Introduction and Announcements
Sergio Alvarado, GSAW2000 Chair
Welcome Address
Michael J. Daugherty, Executive Vice President, The Aerospace Corporation
Operational Requirements in a COTS Environment
Col. David K. Shiller, Deputy Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command
The MBASE Life Cycle Architecture Milestone Package, No Architecture Is An Island
Barry Boehm, Director, USC-Center for Software Engineering
Session 2:
Ground Systems and Future Technology
Session Chair: Mary Rich
Enterprise Approaches to Integrating Satellite Systems
Morris Brill, TRW
Distribution Transparencies For Integrated Systems
Janis Putman, MITRE Corporation
Applying the Extensible Markup Language (XML) for Spacecraft Ground System
Database Interchange
Gerry Simon, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems
Overview of Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1: COTS Impacts to the O&M Phase of C&C Centers
Ron Kohl, AverStar, Inc.
Breakout Session 2: Business Cases and Acquisition Strategies
Marilee Wheaton, TRW
Breakout Session 3: Satellite Control Architectures and Interoperability: Promise and Problems
Carl Sunshine, The Aerospace Corporation
Breakout Session 4: Architectural Evaluation for Product Lines
Judy Kerner, The Aerospace Corporation
Session 3:
Impact of Standards
Session Chair: Phillip Schmidt
Information Technology Standardization Directions at the NRO
Samuel Bowser, The Aerospace Corporation
Space Object Technology Group (SOTG) Software Integration Standards
Dean C. Oswald, Software Technology Inc.
The Space Object Technology Group Reference Architecture
Michael Grier, Raytheon Company
Session 4:
Analysis and Tradeoffs
Session Chair: Mark Maier
Using Statecharts in Software Architecture Analysis
Marcio Dias, University of California, Irvine
Plug-n-Analyze: An Integrated Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Framework
Hoh In, Texas A&M University
The Concept Design Center’s GST: A Meta-Architecture for Evaluating Ground-Centric Space Ground Trades
Mel Cutler, The Aerospace Corporation
Session 5:
Flexible Architecture
Session Chair: Walter Green
Flexible Architecture Supporting Space and Ground Tradeoffs
Bryant G. Cruse, Altair Aerospace Corporation
Rich Software Interconnections
Nikunj Mehta, University of Southern California
Ground Station Information Architecture Design Methodology
April Gillam, The Aerospace Corporation
Agent-Based Support Environment for Flexible Architectural Analysis of Embedded Component-Based Systems
Phillip Schmidt, The Aerospace Corporation
Thursday February 24, 2000
Session 6:
Technical Keynote Session
Session Chair: Dennis Plunkett
Satellite Control Network Evolution
Col. Randy Odle, Deputy Director, Satellite and Launch Control Systems Program Office
More on Software Architecture and Product Lines: SEI Update
Linda Northrop, Director, Product Line Systems Program, Software Engineering Institute
Evolving Legacy Systems
Carol Staubach, Director, Ground Systems Program Office, National Reconnaissance Office
Session 7:
Evaluation and Lessons Learned
Session Chair: Patricia Mangan
Applying Software Architecture Evaluation to Systems Acquisition
Lawrence G. Jones, Software Engineering Institute
CCT Development, Lessons Learned
John Ohlinger, National Reconnaissance Office
Defining the Right Requirements: An Avoidable Pitfall in Rehosting Legacy Ground Systems to Modern Architectures
Hank Sielski, Computer Sciences Corporation
COTS-Based Systems (CBS): COTS Software Lessons Learned, Recommendations, and Conclusions
Suellen Eslinger, The Aerospace Corporation
Breakout Session 1:
COTS Impacts to the O&M Phase of C&C Centers
Session Chair: Ron Kohl, AverStar, Inc.
Perspectives on Impact of Using COTS Software on Long-term System Costs
Chris Abts, University of Southern California
Impacts/Benefits of COTS during Operations/Maintenance Phase FUSE Lessons Learned
Pat Cappelaere, Interface & Control Systems, Inc.
Beyond the First Generation: Trends in Evolving and Sustaining a COTS Based Satellite Ground System
Frederick C. Karres, GeoSpace, Inc.
Defining The Right Requirements: An Avoidable Pitfall in Rehosting Legacy Ground Systems to Modern Architectures
Hank Sielski, Computer Sciences Corporation
Breakout Session 2:
Business Cases and Acquisition Strategies
Session Chair: Marilee Wheaton, TRW
Personal Computers in Satellite Command & Control Systems
Jeffrey Davis, Raytheon C3I
e-Business for Any Business ...Even Space
Joe Duffy, Oracle Service Industries
Ground System Architecture Workshop 2000 The Impact of Team Performance on Design Costs
Jairus Hihn, JPL
Software Cost Estimation Issues for Future Ground Systems
Nancy Kern, The Aerospace Corporation
Survey of Business and Technical Considerations for Product Line Development
Daniel R. Vanderwarker, The Aerospace Corporation
Cost as An Independent Variable (CAIV) Trades Using COCOMO II
Lori Vaughan, TRW
Breakout Session 3:
Satellite Control Architectures and Interoperability: Promise and Problems
Session Chair: Carl Sunshine, The Aerospace Corporation
Enterprise Ground System Architecture (EGSA) Independent Research & Development Project
Morris Brill, TRW
The Impact of Evolving Standards on Space Operations
Bryant G. Cruse, Altair Aerospace Corporation
CSOC The Business of Space
Daniel Heimerdinger, Lockheed Martin
Universal Space Network Providing An Alternative to Dedicated Networks
Greg Hollister, Universal Space Network
Breakout Session 4:
Architectural Evaluation for Product Lines
Session Chair: Judy Kerner, The Aerospace Corporation
The Concept Design Center’s GST: A Meta-Architecture for Evaluating Ground-Centric Space Ground Trades
Mel Cutler, The Aerospace Corporation
Using Statecharts in Software Architecture Analysis
Marcio Dias, University of California, Irvine
Plug-n-Analyze: An Integrated Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Framework
Hoh In, Texas A&M University
Linda Northrop, Software Engineering Institute
Building a Satellite Ground Application From Reusable Components: Lessons Learned
Carol LeDoux, The Aerospace Corporation
CCT Lessons Learned What We Did, Why We Did It, and What We Would Do Differently
John Ohlinger, National Reconnaissance Office
Control Channel Toolkit: Open Architecture-Based Product Line Development
Jeffrey A. Shaw, Raytheon Systems Company
Friday February 25, 2000
Summary Session
Plenary Session Summary
Rami Razouk, The Aerospace Corporation
COTS Impacts to the O&M Phase of C&C Centers
Ron Kohl, AverStar, Inc.
Business Cases and Acquisition Strategies
Marilee Wheaton, TRW
Satellite Control Architectures and Interoperability: Promise and Problems
Carl Sunshine, The Aerospace Corporation
Architectural Evaluation for Product Lines
Judy Kerner, The Aerospace Corporation
Panel Session
Perspectives on: Better, Faster, Cheaper
Session Chair: Rami Razouk, The Aerospace Corporation
Barry Boehm, Director, USC-Center for Software Engineering
Lt. Col. Kenneth Robinson, Program Manager, MILSATCOM Integrated Satellite Control System
Linda Northrop, Director, Product Line Systems Program, Software Engineering Institute
Richard N. Taylor, Director, UC Irvine, Institute for Software Research
Jeff Voas, Vice President, Reliable Software Technologies Corp.
