18th Annual Systems Engineering Conference

26 - 29 October 2015

Springfield, VA


Agenda

Monday, October 26, 2015

Opening Remarks:

  • Robert Rassa, Director, Engineering Programs, Raytheon Company; NDIA Systems Engineering Conference Chair

Chief Systems Engineers Panel
Panelist:

  • Dale Sisson, PE, Director of Systems Engineering, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development, Test & Evaluation
  • Ms. Michele Merkle, Director, National Airspace Systems Engineering Office, Federal Aviation Administration
  • Albert Spencer, Chief Engineer, National Weather Service
  • Kerry Wilson, Systems Engineer, Office of Systems Engineering Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security

Industry Executive Panel
Moderator: Frank Serna, Principal Director, Strategic Initiatives, Draper Laboratory; Chair, NDIA,Systems Engineering Division
Panelist:

  • Chris Orlowski, Director, Programs, Information Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Robert Scheurer, Lead Technologist, Systems Engineering, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

 

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Keynote Presentation:

  • Stephen Welby, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Systems Engineering

DoD Program Managers Panel

Track 1: System Engineering Effectiveness

  • 17874 - (Panel) Systems Engineering Research: Different Approaches for Transitioning Systems Engineering Research into Practice
    Moderator: Scott Lucero, ODASD, System Engineering
  • 17880 - Department of Defense Systems Engineering Policy and Standardization, Robert Gold, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17877 - A Systems Engineering Perspective on Enabling Innovation, Col Luke Cropsey, USAF, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17879 - Mission Based Analysis in the Systems Engineering Process, William Scott, ODASD, Systems Engineering

Track 2: Modeling and Simulation

  • 17850 - Modeling by Building Blocks: A Proposed Design Approach and Application in Supply Chain Management, Dr. Sondoss ElSawah, Capability Systems Centre
  • 18047 - Distributed Modeling and Simulation as a Service, Joseph McDonnell, Dynamic Animation Systems
  • 18007 - Using Systems Engineering to Identify and Develop Key Advancements in M&S, Dr. Mark Riecken, Trideum

Track 3: System Security Engineering

  • 18018 - Systems Security Engineering for Program Protection and Cybersecurity, Mrs. Melinda Reed, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • Cybersecurity (CS) Implementation & Acquisition Integration / CS Discipline & CS Scorecard - Don Davision, Chief, Lifecycle, CS Risk Mgt & CS/Acq Integration Division In the Office of the Deputy DOD-CIO for Cybersecurity
  • 17963 - Program Protection & System Security Metrics & Measures, Ms. Holly Dunlap, Raytheon Company
  • 17885 - Identification and Protection of Critical Program Information (CPI), Raymond Shanahan, ODASD, Systems Engineering

Track 4: Developmental Test & Evaluation

  • 17959 - SE-DT Interactions Through the Developmental Evaluation Framework, Dr. Suzanne Beers, The MITRE Corporation
  • 18010 - Statistical Design and Validation of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Tools used in Operational Testing (OT), Dr. Kelly McGinnity, Institute for Defense Analyses
  • 17864 - The National Cyber Range: A Systems Engineering Resource For Cybersecurity R&D, S&T, Testing and Training, Peter Christensen, OSD AT&L TRMC

Track 5: System of Systems

  • 17887 - From Dual VEE to Dual Use - Introducing the SoS-VEE™ Model to Improve the Acquisition, Interoperability and Performance of Large System-of-Systems (SoS) Programs, Oliver Hoehne, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • 17994 - Intricacies of System of Systems Operational Availability and Logistics Modeling and Analysis, Charles Carter, Sandia National Laboratories
  • 18058 - Relative Comparison of the Rate of Convergence of Collaborative Systems of Systems: A Quantified Multi-Case Study, Bernard Collins, II, George Washington University

Track 6: Interoperability/Net-Center Operations

  • 17991 - Interoperability/Net-Centric Operations Kickoff, Jack Zavin, OUSD(AT&L)/DASD(C3CB)
  • 17787 - Emerging Systems Engineering Standards for the Interoperability of Big Data Systems and Technologies, David Boyd, InCadence Strategic Solutions
  • 17809 - Net-Centric Systems Design and Requirements Development. Dr. Craig Arndt, Defense Acquisition University
  • 17910 - Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (DI2E) Plugfest, John McDowall, BAE Systems, Inc.
  • 17745 - The Nature of NextGen Military Networks, Dr. Sherin Kamal, SAIC

 

Wednesday, October 27, 2015

Track 1: System Engineering Effectiveness

  • 17966 - Technology Transition Assessment in an Acquisition Risk Management Context, Lance Flitter, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division/PEO Ships
  • 17816 - Requirements and References Decision Database and a Glimpse into the Future, Edward Durell, P.E., U.S. Air Force
  • 17918 - What's in an Effective RAM-C Rationale Report, Andrew Monje, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17736 - A Framework for Implementing Systems Engineering Measures at Technical Reviews and Audits, Christian Orlowski, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • 17681 - Applying the New IEEE Systems Engineering Standards to DoD Programs, Joseph Elm, L-3 Communications
  • 18039 - Transition to the Systems Engineering Standards for Defense Programs, Garry Roedler, Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • 18085 - Putting Engineering Back into Systems Engineering, Frank Salvatore, Engility Corporation

Track 2: Modeling and Simulation

  • 17982 - A Framework for Developing a Digital System Model Taxonom, Ms. Philomena Zimmerman, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17830 - Final Report on the Study to Determine the Essential Elements of the Digital System Model, Jeff Bergenthal, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
  • 18030 - Tradespace Analysis for Policy: The OpenSEAT Approach, Thomas McDermott, Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • 17806 - Architectural Modeling In SYSML: A Practical Approach to Mapping Functions to Logical Architectural Variants, Michael Vinarcik, Booz Allen Hamilton
  • 18080 - The Application of Systems Modeling in Support of Trade Studies, Frank Salvatore, Engility Corporation

Track 3: System Security Engineering

  • 18020 - Systems Engineering and Systems Security Engineering Requirements Analysis and Trade-Off Roles and Responsibility, Mrs. Melinda Reed, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17999 - Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Federated Assurance Center (JFAC) Update, Thomas Hurt, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17976 - Systems Security Engineering: A Framework to Protect Hardware Components Down to the Last Tactical Inch, Dr. Brian Cohen, Institute for Defense Analyses
  • 17986 - Protecting U.S. Military's Technical Advantage: Assessing the Impact of Compromised Unclassified Controlled Technical Information, Brian Hughes, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17864 - The National Cyber Range: A Systems Engineering Resource For Cybersecurity R&D, S&T, Testing and Training, Peter Christensen, OSD AT&L TRMC
  • 17313 - Developing the Infrastructure and Methodologies for Cyber Security T&E, Marty Arnwine, Test Resource Management Center

Track 4: Program Management

  • 17818 - NDIA - Integrated Program Management Division (IPMD), Daniel Lynch, Raytheon Missile Systems

Track 4: Better Buying Power/Affordability

  • 17870 - Defense Engineering Excellence, Ms. Kristen Baldwin, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17856 - Systems Engineering & Basic Research, Dr. Kathleen Kaplan, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • 17877 - A Systems Engineering Perspective on Enabling Innovation, Col Luke Cropsey, USAF, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17983 - Modularity and Open Systems - Meaningful Distinctions, Ms. Philomena Zimmerman, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17997 - Modeling Ground Support Equipment Health for Strategic Procurement and Sustainment of Maintenance Function, Christopher Guerra, Southwest Research Institute
  • 18000 - Improving Our Leaders' Ability to Understand and Manage Risks, Issues, and Opportunities, Ralph DeLuca, DASD, Developmental Test& Evaluation

Track 5: ERS: Engineered Resilient Systems

  • 17945 - Engineered Resilient Systems (ERS) Overview - 2015, Dr. Jeffrey Holland, SES, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
  • 17870 - Defense Engineering Excellence, Ms. Kristen Baldwin, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17955 - U.S. Air Force Acquisition Challenges and Directions, Jeff Stanley, SAF-AQ
  • 18051 - Application of ERS to Submarine Design, Dr. Joseph Arcano, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
  • 18050 - ERS Demonstration: LX(R) Analysis of Alternatives Design Space Exploration, Adrian Mackenna, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
  • 17884 - Impact of Modeling and Simulation on Rotorcraft Acquisition, Dr. Marvin Moulton, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
  • 17957 - Engineered Resilient Systems Architecture, Dr. Cary Butler, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
  • 17844 - Support of ERS by the DoD HPCMP Computational Research and Engineering Acquisition Tools and Environments (CREATE) Program, Dr. Douglass Post, DoD High Performance Comp, Modernization Program
  • 17946 - Large-Scale Tradespace Capabilities, Dr. Tommer Ender, Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • 17987 - Engineering Data Visualization Efforts for Engineered Resilient Systems, Sebastien Jourdain, Kitware, Inc.
  • 17958 - Environmental Simulation in Support of Engineered Resilient Systems, David Richards, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Track 6: Environment, Safety and Occupational Health

  • 17871 - OASD(EI&E) Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) in Acquisition Overview, David Asiello, OASD, Energy, Installations, and Environment
  • 17855 - Replacement Tanker for United States Air Force - Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Protection Using Systems Engineering, John Stallings, U.S. Air Force, AFLCMC, KC-46 Program, WKCE
  • 18064 - DoD's REACH Strategy and its Impact to Acquisition, Dr. Patricia Underwood, OASD, Energy, Installations, and Environment
  • 18075 - REACH Risk Management - An Army Perspective, George Evans, Prospective Technology, Inc.
  • 18005 - Air Force Risk Management Approach to the European REACH Regulation, Kenneth Dormer, Alion Science and Technology
  • 18062 - Advancing System Safety Precepts for Unmanned System, Mike Demmick, NOSSA
  • 17872 - Independent Safety Review Boards - A Guide for a Successful Review, Robert Smith, Jr., Booz Allen Hamilton
  • 17956 - Joint Munitions Safety Testing, Ms. Diane Dray, Booz Allen Hamilton
  • 17803 - Software Safety Functionality Hazard Assessment, Stuart Whitford, Booz Allen Hamilton

 

Thursday, October 27, 2015

Track 1: Architecture

  • 17988 - Joint Common Architecture (JCA) Demonstration Architecture Centric Virtual Integration Process (ACVIP) Shadow Effort, Alex Boydston, United States Army
  • 17311 - Systems Engineering and the New JCIDS Process, William Decker, Defense Acquisition University
  • 18045 - A Soldier System Engineering Architecture (SSEA) Modeling and Simulation Application, Dr. Joseph McDonnell, Dynamic Animation Systems
  • 17908 - Measuring Architecture Effectiveness, Mike Tinker, BAE Systems
  • 17981 - A Human View Methodology to Address Stakeholder HSI Concerns, Dr. Holly Handley, Old Dominion University
  • 18029 - A Flexible Architecture to Repurpose a Deployed System, Nick Labrecque, The Johns Hopkins University

Track 2: Modeling and Simulation

  • 17837 - Transforming Systems Engineering through a Holistic Approach to Model-Centric Systems Engineering, Dr. Mark Blackburn, Stevens Institute of Technology
  • 17854 - Achieving MBSE Benefits amidst Multiple Government Program Office System of System Challenges, John Tyreman, Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • 18022 - Developing and Distributing a CubeSat Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Reference Model - Status, Dr. David Kaslow, S.E.L.F.
  • 18043 - Using Modeling and Simulation for Space Launch System Development, Dr. John Hanson, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
  • 17848 - The New P-Diagram: The Use of SysML Activity Diagrams to Support Taguchi Methods and Robust Design, Ms. Kate Konczal, ARDEC
  • 17783 - Using Conceptual Modeling to Implement Model-Based Systems Engineering for Program Capability Analysis and Assessment, John Daly, DoD Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office
  • 17905 - Using Conceptual MBSE to Increase the Effectiveness of System Acquisition, Oliver Hoehne, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • 17890 - Modeling the Essence of Systems, Troy Peterson, Booz Allen Hamilton

Track 3: Agile in Systems Engineering

  • 17896 - Architecture in Agile Delivery, Mrs. Jaya Kathuria, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • 18040 - Agile and Incremental Software Development in the Defense Acquisition System, Sean Brady, ODASD, Systems Engineering

Track 3: Enterprise Health Management, Prognostics, Diagnostics and Reliability

  • 17900 - A System Engineering Reliability Study using 2004-2008 Military Attack Aircraft Failure Maintenance Data, Joseph Brady, George Washington University

Track 4: Better Buying Power/Affordability

  • 18026 - Semantic Architecture for Early Stage Defense Capability Planning Analysis Based on JCIDS Artifact, Allen Moulton, MIT Sociotechincal Systems Research Center
  • 17937 - Avoiding Overruns in the Specification of Non-Functional Requirements, Dr. Barry Boehm, University of Southern California
  • 18028 - COSYSMO 3.0: Updating Systems Engineering Cost Estimation to Support Affordability, James Alstad, University of Southern California

Track 4: Education and Training

  • 17875 - Understanding the Department of Defense's Engineering Workforce, Mrs. Aileen Sedmak, ODASD, Systems Engineering
  • 17944 - Revised Science and Technology Management Curriculum's Impact on Systems Engineers, William Decker, Defense Acquisition University
  • 18032 - Professional Societies as a Source of Systems Engineering Education, Ms. Courtney Wright, INCOSE
  • 17821 - The Evolution Path to Version 0.75 of the Proposed INCOSE Competency Framework, Dr. Don Gelosh, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • 17849 - Some Reflections on the Delivery: A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Systems Engineering, Dr. Michael Ryan, Capability Systems Centre
  • 18087 - Flexible and Intelligent Learning Architectures for SoS (FILA-SoS), Dr. Cihan Dagli, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Track 5: ERS: Engineered Resilient Systems

  • 17954 - (Panel) Human Readiness Levels in DoD Acquisition?

Track 5: Human Systems Integration

  • 17881 - (Panel) Human Readiness Levels in DoD Acquisition?
  • 17894 - Air Force Human Systems Integration - Capabilities and Requirements Tool, J. Mark Coleman, U.S. Air Force AFMC AFRL 711th HPW/HP
  • 18041 - Common User Interaction Guide: More than Just Another Guide, Ms. Ariana Kiken, Pacific Science & Engineering
  • 18044 - Distributed Soldier Representation: M&S Representations of the Human Dimensions of the Soldier, Dr. Joseph McDonnell, Dynamic Animation Systems
  • 18053 - Moving HSI to the Left: Defining Pre-Acquisition Activities in the Human Systems Integration Framework (HSIF), Dr. Matthew Risser, Pacific Science & Engineering Group

Track 6: Environment, Safety and Occupational Health

  • 18025 - Proposed ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Standard - DevelopmentStatus Update and Potential Impacts to DoD OHS Management Programs, Kenneth Clayman, Booz Allen Hamilton
  • 17867 - DoD-AIA Working Group's Progress on NAS 411-1, Hazardous Material Target List Update, Ms. Karen Gill, Booz Allen Hamilton
  • 18001 - ESOH Risk Management for Fielded Systems, Sherman Forbes, SAF/AQRE
  • 18048 - A Case Study in Multi-tiered Distributed Environmental Compliance Information Management in the Air Force, Brent Allred, Northrop Grumman Information Systems

Track 6: Software Engineering

  • 17964 - Developing an Effective Software Product Architecture Using Systematic Software Engineering Practices, Richard Schmidt, Strategic Insight