SMDC22: 5th Annual Andrew P. Sage Memorial Capstone Design Competition Virtual + In-person on George Mason University Campus Fairfax, VA, United States, April 25, 2022 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smdc22 |
Abstract registration deadline | February 25, 2022 |
Submission deadline | April 18, 2022 |
Overview
5th Annual Andrew P. Sage Memorial Capstone Design Competition
April 25, 2022 (Online + In-person)
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.
Competition participants in the past have included teams from a divserse set of universities including University of Pennsylvania, UVA, Virginia Tech, The US Military Academy at West Point, James Madison University, The University of Texas at El Paso, University of Binghamton, etc.
The SMDC22 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 will be held online and in-person on George Mason University Fairfax Campus. As in the prior conferences, we will have tracks similar to the following and more:
- System Engineering & Design
- Process Engineering & Improvement
- Model-based System Engineering
- Social Engineering (Sustainablility and Infrastructure)
- Cybersecurity Enigeering
- Industry Applications (Energy, Healthcare, Transporations, etc.)
- Applications of Advanced Methodology (AI/ML, Simulations, Optimization, etc.)
Best Paper Awards
One paper per track will be awarded the Best Paper 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.
Key Dates
- Abstract Due Date: Feb 25, 2022
- Registration Deadline: April 8, 2022 (Registration fees is $25/person)
- Paper Due Date: April 18, 2022
- Conference Date: April 25, 2022
Registration and fees payment website
https://secure.touchnet.com/C20788_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=144&SINGLESTORE=true
Agenda
8:30 - 9:00 PM EDT | Early Checking-in | |
Location: Johnson Center Dewberry Lobby | ||
9:00 - 12:00 PM EDT | Online Track Presentations (14 teams) | |
Track 1: AI, ML & Data Analytics | Virtual link to be provided later | |
Track 2: Process Improvement | Virtual link to be provided later | |
Track 3: System Design (I) | Virtual link to be provided later | |
12:00 - 13:00 PM EDT | Checking-in | |
Location: Johnson Center Dewberry Lobby | ||
13:00 - 16:45 PM EDT | In-person Track Presentations (37 teams) | |
Track 4: Climate & Transportation | Room A + Virtual link | |
Track 5: Communication & Network | Room B + Virtual link | |
Track 6: Decision Support & Software System | Room C + Virtual link | |
Track 7: Military & Government | Room D + Virtual link | |
Track 8: Modeling & Digital Twin | Room E + Virtual link | |
Track 9: System Design (II) | Room F + Virtual link | |
Track 10: System Improvement | Room G + Virtual link | |
17:00 - 18:30 PM EDT | Banquet, Keynote Speech and Award Ceremony | |
17:00-17:30 Banquet | Dr. John F. Shortle, Professor and Chair, Dept. of SEOR, George Mason University | |
17:30-18:00 Keynote | Mrs. Pamela Singh, CEO and Co-founder of CaseCTRL | |
18:00-18:30 Award | Dr. George Donohue, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of SEOR, George Mason University | |
Location: Johnson Center Dewberry Hall + Virtual link | ||
18:30-19:00 PM EDT | Social / Networking | |
Location: Johnson Center Dewberry Hall |
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) for sponsorship discussion.
Contact
All questions about conference participation and paper submission should be emailed to Dr. Songjun Luo (sluo4@gmu.edu).