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SERC Updates – April 2026

Apr 30, 2026

Dear Colleagues,

Earlier this month, we had a successful launch of AIRC Insights, a series of engaging discussions on defense acquisition. We hope you will join us for the next session on May 26. AIRC Fellow Moshe Schwartz will lead an expert panel asking, “What is Driving Poor Weapon System Readiness, and How Can Readiness Be Improved?”

We are also eagerly accepting abstracts for the seventh annual AI4SE & SE4AI Research and Application Workshop. This year, we have two new submission options, and selected abstracts will be accepted for a special issue of INCOSE’s Systems Engineering journal.

Cheers,
Dinesh Verma
Executive Director

News

SERC Increases Presence at Annual CSER Gathering

Alongside several technical presentations by SERC researchers, CTO Tom McDermott, Deputy CTO Valerie Sitterle and AIRC Chief Scientist Philip Antón led a new workshop, “Conducting Research with the DoW.”

 

 

Students from Old Dominion and GWU Win SERC Boehm Award

Ms. Suparna Mukherjee of The George Washington University and Ms. Cansu Yalim of Old Dominion University earned honors at the SERC Doctoral Student Forum held at the CSER.

 

 

Inaugural AIRC Insights Featured Expert Panel on Policy Test Labs

AIRC Fellow Dr. Arun Seraphin of NDIA-ETI led a panel with Ms. Lynn Williams of the House Armed Services Committee senior staff, Mr. Mike Madsen of Obviant, and AIRC Deputy Chief Scientist Dr. Doug Buettner.

 

 

Research Highlights

FAIREST Project for Operational Resilience and Cyber Survivability

Ms. Emma Meno of Virginia Tech led work on the Framework for AI Resilience through Evaluation of Systems and Technology to mitigate risks from a lack of test data and unknown cyber threats.

 

 

A Roadmap for Model-Based Reviews

Dr. Alejandro Salado of the University of Arizona co-wrote this report articulating a forward-looking vision for computer-aided and AI-assisted technical reviews.

 

 

 

Call for Abstracts

The deadline to submit an abstract is June 5. See the event page for details on the submission options and the submission forms.

Events

Register on the event page for the next session of AIRC Insights on May 26, featuring AIRC Fellow Mr. Moshe Schwartz; Mr. Patrick Kelleher, SES, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Materiel Readiness; and Ms. Diana Maurer, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management in the Government Accountability Office. See the recording of the inaugural session below.

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