The International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space (IWPSS 2025) once again brings together leading minds in space operations and AI-based planning systems – and this year, the European research project Domino-E makes a strong appearance with several scientific contributions. These papers reflect not only the internal innovation potential of the project, but also its growing thematic and methodological impact on the wider research community.
Core Contributions from within Domino-E
Three papers presented at IWPSS 2025 are directly rooted in the Domino-E project and focus on key components of its architecture:
“Learning the Feasibility of Sets of Acquisition Tasks for Earth Observation Satellites” by Romain Barrault, Cédric Pralet, Gauthier Picard, Eric Sawyer, Adrien Chan-Hon-Tong introduces predictive models for assessing whether specific imaging tasks can be performed under complex resource constraints – a capability that feeds directly into the Coverage Service Domino in the Domino architecture.
“Continuous Planning and Execution for a Mission Planning System Managing a Constellation of Earth Observation Satellites” by Cédric Pralet focuses on incremental re-planning mechanisms in the context of dynamic satellite constellations – key to Domino-E’s goal of providing scalable, reactive ground segment solutions.
“Mesh Dispatching for Area Coverage using Several Earth Observation Systems” by Cédric Pralet, Gauthier Picard, Cyrille de Lussy, and Jonathan Guerra presents novel algorithms for breaking down large geographic areas and dispatching sub-regions to different observation systems. This concept is at the heart of Domino-E’s approach to efficient multi-mission image acquisition.
Discover the full conference program here: IWPSS 2025 – Detailed Program
Extended Impact: Related Work with Domino-E Involvement
In addition to the core project papers, two IWPSS papers feature collaborations with Domino-E researchers – a sign of the project’s growing reach and cross-cutting relevance:
- Resource Allocation for a Constellation of Low Earth Orbit Telecommunication Satellites: Optimization of the User-Satellite Link Network by Camille Lescuyer, Cédric Pralet, Christian Artigues, Jonathan Guerra, and Thibaut Wenger
- Deterministic and Probabilistic Decision Models for GSaaS-based Satellite Communication Resource Management by Hénoïk Willot, Gauthier Picard, Jean-Loup Farges, and Philippe Pavero
Although not formally part of Domino-E, these works intersect with its key ideas: federated resource sharing, scalable scheduling, and optimisation in complex space infrastructures. Their presence illustrates how Domino-E encourages methodological spill-over and practical cross-application of its concepts.
Domino-E researchers’ ample contributions to IWPSS 2025 demonstrate its dual impact: as a deep-tech project advancing EO mission planning within its own framework, and as a growing hub for innovation across the broader space research ecosystem. From direct service components such as the Coverage Service to algorithmic advances in satellite coordination, Domino-E is paving the way for modular, intelligent and collaborative space infrastructures.