Systems & Software Technology Conference

MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

PRESENTATIONS ARE COLOR-CODED BY TOPIC:

Policies and Standards

Processes and Methods

New Concepts and Trends

Cyber Warfare/Defense/Security

Modernizing Systems and Software

Developmental Lifecycle

Estimating and Measuring

Professional Development/Education and Human Capitol

Lessons to Share

Competitive Modeling Rapid Development

Assurance and Security

Robust, Reliable, And Resilient Engineering

Monday

TIME

Track 1
250 B

Track 2
250 C

Track 3
250 D/E

Track 4
251 A/B

Track 5
251 C

Track 6
251 D/E

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast
North Ballroom Foyer

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

(A) Integrating Systems Engineering with Earned Value Management

Paul J. Solomon
(Performance-Based Earned Value®)

(I) Risk Management and Beyond

Al Florence
(The MITRE Corp.)

(I) People Technology: A Deeper Understanding of Project and Program Management Leadership

Larry W. Smith
(Software Technology Support Center)

(I) Agile Software and Systems Engineering

John O. Clark
(Northrop Grumman Information Systems)
Dr. Suzette S. Johnson
(Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems)

(I) Building CMMI Process Performance Models Using Crystal Ball and JMP

Robert W. Stoddard
(Software Engineering Institute)
Dr. David Zubrow
(Software Engineering Institute)

(B) Software Technology Readiness Assessment

Dr. Peter Hantos
(The Aerospace Corp.)

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

(cont.)
(A) Integrating Systems Engineering with Earned Value Management

Paul J. Solomon
(Performance-Based Earned Value®)

(cont.)
(I) Risk Management and Beyond

Al Florence
(The MITRE Corp.)

(cont.)
(I) People Technology: A Deeper Understanding of Project and Program Management Leadership

Larry W. Smith
(Software Technology Support Center)

(cont.)
(I) Agile Software and Systems Engineering

John O. Clark
(Northrop Grumman Information Systems)
Dr. Suzette S. Johnson
(Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems)

(cont.)
(I) Building CMMI Process Performance Models Using Crystal Ball and JMP

Robert W. Stoddard
(Software Engineering Institute)
Dr. David Zubrow
(Software Engineering Institute)

(cont.)
(B) Software Technology Readiness Assessment

Dr. Peter Hantos
(The Aerospace Corp.)

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Break
North Ballroom Foyer

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

(cont.)
(A) Integrating Systems Engineering with Earned Value Management

Paul J. Solomon
(Performance-Based Earned Value®)

(cont.)
(I) Risk Management and Beyond

Al Florence
(The MITRE Corp.)

(cont.)
(I) People Technology: A Deeper Understanding of Project and Program Management Leadership

Larry W. Smith
(Software Technology Support Center)

(cont.)
(I) Agile Software and Systems Engineering

John O. Clark
(Northrop Grumman Information Systems)
Dr. Suzette S. Johnson
(Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems)

(cont.)
(I) Building CMMI Process Performance Models Using Crystal Ball and JMP

Robert W. Stoddard
(Software Engineering Institute)
Dr. David Zubrow
(Software Engineering Institute)

(cont.)
(B) Software Technology Readiness Assessment

Dr. Peter Hantos
(The Aerospace Corp.)

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

(cont.)
(A) Integrating Systems Engineering with Earned Value Management

Paul J. Solomon
(Performance-Based Earned Value®)

(cont.)
(I) Risk Management and Beyond

Al Florence
(The MITRE Corp.)

(cont.)
(I) People Technology: A Deeper Understanding of Project and Program Management Leadership

Larry W. Smith
(Software Technology Support Center)

(cont.)
(I) Agile Software and Systems Engineering

John O. Clark
(Northrop Grumman Information Systems)
Dr. Suzette S. Johnson
(Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems)

(cont.)
(I) Building CMMI Process Performance Models Using Crystal Ball and JMP

Robert W. Stoddard
(Software Engineering Institute)
Dr. David Zubrow
(Software Engineering Institute)

(cont.)
(B) Software Technology Readiness Assessment

Dr. Peter Hantos
(The Aerospace Corp.)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch on Your Own

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Opening General Session
Walker Royce - Vice President, IBM Software Services-Rational (IBM)
"Improving Software Economics and Achieving Agility at Scale "

Salt Palace Convention Center Ballroom A/C

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

(I) Software Assurance: Crippling Coming Cyberassaults

Dr. Paul E. Black
(National Institute of Standards and Technology )

(B) Selecting Middleware Technology: Making the Right Choices in a New World

Patricia Oberndorf
(Software Engineering Institute)

Making SOA Implementations Real: Six Steps for the Development of an SOA Strategy

Dr. Dennis Smith
(SEI)

Emerging Trends in DoD and Impact to PM Planning and EVM

Don L. Johnson
(OASD(NII))

(I) Why Johnny STILL Can't Write Requirements

Ivy F. Hooks
(Compliance Automation, Inc.)

(I) A Question of Response Rate (within the U.S. Army Cargo Helicopter PM)

Mamie Danley Morgan
(QinetiQ North America)
Michael T. Cowperthwait
(Cargo Helicopter PM)

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

(I) DO-178C: A New Standard for Software Safety Certification

Dr. Benjamin M. Brosgol
(AdaCore)
Dr. Cyrille Comar
(AdaCore)

(I) Advancing Systems Engineering Practice Using Model-Based System Development

Sanford Friedenthal
(Lockheed Martin )

ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207: The Entry-Level Process Standards

James W. Moore
(The MITRE Corp.)

Planning, Estimating, and Monitoring Progress in Agile Systems Development Environments

Dr. Suzette S. Johnson
(Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems)

(I) What Your New Engineer Doesn't Know - Leveraging Training

Dr. David A. Cook
(Stephen F. Austin State University)

(B) Implementing a Work Study Group Program

Gary S. Pendergrass
(L-3 Communications)

4:30 PM - 5:15 PM

(I) Autonomous Inspection System

Paul D. Garnett
(Mountain State Information Systems, Inc.)
Cody A. Benkelman
(Mission Mountain Technology Associates)
Fred A. Palma
(Mountain State Information Systems, Inc.)

(B) Potential Issues and Mitigation in Migrating Embedded Systems to Multicore

Redge Bartholomew
(Rockwell Collins)

Sibling Rivalry: Reconciling Systems and Software Engineering

Dr. Richard Turner
(Stevens Institute of Technology)

Agile EVM

Matt Park
(Northrop Grumman Corp.)

(I) Weapons System Operators – the Transition from “Instrument Virtuoso” to “Conductor”

Charles A. Harris, Major, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
(Boeing Brigade Combat Team Modernization Program)

(B) Information Technology and Education: Insights into the Classroom of the Future

Paul H. Flanagan
(National Defense University)

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM

Welcome Social

Tuesday

TIME

Track 1
250 B

Track 2
250 C

Track 3
250 D/E

Track 4
251 A/B

Track 5
251 C

Track 6
251 D/E

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Plenary Session Breakfasts (Select One)
Portia Crowe - PdM SBC Chief Engineer (PEO-C3T-PM BC)
"Evolutionary Capabilities Developed and Fielded in Zero to Nine Months"

Maj Paul McCullough - Assistant Product Manager (Product Manager Software Integration (SWI), PEO Integration)
"System of System Common Operating Environment (SOSCOE), "Changing the Game" of Service-Oriented Architecture for the Army"

Marriott Downtown

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Trade Show Opens with a Beverage Break 9:30 -3:30 (Lunch on Your Own

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

(I) Security Implications of Cloud Computing

Dr. K.S. (Doc) Shankar
(IBM)

(I) Success Factors for Adoption of Real-Time Java

Dr. Kelvin Nilsen
(Aonix)

Software And Systems Engineering Risk Management

John Walz
(IEEE Computer Society)

Systems Engineering Certification

John O. Clark
(Northrop Grumman Information Systems)

(B) Advancing Architecture-Centric Practices in U.S. Army Acquisition

Stephen Blanchette, Jr.
(Software Engineering Institute)
John Bergey
(Software Engineering Institute)

(I) Governance: A Critical SOA Success Factor

Arlene F. Minkiewicz
(PRICE Systems, LLC)

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

(I) Mapping of NIST Security Controls to Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Model

Elizabeth Brown
(The MITRE Corp.)
Chris K. Braganza
(The MITRE Corp.)
Dr. Michael Martin
(The MITRE Corp.)

(I) Data Mining in Widespread Video and Other Sensors

Paul D. Garnett
(Mountain State Information Systems, Inc.)
Cody A. Benkelman
(Mission Mountain Technology Associates)
Fred A. Palma
(Mountain State Information Systems, Inc.)

Where the Rubber Meets the Code – Static Code Analysis for Software Assurance in the Acquisition Life-Cycle

Paul R. Croll
(Computer Sciences Corp.)

Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis for Life-Cycle Decision Making

Dr. Nadine E. Miner
(Sandia National Laboratories)

(I) Lessons Learned Using Earned Value Management System to Track Effort and Schedule Weekly at the Individual and Team Level and Be Able to Detect a One-Day Schedule Slip

Girish V. Seshagiri
(Advanced Information Services, Inc.)

(I) Technical Performance Assessment: Mission Success in Software Acquisition Management

James E. Jones
(Support Systems Associates, Inc.)

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Break Served in Trade Show

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

(I) Multilevel Secure Systems and Cross Domain Solutions: Challenges and Solutions

Rob E. Hoffman
(Wind River)

(I) Systems Engineering Leading Indicators: Insight into Effective Systems Engineering

Garry J. Roedler
(Lockheed Martin)

Engineering Safety- and Security-Related Requirements for Software-Intensive Systems

Donald G. Firesmith
(Software Engineering Institute)

What Every Systems Engineer Ought to Know About Lean Six Sigma

Dr. Rick Hefner
(Northrop Grumman Corp.)

(I) The Holy Grail of Agile Acquisition

Dr. Peter Hantos
(The Aerospace Corp.)

(B) Standardization of “Core” System Engineering Processes for AF Systems Engineering Assessment Model (AF SEAM)

William J. Fetech
(Cryptologic Systems Group (AF/AFMC/ESC))

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

(I) Building the Enterprise Cross Domain Services to Enable Cyber Security: Core to Edge

Dr. Bassam S. Farroha
(Northrop Grumman Information Systems)
Deborah L. Farroha
(Department of Defense)
Melinda M. Whitfield
(Department of Defense)

(I) Engineering Quality Software – Ten Recommendations for Improved Software Quality Management

Lt Col Marcus W. Hervey
(AFIT/LSS)

System Behavior Specification Using IEEE Std 1175.4

Dr. Dwayne L. Knirk
(Sandia National Laboratories)

Strategies for Systems Engineering Training

Dr. Rick Hefner
(Northrop Grumman Corp.)

(B) Leveraging New Technologies: Cloud Computing

Dr. Eugene W. Bingue
(NCTAMS PAC)
Dr. David A. Cook
(Stephen F. Austin State University)

(B) Do You Own It or Not? - A Primer on Noncommercial Software Licensing

Charlene C. Gross
(Software Engineering Institute)

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

(A) Just in TIME Assurance

Dr. Jim Alves-Foss
(University of Idaho)
W. Mark Vanfleet
(National Security Agency)

(I) Driving Innovation Through Modern Voice-of-Customer Techniques

Robert W. Stoddard
(Software Engineering Institute)

Software Quality Assurance and Controls Standard

John Walz
(IEEE Computer Society)
Sue Carroll
(SAS Institute)

How to Get Contractors to Live Up to Their CMMI Ratings

Dr. Rick Hefner
(Northrop Grumman Corp.)

(A) Understanding Temporal Logic

Gordon E. Morrison
(VS Merlot)

(I) Open Systems: What's Old Is New Again

Patricia Oberndorf
(Software Engineering Institute)

Wednesday

TIME

Track 1
250 B

Track 2
250 C

Track 3
250 D/E

Track 4
251 A/B

Track 5
251 C

Track 6
251 D/E

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast
North Ballroom Foyer

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Plenary Session
Ms. Terry W. Roberts - Executive Director of the Acquisition Support Program (ASP)/Interagency and Cyber (SEI)
"Why R&D in the Cyber/Software Arena is Different and What are the Game Changing Technologies?"

Dr. Azad Madni - Professor and Director, Systems Architecting and Engineering Program (USC)
"Integrating Humans with Software and Systems: Technical Challenges and a Research Agenda"

Salt Palace Convention Center Ballroom A/C

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Trade Show Opens with Beverage Break (9:30 - 3:30)

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

(B) A Framework for Enterprise Security Management to Enable Enhanced Information Sharing

Dr. Bassam S. Farroha
(Northrop Grumman Information Systems)
Deborah L. Farroha
(Department of Defense)
Melinda M. Whitfield
(Department of Defense)

(I) Best Practices in Defense Technology Development and Technology Maturity Assessments

Jeffrey Craver
(Defense Acquisition University)
Lt Col Dian Hall
(Defense Threat Reduction Agency)

(B) DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) Version 2.0

Charles Thornburg
(Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.)
Michael Wayson
(Enterprise Architecture and Standards)

Indoor and Outdoor Seamless Positioning System for a GPS-Equipped Receiver

Naohiko Kohtake
(Keio University)

(A) High Altitude Reconnaissance & Services

Carl-Otto Schartenberg
(COS-Systems)

(B) Lean Software Development: One Step at a Time (Part 1, Principles)

Curt Hibbs
(The Boeing Co.)

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

(I) Demonstrated Cases of Insecurity in Control Systems

Dr. Rayford B. Vaughn
(Mississippi State University)
Wesley R. McGrew
(Mississippi State University)

(B) Resilience and Failure Obviation Engineering in Critical Software Systems: A New Approach to Software Safety

Donna A. Dulo
(Naval Postgraduate School)

(I) Warfighter’s Mission-Critical System, GCSS – Global Combat Support System: Agile - Automated Testing-SOA and Test Management

Hatice Ferhan Kilical
(Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems)

A Viable Agile Systems Engineering Approach

Richard Carlson
(The Boeing Co.)
Philip J. Matuzic
(The Boeing Co.)

(B) Smart Grid: How IT Creates Disruptive Change

Dr. Russell H. Mattern, Colonal, U.S. Air Force (ret.)
(National Defense University)
Paul H. Flanagan
(National Defense University)

(B) Lean Software Development: One Step at a Time (Part 2, Practices)

Curt Hibbs
(The Boeing Co.)
Steve Jewett
(The Boeing Co.)

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch in Trade Show

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

(I) PANEL: Software Assurance: Mitigating Software Supply Chain Risks

Joe Jarzombek
(DHS National Cyber Security Division)

(I) Automated Generation of Failure Modes and Effects Analyses from AADL Architectural and Error Models

Myron Hecht
(The Aerospace Corp.)

(I) Improving Your Development Process: Implementing Effective Reviews

Dr. David A. Cook
(Stephen F. Austin State University)

SoSE from a Standards, V-Model, Dual V-Model, and DoD Perspective

John O. Clark
(Northrop Grumman Information Systems)

(B) Enterprise Data Fabrics (EDF)

Michael Lazar
(GemStone Systems, Inc.)
Mike Sinisgalli
(GemStone Systems, Inc.)

(I) Issues in Using a Process as a Game Changer

Dr. Stephen Sherman
(Data Analysts)

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

(cont.)
(I) PANEL: Software Assurance: Mitigating Software Supply Chain Risks

Joe Jarzombek
(DHS National Cyber Security Division)

(I) A Framework for Robust Engineering of Large-Scale Distributed Real-Time Systems

Dr. Connie U. Smith
(L&S Computer Technology, Inc.)

(I) Generals, Colonels, Collaboration, & Community – Refactoring DoD Software Development

Guy Martin
(CollabNet)

(B) A Brief Study of Software Engineering Professional Continuing Education Needs in DoD Acquisition

Maj Mark Reith
(Air Force Institute of Technology)

(A) Deriving Relevant Information From 'Too Much Info'.

Josef Schaff
(AMEWAS, Inc.)
Barbette Ivery
(Naval Air Systems Command)

(A) Love and Marriage: Why CMMI and Agile *Need* Each Other

Hillel Glazer
(Entinex, Inc.)

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

(I) A Deeper Level of Network Intelligence: Combating Cyber Warfare Threats with Deep Packet Inspection

CAPT Jeff Jaime, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
(The Taurean Corp.)

(I) Measurements that Work - - Really!

James T. Wessel
(Software Engineering Institute)

(I) Identifying Stakeholders: An Imperative Part of Requirements Engineering

Judy Bamberger
(Process Solutions)

(B) Leadership Behaviors of Managers for Complex Adaptive Systems

Dr. Suzette S. Johnson
(Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems)

(A) Agile Integration of Complex Systems

Dr. Wayne P. O'Brien
(Raytheon Co.)

(B) An Uneasy Marriage? Merging Scrum and TSP

Daniel P. Stormont
(520 SMXS/MXDEA)

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

(A) Hardware Monitoring for Proactive Computer System Security

Dr. John C. Munson
(Computer Measurement Laboratory)

(B) Choosing the Right Measures - Prerequisite for Changing the Game

Elliot Chikofsky
(Engineering Management & Integration)

(I) Eliciting Customer's Needs: Getting the Intake Right

Judy Bamberger
(Process Solutions)

(I) Combining TSP, CMMI, Project Management, and People Skills to Create Better Software

Kasey Thompson
(Software Technology Support Center)
Larry W. Smith
(Software Technology Support Center)

(I) Acquisition of Reliable High Quality On-Time Software within Budget

Roger Stewart
(Stewart-Priven Group)
Lew Priven
(Stewart-Priven Group)

(I) Impacts of Technological Changes in the Cyber Environment on Software/Systems Engineering Workforce Development

Dr. Kenneth E. Nidiffer
(Software Engineering Institute)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Dinner and Entertainment

Thursday

TIME

Track 1
250 B

Track 2
250 C

Track 3
250 D/E

Track 4
251 A/B

Track 5
251 C

Track 6
251 D/E

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast
North Ballroom Foyer

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

(I) Accelerating Project and Process Improvement Using Advanced Software Simulation Technology: From the Office to the Enterprise

Larry W. Smith
(Software Technology Support Center)

(I) Overview of the OB1 JCTD - Next Generation MLS Workstation

David Kleidermacher
(INTEGRITY Global Security)

(I) Evolutionary Acquisition & Risk - Spiral Development, We Hardly Knew Ye

Col John T. Dillard, U.S. Army (Ret.)
(U.S. Naval Postgraduate School)

(I) Tracking and Trapping a Hacker – An Actual Takedown

Dr. Rayford B. Vaughn
(Mississippi State University)
Wesley R. McGrew
(Mississippi State University)

(B) New Game Pieces, Same Game

Lt Col Christopher A. Bohn
(Air Force Special Operations Command)

DoD Current State and Way Ahead for Software TRAs/TRLs

Dr. Cynthia Dion-Schwarz
(OUSD (AT&L/DDR&E))

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

(I) Making the CMMI Practical and Profitable for Small to Medium Enterprises

Dr. Gene Miluk
(Software Engineering Institute)

(I) A Checklist for System of Systems Cost Estimation

Ira A. Monarch
(Software Engineering Institute)

(A) Recent Advances in Program Correctness Verification (PCV)

Colin James, III
(CEC Services, LLC)

(I) Process Improvement Experiences in Government Agencies

John J. Marciniak
(Software Engineering Institute)
Dr. Matthew J. Fisher
(Software Engineering Institute)

(I) Designing Multi-Organizational Architectures for Flexibility

Dr. John Q. Dickmann
(PlatAris Analytics, LLC)
Dr. Joel Moses
(MIT)
Dr. Kirkor Bozdogan
(MIT)

Status of Ongoing Work in Software TRAs/TRLs

Suzanne Miller
(Software Engineering Institute)
Michael S. Bandor
(Software Engineering Institute)

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Break
North Ballroom Foyer

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

(A) “There’s Gold in Them Thar’ Hills” – Creating Executable Business Processes from DoDAF Models

Dr. Nathan Hoskin
(Systems Products and Solutions, Inc.)

(B) A Holistic Approach to Understanding Information Technology (IT) Costs

Arlene F. Minkiewicz
(PRICE Systems, LLC)

(I) The Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge and Reference Curricula for Graduate Software and Systems Engineering Education

Dr. Bret Michael
(Naval Postgraduate School)
Dr. Arthur Pyster
(Stevens Institute of Technology)
Dr. Dennis J. Frailey
(Raytheon)

(I) A Tale of Two Failed Programs

James Benslay
(The MITRE Corp.)
Maj Heather Bellusci
(Defense Information Systems Agency)

(I) Trust on the Battlefield in an Age of Automation

Daniel P. Stormont
(520 SMXS/MXDEA)

Recommended Next Steps for TRA/TRL Policy and Guidance

Michael R. Nicol
(Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC/EN))

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

TBD

(I) Managing Software Performance in Complex System of Systems Environments

James T. Wessel
(Software Engineering Institute)
Bryce L. Meyer
(Software Engineering Institute)

(cont.)
(I) The Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge and Reference Curricula for Graduate Software and Systems Engineering Education

Dr. Bret Michael
(Naval Postgraduate School)
Dr. Arthur Pyster
(Stevens Institute of Technology)
Dr. Dennis J. Frailey
(Raytheon)

(B) We Have All Been Here Before: Recurring Patterns Across 12 Air Force Software Acquisition Programs

Ray C. Williams
(Software Engineering Institute)
William E. Novak
(Software Engineering Institute)

(B) Virtualization in System of Systems Testing

Capt Donald Mayo
(Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity)

Panel Discussion of Software TRAs/TRLs

Lt Col Scott Brown
(SAF/AQRE)

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

Closing General Session Speaker with Lunch
Salt Palace Convention Center Ballroom A/C