EDHPC 2025 - 2nd European Data Handling & Data Processing Conference

Europe/Amsterdam
Description

EDHPC 2025

The second European Data Handling & Data Processing ConferenceEDHPC 2025 – will be held from the 13th to the 17th of October 2025 in Elche, Spain. It is organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), with the support of the local tourist office. Find the latest information on the official website.

The full paper submission is now open, please find instructions here. The deadline for final paper, filled copyright form and presentation submission is the 15th of September. The deadline for the presenter conference registration is the 30th of June, please follow the instructions on the official website.

EDHPC Organising Committee
    • 18:00
      Pre-opening cocktail Altamira Castle (Archelogical Museum of Elche)

      Altamira Castle (Archelogical Museum of Elche)

    • EDHPC Plenary: Welcome and Keynotes
    • 10:40
      Coffee Break
    • EDHPC Plenary: Keyontes Afternoon
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • EDHPC Tutorial: BrainChip part 1
    • EDHPC Tutorial: Mathworks part 1
    • EDHPC Tutorial: Radiation Testing
      Convener: Dr Maris Tali (ESA)
      • 1
        Radiation Testing Tutorial Presentation 1
        Speaker: Ivan Rodriguez-Ferrandez (Coros Space)
      • 2
        Radiation Testing Tutorial Presentation 2
        Speaker: Melanie Berg (Space R2 LLC)
      • 3
        Radiation Testing Tutorial Roundtable
        Speakers: Ivan Rodriguez-Ferrandez (Coros Space), Dr Maris Tali (ESA), Melanie Berg (Space R2 LLC)
    • EDHPC Tutorial: Satellite Radio Frequency payloads and Instruments
    • 16:00
      Coffee Break
    • EDHPC Tutorial: ADHA 101
    • EDHPC Tutorial: Brainchip part 2
    • EDHPC Tutorial: Mathworks part 2
    • EDHPC Tutorial: State of the art and future HW accelerators for Space Applications
    • 18:00
      Opening cocktail
    • ADHA Plenary
    • On-board Processing Architectures
      • 4
        Reshaping the Earth-Observation value chain through AI-eXpress powered satellite-as-a-service
      • 5
        Satellite-as-a-Service Architecture for ML Edge Computing on Heterogeneous Processing Platforms
      • 6
        Modeling Latency and Energy Trade-offs in Emerging Space Edge Computing Architectures
        Speaker: dorian chenet (Thales Alenia Space, Université de Rennes 1)
      • 7
        Intelligent Platform Study outcomes: End2end architecture to unlock System Autonomy
    • Buses & Networks - SpaceWire & SpaceFibre: #1
      Convener: Dr Bruce Yu (ESA)
      • 8
        A Generic SpaceWire Transport Layer
      • 10
        Towards a low-effort SpaceFibre evaluation
        Speaker: Rafael Plonka
      • 11
        Ultra-Fast, Low-Overhead SpaceFibre Communication for System-on-Chips
    • Exhibition
    • 10:20
      Coffee Break
    • ADHA (Architectures & Equipment)
      • 12
        Modular and Scalable Electrical Architectures for Satellite Payloads using ADHA (Advanced Data Handling Architecture)
      • 13
        Avionics Unit Modularity Convergence across Spacecraft Classes using ADHA
      • 14
        Development and Reliability assesment of High Data Rate cPCI Serial Space Connectors
      • 15
        ADHA On-board Computer Module (AOBCM)
      • 16
        A3M - An ADHA-based scalable Solid-State Mass Memory
        Speaker: Christian Spindeldreier (DSI Aerospace GmbH)
    • Payload Processing Architecture
      • 17
        Electronic Architecture of the DORT Ranging & Timing Payload
      • 18
        From Zynq UltraScale+ to Versal AI Core based High Performance Processing solutions
        Speaker: Alexandre MEGE (Airbus Defence and Space)
      • 19
        Towards Integration of COTS Systems for High Performance Computing Applications in High-Reliability Space Systems
      • 20
        A reliable supervisor system utilizing an FD-SOI FPGA and MRAM for COTS-based payload data processing
      • 21
        Memory Synchronization in Multi-Processing Systems for Thermal Optimization in Satellite Payloads
    • Buses & Networks - SpaceWire & SpaceFibre: #2
      Convener: Dr Bruce Yu (ESA)
      • 22
        100+ Gbps SpaceFibre on Space-Qualified FPGAs
      • 23
        Effective, Robust TCP/IP over SpaceFibre
      • 24
        SpaceFibre Radiation Testing on Versal
    • Exhibition
    • Buses & Networks - Ethernet (TSN/TTE) & CAN-Bus: #1
      Convener: Dr Felix Siegle (ESA-ESTEC)
      • 25
        High-Throughput Electrical Switching System on a Space-Grade Adaptive Computing Platform
      • 26
        Advancing time-sensitive networks in aerospace: deterministic avionics aboard the MIURA-5
        Speaker: Dr Jorge Sanchez-Garrido (Safran Electronics & Defense Spain)
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • ADHA (Equipment) #1
      • 27
        New Instrument Controller Electronics (NICE) ADHA-compatible New Generation ICU
        Speaker: Dr Enrique García Núñez (Airbus Crisa)
      • 28
        High-Performance Reconfigurable Processing in Space: Utilizing the AMD Versal AI Core in an ADHA Co-Processing Module
      • 29
        ADHA Co-Processor For On Board Artificial Intelligence
        Speaker: Mr David Gonzalez-Arjona (GMV Aerospace & Defence SAU)
      • 30
        ADHA-compliant Next Generation RIUs
      • 31
        SPACE!Box: On-Board Data Router for Future NTN and OBDH
        Speaker: Ertan Göklü (DSI Aerospace GmbH)
    • DPUs & Instrument Electronics
      • 32
        Development Status of the 2nd-generation On-board Processing Unit Using COTS GPU
      • 33
        Data Processing Unit enhanced by AI
      • 34
        Evaluation of new NIRCA Mk-II ASIC in real camera configuration
      • 35
        Serval Nano DPU – towards a mission-agnostic data processing unit implementation
      • 36
        Context Imager: A Smart CubeSat Camera to Enable Intelligent Tasking of Onboard Instruments
    • Buses & Networks - Ethernet (TSN/TTE) & CAN-Bus: #2
      Convener: Dr Felix Siegle (ESA-ESTEC)
      • 37
        Time-Sensitive Networking for Space Systems: Enabling Deterministic Ethernet in Next-Generation Spaceflight
      • 38
        Revolutionizing the Space Industry: The Power of TSN and RTOS Integration
        Speaker: David Modroño Maeztu (System-on-Chip Engineering (SOC-E))
      • 39
        Data Distribution Service (DDS) over Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) for launchers
        Speaker: Carlos Domínguez (GMV)
      • 40
        Time Sensitive Networking for Space Applications: Definition and Demonstration
        Speaker: Kamil Grzymkowski (ITTI)
      • 41
        TSN development platform for aerospace: a versatile TSN tool for the streamlined configuration of aerospace missions in combination with RTEMS
        Speaker: Dr Jorge Sanchez-Garrido (Safran Electronics & Defense Spain)
    • Exhibition
    • 15:40
      Coffee Break
    • ADHA (Equipment) #2
      • 42
        An Avionics Ecosystem for Small- and Mid-Size Satellites Based on 3U-ADHA Units and Modules
      • 43
        Orion: Plug into to the future
        Speaker: Prem Kumar Hari Krishnan (Evoleo Technologies GmbH)
      • 44
        LION DPU – ADHA 3U-based architecture for data handling module for safety operation
        Speaker: Mr Grzegorz Gajoch (KP Labs)
      • 45
        ADHA Hyper Compute Units (AHCU): Case-Study for Integration of COTS SoC Devices in ADHA form factor for scalable on-board data centre units
    • Payload Control & Processing Units
      • 46
        FPGA Based CCD Data Handling in Optical Space Missions Euclid PLATO SMILE and Solar C
      • 47
        CRIMSON - Close Proximity Operations Control Unit Development and Qualification
        Speaker: Mr Bruce Yu (ESTEC/European Space Agency)
      • 48
        Optical Network Controller Leveraging Heterogeneous Processing Systems
      • 49
        Hardware-Software Codesigned Calibration For Use Onboard HYPSO Satellites
        Speaker: Samuel Boyle (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
    • Buses & Networks - Ethernet (TSN/TTE) & CAN-Bus: #3
      Convener: Dr Felix Siegle (ESA-ESTEC)
      • 50
        Increasing Dependability of Spacecraft Avionics Using Time-Triggered Ethernet
        Speaker: Mario Gartner (TTTech Computertechnik AG)
      • 51
        Modular Fault-Tolerant Avionics for Space Exploration
      • 52
        Design and Development of a Redundant Ethernet Switch for Small Satellites
      • 53
        Improving CAN-bus in space by true CANopen
    • Exhibition
    • 20:00
      Surprise Social Event Elche City Center

      Elche City Center

    • ADHA (Building Blocks & Future)
      • 54
        An Overview of the Foreseen MBSE Approach for ADHA Units and Modules: Methodologies and Applications
      • 55
        Future On-Board Computer (OBC) Single-Board Computer Standardised ADHA Modules using UDSM (Ultra-Deep Sub-Micron) System-on-Chips
      • 56
        High-Performance, Multi-Lane, SpaceFibre Routing Switch for ADHA
      • 57
        ADHA Modules Based on Rad-Hard RC64
    • Advanced OBP #1
      • 58
        Real-Time Onboard Data Accumulation and Pre-Processing for the Photospheric Magnetic field Imager on ESA’s Vigil mission
      • 59
        Optimizing Methane Detection Onboard Satellites: Speed, Accuracy, and Low-Power Solutions for Resource-Constrained Hardware
      • 60
        Towards real-time edge EO foundational models: CORSA on Hailo AI accelerator
        Speaker: Nick Witvrouwen (VITO)
      • 61
        On board Data Processing Orchestrator
    • Exhibition
    • 10:20
      Coffee Break
    • DHS Architectures
      • 66
        Novel On-board Computer and Data Handling Subsystem for European ADCS for Earth Observation Application
        Speaker: Bojan Kotnik (SkyLabs d.o.o.)
      • 67
        Two Approaches to Space Data Handling: ALTIUS and EIS IOD ESA Missions – Classical vs. Hybrid Architectures with Supervision.
      • 68
        On-board Data Handling Security Reference Architecture
        Speaker: Carlos Domínguez (GMV)
      • 69
        Distributed COTS-based Data Handling: microHETSat Architecture and In-Orbit Experience
        Speaker: Mr Alessandro Avanzi (SITAEL S.p.A)
      • 70
        Development of Scalable Mission Computers and Data Recorders
        Speaker: Yuna Tsuji (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
        Presentation
    • Advanced OBP #2
      • 71
        Real-Time Data Processing for High-Energy Transient Detection Onboard THESEUS
      • 72
        Advanced Onboard Data Processing for the Photospheric Magnetic Field Imager in ESA’s VIGIL Mission
      • 73
        A Structured Approach to AFR-1 Satellite Data Processing & Utilization Using SCULPT
      • 74
        Unibap Loom a real-time hyperspectral preprocessing pipeline for in orbit processing
        Speaker: Oskar Flordal (Unibap AB)
      • 75
        Development of a High-Performance On-Board Data Compression Pipeline for the CAIRT Earth Explorer 11 Candidate
    • AI for FDIR & Autonomous Operation
      • 76
        AI-FDIR
      • 77
        Advanced Satellite Avionics Health Monitoring and Failure Identification using Machine Learning
      • 78
        Enhanced Reliability and Autonomy for Satellite Operations Through on-Ground AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance of Control Moment Gyroscopes
      • 79
        Deploying AI-based Spacecraft Telemetry Anomaly Detection on an Adaptive System-on-Chip Solution
        Speaker: Andrew Mccormick (Alpha Data Parallel Systems Ltd.)
    • Exhibition
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • Poster Sessions
      • 80
        A Modular Building Block for Advanced Space Robotic Servo Control
        Speakers: Mr Gabriele Mantovani (Leonardo Space), Ms Francesca Cusimano (Leonardo Space)
      • 81
        Analysis and Implementation of DVB-S2 in the UHF Band for STRATHcube Downlink Communications
      • 82
        ASIL2ECSS: Reusing Automotive Certification and Qualification Standards to Lower the Cost of Space Certification and Qualification for COTS Processors/SoC
      • 83
        Design decisions of the deep-space Data Handling Subsystem Basic Software within the Advanced Data and Power Management System (ADPMS)
      • 84
        Design of machine learning payloads for technology and operations development through the lens of two space missions
      • 85
        Enhancing Flight Software Development through a Model-Based Approach: A Case Study on Alsat-1B
      • 86
        European Space-Ready N7 Design Platform
      • 87
        Explaining raw data complexity to improve satellite onboard processing
        Speaker: Adrien DORISE (CNES)
      • 88
        FPGA-Based Software Conception of Binning Operation On board Hyperspectral Imager
      • 89
        From Shelf to Space: A Practical Evaluation of Radiation Hardness of COTS NVMe SSDs
        Speaker: Mathieu Erbas
      • 90
        Instrument Control Unit (ICU) for Multi-Purpose Payloads: A Versatile and Modular Solution
      • 91
        Intelligent QoS Enhancement in Satellite Communication Through ML-Based ACM and CSI
      • 92
        New type of EGSE for ADHA modules / units
      • 93
        On-board machine learning for Raman spectroscopy in planetary missions: optimizing data processing and scientific return
      • 94
        Onboard Super-Resolution Processing Using Half-Pixel Shift Imaging on FPGA SoCs
      • 95
        PrAICC: A Predictible Inter-Core Communication Model for AMP systems
        Speaker: Sébastien Levieux (Université de Bretagne Occidentale)
      • 96
        Rad-Hard Telemetry and Telecommand Mixed-Signal IC Suitable for RIU, RTU, and ICU Satellite Subsystems
        Speaker: Dr Ernesto Pun-García (ARQUIMEA Research Center)
      • 97
        The Space Power Standard: Architecture, Behavior and Connectivity
      • 98
        Tiny-SEnSeI: Lightweight Sensor-Independent Cloud Masking for On-board Multispectral Sensors
      • 99
        Towards Efficient On-Board AI: Performance Benchmarks of the Jetson Orin NX for Space Applications
        Speaker: Sebbe Van der Smissen (EDGX)
      • 100
        Verification of the Payload Data Handling & Transmission (PDHT) Chain implementing CFDP
      • 101
        YoShI: YOLO-ODARIS Ship-detection Interface – An Innovative Approach to On-board Data Analysis for Ship-detection
    • Exhibition
    • 19:00
      Cocktail Huerto del Cura

      Huerto del Cura

    • OBC
      • 102
        NANOhpc-obc: Scalable Multicore RISC-V based Fault-Tolerant High Performance OBC Platform for In-Orbit AI Applications
        Speaker: Mr Bojan Kotnik (SkyLabs d.o.o.)
      • 103
        OBC-500: the New Space OBC by AIRBUS
      • 104
        Modular platform for a Highly Reliable Space Computer
    • Advanced Processors & SoCs
      • 105
        GR765: A Radiation-Hardened, Fault-Tolerant Octa-Core SoC with Integrated eFPGA for Next-Generation Space Avionics
      • 106
        Microchip’s PIC64-HPSC: A Versatile Compute Platform for the Next Era of Spaceflight Systems
      • 107
        Bridging Reliability and High Performance in AI Execution with Radiation-Hardened Co-Processing
      • 108
        On-Board Performance Benchmark (“OBPMark”) of Arm NEON SIMD on Teledyne e2v LS1046-Space and LX2160-Space Space-Grade Processors
    • RF OBP (NAV/IoT)
      • 109
        Advancing Communication Satellite Payload Processing with High-Performance SoCs
      • 110
        LEOSG: RFSoC Based Navigation Payload Signal Generator Demonstrator for a Future LEO-PNT System
        Speaker: Mr David González Arjona (GMV Aerospace and Defence SAU)
      • 111
        On-Board Signal Processing for Search and Rescue Unit (SARU)
      • 112
        Applications of Ultra Wide Band technology in Lunar Exploration: An UWB Lunar Mission Demonstration.
    • Exhibition
    • 10:20
      Coffee Break
    • S/C Platform Control Unit
      • 113
        Design & Qualification of a Satellite Security Unit for Lower-Class Missions
      • 114
        Avionics Centralized Unit – All-in-one solution for satellite platform
      • 115
        Design Drivers for SpaceVNX+, a Small Form Factor Electronics Unit for Space Applications
      • 116
        Vega-E methalox engine controller
    • AI Acceleration on FPGAs and HLS
      • 117
        On-orbit data processing utilizing FPGA-accelerated deep learning models
      • 118
        Enabling the Hardware Acceleration of Residual Layers within the FPG-AI Framework for Space Applications
        Speaker: Lorenzo Ciacchini (University of Pisa)
      • 119
        FPG-AI for On-Board AI Acceleration: A Case Study for Semantic Segmentation of Maritime and Terrestrial Areas
        Speaker: Tommaso Bocchi (Università di Pisa)
      • 120
        Accelerating Neural Network Inference in space by offloading heavy operations on systolic arrays
    • RF OBP (SAR)
      • 121
        Synthetic Aperture Radar Back-Projection using Adaptive Intelligent Engines in AMD Versal Adaptive SoCs
      • 122
        Ongoing Activities for Closed Loop Artificial Intelligence Cognitive Synthetic Aperture Radar
      • 123
        Low-Power System for Onboard Target Classification on SAR Data
      • 124
        Tip & Cue AIS-Assisted Gaussian Process Regression for Ship Dynamics Modeling and Cognitive SAR Tasking
      • 125
        End-to-End Vessel Segmentation from Raw SAR Signals: A Preliminary Study
    • Exhibition
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • Mass Memory & Compression
      • 126
        MMU-NXT – A Next Generation High Data-Performance Mass Memory Unit
        Speaker: Markus Ahrens (DSI Aerospace GmbH)
      • 127
        Challenges in the use of a Third Generation Flash Memory for space applications
      • 128
        Towards NVMe SSD in space
      • 129
        CCSDS124-Compliant Minimal-Footprint IP Core for Real-Time Telemetry-Data Compression
        Speaker: Samuel Torres-Fau (IUMA - Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
    • AI Acceleration with GPUs & Dedicated HW
      • 130
        Extension to Vector Operations of a Soft GPU Core for Machine Learning Acceleration in Space
        Speaker: Mr Matteo Monopoli (University of Pisa)
      • 131
        The Great Coral Reef: Modular AI/ ML Task Acceleration for Onboard Data Processing
        Speaker: Bernát-Kristóf Vescan-Bakcsy (Shobolinsky)
      • 132
        Dynamic Power Allocation for High-Performance AI Inference on GPUs in Spaceborne Applications
      • 133
        Hardware agnostic neural network embedding
      • 134
        Leveraging CUDA Middleware to Enhance Fault Tolerance of GPUs Under Radiation Exposure
    • RF OBP (COM)
      • 135
        Feasibility of Advanced COTS RF Transceivers for Radio Frequency Payload Processing
        Speaker: Dr Adem Coskun (ESTEC)
      • 136
        Heterogeneous Compute for Regenerative 5G-NTN Processing: A Versal-Orin Payload Design
        Speaker: Mr Wouter Benoot (EDGX)
      • 137
        Synthetic Data Generators for Enhanced Space-based Network Traffic Modeling
      • 138
        Prodige processors family: from 5G/6G to GNSS & PNT applications
      • 139
        Onboard Machine Learning for Satellite Edge Computing: The SPAICE Project Use Case
    • Exhibition
    • 15:40
      Coffee Break
    • SW Execution Platforms
      • 140
        Design and application of SAVOIR File Management System Library for ICE Cube OBCU
      • 141
        CUBO: Developing a generic building-block ecosystem for on-board processing products based on NG-Ultra
      • 142
        Lua Scripting for Distributed Heterogeneous Processing On-Board Satellite Platforms
      • 143
        Telemetry and telecommand packet utilization - on the upcoming update
        Speaker: Arnaud Bourdoux (European Space Agency)
    • Performance & Computational Benchmarking
      • 144
        Design and Implementation of an Open Source Machine Learning Benchmarking Suite for On-board Space Systems
      • 145
        High-Performance AI Inference for Agile Deployment on Space-Qualified Processors: A Performance Benchmarking Study
      • 146
        OBPMark and OBPMark-ML - Computational Benchmarks for On-Board Data Processing and Machine Learning in Space Applications
      • 147
        Evaluationg Pseudo-Quantum Algoroithms for Autonomous Spacecraft Optimization: A Comparative Study of FPGA, CPU and GPU Implementations
    • AI Engines & Neuromorphic
      • 148
        GRAIN – towards event-based AI in space
      • 149
        FPGA Prototype of CGR-AI Engine for Space Systems: Step Towards UDSM Implementation
        Speaker: Ms Gabriela Mystkowska (University of Pisa)
      • 150
        Ramon.Space RC64 and NuStream with Klepsydra AI: Rad-hard High Performance On-Board AI
      • 151
        Evaluation of Neuromorphic computing technologies for very low power AI/ML applications
        Speaker: Roland Brochard (Airbus Defence & Space)
    • Exhibition
    • 19:00
      Gala Dinner
    • Flight Software Use Cases
      • 152
        Flight Software for Swarms
      • 153
        The SVOM/ECLAIRs onboard software
      • 154
        Advances in Category-A Flight Software Production and their Application to I-HAB
      • 155
        NAVIGA GNSS ASW: GNSS Receiver Application Software for Launch and Re-entry Vehicles based on AGGA-4
    • AI Model Optimization & Reliability
      • 156
        Knowledge Distillation with Pseudo-Labeling for On-Board Earth Observation AI
        Speaker: Aubrey Dunne (Ubotica Technologies)
      • 157
        Edge SpAIce: Deep Neural Network simplification pipeline for Onboard Data Reduction
        Speaker: Nimesh Tahalooa (Agenium)
      • 158
        NASEO: Neural Architecture Search for Earth Observation Onboard Processing
      • 159
        Reliability Enhancement of CNNs for Multispectral Images Segmentation on Earth Observation Microsatellites
    • Exhibition
    • 10:20
      Coffee Break
    • Design Methodologies, Emulators & Simulators
      • 160
        SKE: emulation of on-board computer environments in operational simulators
      • 161
        An Open-Source Approach for Emulating Complex Embedded Systems: Enhancing Software Verification with Radiation-Induced Fault Injection
        Speaker: Maxim De Clercq (EDGX)
      • 162
        Hardening On-Board Software: a Low-Overhead Compiler-based Approach
        Speaker: Mr Emilio Corigliano (Politecnico di MIlano)
      • 163
        FPGA-Accelerated Micro-Architectural Simulation of Heterogeneous System-On-Chips for Space Applications
    • AI Development , Tools & Simulation
      • 164
        On-Board Data Processing and AI Facility: A Modular Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed for Space Applications at the Edge
        Speaker: Lyana Usa
      • 165
        Composable AI Pipelines for Onboard Earth Observation Enabling Few-Shot, Hardware-Aware and Sensor-Agnostic Development via Knowledge Distillation
        Speaker: Luca Colomba (AIKO Srl)
      • 166
        Preliminary Design of the Stellar Apps Software Platform for Developing and Executing On-board Applications
        Speaker: Mr Daniel Lüdtke (German Aerospace Center (DLR))
    • Exhibition
    • 12:10
      Wrap-Up & Farewell Lunch