Paper Submission Guidelines

In collaboration with the MB4SE advisory group, the European Space Agency (ESA), the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), OHB System, and the Bremen City University of Applied Sciences invite prospective authors to submit papers for presentation at the fifth edition of the Model-based Space Systems and Software Engineering workshop – MBSE 2024!

We invite you to submit short papers (original and not published or proposed elsewhere, ranging from four to six pages A4 in size, one additional page may be added for references) as a contribution to the workshop. You can submit these papers without firmly registering to the workshop. However, with the submission of a paper and the later acceptance you will be pre-registered to the workshop, which is not binding. In order to give an accepted presentation during the workshop it is required that the presenting author registers firmly to the workshop. Therefore, with the acceptance notification, we will provide you with a link under which you will have the possibility to finalize your registration, which will then be binding.

You will find all information about registration and the workshop fee soon on this webpage.

Please submit the final PDF version of your contribution via the website of the MBSE2024 Workshop before the submission deadline. Submissions via Email or fax are not accepted. Accepted contributions are expected to be presented on-site. Early registration and employer publication consent are mandatory for inclusion in the final workshop programme.

No late submissions will be accepted. All papers must be submitted in English.

Paper Submission deadlines and dates
December 1, 2023	Initial Call for Papers
December 15, 2023	Final Call for Papers
December 15, 2023	Paper Submission will open
February 15th, 2024	Deadline of Paper Submission - EXTENDED
March 11th, 2024	Notification of Acceptance
April 15th, 2024	Update of Paper for Workshop Programme - EXTENDED

All submitted short papers will undergo peer review by a committee of field experts. Given the competitiveness of our past events, we encourage authors to focus on quality and thorough preparation. In case your contribution is selected, you may be asked to adjust your short paper based on the reviewers’ comments. For the workshop programme, this revised version, must be available no later than 31 March 2024. You are required to submit only one version of your paper. Please also note that depending on the total number of papers we receive, it might be necessary to limit the number of presentations given by the same participant.

Q: How will my paper be presented at the workshop?

Please indicate your preference regarding the presentation style: oral or poster during the abstract submission. The final choice on oral/poster presentation is subject to the decision of the Programme Committee. Depending on the type of paper and its content, the Program Committee may allocate it to a poster session rather than an oral presentation.

Q: What are the selection criteria?

The selection of papers will be made on the following criteria:

General interest of the subject
Relevance to the objectives covered by the conference
Originality of the material presented
Clarity of the paper

Please consider the paper template (For download here.) for your paper submission and also:

- Clearly reference the applicable workshop objective(s) on the first line of the paper.

- Ensure that contributions (e.g. paper and presentation) are cleared for publication by the
employer, or any other party involved.

- Consent to the recording and publication of both the talk and paper on the conference website.

- Cross-submission to SECESA 2024 is allowed if contributions' focus is non-overlapping.

Please submit your paper here:

Best Paper Award:
Outstanding contributions will be recognized with an MBSE 2024 Best Paper Award. Esteemed by the global space engineering community,
this accolade acknowledges excellence in both research and application.

Journal Publication Opportunity:
A select number of papers, rigorously reviewed by our programme committee, will be offered the unique opportunity to be published in the renowned CEAS Space Journal (Springer), the official journal of the Council of European Aerospace Societies, thus amplifying the impact and reach of your research or practical work. Papers selected for the CEAS Space journal will be prepared and processed after the workshop in order to comply with the standards of the journal.

Contact Information:
For inquiries and submission details, kindly reach out to mbse2024@dlr.de

Feel free to share this call for contributions with others in your network who may be interested in contributing to the success of MBSE 2024! Your commitment to advancing the frontiers of knowledge in Model-based Systems Engineering is pivotal.

We look forward to your contribution to the collective pursuit of excellence in space systems development.

Please note:
All Information for presenters you will find on this webpage here in Spring 2024