Registration & Networking
8:00 am - 8:45 pm
SERC Research Review 2026
Nov 10, 2026 Washington, DC, United States
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The annual SERC Research Review will take place on November 10 at the historic National Press Club in Washington, DC. This gathering will showcase government-funded SERC research projects and foster vigorous discussions on advances in systems engineering to benefit national security.
This year, the technical presentations are planned as panel discussions arranged around SERC research focus areas. Stay tuned for details on the guest speakers!
The review is in-person only. Register on Eventbrite before the window closes on November 2 at 12pm ET.
Register to AttendGuest Speakers
Dr. Philip S. Antón
AIRC Chief Scientist
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Dr. Mark Blackburn
Senior Research Scientist
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Dr. Douglas J. Buettner
AIRC Deputy Chief Scientist
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Dr. Deri Draper-Amason
Lead Project Scientist, Old Dominion University
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Dr. Barry Ezell
Research Professor & Interim Chair, Academic Affairs, Old Dominion University
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Dr. Laura Freeman
Research Professor of Statistics and Deputy Director, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
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Mr. Tom McDermott
SERC CTO
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Dr. Bryan Mesmer
Director of the Army Human Systems Laboratory, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
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Dr. Michael Orosz
Research Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Spatial Sciences
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Dr. Jose Ramirez-Marquez
Associate Professor and Division Director of Enterprise Science and Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
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Dr. Ali Raz
Assistant Professor, Systems Engineering and Operations Research Assistant; Director of Intelligent Systems and Integration, C4I & Cyber Center of Excellence, George Mason University
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Dr. Valerie Sitterle
SERC Deputy CTO
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Dr. Zoe Szajnfarber
SERC Chief Scientist and Research Council Chair; Professor and Special Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, The George Washington University
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Dr. Dinesh Verma
Executive Director, SERC and the Acquisition Innovation Research Center
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Dr. Taylan Topcu
Assistant Professor, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
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Dr. Paul Wach
Researcher of Systems Engineering, University of Arizona
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Agenda
Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:45 am - 9:00 am
Panel Discussion: Acquisition Innovation
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Sponsored research by SERC’s Acquisition Innovation Research Center featuring:
- Policy Test Lab: Acquisition Reform Modeling
- Roadmap for Digital Acquisition
- Natural Language Processing of Acquisition Text
- Assessing the Size of the Defense Acquisition Workforce
Followed by a 15-minute break
Panel Discussion: Digital and Data-Driven Systems
10:30 am - 11:45 am
Sponsored research featuring:
- Systems Engineering Beyond the Horizon
- Data-Driven Methods, Policies and Solution Architectures
- Systems Engineering Transformation Through Digital Engineering
- AI Rapid Capabilities Cell Expert Accelerator Support
Lunch
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Keynote Address
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Panel Discussion: Trusted Systems
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Sponsored research featuring:
- Spectrum and Advanced Training Technology Laboratory
- Training Environments for Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations
- Integrated Digital Maturity Pathway
- Development of Tools and Methods for Secure Cyber Resilient Engineering
Followed by a 20-minute break
Panel Discussion: Enterprises and SoS
3:20 pm - 4:35 pm
Sponsored research featuring:
- Space Systems Command Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Directorate – Mission Engineering and Integration of Emerging Technologies
- Improving and Assessing Architectures and Architecture Decision Making
- Systems Engineering Guide for Systems of Systems Revision
- Innovation with Industry
Founders Award Presentation & Closing Remarks
4:35 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Venue
National Press Club
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529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045 United States - Website
- https://www.press.org/