INCOSE wishes to foster and accelerate doctoral research in the field of systems engineering, and one means to do this is by connecting student researchers through a network.  The purpose of SEANET is to advance systems engineering research by providing a collegial support network,research resources, and industry contacts that will enable the completion of doctoral dissertations related to systems engineering. The INCOSE SEANET invites current and soon-to-begin doctoral students to participate in a 1-day workshop at University of Southern California (USC). This event will precede the CSER 2008.  

The SEANET Workshop will feature speakers, panel sessions, and working sessions on the process of completing doctoral education and research.

Date:            Thursday April 3, 2008
Times:        8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (doctoral workshop)
                     5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (networking social/poster session)
Location:    USC, Los Angeles, CA (transportation from the conference
hotel will be provided)


WORKSHOP: Registration Information

Students are encouraged to discuss their interest in participating with their academic advisor.  Students are expected to have their own funds for travel costs.  There will be a $20 fee for attending the workshop. As space is limited, we ask interested students to register via the CSER registration page.

Students do not need to attend the conference to participate in the workshop.  In addition to registering, please email the organizers that you plan to attend, along with your school name and, if possible, a working title for your research topic to seanet@incose.org.


OPTIONAL: Student Research Poster Session - Abstract Submission  

We encourage doctoral students to submit short abstracts on research in progress for consideration.  A subset of these will be invited to present a poster during the social event the evening following the workshop.  During this event, students should make themselves available near their poster to discuss the research with attendees at the social event - including leaders from government, industry, and academia.  This year, faculty from many universities will be attending the reception, so this is an excellent opportunity to highlight your research. Submit your abstract via an email to Donna Rhodes or Ricardo Valerdi.  


Guidelines for Poster submission:

Once accepted, students should design their posters based on the following guidelines:

• Posters will be mounted on a foam core base measuring no larger than 30 x 40 inches (standard foam core board size). This is large enough to arrange one large poster or four 8.5 x 11 inch pages/images. Foam core board will be provided for you - just bring your poster.
• Posters may describe completed research or work that is underway.  The poster may represent any aspect of the researcher's work, proposal, theoretical framework, methodology, findings, etc.
• Participants should not depend on laptops for their poster presentation.  The message should be self-contained in the poster.

Questions on SEANET may be forwarded to Donna Rhodes or Ricardo Valerdi.

The workshop agenda is available here.