AI4SE & SE4AI Workshop 2025

The Systems Engineering Research Center and U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center are pleased to welcome participants for the sixth annual AI4SE & SE4AI Research and Application Workshop on September 17-18, hosted by The George Washington University Trustworthy AI Initiative in Washington, DC.

Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence Enabled Systems (AIES) are key enablers of both future operational capabilities and efficiency in the lifecycle of acquisition, engineering, manufacturing and operations & sustainment. This presents both transformative potential, and new risks. System engineering as a discipline has a critical role to play in ensuring that when deployed, AIES will work as needed, in accordance with legal principles and does not introduce new sources of vulnerability. Systems engineering processes must be updated to meet these changing needs.

The conference theme for 2025 – “Systems Engineering AI that Works: Assuring Transformative Capabilities and Enabling a Digital Transformation” – aims to foster discussions and insights on how systems engineering can support the development of trustworthy AI systems, and how AI tools can in turn transform the practice of systems engineering and shape the workforce.

This event will be hybrid. Registration will open this summer. For questions, please contact SERC Communications Manager Alan Skontra.

Read about previous workshops.

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Morgan Dwyer, Head of Policy Operations, Open AI

Dr. Morgan Dwyer, Head of Policy Operations, OpenAI

Dr. Morgan Dwyer is the Head of Policy Operations at OpenAI, where she leads the development and coordination of the company’s public policy positions.

Prior to joining OpenAI, Dr. Dwyer served in multiple senior U.S. government roles, including at the White House, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Defense. At Commerce, Dr. Dwyer served as the Chief Strategy Officer at CHIPS for America, where she recruited, built, and managed a 50+ person team implementing the CHIPS Act, a bipartisan initiative to onshore semiconductor manufacturing. In this role, Dr. Dwyer directed the construction of a $39 billion investment portfolio, led teams that assessed investment opportunities for alignment with policy priorities, conducted technical and security due diligence, managed regulatory compliance, and advised on security, technology, workforce, international, and environmental policy. Read full bio.

Dr. Matthew Johnson, Chief of Responsible AI, U.S. Department of Defense

Dr. Matthew Johnson, Chief of Responsible AI, U.S. Department of Defense

Dr. Matthew Kuan Johnson serves as Chief of Responsible AI (RAI) for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), where his team is based within the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO).

As the DoD’s lead for Responsible AI, his Division builds the technical tools, assessments, best practices, governance processes, training, and culture within the Department that support the operationalization and implementation of Responsible AI and the DoD AI Ethical Principles – in addition to serving as the Department’s primary technical advisor on Responsible AI. Recently, his Division produced and issued the Department’s guidance on Generative AI development and use, based on insights from various research initiatives conducted and overseen by his team. Read full bio.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Opportunities to support the hosting of the AI4SE & SE4AI workshop include branded exhibit tables, resources for the networking reception, and more.

See the flyer with details, and contact Emily DeVito, Director of External Partnerships, GW Trustworthy AI Initiative at gwtai@gwu.edu.