SERC Research Review
A Showcase of Sponsored Projects
The annual SERC Research Review gathers academic innovators, government partners, and industry colleagues for a showcase of dynamic projects.
Researchers from across the SERC network present their recent work, and distinguished guests share insights in keynote speeches and on moderated panels. The two-day event includes the SERC Doctoral Student Forum featuring the next generation of systems thinkers competing for the Boehm Award.
The 2025 SERC Research Review will take place November 19 and 20 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Registration details will appear here in the coming weeks.
Executive Panel
- Ms. Kristen Baldwin, SES, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology, and Engineering, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)
- Ms. Jennifer Swanson, SES, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Data, Engineering & Software | View Presentation Slides
- Mr. Thomas Simms, SES, Principal Deputy Executive Director, Systems Engineering and Architecture (SE&A), OUSD (R&E) | View Presentation Slides
Keynote
- HON. Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt, Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) | View Presentation Slides
Research Presenters
- Trust and Trustworthiness in AI-Enabled Systems* by Dr. Zoe Szajnfarber, The George Washington University | View Presentation Slides
- Trusted AI SE Challenge by Dr. Peter Beling, Virginia Tech | View Presentation Slides
- Digital Engineering for Test and Evaluation by Dr. Laura Freeman, Virginia Tech | View Presentation Slides
- Transforming SE to MBSE and Roadmapping a Framework of Computationally Enabled Ontologies for Digital Engineering by Dr. Mark Blackburn, Stevens Institute of Technology | View Presentation Slides
- Improving and Assessing Architectures and Architecture Decision Making by Dr. Bryan Mesmer, The University of Alabama in Huntsville | View Presentation Slides
- Digital Materiel Management / Digital Engineering Strategy by Ms. Phil Zimmerman, Stevens Institute of Technology and Mr. Tom McDermott, Stevens Institute of Technology | View Presentation Slides
- Space Systems Command Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Directorate – Mission Engineering and Integration of Emerging Technologies by Dr. Michael Orosz, University of Southern California | View Presentation Slides
- Secure Cyber-Resilient Engineering Methods and Tools* by Dr. Peter Beling, Virginia Tech and Mr. Tom McDermott, Stevens Institute of Technology | View Presentation Slides
- Center for Offshore Wind Energy Cyber Vulnerabilities and Threat Identification by Dr. Sachin Shetty, Old Dominion University and Dr. Peter Beling, Virginia Tech | View Presentation Slides
*SERC Strategic Talk
Research Presenters
- Examination of Community Responses to Hurricane Evacuation Orders Using High-Fidelity Mobility Data by Dr. Harsh Anand, University of Virginia | View Presentation Slides
- Impact of Technical Measure Omission in Systems Design Frameworks by Ms. Casey Eaton, The University of Alabama in Huntsville | View Presentation Slides
- Towards a Hetero-functional Graph Theory Approach to MegaProject Management by Mr. Seyed Amirreza Hosseini, Stevens Institute of Technology | View Presentation Slides
- Exposing Bad Behavior in Operational Systems by Mr. John Phillips, Naval Postgraduate School | View Presentation Slides
- A Systems Engineering Methodology for Integrating Autonomy with System of Systems and Conducting Data-Driven Trade Study Analyses by Mr. Mohammedreza Torkjazi, George Mason University | View Presentation Slides