6th Annual SERC Doctoral Students Forum

Wednesday, November 7, 2018
12:15 pm – 7:00 pm
Hosted by: FHI 360 Conference Center
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, #2 Washington, DC 20009

The SERC Doctoral Students Forum (SDSF) provides an opportunity for doctoral students conducting highly relevant, systems engineering-related research at any of the SERC collaborating universities to present their research in an open forum. This half-day event drives high impact by exposing the attendees to research that they may not have otherwise encountered. Students can present regardless of whether or not the research was conducted through a SERC initiative. To have been considered to present at the SERC Doctoral Students Forum, as well as for the Best Student Paper Award,  a faculty member from one of the SERC Collaborating Universities nominated a doctoral student via the SERC Doctoral Student Presentation Nomination Form by Friday, August 24, 2018. Completed forms were submitted to Tom McDermott, SERC Deputy Director.  The Best Student Paper is awarded on the basis of potential impact, advancement to systems engineering, originality, technical content, and clarity of presentation. The winner was selected at the conclusion of the Forum and announced at the SERC Sponsor Research Review the following day. The winner will receive a trophy and grant in the amount $1,500. Congratulations to 2018 SERC Doctoral Student Forum – Best Student Paper recipient, Jorge Buenfil, from Stevens Institute of Technology. Events are free to Academia and Government participants; Industry attendees are charged a nominal fee. A networking reception, open to all, with heavy hors d’oeuvres followed the event. For more event information, please contact Ms. Monica Brito.

Agenda

• Deep Learning Based Security for Automated Contraband Detection with Human in the Loop
  Jorge Buenfil, SERC Doctoral Fellow, Ph.D. candidate, U.S. Army ARDEC / Stevens Institute of Technology
• Modeling Spacecraft Design Activities as Rugged Fitness Landscapes
  Stephanie Chiesi, SERC Doctoral Fellow, Ph.D. candidate, Raytheon / Stevens Institute of Technology
• Mathematical Evaluation of Conceptual Design Methods
  J. Morgan Nicholson, Ph.D. candidate, University of Alabama-Huntsville
• An Extended, Unified Cost Estimating Model for Systems Engineering
  James P. Alstad, Ph.D. candidate, University of Southern California
• A Scalable and Efficient Approach for Compiling Commit History
  Pooyan Behnamghader, Ph.D. candidate, University of Southern California