NASA Office of Logic Design

A scientific study of the problems of digital engineering for space flight systems,
with a view to their practical solution.

2003 MAPLD International Conference

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, D.C.

September 9-11, 2003

Invited Speakers

Theron M. Bradley Jr. Chief Engineer, NASA "Welcome and Opening Remarks"			Invited History Talk, Roger D. Launius Smithsonian Air and Space Museum "After Columbia: How We Got into this Fix and How We Can Get Out of It"
"An Application Engineer's View" - New for 2003!
Brendan Bridgford Xilinx Corporation			Daniel Elftmann Actel Corporation
Panel Session: "Why Is Software So Hard?"
Introduction: James Tomayko, Carnegie Mellon University Paul Cerruzi, National Air and Space Museum			Opening Case Studies: Tony Spear, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Magellan and Mars Pathfinder
Nancy Leveson Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology			Jack Garman Lockheed-Martin (NASA, retired)
Fred Martin Averstar/Intermetrics			John P. Dimtroff Aircraft Certification Engineer - Avionics Systems Federal Aviation Administration
Steven S. Scott Chief Engineer, Goddard Space Flight Center			Kevin Tones NASA Johnson Space Center

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