General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference - 2 May 2024 Breadcrumb academics academic departments systems engineering general donald r keith memorial capstone conference Welcome to the GEN Keith Memorial Capstone Conference Site Hello from the Department of Systems Engineering (DSE) at West Point! The 2023 General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference (GDRKMCC-23) provided a forum for undergraduate students of systems engineering and related disciplines to present their capstone work to professionals, scholars, clients, and fellow students from other colleges and universities. The conference included 63 presentations from Cadets from the United States Military Academy and United States Air Force Academy, Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy, and students from George Mason University and SUNY Binghamton University. This year’s conference showed that we have, and are developing, some of the most consequential thinkers in the Army, and in the world. DSE is continually involved in solving difficult problems, and the capstone conference provided an opportunity for our faculty and cadets to showcase their important research in support of that effort. This conference served as a Regional Conference of the Society for Industrial and Systems Engineering (SISE) who published the conference proceedings containing 57 conference papers (Proceedings of the 2023 GDRKMCC). This is the 9th year SISE members have served as judges at the capstone conference and published conference proceedings. Every team that participated did a tremendous job in preparing their presentations and engaging during the question and answer sessions. We are proud to share the winners of each track presentations, track papers, and the SISE best paper awards with you below.2024 Capstone Conference The 2024 General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference will be held in person at the United States Military Academy on 2 May 2024. This is a regional conference of the Society for Industrial and Systems Engineering (SISE), which published the Proceedings of the 2023 General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference. Top papers will be published in the Society's scholarly journal, the Industrial and Systems Engineering Review. Details for the 2024 Capstone Conference will be posted in the 2024 Fall academic semester.Projected 2024 Conference DeadlinesPapers due: 22 March 2024Reviews back to authors: 5 April 2024Registration deadline: 19 April 2024Final papers due: 19 April 2024Capstone Conference: 2 May 2024 We welcome papers that describe the authors' work in a senior capstone project in the fields of systems or industrial engineering, engineering management, systems and decision sciences, data science, or operations research, with special emphasis on novel approaches, new discoveries, and innovative applications. Authors with accepted papers will present in one of the following tracks: Decision Analysis, Modeling and Simulation, Modeling and Simulation for Defense Applications, Process Modeling and Analysis, Project and Engineering Management, Systems Design, Systems Design for Defense Applications, General Engineering, and Honors (designated for individual student honors thesis research). Each conference track will include a panel of professional judges to select the best-in-track papers and presentations. 2023 Conference Awardees 2023 General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference Awardees Decision Analysis TrackBest PresentationRisk Evaluation for Command Operating Networks (RECON) for US Army Special OperationsNatalya Milian, Jonathan Parent, Joshua Thombleson, Ashley Ulricson, Tyler Vratny, Adah Spain, and Julia CoxenUnited States Military AcademyBest PaperAn Analytic Framework for Assessing Artificial Intelligence and Assistive Automation Enabled Command and Control Decision Aids for Mission EffectivenessThomas Mitchell, Noah Sheffield, Darius Richardson, Benjamin Jensen, Emily Nack, Iain Cruickshank, Robert Thomson, and Nathaniel BastianUnited States Military AcademyGeneral Engineering TrackBest PresentationModel-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) a Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Q-UGV for Future Power Systems and Emerging Military RequirementsHunter Hughes, Cameryn McKinnell, Tory Bartlett, Leslie Cunamay, Justin Harmon, Micah Treptau, Chad Tossell, and James WalliserUnited States Air Force AcademyBest PaperImproving Infrastructure Budget Allocation with Lean Six SigmaJustin Evenson, Christian Rieger, Cole Truex, Liam Wilderoter, and Nathan HedgecockUnited States Military AcademyHonors TrackBest PresentationAssessing Risk with Cadet Candidates and USMA AdmissionsDaniel Lee, Andrew Lee, Eric Reder, and Anna Tucker United States Military AcademyBest PaperFeeding the Needy through Feedback – A Systems Dynamics Analysis of New Jersey’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramNatalya Milian, Matthew Dabkowski, Jonathan MellonUnited States Military AcademyModeling and Simulation TrackBest PresentationDesign of a Climate Related Financial Risk ToolJoseph Privitera, Ovidio Castillo, Mikeal LockardGeorge Mason UniversityBest PaperOptimizing Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 at Vance Air Force BaseAllie Dyer, Laurel Klawes, Skyler Royse, Keane Singleton, John Miller, and Colby ShufeldtUnited States Air Force AcademyModeling and Simulation for Defense Applications TrackBest Presentation and PaperMeasuring the Reach and Impact of Information WarfareEda Hopkins, Jemel Jones, Joshua Mettling, Spencer Weisgram, Oliver Wood, and David BeskowUnited States Military AcademyProject and Engineering Management TrackBest PresentationLean Six Sigma: AN/ASM-146 Electronic Shelter Vans, TobyhannaBrett Abdelnour, Andrew Dent, James Fenn, Colin Gray, Nathaniel Smith, and Jeremy SchlegelUnited States Military AcademyBest PaperAn Assessment of Vehicle Electrification within the United States ArmyPaul Budoff, Gregory Langone, Benjamin West, Noah Lozano, Kyle Kass, Jake Lueders, Frederick Davidson, and Bret VanpoppelUnited States Military AcademyProcess Modeling and Analysis TrackBest Presentation and PaperEffectively Using Lean Six Sigma and the DMAIC Methodology for Process/System Improvement for Tobyhanna’s Small Component Paint BranchAdam Bazan, Noah Wilson, Spencer Knudsen, Joseph Stillings, Stephen Grabher, and James EnosUnited States Military AcademySystems Design TrackBest PresentationDesign of a Portable and Renewable EV Battery Charing SystemMichael Riggi, Amir Abrari, Nancy Reyes, and Jojo TaylorGeorge Mason UniversityBest PaperReinforcement Learning in Cyber Wargaming Defense D’Andre Tobias, Joseph Chedzoy, Joseph Miller, Max Hwang, and Trent GeislerUnited States Military AcademySystems Design for Defense Applications TrackBest PresentationImproving Candidate Selection using a Combination Model: A Special Operations Aviation US Army Case Study Peyton Hampton, Ryan Jackovic, Benjamin Lopez, Natalie Rhine, Reed Chandler, and Isabella SandersUnited States Military AcademyBest PaperEvaluating Different Power Solutions for Medium Caliber, Counter-Drone Rounds Ryan Aguilar, John Carpenter, Christopher Mann, Andrew Woodman and Vikram MittalUnited States Military AcademyThe Hollis AwardBest Presentation and PaperStrategic Competition and Crisis Wargame: Integrating a Dynamic Reputation Model to Enhance the Strategic Competition and Crisis Wargame for the Center for Army AnalysisMary Bell, Luke Braun, Thomas Lake, Chaney Lieberman, Ruganzu Mulisa, William Schreck, Matthew McClary, and Rich MoralesUnited States Military AcademySISE Best PaperDetecting Global Events with Bayesian Changepoint Detection on Flight DataAlec Jacobs and Ian KlooUnited States Military AcademySISE Second Best PaperStrategic Competition and Crisis Wargame: Integrating a Dynamic Reputation Model to Enhance Strategic Competition and Crisis Wargame for the Center for Army AnalysisMary Bell, Luke Braun, Thomas Lake, Chaney Lieberman, Ruganzu Mulisa, William Schreck, Matthew McClary, and Ricardo MoralesUnited States Military AcademySISE Third Best PaperA Predictive Decision Analysis Tool for Risk Informed, Capital Investment Planning within the Department of Veterans AffairsHenry Carroll, Peter Digenan, Scharl du Toit, Nathan Jose, Brook Mitchell, and James SchreinerUnited States Military Academy Conference Subject Area Presentation Schedule Conference tracks (subject area). Decision Analysis (DA): Projects that evaluate complex non-repetitive decision opportunities by examining values, uncertain variables, preferences, and alternatives Modeling and Simulation (MS): Modeling methods and applications for representing static or dynamic characteristics of systems in order to support effective systems design or improvement. Modeling and Simulation for Defense Applications (MSDA): Modeling methods and applications for representing static or dynamic characteristics of systems in order to support effective systems design or improvement, specifically for military applications. Process Modeling and Analysis (PMA): Projects that use methods and applications addressing the modeling of partially ordered activities to achieve a goal for systems existing in the real world (process analysis) or not (processing engineering), to support effective design or systems improvement. Project and Engineering Management (PEM): Applications of engineering principles to operations, project management, and business practice. Presentations include engineering surrounding product development, manufacturing, construction design engineering, industrial engineering, technology, production, or any other field that employs personnel who perform an engineering function. Systems Design (SD): Projects from engineering and problem solving that feature significant levels of systems design. This includes notable examples of requirements specification, functional analysis, systems architecture, model-based systems engineering, or the use of modeling and simulation in the design process. Systems Design for Defense Applications (SDDA): Defense-related projects that feature significant levels of systems design. This includes notable examples of requirements specification, functional analysis, systems architecture, model-based systems engineering, or the use of modeling and simulation in the design process. General Engineering (GE): Projects that apply general engineering principles and processes to meeting operational needs and solving problems. Emphasis is on correctly defining requirements and then applying engineering principles to solve them. Honors (H): Research performed in the pursuit of an honors degree at the United States Military Academy. This includes a presentation by a single cadet as well as review of an honors thesis. Hollis Award: Presenters in this track will compete for the coveted Hollis Award for excellence in Operations Research. All submitted papers will be evaluated for the opportunity to compete for the Hollis Award. Conference Papers by Study Area This is a regional conference of the Society for Industrial and Systems Engineering. Papers and abstracts are published in the conference proceedings at the link below: GDRKMCC-22 SISE Conference Proceedings About the Conference The General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference (GDRKMCC-23) is a forum for undergraduate students of systems engineering and related disciplines to present their capstone work to professionals, scholars, clients, and fellow students from other colleges and universities. The conference invites and attracts undergraduates to compete for conference presentation awards along with cadets from the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy. This is a regional conference of the Society for Industrial and Systems Engineering (SISE), which publishes the conference proceedings. Top papers are also published in the Society's scholarly journal, the Industrial and Systems Engineering Review.Previous conference proceedings Conference Point of ContactColonel Brandon Thompsonbrandon.thompson@westpoint.edu