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Read below about the sixth annual AI4SE & SE4AI Research and Application Workshop, plus other SERC news.

(POSTPONED) 17th Annual Events Series to Showcase Sponsored SERC Research

Sep 30, 2025
***This article was published before SERC decided on October 30 to postpone these events. This article remains live for archival purposes.*** The 17th SERC Annual Events series will take place...
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6th AI4SE Workshop Takes Collaborative Approach to Assuring Transformation

Sep 30, 2025
For the sixth time, researchers from the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) gathered with colleagues from academia, government, and industry to discuss the convergence of systems engineering (SE) and artificial...
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SERC Updates – August 2025

Aug 28, 2025
We are excited for the AI4SE & SE4AI Research and Application Workshop on September 17-18. This year we will hear more than 60 presentations, keynotes from Dr. Morgan Dwyer of...
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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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