NASA Office of Logic Design

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

Technical Program

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

September 9-11, 2003

Welcome

Technical Sessions

Invited Speakers

Panel Session

Abstracts by Author

Welcome:

Theron M. Bradley Jr.
Chief Engineer, NASA

Rich. Katz
Grunt Engineer
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Technical Sessions:

A. Applications: Military and Aerospace
Tuesday Morning.  Session starts at 9:00 am
Session Chair: Ralph Kohler - Air Force Research Laboratory

B. Systems and Design Tools
Tuesday Afternoon.

Session Chairs: Dr. Tanya Vladimirova, University of Surrey; Hans Tiggeler

C. Radiation and Mitigation Techniques
Wednesday Morning.   Session starts at 8:00 am

Session Chairs: Ken LaBel - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center;
Dr. James W. Howard, Jr. - Jackson and Tull Chartered Engineers

D. Processors: General Purpose and Arithmetic
Wednesday
Session Chair: Rich Katz - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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"

E. Reconfigurable Computing, Evolvable Hardware, and Security
Thursday Morning.
    Session starts at 8:00 am.
Session Chair: John McHenry - National Security Agency

F. Birds of a Feather: Reconfigurable Computing
Wednesday, Lunch time in the Amphitheater.

L. Birds of a Feather: Mitigation Methods for Reprogrammable Logic in the Space Radiation Environment
Tuesday, Lunch time in the Amphitheater.

P. Poster Session
Posters will be up Tuesday and Wednesday (September 9-10).  There will be a dedicated
Poster Session Wednesday Afternoon.

Banquet, Panel Session, and Jazz during dinner by Jacob Yoffee
Wednesday Evening, September 10.


Panel Session

Wednesday Evening In the Pavillion

Last year we discussed "Why is Mars So Hard?"
and a question that arose was ...

Why Is Software So Hard?

A Discussion of the Technical, Programmatic, and Political Factors
That Have Lead To Failures Over the Last 40 Years and Its Impact for Future Systems


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