On November 12-13, the Systems Engineering Research Center will host its 16th annual events series. The SERC Research Review will gather academic innovators, government sponsors and industry colleagues for a showcase of SERC research. The following day, the SERC Doctoral Student Forum will feature the next generation of systems thinkers competing for the Boehm Award.
SERC Doctoral Student Forum (SDSF) Agenda
| 8:00AM | Light Breakfast and Networking |
| 8:30AM | Introduction |
| 8:45AM | Examination of Community Responses to Hurricane Evacuation Orders Using High-Fidelity Mobility Data Dr. Harsh Anand, University of Virginia View presentation slides |
| 9:15AM | Impact of Technical Measure Omission in Systems Design Frameworks Ms. Casey Eaton, The University of Alabama in Huntsville View presentation slides |
| 9:45AM | Networking Break |
| 10:05AM | Towards a Hetero-functional Graph Theory Approach to MegaProject Management Mr. Seyed Amirreza Hosseini, Stevens Institute of Technology View presentation slides |
| 10:35AM | Exposing Bad Behavior in Operational Systems Mr. John Phillips, Naval Postgraduate School View presentation slides |
| 11:05AM | A Systems Engineering Methodology for Integrating Autonomy with System of Systems and Conducting Data-Driven Trade Study Analyses Mr. Mohammedreza Torkjazi, George Mason University View presentation slides |
| 11:35AM | Closing Comments and Boehm Award Presentation |
| 12:00PM | Adjourn |
The SERC is seeking a diverse pool of future leaders in systems engineering to showcase their research to an audience of academia, government, and industry. All doctoral student presenters will be considered for the Dr. Barry Boehm Award for Doctoral Student Research Excellence that includes a small monetary prize.
Doctoral students who are selected and accept are expected to present their work in person. All presentations will be 20 minutes (including Q&A). All materials must be appropriate for public release. Presentation slides will be uploaded to the SERC website after the forum.
Submissions are open to students currently enrolled in doctoral programs at SERC collaborating universities, Minority Institutions (MI), or Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). The deadline for submissions is October 8, 2024 at 4:00pm ET.
If you have any questions, please contact SERC Communications Manager Alan Skontra.
*SERC universities include:
Air Force Institute of Technology, Auburn University, Carnegie Mellon University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina State University, Ohio State University, Old Dominion University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Texas A&M University, University of Alabama in Huntsville, University of Arizona, University of Central Florida, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, University of South Florida, University of Southern California, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech.
October 8, by 4:00pm ET
Abstract Submission Deadline
October 14
Notice to Accepted Presenters
October 18
Hotel Room Block Closes
November 3, by 11:59pm ET
Presentation Submission Deadline
November 5, by 10:00am ET
Registration Deadline
