PRELIMINARY EVENT PROGRAMME


Day 1: Tuesday, 18 March 2025
TimeEarth 1 & Earth 2                                                                                                                       
9:00-10:30Registration
10:30-11:00Opening Session (Logistics & Welcome)                                                 
European Space Agency  
11:00-11:30Talk 1: Introduction to ESA Connectivity & Secure Communications and Ministerial 2025 Outlook
Gomez Otero D (European Space Agency)
11:30-12:00Talk 2: Current and Future SatCom Market Trends
Colton B (European Space Agency) 
12:00-12:30Talk 3: SatCom Technology Trends and Priorities
Ernst C (European Space Agency)
12:30-13:00Talk 4: Current and Future Trends in Payload Architecture and Design
D'Addio S (European Space Agency)
13:00-14:00Lunch Break
14:00-15:30Panel 1 - Future Satcom Payloads: Beyond the Horizon                                                       
Castells Cervello A (Eutelsat), Thomas G (Airbus Defence and Space), Haala J (TESAT-spacecom), Grotz J (SES)
Moderator: D'Addio S (European Space Agency) 
15:30-16:00Coffee Break
16:00-17:30Panel 2 - Business Propositions of SatCom Applications in a Changing Market Landscape
La Pera A (Consultant), Menargues E (Swissto12), Morris P (Ensilica), Vaccaro S (Viasat)
Moderator: Gomez Otero D (European Space Agency)                                                          
18:00-19:00    Welcome Drink      

Day 2: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Time
Earth 1 & Earth 2 
9:00-10:45  Session 1: Payload Architectures
Co-chairs: A. Cook (European Space Agnecy), G. Thomas (Airbus Defence and Space)  
09:00-09:05Session Introduction
09:05-09:25 Enabling Payload Architectures and Technologies for Multi-Frequency Systems
Marcozzi M, Santoni A, Negretti M (Thales Alenia Space Italia)
09:25-09:45Architecture for Scalable Digital Regenerative Communication Payloads
Haala J, Wertz P, Dull M (Tesat-spacecom Gmbh & Co. Kg)
09:45-10:05Next Generation Payload Architectures Supporting Full Satellite Integration in Non Terrestrial Networks
Thomas G (Airbus Defence and Space)
10:05-10:25         A 51mW RF Analog Fronted for VLEO and LEO LTE Base Stations in 7nm FinFET Technology
Devita G (EnSilica Ltd.)
10:25-10:45Use of Digital Pre-Distortion to Linearise Onboard RF Transmitters
Gilabert P, Criado R, Montoro G, Cardarilli G, Colantonio P, Gioffre R, Di Nunzio L (Consorzio Ulisse), Roberto N, Rosa A, Orlandi A (Information Technologies Services)

09:00-10:45Meet the Experts Session 
Experts on Payload technology and CSC programmes
Room: Moon/Mars



10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-12:20    Session 2: Accelerating Payload Design and High-Volume Production
Co-chairs: T. Gabillard (European Space Agency), P. Gilabert (Consorzio Ulisse)
11:15-11:20Session Introduction
11:20-11:40                     Advanced Flexible Telecom Payload Design and Validation
Gargiulo M, Nalier D, Antonio V, Walib A, Conforto P, Pisano A, Miglietta A, Brizzi A, La Barbera S (Thales Alenia Space Italy)
11:40-12:00Flexible Payload based on VHTS Technology: A Way to Speed-up the Analysis and Design
Schena V, Barionovi S (Thales Alenia Space Italia), Romanello A (Università degli Studi La Sapienza), Sebastiani E (WISER srl), Salih Abdu T (Université du Luxembourg)
12:00-12:20ESA Presentation: Comprehensive Payload Modelling and Simulation for Next-Generation Satellites
Gabillard T, Roach A, Coskun A, D'Addio S, Samperi A (European Space Agency)
11:15-12:20Meet the Experts Session
Experts on Payload technology and CSC programmes
Room: Moon/Mars




12:20-13:40Lunch Break

Earth 3Earth 2
13:40-15:25Session 3: Connectivity and Networks
Co-chairs: S. D'Addio (European Space Agency), J. Haala (Tesat-spacecom)
Session 4: Flexible RF Payload Equipment    Co-chairs: P. McManamon (European Space Agency), R. Le Gall (Thales AVS)                       
13:40-13:45Session IntroductionSession Introduction
13:45-14:05Secure Satellite Connectivity - Challenges & Chances
Haala J, Wertz P, Duell M (Tesat-spacecom Gmbh & Co. Kg)                   
Dual TWT Developed Specifically for Flexible Software Defined Satellites 
Guivarch V, Gastaud J, Kojok M, Dubois T, André F (Thales AVS/MIS)                         
14:05-14:25Sustainable IoT Connectivity from Space
Guerra A, Santos J, Costa A, Khan M, Oliveira H (Connected)                         
Dual Ka-Band SSPA for Space Telecom Applications
Le Gall R, Belluot J (Thales AVS)                       
14:25-14:45Advanced Ground Segment Solutions for Flexible Satcom Payload Control
Godino E, Rivero E, Angeles Perez M (GMV)
New 32 GHz Traveling-Wave Tubes Developed Space Exploration
Kojok M, Gastaud J, Guivarch V, Dubois T André F (Thales Avionics France), Dionisio R, Mentgen F (ESA/ESTEC)                                 
14:45- 15:05SPACE!Box: On-board Data Router for Future NTN and OBDH
Kulau U, Rust J, Hashe E, Bischoff O, Prautzsch F, Göklü E (DSI Aerospace GmbH)
Filtering Antenna Unit-Cell for Very High Throughput Satellites
Fuentes-Pascual M, Guglielmi M, Baquero-Escudero M, Boria V (ITEAM/UPV)   
                                                   
15:05-15:25Networking and Routing in the Space: The Way to Implement the Path Awareness Networking
Orlando S, Schena V (Thales Alenia Space Italia), Wrona A (Sapienza University of Rome), Lacovazzi A (RISE)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   


15:25-15:55Coffee Break
15:55-18:00       Session 5: On-board Signal Processing and  AI/ML
Co-chairs: A. Coskun (European Space Agency). J. Merlani Duncan (SnT, University of Luxembourg)                     
Session 6: Antenna Arrays and Beamforming Networks
Co-chairs: C. Tienda Herrero (European Space Agency), H. Legay (Thales Alenia Space)                             
15:55-16:00Session Introduction
Session Introduction
16:00-16:20Where Continual Machine Learning Meets (Not Only) Satellite Communication Systems
Tsigkanos E, Ioannopoulos G (OHB Hellas), Wijata A (KP Labs, Silesian University of Technology), Kotowski K, Cwiek M, Bartoszek A, Grabowski B, Wiejak M (KP Labs), Navarro T (European Space Agency), Jory P, Clement de Givry R (Eutelsat OneWeb), Nalepa J (KP Labs, Silesian University of Technology)                      
ESA Presentation: Recent Developments on Active Antennas supported by ESA
Toso G (European Space Agency)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
16:20-16:40Passive Interception, Decoding and Processing of Public Broadcast L-Band EO Data in LEO
D'Anzeo F, Dell T, Rodegari M (D-Orbit), Chien S, Candela A, Yue Q, Kurowski M, Zilberstein I (Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology)                   
Additively Manufactured Radiating Arrays for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Active Antenna Payloads
Menargues E, Capdevila S (Swissto12), García-Vigueras M (IETR)                                                                                                                                                                                             
16:40-17:00Artificial Intelligence Implementation of Onboard Flexible Payload and Adaptive Beamforming Using Commercial Off-The-Shelf Devices
Garces Socarras L, Nik A, Ortiz F, Vasquez Peralvo J, Gonzalez Rios J, Chehailty M, Kuhfuss M, Laguna E, Thoemel J, Singh V, Merlano Duncan J, Malmir S, Varadajulu S, Querol J, Chatzinotas S (SnT – Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, Université du Luxembourg), Kumar S (LIST)                                      
Ethernet Antenna - Electronically Steered Phased Array Antennas for Various Orbits
Arnold C, Wertz P, Haala J, Starzmann D, Walk D (Tesat-spacecom Gmbh & Co. Kg)                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                   
17:00-17:20Empowering Regenerative 5G-NTN Satellite Payloads with an AI-capable Data Processing Unit
Benoot W, Destrycker N (EDGX), Dalay B (ESA)
Breadboard Models of Innovative and Enabling Concepts for Ultra/Very High Throughput Satellites Developed in ACTA-UHTS Project
Fraysse J, Legay H, Houy P, Girard E, Tubau S, Chayka D, Hugon J (Thales Alenia Space), Caplanne E, Roach A, Folio B, Toso G (European Space Agency)
17:20-17:40Standards Based Reconfigurable Processing Modules for Space Grade Versal Devices
McKeown S, McCormick A, Miller D (Alpha Data Parallel Systems Ltd.)
Efficient Digital Beamforming Techniques Compatible with Non-Uniform Beam and Array Lattices
Merlano Duncan J, Vasquez Peralvo J, Garces Socarras L, Nguyen Ha V, Gonzalez Rios J, Eappen G, Chatzinotas S, Ottersten B (SNT University of Luxembourg), Palisetty R (Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence)
17:40-18:00COTS FPGA Technology for On-Board Switching
Linowski D, Kałużyński S (AROBS Polska)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Efficient Digital Beamforming Techniques for On-Board Digital Processors (EGERTON)
Vasquez-peralvo J, Merlano Duncan J, Garces Socarras L, Nguyen Ha V, Gonzalez Rios J, Chatzinotas S, Ottersten B (Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability, and Trust), Palisetty R (Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence)      

18:15-19:00Transport by coach to the workshop dinner
19:00-21:30Workshop Dinner

Day 3: Thursday, 20 March 2025
TimeEarth 3Earth 2
09:00-10:45Session 7: Software Defined Radio
Co-chairs: M. Ghiglione (European Space Agncey)
Session 8: Optical Communications and Photonics
Co-Chairs: K. Balakier (European Space Agency), C. Mitsolidou (LioniX)
09:00-09:05Session Introduction
Session Introduction
09:05-09:25Software-based Processors for Satcom Applications       
Salvato A, Rosato F, Colesanti U, Salvadei M, Salvati M, Monti R, Simone L (Thales Alenia Space), Santic M, Sulli V, Valente G, Di Patrizio Stanchieri G, De Cearis I (Universita degli Studi dell'Aquila)
Laser Communication Solutions: Technology Status and Outlook on Future Applications   
Haala J, Wertz P, Zech H (Tesat-spacecom Gmbh & Co. Kg)     
09:25-09:45Software Defined Radio Satellite Payloads
Paxal V, Fanebust H (Widenorth)
Network in the Space Based On Innovative Optical Routing On-Board 
Titomanlio G, Schena V, Lo Forti D, Di Bartolo S (Thales Alenia Space Italia)                                 
09:45-10:05                                                            High-Throughput Ka-Band Integrated System on Module, for Small Reconfigurable Regenerative Transponders with Beamforming Capabilities
Claessens S, Philibert W, Rebollo de la Bandera J (Antwerp Space)               
Photonic RF True-time Delay Beam-former Based on a Passive Photonic Integrated Circuit on Silicon 
Benazet B, Sotom M, Fraysse J (Thales Alenia Space France), Karppinen M, Harjanne M (VTT), Karafolas N (ESA)                                                                  
10:05-10:25                                                                              Compact Payload X Band Transmitter for LEO and Small Satellite Missions
Garcia Fernandez D, Prokopec J, Chan G, Balodimos N, Snyder D, Brodie B (Honeywell)                                                                         
PIC-enabled Filter with Reconfigurable Bandwidth and Tunable Central Frequency Aimed for Flexible Satellite Payloads in Ka-, Q-, V- band
van Dijk P, Mitsolidou C, Ruiz Pineda C, Timens R, Roeloffzen C, Hoekman M (LioniX International B.V.), Zarzuelo A, Carpintero G (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), Lopez A (SENER Aeroespacial S.A.)         
10:25-10:45                             ESA Presentation: AI and Cloud
Ghiglione M (European Space Agency)                                       
                                                              
Demonstration of Analogue RFOF Multi-channel link for Very High Throughput Satellite
Shams H, Fernandez Laguna V, Perren M (Airbus Defence And Space)
10:45-11:15Coffee Break
11:15-13:00       Session 9: Digital On-board Processors
Co-chairs: J. Bharj (European Space Agency), I. Albert (CNES)
Session 10: Flexible Payloads for 5G/6G NTNs
Co-chairs: F. De Paolis (European Space Agency), A. Kapovits (Eurescom)                           
11:15-11:20Session Introduction
Session Introduction
11:20-11:40The Prodige Flexible Processors Family: Past, Present and Future of a Success Story
Rodriguez Bejarano J, Martínez Coves M, Alvarez J, Regada R (Thales Alenia Space)
ESA Presentation: The Flexible Future of 5G: Satellite Payloads and the NTN Revolution
De Paolis F (European Space Agency)

11:40-12:00Thales Alenia Space 6th Generation Digital Transparent Processor (DTP6G), the Versatile Payload Foundation for Fully Flexible Telecom Missions
Nicolas C, Dargeou F, Voisin P, Lorenzo J (Thales Alenia Space), Albert I (CNES), Fischer B (DGA)                                                                                                                     
5G and Earth Observation Server in Space - a Repurposable Payload Concept
Kapovits A (Eurescom GmbH), Zaglauer H, Kim J (Airbus Defence and Space), Grozea C, Corici M (Fraunhofer FOKUS)
12:00-12:20A Dependable Design Scheme for Advanced Flexible Telecom Payload Applications Using Heterogeneous Processing Elements
Hihara H, Yamashita S, Nishinaga K, Kuribayashi M, Suzuki J (NEC Space Technologies, Ltd.), Yoshida J, Omagari K (NEC Corporation Technology Strategy Group)
5G NTN gNodeB in the Space Network Systems for Future Connectivity
Rinelli G, Schena V (Thales Alenia Space Italia), Romanello A (Sapienza Università di Roma), Scalise S (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt), Trifiletti A (Evoelectronics s.r.l.), White R (Kepler Communications), Tuisel U (Telefonica Deutschland)                                                                                                  
12:20-12:40On-Board Processing for Telecommunication Satellites – Challenges and Airbus’ Products Evolution
Wiest R, Helfers T (Airbus Defence and Space GmbH), Guyon F, Thomas G, Hughes R, Cornfield P (Airbus Defence and Space Ltd.)                              
Dynamic System Scheduling Approach for Realizing High-capacity and Reconfigurable 5G NTN RAN Solution
RaviKanth P, Singh A, Rai J (Capgemini)

12:40-13:00Photonic Interconnects in Airbus Latest On-Board Processor: Hyperion
Fernandez Laguna V, Widenka M, Cornfield P (Airbus Defence And Space)                                          
Dynamic Resource Allocation for NTN Beam-Hopping Scenario in O-RAN Based Architecture
RaviKanth P , Gupta S, Singh D (Capfemini)    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
13:00-13:30Closing Session
13:30-14:30Lunch

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