
AI4SE & SE4AI Workshop 2025
Sep 17-18, 2025 Washington, DC

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. Zoom links will be sent to ticket holders a few days before the workshop. For any questions on any topic, please contact SERC Communications Manager Alan Skontra.
Read about previous workshops.
Notice for U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Citizens
***Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to attend at the discretion of the organizers and must submit this security form no later than 30 days prior to the start of the workshop. The organizers will void and refund tickets for attendees who do not comply with this security protocol.***
***U.S. citizens must provide proof of citizenship via a valid passport or birth certificate at the welcome table when arriving at the workshop venue. An alternate option is sending a scan of your document in advance. Requests for advance submission must be made by contacting askontra@stevens.edu before September 5 at 12pm ET. Individuals who submit citizenship proof in advance will still need to show photo identification at the welcome table with a driver’s license or government ID card.***
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.
View FlyerExecutive Panelists

Jay Meil
SAIC Vice President of Artificial Intelligence Chief Data Scientist
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Dr. Harrison Hyung Min Kim
Program Director at the US National Science Foundation, Professor and Donald Biggar Willett Scholar at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Dimitrios Lymberopoulos
Head of Machine Learning, Palantir
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Details
Event
AI4SE & SE4AI Workshop 2025
- Start Date
- September 17
- End Date
- September 18
- Event Link
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai4se-se4ai-research-and-application-workshop-tickets-1434670190159?aff=oddtdtcreator
Venue
The George Washington University
- Address
- Washington, DC 20052
Organizer
Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC)
- serc@sercuarc.org
- Website
- http://www.sercuarc.org/