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AI4SE and SE4AI Workshop 2021
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - Thursday, October 21, 2021
Sponsored & organized by U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center (AC) Systems Engineering Directorate and Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC)
The objective of this workshop was to bring together key stakeholders from across industry, government and academia to explore specific outcomes that resulted from the initial 2020 meeting. The agenda for the October 2021 workshop was developed with the intention to curate panel discussions and facilitate group breakout sessions that produce actionable applications of Artificial Intelligence for Systems Engineering (AI4SE) and Systems Engineering for Artificial Intelligence (SE4AI) as well as relevant research ideas that align with DEVCOM AC and SERC AI/SE priorities.
TOPICS OF INTEREST:
- AI/ML Technology Evolution
- Augmented Intelligence, Cognitive Assistants and Decision Aiding Tools
- Theoretical Foundations of Automation & Human-Machine Teaming
- Augmented Engineering, Using AI to Augment Engineering Design
- Digital Engineering Infrastructure and Methods in Support of AI
- Advances in Explainable AI
- Advances to Address Cognitive Bias in AI
- Uncertainty Quantification and Relation to Safety Boundaries in AI
- V&V and T&E of Learning Based Systems
- Applications of Digital Twins to Improve Machine Learning
- Data Collection and Curation for AI in Cyberphysical Systems
- AI/ML Applications That Address Complexity of Creating, Editing, and Annotating Models
- Workforce Development for AI4SE/SE4AI
- Other Current Applications of AI and ML for SE
- Other Current Applications of SE for AI and ML
Keynotes
October 20
Dr. Mica Endsley - President, SA Technologies
Dr. Mica Endsley is President of SA Technologies and is the former Chief Scientist for the US Air Force. She has also held the positions of Visiting Associate Professor at MIT in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Texas Tech University. She was formerly an Engineering Specialist at the Northrop Corporation. Dr. Endsley is a Fellow and Past-President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. She received a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California. Dr. Endsley is a recognized world leader in the design, development and evaluation of systems to support human situation awareness (SA) and decision-making, and the integration of humans and automation. She has authored over 200 scientific articles and is the co-author of Analysis and Measurement of Situation Awareness and Designing for Situation Awareness.
October 21
Ms. Stephanie Possehl - Acting Deputy Director for Engineering and Director for Engineering Policy and Systems, OUSD(R&E)
Ms. Stephanie Possehl is the Acting Deputy Director for Engineering (DD, ENG) and Director of Engineering Policy and Systems within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. She is serving as the Department of Defense’s Chief Engineer for Advanced Capabilities. She sets engineering policy for the DoD with a focus on embracing modern engineering best practices and driving technical rigor. She also leads DoD-wide communities of practice dedicated to advancing engineering practice and championing efforts such as digital engineering, modular open systems approach, and many traditional specialty engineering focus areas. She leads mission integration management and supports Major Defense Acquisition Programs through engineering and test assessments. She is the functional leader for the Engineering & Technical Management and Test & Evaluation acquisition workforces. She also has responsibility for the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office and Strategic Intelligence Analysis Cell.
Ms. Possehl has more than 25 years of Federal service with the Department of Defense, including program management positions with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) supporting Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense and the Sea-Based Terminal program. Before joining MDA, she taught senior-level program management and systems engineering courses at the Defense Acquisition University. Her previous engineering and project management assignments were in support of the U.S. Navy STANDARD Missile Program Office and the Naval Surface Warfare Center/Dahlgren Division. She began her career as a contractor providing engineering support to DoD programs.
Ms. Possehl holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering and a master of science in technology management, both from the University of Maryland. She is a member of the Acquisition Professional Community and is DAWIA Level 3 certified in Program Management and Engineering. She received the MDA Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service (2020), Navy Superior Civilian Service Award (2018), and Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award (2015).
KEYNOTE: New Challenges for Systems Engineering: AI Systems in a Human World
Dr. Mica Endsley, SA Technologies
SERC AI Roadmap
Mr. Tom McDermott, SERC at Stevens Institute of Technology
PANEL | The AI Disruption: The Challenges for Specialty Engineering Posed by AI
Led by Dr. Jason Cook, US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
Test and Evaluation of Reinforcement Learning
Dr. Ali Raz, George Mason University
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Bringing Reliability, Prognostics, and Testing to Machine Learning
Dr. Tyler Cody, Intelligent Systems Lab, Virginia Tech, Hume Center for National Security and Intelligence
Concept-of-Operations for Testing AI Systems: Fast-time Emergent Scenario Simulation (FTESS)
Dr. Lance Sherry, Center for Air Transportation Systems Research at George Mason University
Systems Theoretic T&E Framework for Learning Based Systems
Mr. Paul Wach, Virginia Tech
Towards a Tool for Composing, Evaluating, and Tracking Systems Validation Arguments
Dr. Daniel Shapiro and Dr. Bryan Mesmer, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Army Software Suitability Statement Criteria for AI
Mr. Adam Hilburn, US Army ACC-NJ, Picatinny Arsenal
Analyzing Cyber Attack Impacts and Defense Strategies Using Machine Learning
Mr. Daniel Colvett, University of Alabama in Huntsville
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Using Natural Language Processing to Extract Science Traceability from Mission Concept Documentation
Mr. Benjamin Simpson, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
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Cognitive Assistance for Problem Formulation in Tradespace Exploration
Mr. Gabriel Apaza, Texas A&M University
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SE4AI: Design of Neural Network Architectures to Support AI and Machine Learning Formalisms Working Side-by-Side as a Team
Dr. Mark Blackburn, Stevens Institute of Technology
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Creating a Digital Twin of an Insider Threat Detection Enterprise Using Model Based Systems Engineering
Mr. James Lee, George Mason University
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KEYNOTE: Insights on AI and SE
Ms. Stephanie Possehl, Acting Deputy Director for Engineering and Director for Engineering Policy and Systems, OUSD(R&E)
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Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning at the Systems Engineering Directorate
Mr. Roshan Patel, US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
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PANEL: AI and the Engineering Workforce
Led by Mr. Tom McDermott, SERC
TEXT2MODEL: A Conceptual Model-Based Knowledge and Intelligence Management System
Professor Dov Dori, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
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Using Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Requirement Engineering: Extracting Models From Text
Dr. Carlo Lipizzi, Stevens Institute of Technology
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Augmented Intelligence for Competitively Bid Proposal Evaluation
Dr. Shane Esola, US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
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Creating MBSE Model Content from Non-Standard Sources
Mr. Matthew Cotter, The MITRE Corporation
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Executive Hosts:
- Dr. Dinesh Verma – SERC Executive Director, Stevens Institute of Technology
- Dr. Jason Cook – US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
- Dr. Dan DeLaurentis– SERC Chief Scientist, Purdue University