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SERC & AIRC Leadership at Annual Acquisition Research Symposium

May 28, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 11-13th, 2021, the 18th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium was held, providing a virtual forum to present scholarly acquisition research, as well as for dialogue between scholars and acquisition policy-makers and practitioners.  Research papers and presentations were given on recently completed and on-going Department of Defense and US Navy (DoD/DON)-sponsored projects at a variety of research institutions across the United States.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_single_image image=”13427″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]Notable contributions from the SERC Community included:

Panel 10: Improving Acquisition Performance with Systems Engineering – Chaired by SERC Deputy Director/CTO Mr. Thomas A. McDermott Jr.

  • Contractual Safety of Model-Based Requirements: Preliminary Results of an Experimental Study – Dr. Alejandro Salado, Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech
    Paper      Presentation
  • Adapting Systems Engineering Leading Indicators to the Digital Engineering & Management Paradigm -Dr. Donna Rhodes, Principal Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Paper      Presentation 
  • Defining a Model-Based Systems Engineering Approach for Technical Reviews – Authors: Ronald Carlson and Warren Vaneman
    Paper      Presentation

Panel 16: Managing Technology Acquisition – Chaired by Lieutenant General Neil Thurgood, USA, Director of Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Space & Rapid Acquisition

  • Strategies for Addressing Uncertain Missions and Uncertain Technologies -Dr. William Rouse, Professor, Georgetown University
    Paper      Presentation

Plenary Panel 17: DoD Acquisition Research – Chaired by David H. Lewis, Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret), Acquisition Chair, Acquisition Research Program at Naval Postgraduate School

  • Panelist: Dr. Dinesh Verma, Professor; Executive Director, Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC), Stevens Institute of Technology
    Presentation   Video

Panel 18: The Digital Transformation of Engineering — Chaired by Rear Admiral Jason Lloyd, USN, Deputy Commander for Ship Design, Integration and Engineering

  • A Framework to Categorize the Benefits and Value of Digital Engineering – SERC Deputy Director/CTO Mr. Thomas A. McDermott Jr.
    Paper      Presentation
  • Competencies, Education, and Training for Digital Engineering in the DoD – Dr. Nicole Hutchison, Research Engineer, Stevens Institute of Technology
    Paper
  • A Study of MBSE Through the Development of Modeling and Data Exchange Processes –– Authors: William Emeny, Systems Engineer, NSWC PHD; Dustin Talley, Mechanical Engineer, T&E, NSWC PHD; Michael Rubow, Mechanical Engineer, NSWC PHD; Ryan Robar, Integrated Product Support Lead, NSWC PHD; Lynn Nguyen, Logistics Management Specialist, NSWC PHD; Lance Lowenberg, MBSE Applications and Modeling Lead, NIWC Pacific
    Paper      Presentation & Recording

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]All symposium proceedings (papers, presentations and recordings) can be found here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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