 | SMDC-20: Andrew P. Sage Memorial Capstone Design Competition George Mason University Fairfax, VA, United States, April 27, 2020 |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smdc20 |
| Conference program | https://easychair.org/smart-program/SMDC-20/ |
| Abstract registration deadline | February 28, 2020 |
| Registration Deadline | March 20, 2020 |
| Submission deadline | April 20, 2020 |
The Competition is still on April 27, but will now be held in a virtual vormat via WebEx.
The Engineering Capstone Design Competition is a student-focused international forum for the design of complex systems. The competition is a leading showcase for undergraduate and graduate (Masters) design projects, such as those from capstone design courses or from baccalaureate, honors, or design-oriented graduate theses.
Designs should demonstrate engineering skills and knowledge to perform all the activities associated with developmental Life Cycle. Designs should include analysis of Context, Stakeholders, Concepts of Operations, Requirements, Design (including trade-offs of alternate designs), Implementation, Verification, Validation, and Business Plans. Where possible, model-based simulations and/or prototypes shall demonstrate the Con-Ops and be used to generate data for design trade-off analysis. Verification testing should be demonstrated. Validation testing and Business Plans are encouraged.
Projects sponsored by faculty, industry, and government are encouraged.
Tracks
Submissions are open to any engineering project topic. Past conferences have included papers in the following areas:
- Military Systems
- Critical Infrastructure
- Cybersecurity
- Decision Support Systems
- Energy & Environment
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Social Engineering
- Transportation & Logistics
- Aerospace
BEST PAPERS:
One paper per track was awarded a Best Paper Award. Awards were judged by a team of experienced System Engineers and Engineering managers from industry and government and based on the quality of the written paper and the presentation. Quality was assessed by the demonstration of System Engineering skills and knowledge associated with the SE-V.
Session 1 – Design: GMU Dynamic Low Visibility Pneumatic Cofferdam, Adel Youssef, Faris Masri, Lucciana Remy and Murat Gokturk (GMU SEOR)
Session 2 – Device Security: Vulnerability Research Workflow and Finding Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, Peyton Edmondson, Fletcher Davis, Austin Griffith, Austin Harlow and Clifford Krey (GMU CYSE)
Session 3 – Healthcare: Sprint Performance Training System, Mallory Jones, Misbah Abdul-Khadir, Ethan Farmer and Varun Kripanandan (GMU SEOR)
Session 4 – Network Security: Automated Web Proxy-Data Leakage Analysis, Malay Patel, Kelvin Nguyen, Harsimran Ruprai, Justin Luu and Akshith Bandam (GMU CYSE)
Session 5 – Decision Support Systems: Yacht Club Cash Flow Forecasting Model and Capital Investment Plan, Felix Ruble, Katherine Graves, Naseem Shah and David Nguyen (GMU SEOR)
Session 6 – Software Security: No Equipment Failed/No Malicious Intent (NEF/NMI) Cyber-System Failures in Nuclear Power Plants, Alyssa Lopez, Samuel Faulconer, Hissah Almarzook and Edwin Padilla-Gonzalez (GMU CYSE)
Session 7: Transportation and Logistics: Design of a Rapid Reliable Urban Mobility System for the Washington, D.C. Region, Mary Taylor, Lauren Flenniken, Jason Nembhard and Anderson Barreal (GMU SEOR)
Honorable Mention: Increasing Asset In-Transit Visibility at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Benjamin Whitlow (USMA)
Honorable Mention: Corrective Software for Strabismus Treatment, Carlie Bolling, Chris Foley, David Guardiola, Gabriel Smith and Katrina Pham (UPENN)
Submission Guidelines
Abstracts due by noon East Coast time Friday, February 28, 2020.
Abstract must be between 300 and 500 words and should include concise summary of the project including: Context, Stakeholders, Concepts of Operations, Requirements, Design (including trade-offs of alternate designs), Implementation, Verification, Validation, and Business Plans. Abstracts may include preliminary results. Abstracts must include Title and Authors Names.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020: Notified of paper acceptance.
Upload completed conference paper manuscript by 11:59 pm East Coast time Monday, April 20, 2020. All papers must be submitted in IEEE conference paper format and no longer than 8 pages.
Registration
Registrations due by 11:59 pm East Coast time Friday, March 27, 2020.
COMPETITION FEES: Competition fees are waived for the conference!
Speakers
- There will not be a keynote speaker this year
Conference Schedule
- Technical Sessions: 9:00 – 4pm via WebEx
CommitteesProgram Committee
- General Chair: Dr. Tom Clemons (tclemons@gmu.edu)
- Technical Chairs: George Donohue (gdonohue@gmu.edu) & Lance Sherry (lsherry@gmu.edu)
- Logistics: Mary Poirier (mpoirier@gmu.edu)
- Sponsorship Chair: Dr. John Shortle (jshortle@gmu.edu)
Corporate Sponsors
| Boeing | IBM |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | Metron Aviation |
| DCWater | MITRE |
| General Dynamics | Northrop Grumman |
| LMI | Raytheon |
Corporate sponsorship is invited. Please contact Sponsorship Chair Dr. John Shortle(jshortle@gmu.edu)