The 16th Annual Conference on System Engineering Research (CSER) will be held on May 8-9, 2018 (date was previously April 25-26, 2018), hosted by the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. CSER offers researchers in academia, industry, and government a common forum to present, discuss, and influence systems engineering research. It provides access to forward‐looking research from across the globe, by renowned academicians as well as perspectives from senior industry and government representatives. Co‐founded by the University of Southern California and Stevens Institute of Technology in 2003,…