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To explore some of the persistent issues impacting STEM education and career choices, the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) has launched new research that will help to shape the STEM pipeline in the United States. Led by SERC/AIRC (Acquisition Innovation Research Center) Fellows Dr. Ruth David and Mr. Jeff Wilcox, this research task will focus on developing collaborative DoD-industry activities that will: create a technical workforce able to receive the security clearance needed to meet defense missions; support educational opportunities for defense sector personnel in both government and industry; and increase educational opportunities for veterans and military dependents.

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) has created a series of related tasks in response to Congressional requirements to study and develop policy options and recommendations on how the Department of Defense (DoD) can use agile program and project management concepts in non-software acquisition programs. As part of this effort, Drs. Gregg Vesonder and Nicole Hutchison are leading the development of a report that describes the history of agile processes as viewed by multiple disciplines and industries that documents the agile journey-related experiences of organizations.

The SERC is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to its Research Council.

For more than 10 years, the Annual SERC Sponsored Research Review (SSRR) has united all sectors of the systems engineering and acquisition research communities – government, industry, and academia – to share progress on research that addresses challenging issues facing the Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal departments and agencies. This year’s SSRR will be a three-day hybrid event, held November 2-4. For the first time ever, SERC will also offer attendees free tutorials in the morning of November 4 focused on digital engineering and security engineering.

SERC UPDATES | AUGUST 2021 - A digest of the most recent news items and research updates related to the Systems Engineering Research Center.

On May 28, 2021, the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) awarded the research task “WRT-1043: DAU - Digital Engineering Simulation” to the Systems Engineering Research Center. This is a brand new, year-long effort with potential for two additional years led by Principal Investigator Dr. Nicole Hutchison, Stevens Institute of Technology, alongside co-Principal Investigators Dr. Dinesh Verma, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Dr. Peter Beling, Virginia Tech.

Research task ‘ART-20: Quantum Technologies for Armament Systems’ kicked off on June 30, 2021, with Principal Investigator Dr. Yuping Huang, Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens), leading his current team of 14 Co-Principal Investigators. This task is slated to be a two-year effort with room to double the team of researchers. The task contains seven main tasks in support of the research and development objectives in areas of quantum photonics and related technologies at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center.

Providing access to the latest OUSD(R&E) Digital Engineering Working Group Newsletter - July 2021.

Each year, the International Council on Systems Engineering selects a Best Paper award from among the papers published the previous year in Systems Engineering. The Editorial Board considers the papers in this virtual issue to be among the best from those published in 2020. This issue includes insight into the latest research and developments in systems engineering.

Rouse presented for the Royal Academy of Engineering during a joint online CESAER Conference bringing together policy-makers and researchers from the UK and Europe, as a united voice of universities of science and technology in Europe.

The fifth year of SERC Talks begins on August 18, 2021, focused on the theme Test and Evaluation with “What Does Test & Evaluation Mean in a Digital Engineering Enabled World?” presented by Darryl Ahner, Director of Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques in Test & Evaluation Center of Excellence and Interim Dean for Research at U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology. The webinar marks the first of three that will focus on Test and Evaluation throughout the remainder of 2021.

Join the SERC in congratulating Dr. Azad Madni as the second recipient of the INCOSE Benefactor Award. The Benefactor Award recognizes an individual member, who by their actions and personal generosity has contributed uniquely to the enhanced reputation and recognition of systems engineering in society-at-large, and directly to the advancement and betterment of INCOSE.