27th Annual Systems & Mission Engineering Conference

"Enabling Digital Transformation Across the Lifecycle for Mission Success"

28 – 31 October 2024

Norfolk, VA

Agenda

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Digital Transformation of Systems Engineering

Thomas Simms, Principal Deputy Executive Director, Systems Engineering and Architecture, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

1819734 - An Architectural Perspective on Securing AI/ML-Enabled Systems, David McClurg, BAE Systems, Inc.
1843299 - Usage of AI to Generate and Decompose Requirements, Joseph Hemenway & Nathan Vinarcik, Arcfield
1818976 - Requirements Engineering Co-Pilot GPT, Amir Abrari, SPEC Innovations

Mission Engineering

1861549 - Secret Cyber SoS, Eric Conyers & Rahul Parwani, Raytheon
1857064 - Leveraging Architecture to Inform the Design of Simulation Experiments for Mission Engineering Studies, Michael Pennock, The MITRE Corporation

Education & Training

1820156 - Empowering Defense Engineering: Workforce Development on Artificial Intelligence and System Safety Engineering, Chris DeLuca & Wil Vega, OSD(R&E)
1822454 - Advancing Digital Materiel Management: AFIT's DMM Academy, Richard Sugarman & Major Jeffrey King, Air Force Institute of Technology
1818221 - Training the DoD Acquisition Workforce in Secure Cyber Resilient Engineering: Using a Storyboard and Model Based Systems Engineering Approach in the Defense Acquisition University Credential Program, Paul McMahon, OUSD(R&E)
1863495 - Building Better System Security Engineers, Jason Puckett & Benjamin Winter, Raytheon

Digital Engineering Environment

1821923 - Recommendations for Maximizing Digital Thread Return on Investment, Natalie Nakamura, Northrop Grumman

Model-Based Systems Engineering

1851935 - Update on the Modeling & Simulation Strategy for Engineering in the Department of Defense, Darryl Howell, PCG
1811463 - Understanding the Digital Signature of Model-Based Systems Engineering Models, Risa Gorospe, The Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory

Test & Evaluation

1818140 - Concepts for Assurance of Adequately Secure and Resilient Systems, Mark Winstead, MITRE

Physics-Based Modeling and Simulation

1861678 - Modeling Dynamic Wireless Channels in Interactive Terrestrial Environment, Peter Douglass, Ansys Government Initiatives

Integrated Program Management

1818134 - Preventing Communication Breakdown: The #1 Killer of Transformation Initiatives, Andrew Inkeles & Scott Chappie, ManTech International and USSF
1820489 - DoD Manufacturing and Quality Initiatives: Evolving Role in Systems Engineering, Chris DeLuca, OSD(R&E)
1831113 - Written in Blood: Case Studies of Systems Engineering Failure and Effectiveness, Benjamin Schwartz (Part 1), (Part 2), Monterey Technologies, Inc.

ADAPT

1821257 - Systems Engineering Agility – A Guide Book for Systems Engineers, Rick Dove, Working Group Chair, INCOSE
1861179 - Transforming Defense Engineering Through Open, Agile and Digital (OAD), Kelli Houston, Lockheed Martin
1825513 - Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) Modernization Across DOD, Kelly Alexander, OUSD(R&E)
1861775 - Evolving Legacy Architectures for Agile/DevOps (ELAAD), Sylvia Traxler, RTX
1821787 - Static Analysis-Targeted Automated Repair to Secure Code and Reduce Effort, Lori Flynn, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute

Architecture/MOSA

1822630 - Application Programming Interfaces Enabling Data Interoperability in the Department of Defense, Allan Dianic, OUSD(R&E)
1818046 - Cameo Enterprise Architecture Synchronized with Software Integration, Theodore Hoke, Tangram Flex

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Integrating Joint Force Capabilities Through Mission Engineering

Elmer Roman, Director, Mission Integration for Mission Capabilities, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Keynote Speaker

Kristen Baldwin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology, and Engineering, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)

Digital Materiel Management (DMM) Panel: AFMC Prospective to Enable DMM
Moderator: John Matlik, Fellow, Digital Transformation Strategy, Northrop Grumman

Paul Garvey, Chief Engineer, Rapid Enterprise Solutions Division, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center
Will Jinkins, Lead AI Engineer, Digital Transformation Office, Air Force Materiel Command
Richard Sugarman, Department Head, Department of Systems and Software Engineering Management, Air Force Institute of Technology
Richard Ott, Ph.D., Technical Director

System Security Engineering

1821593 - Using Modeling and Simulation to Measure Cyber Survivability, William Bryant, MTSI
1821364 - Building Mission Assurance with Trusted Suppliers Panel Discussion,
Moderator: David Chesebrough, Defined Business Solutions
- John Monk, Northrop & Brad Ferguson, IBM Federal
1821210 - Toward an Anti-Security Security Primer for Systems Engineers, Rick Dove, INCOSE
1808707 - SCRE from an Assurance-Informed Engineering Perspective, Mark Winstead, MITRE

Mission Engineering & Specialty Engineering

1820478 - Empowering Defense Engineering: MIL-STD 882E - Joint System Safety Standard WG, Chris DeLuca, OSD(R&E)
1820494 - Value Engineering: Reinvigorating the Practice in the Department of Defense, Chris DeLuca, OSD(R&E)

Artificial Intelligence

1840178 - Uniting Large Language Models and Model-Based Systems Engineering: Advancing Synergies in Engineering Practices, Tony Sukhwani, Belcan

Digital Engineering Environment

1820139 - Evolving Role of the Human for Digital Engineering Transformation, Chris DeLuca, OSD(R&E)
1860257 - Overarching Plan to Enable the Adoption of Modern Engineering Tools, Allan Dianic, OUSD(R&E)
1851920 - Overview of the Digital Engineering Tool Evaluation Criteria Template project (DETECT), Kelly Burton, OUSD(R&E)
1857045 - Level Up Your Digital Engineering Storytelling, Mimi Davidson, OUSD(R&E)

Model-Based Systems Engineering

1835319 - Implementing a Digital Thread with MBSE Integration, Anthony Davenport, Ansys
1860177 - In or Out? Assessing the Impacts of Modeling the System Operator Within the System Boundary using MBSE, Adam Skrzypczak, Strategic Technology Consulting
1820237 - Model-Based Systems Engineering for Target Vulnerability Assessment, Christopher Green, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
1818999 - Strategic Standardization: Model–Based First Article Inspection, Albert Ismailov, OUSD(R&E)
1861836 - MBT&E–Instructed Composable Modeling Supporting T&E Execution Phase Planning & Analysis, Joe Murphy, Ansys
1861127 - The Fusion of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Model-Based Testing (MBT) Fortifies the Digital Thread, Tyler Jenkins, Lockheed Martin
1856441 - A Decade of Digital Engineering Research: Insights, Past and Future, from the Systems Engineering Research Center, Thomas McDermott, Stevens Institute of Technology

Test & Evaluation, Integrated Program Management

1820367 - Force-Level Engineering: Reimagining Modern Joint Environment, Natalie Wells & Christina Houfek, VT-ARC
1861665 - Mastering Mission Success: Tracking Scope, Schedule, and Cost in an Open, Agile, Digital World, Kelli Houston, Lockheed Martin, Missiles and Fire Control

Artificial Intelligence, Architecture/MOSA

1861444 - Digital Mission Architecture: The Foundation for Mission Engineering and Integration across the Defense Enterprise, Jaime Bestard, OUSD(R&E)
1820112 - Driving the Maturity and Evolution of MOSA-Enabling Standards Across the Department of Defense, Hema Manivannan, Defense Standardization Program Office

ADAPT

1855134 - Increasing the Agility of Agile throughout the Program Lifecycle, Kurt Mohr, Raytheon
1818729 - Merging Systems Engineering Methodologies with the Agile Scrum Framework for Department of Defense Software Projects, Dallas Rosson, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Panel: AI Across the Lifecycle for Mission Success
Moderator: Laura Hart, Vice-Chair, NDIA’s Systems Engineering Division

Dr. Tom McDermott, SERC Deputy Director and Chief Technology Officer, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ebenezer Dadson, Chief AI Architect/Strategist, Corporate Strategy and Technology, Northrop Grumman
Dr. Stephan Gerali, Chief Architect Senior Fellow, CDAO, Lockheed Martin

Integrating Quality into the Digital Workspace

Keith Horbatuck, Strategic Quality Director, Lockheed Martin Space

Integrated Program Management

1860112 - Benefits of the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) to Your Program and Supply Chain, Michael Olness, OUSD(R&E)
1861140 - A New Framework for Characterizing Uncertainty in Defense Megaprojects, Thomas McDermott, Stevens Institute of Technology

Mission Engineering

1860552 - Mission Engineering - Through Life Perspectives, Judith Dahmann, MITRE
1854000 - Refining the Shared Framework for Model Element Reuse, Paul Trevidic, MITRE
1815622 - A Case for Integrated Mission Engineering, Digital Engineering, and Digital Acquisition, Geoffrey Kerr, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
1850862 - Integrating Mission Analysis with SysMLv2 and Requirements Assessment, Cameron Krivitsky, Ansys

Physics-Based Modeling and Simulation, Architecture/MOSA

1857090 - Synthetic Radar Data Generation using RF Channel Modeler (RFCM) - RADAR, John Ploschnitznig, Ansys Government Initiatives
1837770 - Co-Maturation of DAF Capabilities In The Digital Domain, Clifford Louden, SAF/AQRE

Digital Engineering Environment

1840546 - Digital Engineering: Systems Model Exchange Framework including SysMLv2, Jeff Pilato, Sodius Corp
1821773 - A Knowledge Graph Approach to Transforming to Digital Materiel Management, Ed Kraft, EdmKraft Inc
1861360 - Leveraging Digital Engineering Ecosystems for Digital Acquisition, Cal Van Doren, Ansys

Model-Based Systems Engineering

1834645 - Integrating Analytical Solutions with SysMLv2 for Requirement Verification, Anthony Davenport, Ansys
1843014 - Configuration Management within the Digital Engineering Environment (DEE), John Schatz, Spec Innovation
1851303 - Optimizing Semiconductor Manufacturing Yield with MBSE, Steven Dam, PhD, Spec Innovation
1815769 - Realizing the potential of SysML V2 with SysON: the Fundamental Role of Open-Source for Enabling the Digital Engineering Transformation, Stephane Lacrampe, Obeo
1814782 - Key Modeling Principles to Moderate the Growth of Model Technical Debt in MBSE, Ryan Noguchi, The Aerospace Corporation
1819327 - MBEasy: Making MBSE Easy Again, Dr. Mark Vriesenga, BAE Systems
1822734 - Modeling System Life Cycle Concepts, Flavius Galiber, Northrop Grumman

Safety & Environmental Engineering

1822779 - Artificial Intelligence HazMat Search Project Summary, Mark Fraser, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center

ADAPT

1851370 - Integrating Agile and Systems Engineering: Strategies for Success, Jordan Stoner, Lockheed Martin, Missiles and Fire Control

Architecture / MOSA

1866766 - Review of the INCOSE Decision Analysis Data Model (DADM), Frank Salvatore, SAIC
1829365 - MOSA Verification and Standards Conformance in DoD Systems, Nathaniel Barley, OUSD(R&E)
1865174 - Leveraging the RFLP MBSE Methodology for Assessing Model Compliance, Taylor Fields, Georgia Tech Research Institute
1855298 - Satellite Co-Orbital Engagement Engineering with System Composer, Oleg Yakimenko & Mike Anthony, MathWorks

Education & Training

1852649 - Aiding Workforce Acceptance of Digital Engineering, John Schatz, SPEC Innovations
1839866 - Modernizing Department of Defense Engineering Talent Management, Robert Larino, OUSD(R&E)

On-Demand Presentations

A Framework for Specifying, Acquiring, Measuring, and Validating MBSE, DE, and the Digital Twin

Ryan Noguchi, Principal Engineer, The Aerospace Corporation

A Life-Cycle Modeling Language Approach to Zero Trust Architecture

Andy Tapia, Systems Engineer, SPEC Innovations

Accelerating Insertion of Warfighting Capability using GenAI based Identification of Military Vehicles

Bjorn Andersson, PhD, Principal Researcher, Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Dionisio deNiz, PhD, Principal Researcher, Technical Director, Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

Capability Readiness Levels of Model Based Enterprise Ecosystem

Xiaomei Yu, MBE Architect, Lockheed Martin

Electric Ship Drivetrain – Virtual Design for Mission Success

Craig E. Miller, Principal Engineer, Ansys Government Initiatives

Empowering Defense Engineering: Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response

Chris DeLuca, Director, Specialty Engineering, OSD(RE)
Wil Vega, System Safety Lead, Specialty Engineering, OSD(RE)

Empowering Defense Engineering: The intersection of AI and R&M Practices

Chris DeLuca, Director, Specialty Engineering, OSD(RE)

Implementing a Configuration Management Plan for Model/Tool Artifacts within a Digital Engineering Environment

Allison Khaw, Group Leader, The MITRE Corporation

Implementing Zero Trust and Distributed Ledger Technology

Charles Miller, Secure Systems Engineering, RTX
Santosh Dawesar, Secure Systems Engineering, RTX

Intellectual Property Strategies for Additive Manufacturing in Defense Acquisitions

Waterloo Tsutsui, Senior Research Associate, Purdue University
Qian (Alex) Shi, Purdue University
Dalia Bekdache, Purdue University
Prajwal Balasubramani, Purdue University
Daniel DeLaurentis, Vice President for Discovery Park District Institutes and the Bruce Reese Professor of Aeronautics, Purdue University
Jitesh Panchal, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Stephan Biller, Harold T. Amrine Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering and Business School, Purdue University

Modernizing the Body of Knowledge through Cyber Resilience

Angela M. Lungu, CRWS-BoK Project Lead/System Security Policy, Guidance, and Standards, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Science and Technology Program Protection Office

Novel Progress Monitoring and Delivery Date Forecasting Tool (Nostradamus 2.0)

Bruce Chehroudi, PhD & MS Mechanical/aerospace engineering, MS in Finance/Management, senior AIAA Propellant/Combustion Committee member, and AIAA Associate Fellow
Robert Van Praet, Assured Access to Space, Engineering (AAE), US Space Force: Space Systems Command, LAAFB CA
Gus Benavides, Avionics PE, NEC SE&I, Axient; Jonathan Lam – Acquisition Program Manager, US Space Force
Scott Morchower, NEC SE&I Structures Project Engineer, ManTech International

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