 | SMDC-21: 4th Annual Andrew P. Sage Memorial Capstone Design Competition SMDC-21 Virtual on Zoom April 26, 2021 |
| Conference website | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smdc21 |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smdc21 |
| Abstract registration deadline | February 26, 2021 |
| Submission deadline | April 19, 2021 |
Overview
4th 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 and Tracks
The conference was held online. This year, we have 9 tracks:
- Cybersecurity
- Network Security
- Software Security
- Applications of Advanced Methodology
- Process Engineering & Improvement
- System Engineering & Design
- Industry Applications
- Social Engineering
- Systems & Platforms
Best Papers and Honorable Mentions by Track
One paper per track is awarded the Best Paper along with a Honorable Mention based on the quality of the written papers and the presentations. Awards were determined by a panel of experienced system engineers and engineering managers from industry and government. Here are the results for this year:
Andrew P. Sage Memorial Capstone Design Competition Best Track Papers
Track 1: Cybersecurity
GMU (CYSE)
Michael Fialk, Yun Zhao, Chad Constantine, Harsh Cheema, Tiffany Huynh and Christeena Saji
Cloud Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) in Azure
Track #2: Network Security
GMU (CYSE)
Sanjeet Bagga, Wyatt Child, Cameron Lawrence, John Leach, Kevin Liu and Joseph Walter
Using Elastic Cloud to Identify, Analyze, and Generate Alerts for Anomalous Network Traffic
Track 3: Software Security
GMU (CYSE)
Andrew Smith, Kyle Simmons, Marissa Costa, Natalie Sebastian, Santiago Taboada Patino and Zaine Wilson
Purple Team Assessment of an Industrial Control System Secured by the Dragos Platform
Track 4: Applications of Advanced Methodology
West Point
Andrei J Rosu
Developing Multi-Dimensional Machine Learning Models: Predicting College Basketball Player Success in the NBA.
Track 5: Process Engineering & Improvement
UPenn
Brooke Zivitofsky, Katie Oppenheim, Marlena Guttman and Jordan Gottlieb
Cyclist Visibility Analysis
Track 6: System Engineering & Design
Virginia Tech
Tara Boyle, Jeffrey Hunt, Bryce Kuyper, Timothy Smith
Process Flow and Layout Improvement for Specialty Blade Manufacturer
Track 7: Industry Applications
GMU (SEOR)
Furat Allawi, Parul Chhabra, Betelhem Kebede and Toavina Ratolojanahary
Design of a Vertiport Traffic Flow Management System
Track 8: Social Engineering
GMU (SEOR)
Evan Anderson, Khiem Duong, Rebecca Quintero and Hein Naing
Design of a Decision Support Tool for Developing EV Fleet Transition
Track 9: Systems & Platforms
UPenn
Hyewon Lee, Tashweena Heeramun, Trishla Pokharna, Qingrong Ji and Brian Handen
Moment Multicalibration: A Post Processing Algorithm to Reduce Bias in Big Data Analytics
Best MS Paper
GMU (MS SEOR)
Maura Kaminow, Ruggieri Guillaume, Mary Taylor and David Todd
Forecasting Models for Predicting Power Demand
Honorable Mentions:
Track 1: Cybersecurity
GMU (CYSE)
David Nicholson, Attar Singh, Andres Ramos, Stephen Morrison, Sara Eldabaa and Jason Corona
Cyber Hygiene Scoring Model
Track #2: Network Security
GMU (CYSE)
Darby Hopkins, Milcah Barretto, Matt Sipes and Stephen Underwood
Vibrational Comms Project (Weirding Module)
Track 3: Software Security
GMU (CYSE)
Christian Tanous, Ethan Lannon, Saleh Alzahrani, Ali Latif and Shiny Chekuri
Agile Video Integrity
Track 4: Applications of Advanced Methodology
Virginia Tech
Julia Hoffman, Daniel Jacobson, Maxwell Radocha, Kyle Weisbaum
Setting Goals for Manufacturing Lines with Data Analysis and Elastic Net Regression
Track 5: Process Engineering & Improvement
Virginia Tech
Anahita Moseberry, Andy Nguyen, Rachel Trebour, Zach Trees
Streamlined Data Purchase Process for Premier Virginia Tech Research Institute
Track 6: System Engineering & Design
UPenn
Lakshay Sharma, Aditya Hota, Zhifei Shen and Pranav Panganamamula
GRASPer: A drone-based automatic litter collection system
Track 7: Industry Applications
GMU (SEOR)
Authors: Charles Wang, Michael Strain, Daniel Lim and Bryan Fabela, George Donohue
Title: Air Transportation Pandemic Control - A Stochastic Nonlinear Complex Adaptive System
Track 8: Social Engineering
JMU
Christopher Jones, Catherine Beck, Jordan Jones, Jessica Besnier, Melaney Cutler, Megan Fedkoe, Cameron Miller, Mark Jockin and Erik Idrizi
Redesigning the Current Latrines in Ifakara, Tanzania from a Social-Cultural Focus
Track 9: Systems & Platforms
GMU (CYSE)
Victor Corja, Shaikh Alsharqi, Diana Chong, Omar Rahim and Mackenzie Tottle
Server Creation for a Distributed Education Platform
Corporate Sponsors
| Spec Innovations | IBM |
| MITRE | Boeing |
| General Dynamics | Northrop Grumman |
| Lockneed Martin | Raytheon |
| Leidos |
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)