SMDC-21: 4th Annual Andrew P. Sage Memorial Capstone Design Competition SMDC-21 Virtual on Zoom April 26, 2021

Overview

4^th Annual Andrew P. Sage Memorial Capstone Design Competition (SMDC-21) 

April 26, 2021 (online)

The Andrew P. Sage Memorial 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 systems engineering skills and knowledge to perform all the activities associated with a systems developmental life cycle.

The SMDC-21 is organized by George Mason University, Volgenau School of Engineering, Department of SEOR. For more information about GMU SEOR Department, please visit https://seor.gmu.edu/academics/graduate/masters.

Venue

The conference will be held online. Conference links will be provided closer to the conference date.

List of Topics

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
• Digital Engineering
• Energy & Environment
• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Social Engineering
• Transportation & Logistics
• Aerospace

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts due by noon East Coast time Friday, February 26, 2021.

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 paper title, authors' names, and email contact information. The final paper may be submitted late (but before April 19). 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021: Notified of paper acceptance.

Upload completed conference paper manuscript by 11:59 pm East Coast time Monday, April 19, 2021. All papers must be submitted in IEEE conference paper format and no longer than 8 pages.

Registrations

Registrations to the conference is automatic if your paper abstract is accepted.

Fees: Participation fees are waived for the conference!

Best Papers

One paper per track will be awarded the Best Paper Award based on the quality of the written paper and the presentation. Awards shall be determined by a panel of experienced system engineers and engineering managers from industry and government.

Corporate Sponsors

Corporate sponsorship is invited. Please contact Sponsorship Chair Dr. John Shortle(jshortle@gmu.edu)

Contact

All questions about conference participation and paper submissions should be emailed to Songjun Luo (sluo4@gmu.edu)