA - Marissa Rosenberg 10.0604 Stealth in Orbit: Poisoning Federated Learning Models in Satellite Constellations - Pooria Madani
11:00 AM (MT) 12.0611 LunarLoc: Robust Global Localization for Autonomous Surface Operations on the Moon - Annika Thomas 2.0806 Earth’s Magnetopause Positions in Solar Wind Density-Velocity Space from 1963-2025 - Remy Xie 7.0904 A Software-Based Approach to Radiation Mitigation for Planetary Missions - Vandi Verma 4.0105 Inter-Satellite Link Configuration for Fast Delivery in Low-Earth-Orbit Constellations - Arman Mollakhani   9.0207 Vision Language Model-informed Relative Navigation for GPS-denied Environments - Alexander Pasqualina 8.0604 Development of an Immersive Orion Docking Simulator with Vestibular Perturbations - John Hayes 10.0605 Autonomous Tip-and-Cue Earth-Observing Constellation Tasking with Reinforcement Learning - Mark Stephenson
11:25 AM (MT) 12.0613 Replacement Reality: Dreaming of the Moon While Driving on Earth - Masahiro Ono         9.0209 A Framework for Scenario Generation, Training, and Evaluation of Neuro-Symbolic AI for Autonomy - Hambisa Keno 8.0605 Olfactory Brain-on-Chip in Microgravity for Accelerated Aging and Drug Discovery - Vivian Norris 10.0606 A Physics-Informed Machine Learning Approach to the Jet Engine Aircraft Fuel Consumption Problem - Francisco Velásquez-SanMartín
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1:00 PM (MT) 14.07 PANEL: Artemis Cooperative Exploration on the Lunar Surface in the Early 2030s - Sarah Shull , Aoi Izumi              
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2:15 PM (MT) 14.08 PANEL: Integrating Science into NASA’s Human Mars Program - Bruce Jakosky , Bethany Ehlmann , Dava Newman , Timothy Cichan , Jennifer Rochlis , Scott Hubbard              
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4:00 PM (MT) JAVA JAM
4:30 PM (MT) 13.09 PANEL: Keeping the "SE" in MBSE: Stakeholder Needs, Methods, Tools, and Processes 2.1001 Challenges in Finding Large Near-Earth Objects - Richard Wainscoat 13.0503 Verification of SpaceAGORA.jl 6-DOF Dynamics Using University of Michigan SmallSats Telemetry - Evan Yu 4.0202 Security Challenges in Space-Based Delay Tolerant Networks - Mohammad Salam 6.0301 Environmental Testing of Thales LPT Cryocoolers - Ian McKinley 9.0210 Cooperative Area Coverage with High Altitude Balloons Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning - Adam Haroon 8.0501 Review of Advanced Informatics and Display Systems for Extravehicular Activity Operations - Jacob Keller 10.0607 Predicting Cognitive State and Workload of Aviators with Machine Learning of Physiological Data - Jeffrey Johnston
4:55 PM (MT) 2.1003 Exploring Rapid-Response Flyby Recon Mission Architectures Enabling Asteroid Mass Estimation - Evan Smith 13.0504 Test-bed Development for Sensor Fusion Application for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations. - Cristobal Garrido 4.0203 TCP Performance Analysis for Cislunar Networks - Qinqing Zhang 6.0302 The Hyperspectral Thermal Emission Spectrometers - Characteristics and Performance - Simon Hook 9.0211 Time-Frequency Wavelet Transformer Forecasting for Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Trajectory Prediction - Marina Kurilova 8.0502 Examination of the Joint Augmented Reality Navigation System for Lunar Surface Operations - Matthew Miller 10.0608 Terrain-Aware Low-Altitude Path Planning - Annika Thomas
5:20 PM (MT) 2.1006 Using Impact Flash to Initiate Nuclear Explosive Devices in Planetary Defense Missions - Russell TerBeek Plenary Setup 4.0204 Hierarchical Community Detection and Routing on Networks with Forman-Ricci Curvature and Flow - Oliver Chiriac 6.0303 GLAMR: A NIST-Traceable Facility for Spectral and Radiometric Calibration and Characterization - Julia Barsi 9.0212 Analytical Estimation of Off-Nominal Volumes under UA Intent Uncertainty in UTM BVLOS Operations - Vincent Kuo 8.0503 Updates to the Injury Modes and Effects Analysis for Suited Lunar Surface Operations and Training - Aaron Drake 10.0609 Mission-specific Trajectory Dispersions for T-SCVx Landing Guidance - Waylon Lee
5:50 PM (MT) 1177 BC and After: Solar Minimums, Rapid Climate Changes, and the Collapse of Bronze Age Civilizations
Eric Cline
6:35 PM (MT) HOSTED RECEPTION in the GRAND ATRIUM
7:05 PM (MT) Dinner
8:05 PM (MT) How the Languages We Speak Shape The Ways We Think
Lera Boroditsky
9:00 PM (MT)   2.1008 Modeling Atmospheric Breakup and Burst of Meteoroids Using High-Energy Equation of State Frameworks - Mario Rodriguez-Martinez 13.0506 Graceful Degradation of Spacecraft Capabilities with Simulated Component Failure - Josef Biberstein 4.0301 An NTN Uplink Radio Interface Based on Constant-Envelope Multicarrier Modulations and NOMA - Claudio Sacchi   9.0305 Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Test Rig for Structural Testing of Aircraft Wing - Hessam Ghasemnejad 8.0504 Development of a Ground Test Protocol for Evaluations of Drivable LTV Engineering Development Units - Harry Litaker 10.0610 Bringing Federated Learning to Space - Grace Kim
9:25 PM (MT)   2.1009 Review, Design, and Comparative Analysis of Microspine Gripper Technologies for Asteroid Attachment - Megan Michaud 13.0508 Demonstrating Digital Twin Interoperability between Heterogeneous Platforms via Spatial Web - Bingbing Li 4.0303 Reconfigurable Metasurfaces as Enablers for Adaptive and Modular Space Communication Architectures - Ivan Iudice     8.0505 Evaluation of Crew Emergency Return Capability during Lunar Terrain Excursions - Harry Litaker  
9:50 PM (MT)     13.0509 Nonlinear Stability Analysis of the Psyche Spacecraft Attitude Control System - Junette Hsin 4.0304 Distributed Reinforcement Learning for Resource Management in Satellite Edge Computing Systems - Fabio Patrone        
10:15 PM (MT) Fireside Cheer
Thu, Mar 12 Amphitheatre Jefferson Madison Gallatin Lake/Canyon Lamar/Gibbon Dunraven Cheyenne
8:30 AM (MT)   2.0701 Robust Trajectory Optimization against Missed Thrust Events Using Sequential Convex Programming - Hirotaka Sekine 11.0101 Reliability and Condition-Based Fusion Approaches to Prognostics - Shashvat Prakash 4.1301 A Novel Grid-Based Conflict Detection Algorithm for Trajectory Based Operations - Alexandra Newcomb 5.0606 WESAT Mission: Solar Irradiance and UV Index Variability in Space vs Ground in Trivandrum, India - Lizy Abraham 9.0308 Geometry Adaptive Deep Q-Network for UAV-Based Emitter Localization in Cluttered RF Environments - Christopher Peters 8.0901 Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS) Deployment and Integration into Future Missions - Young Lee 10.0701 Gesture-based Human-in-the-loop Control of Space Exploration Vehicle Convoys - James Tukpah
8:55 AM (MT)   2.0702 Early-Phase Design of Distributed Space Antennas and Constellations for D2D Communications - Seang Shim 11.0104 Evaluating Anomaly Detection Algorithms for Satellite Telemetry: A Case Study Using Public Datasets - Lorenzo Brancato 4.1302 A Hybrid Centralized and Decentralized Framework for Traffic Management in Advanced Air Mobility - Alexandra Newcomb 5.0607 Accelerating FPGA-Based SoC Development for Reaction Wheels Using Open-Source Tools - Yari Nys 9.0311 Human as an Actuator Dynamic Model Identification - Matthew Kirchner 8.0902 Development of Radioisotope Stirling Generators for High Efficiency Space Power Generation - Ernestina Wozniak 10.0702 Exploratory Design of an Extended Reality UAV Path Planning Tool - Luljeta Sinani
9:20 AM (MT)   2.0703 Space-Interferometry Formation Design Using Relative Orbit Elements: The STARI Mission - Antonio Rizza 11.0105 AeroAssist: A Prompt-Driven Multimodal AI Framework for Aircraft Maintenance - SANDEEP KALARI 4.1303 Mobility-Resilient Datalink Protocol for Next-Generation Aeronautical Communication - Sergun Ozmen 5.0608 From Ground Tests to Orbit: ECSS Error Characterization of SentinelTRAC - Laila Kazemi 9.0312 SLAP: Slapband-based Autonomous Perching Drone with Failure Recovery for Vertical Tree Trunks - Julia Di 8.0904 High Temperature Advanced Closed Brayton Converter Cycle Analysis and Conceptual Design - Gregory Daines 10.0705 A Bayesian Framework for Human-Agent Collaborative Fault Diagnosis - Joshua Elston
9:45 AM (MT)   2.0707 Uncertainty Quantification for Low-Thrust GTO to Lunar Transfers Using Monte Carlo Simulation - Godwin Shitta 11.0107 Towards Autonomous PHM: An Application to Gearbox Fault Diagnosis - David He 4.1304 Air-to-Air Channel Characterization for UAV Communications at 3.4 GHz - Anil Gurses 5.0609 Transforming a Technology Demonstration into a Rapid Reusable Platform for Sensing Maturation - Tyler Hoover 9.0313 Aircraft System Identification Using Equation Error Formulation in Ordinary Least Squares Framework - Hassan Akmal 8.0905 Fission Surface Power Technology Maturation Needs - an Overview - Vincent Bilardo 10.0706 Toward Improving Task-Level Commanding in Space Robotics Teleoperation through Shared Mental Models - Luisa Mayershofer
10:10 AM (MT)   2.0709 Expanding Venus Entry Accessibility through Resonant Transfer - Maxwell Jacobson 11.0108 Initial Study of a Physics-Based Virtual Assistant for Real-Time Fault Diagnosis in Space Habitats - Kazuki Toma 4.1402 Protecting against Space Invaders: An AI-driven Framework for Proactively Defending Space Systems - Kendra Cook 5.0610 Novel Suite of Sensors for Recording Spatial, Temporal, and Spectral Optical Lightning Signals - Grant Soehnel 9.0314 Ad-Hoc UCV Resource Provisioning for UA Missions: A KPI Assessment Tool - Andrei Gurtov 8.0909 Coupled Multi-Unicouple Modeling for RTG Performance Prediction under Material Uncertainty - Eden Brunner 10.0707 Optimization of Machine Learning Methods for Prediction of G-Induced Loss of Consciousness - Nicole Rote
10:35 AM (MT)     11.0201 Investigating Large Language Model-Based Decision Making for Deep Space Habitat Systems - Sreehari Manikkan 4.1405 Deep Learning Based Anomaly Detection for Securing ADS-B in NextGen Aviation - Andrei Gurtov 5.0702 A Novel Inclination Bias Approach for Mitigating Ground Track Drift in Indian Nanosatellites - Parthiban Pandiyan 9.0315 CubeSat Drone: The Development of a CubeSat Experimental Testbed - Miguel Nunes 8.0910 Establishing a Self-Sustaining Lunar Data Economy through Commercial Data Markets - Jacob Matthews  
11:00 AM (MT) 14.09 PANEL: Geotechnical Studies to Define the “Built Environment” for the Moon and Mars - James Hoffman , Nerma Caluk , Chris Thayer , Ian Standley   11.0702 Modeling the Impact of Helicopter Vibrations on the Musculoskeletal Health of US Army Pilots - Julie Johnston   5.0703 Iterative Repair for Small Satellite Power, Attitude and Mission Task Schedule Management - Brooklyn Beck   8.0911 Status of Current L3Harris Technologies RTG Programs - Leo Gard  
11:25 AM (MT)   11.07 PANEL: PHM for Human Health and Performance (PHM4HHP) - David He , Nicole Rote , Joshua Elston , Julie Johnston          
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1:00 PM (MT) 14.01 PANEL: Technology Development for Science-Driven Missions - Lorraine Fesq , Vandi Verma   PHM for Human Health and Performance - David He , Nicole Rote , Joshua Elston , Julie Johnston          
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2:15 PM (MT) 14.02 PANEL: Emerging Technologies for Mars Exploration - Larry Matthies , Peter Sullivan , Masahiro Ono , Mazen Shihabi , Ernestina Wozniak              
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4:00 PM (MT) JAVA JAM
4:30 PM (MT) 6.0502 Hybrid Hard/Soft Data Association in Multi-target Tracking - Stefano Coraluppi 2.1101 Learning Safety-Guaranteed, Non-Greedy Control Barrier Functions Using Reinforcement Learning - Minduli Wijayatunga 11.0401 Intelligent Defect Detection and Identification for Additive Manufacturing Systems - John Poindexter 5.0704 Design of a Cold-Gas Propulsion System for the STARI Mission - Althea Noonan 13.0702 Navigating the Risks of Using Commercial Spacecraft for NASA Missions - Rebecca Kelly 9.0403 The First Open-Source Framework for Learning Stability Certificates from Data - Zhe Shen 8.0702 Structural and Thermal Design and Testing of the MATCH Payload aboard the Chang’e 7 Lunar Orbiter - Popefa Charoenvicha 10.0803 Enabling Localization and Mapping for Heterogeneous Robots in Orbit-to-Surface Teleoperation Setup - Xiaozhou Luo
4:55 PM (MT) 6.0604 Near Real-Time Georectification of Satellite Imagery for Insights - Paulo Fisch 2.1114 Grasp Optimization for Space Manipulation Using Multiple Underactuated Spacecraft - M. Reza Emami 11.0402 Correlation-Informed Time-Series Forecasting for Anomaly Detection - Lauren Bailey 5.0708 Trussed Deployable Structures That Enable Rendezvous & Proximity Operations - Ryan Rickerson 13.0705 Development of an Agile Mission Concept Formulation Framework - Kinga Wrobel 9.0408 Reliable Maintenance Policy for Distributed Affine Formation Control of UAVs - Raj Thilak Rajan 8.0706 Europa Clipper Mechanical Subsystem Response to Canary Box and Plume Impingement Late Findings - Jon Hamel 10.0805 Towards Robust 6D Pose Tracking for On‑Orbit‑Servicing with Learned Segmentation and Motion Priors - Anne Reichert
5:20 PM (MT) 6.0605 Cross-Region Mineral Mapping with Hyperspectral data-Trained Multispectral Data Features - Tsubomatsu Hideki 2.1115 Agile Tradespace Exploration for Space Rendezvous Mission Design via Transformers - Yuji Takubo Plenary Setup 5.0710 Autonomous Detection of Magnetometer Misalignment and Magnetorquer Polarity for Small Satellites - Srianish Vutukuri   9.0409 Convex Stability Can Stabilize Dynamic Systems, Declared as Unstabilizable by Current Methods - Rama Yedavalli   10.0807 Vision beyond Earth: Synthetic Satellite Data for Neural Perception in Orbit - Wout Boerdijk
5:50 PM (MT) The unbearable slowness of being: Why do we live at 10 bits per second?
Markus Meister
6:35 PM (MT) HOSTED RECEPTION in the GRAND ATRIUM
7:05 PM (MT) Dinner
8:05 PM (MT) Fishing for Invasive Lake Trout with Airborne Lidar
Joseph Shaw
9:00 PM (MT) 6.0608 Dynamic Bias Estimation Offset Determination for TDOA Geolocation - Daniel Johnson     5.0711 A Lyapunov-Based Magnetorquer-Only Sun-Pointing Controller - Pedro Rocha Cachim 13.0804 Seeking a Just Culture in Space Mission Assurance - Barbara Braun 9.0410 Envelope-Aware, Cascaded Altitude Controller for VTOL via Reinforcement Learning - Wan Faris Aizat Wan Aasim 8.0803 Development of a Structural Thermal Model for a Water-Based Propulsion System on the GEO-X Mission - Ryo Minematsu 10.0808 The S3LI Vulcano Dataset: A Dataset for Multi-Modal SLAM in Unstructured Planetary Environments - Riccardo Giubilato
9:25 PM (MT) 6.0703 Replacing Subspace Tracking Methods with Dynamic Mode Decomposition - Efrain Gonzalez     5.0712 Trajectory Optimization for Free-Flying Robots in Microgravity Using Convex Obstacle Representation - André Teixeira 13.0802 Boosting Digital Engineering Workforce Execution with a Semantic Data Fabric - Kimberly Nunn 9.0411 Development of an UAS with Geomatics and Bioinspired Features for ISR Missions - Rodrigo Rangel 8.0804 The Space Gas Station - John Slough 10.0809 Semantic Segmentation and Depth Estimation for Real-Time Surface Mapping Using Gaussian Splatting - Guillem Casadesus Vila
9:50 PM (MT)               10.0811 RGB-NIR Reflectance and 3D Microtopography for Lunar Regolith Analysis Using ToF Imaging Systems - Don Derek Haddad
10:15 PM (MT) Fireside Cheer
Fri, Mar 13 Amphitheatre Jefferson Madison Gallatin Lake/Canyon Lamar/Gibbon Dunraven Cheyenne
8:30 AM (MT) 10.0812 Visual SLAM with DEM Anchoring for Long-Range Lunar Surface Navigation - Adam Dai       4.0402 Designing a Networking System for Lunar Exploration over the Moon–Earth Link - Shunsuke Higuchi      
8:55 AM (MT) 10.0814 Monocular Depth Estimation for Spacecrafts : Combining Relative and Scale Information - Leonard Felicetti              
9:20 AM (MT) 10.0815 Picture Your Satellite in Space: A Hybrid Rendering Framework for Physically Based Space Images - Georgia Albuquerque       4.0406 Observability Analysis of Simultaneous Localization & Calibration for Cooperative Radio Navigation - Alexis Fernando Marino Salguero      
9:45 AM (MT) 10.0816 A New Dataset and Performance Benchmark for Real-time Spacecraft Segmentation in Onboard Computers - Arko Barman       4.0407 Analysis of Cost-Effective Lunar Positioning Constellation with Heterogeneous Satellites - Sae Ogoshi      
10:10 AM (MT) 10.0820 Onboard Transformer-Based Lossless Neural Compression on Satellite Imagery - Jefferson Boothe       4.0408 A Mission Concept to Demonstrate Surface Station Enhanced Navigation at the Lunar South Pole - William Jun      
10:35 AM (MT) 10.0822 Investigation of Neuromorphic Sensing and Processing for Moving Object Detection - Douglas Carssow       4.0409 Lunar Relay Ground Stations - Alexander Ford      
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7:00 PM (MT) Concluding Dinner