
News
Read below about Dr. Valerie Sitterle being named deputy CTO, plus other SERC news.

SERC Mourns Passing of Dr. Barry Horowitz
Aug 6, 2025
Longtime members of the SERC community are sad for the passing of Dr. Barry Horowitz, who was a prolific systems engineer, a leader of the university research network, a mentor,...
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6th Annual AI4SE & SE4AI Workshop to Introduce New Presentation Format
Aug 5, 2025
SERC Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Tom McDermott noted the continued interest in and size of the workshop. "We continue to host this event with the Army, ensuring the latest developments...
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SERC Updates – June 2025
Jun 30, 2025
Our research highlights this edition include five reports from the AIRC Innovation Projects initiative. We are also excited to announce upcoming events this fall, featuring the AI4SE & SE4AI Research...
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SERC Updates – April 2025
Apr 30, 2025
This spring edition of the SERC and AIRC Updates offers recently published technical reports exploring data management, data modeling, digital transformation, cognitive assistants, reliability, risk aversion, and several other topics...
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SERC Adds Dr. Valerie Sitterle as Deputy CTO
Apr 29, 2025
Longtime SERC researcher Dr. Valerie Sitterle will expand her role as the network’s first Deputy CTO, through which she will “cultivate teams of researchers that can bring an innovative brain...
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SERC Updates – February 2025
Feb 26, 2025
SERC Updates provides a bi-monthly highlight of research projects from across the SERC network of collaborators, recent news from the SERC community, links to popular events such as the SERC...
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Freeman of the SERC Research Council Leads Generative AI Webinar
Jan 17, 2025
Representing SERC and Virginia Tech, Dr. Laura Freeman moderated an expert panel to discuss generative AI for the Department of Defense in a webinar presented by the Acquisition Innovation Research...
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SERC Updates – December 2024
Dec 19, 2024
SERC Updates provides a bi-monthly highlight of research projects from across the SERC network of collaborators, recent news from the SERC community, links to popular events such as the SERC...
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Trusted Artificial Intelligence Challenge for Armaments Systems Engineering
Dec 6, 2024
A SERC team led by Dr. Peter Beling and Mr. Scott Lucero challenged student teams to develop engineering methods with system reliability and trustworthiness in the design and architecture of...
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Student from The University of Alabama in Huntsville Wins SERC Boehm Award
Nov 21, 2024
Ms. Casey Eaton's presentation on systems design frameworks earned her the Boehm Award at the 2024 SERC Doctoral Student Forum.
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16th SERC Research Review Highlights Five Focus Areas
Nov 20, 2024
Four special guest DoD leaders, several SERC researchers from across the university network, and a range of industry partners gathered for the 16th annual SERC Research Review in Washington, DC.
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SERC Updates – October 2024
Oct 30, 2024
SERC Updates provides a bi-monthly highlight of research projects from across the SERC network of collaborators, recent news from the SERC community, links to popular events such as the SERC...
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