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The 5th Annual Andrew P. Sage Memorial Capstone Design Competition held on Mason’s Fairfax Campus April 25, 2022.
Fifty-one System Engineering teams from eight universities competed in 10 tracks. The projects were evaluated by 58 judges representing local companies and the government.
"The quality of the presentations was outstanding," says Conference Chair and System Engineering & Operations Research (SEOR) professor Songjun Luo. "Preparing for the conference was a lot of work. The reward was seeing these amazing students addressing hard real-world challenges."
The awards were presented by SEOR Professor Emeritus George Donohue. "Our planet and our communities are facing some of the most difficult challenges I have experienced in a long career as a System Engineer and analyst. The next generation of System Engineers demonstrated they are up for the challenge."
"Topics ranged from climate change to social justice," added SEOR Department Chair John Shortle. "Solutions include AI/Machine Learning, optimization, simulation and Digital-Twin. It is extremely pleasing to see the energy and creativity of the next generation of System Engineers."
For more information on the Annual Andrew P. Sage Memorial Capstone Design Competition and the GMU System Engineering & Operations Research Department contact Dept Chair John Shortle jshortle@gmu.edu
Capstone Competition Winners and Projects
Track 1: AI, Machine Learning and Data Analytics
Best Paper: Team 2 Virginia Tech
Authors: Kayla Castro, Robert Kaldec, Sam Indest, Shayan Waqar and Natalie Cherbaka
Title: Computer Vision System for Dairy Cattle Weight Estimation
Track 2: Process Improvement
Best Paper: Team 3 Worcester
Authors: Kyle Mikolajczyk, Jenna Charron, and Noelle Morgan
Title: eTextile Interface for Generative Design Software
Track 3: System Design (I)
Best Paper: Team 3 Virginia Tech
Authors: Bartholomew Nicholas, Baker Gallagher, Seung Jin Choi Nathan Marraccini, and Natalie Cherbaka
Title: Self-Learning Sensor Network
Honorary Mention: Team 1 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Authors: Yihao Xiong, Yuanlin Xin and Yatao Liu
Title: SuperCubeRobot: Rubik's Cube Restoration Robot
Track 4: Climate and Transportation
Best Paper: Team 1 University of Pennsylvania
Authors: Arnav Joshi, Andy Eskenazi, Landon Butler and Megan Ryerson
Title: Equitable Optimization of U.S. Airline Route Networks
Track 5: Communication and Networks
Best Paper: Team 1 George Mason University – Cyber Security Engineering
Authors: Kylie Amison, Ghizlane Maazouz, Rahul Pathepuram, Brendon Shao, and Benjamin Thong
Title: Risk Sniffer Tool: Cyber Security Risk
Assessment
Track 6: Decision Support and Software Systems
Best Paper: Team 6 George Mason University – System Engineering
Authors: Mahati Malladi, Swathi Potti, Marwa Zubair, and Roja Wazed
Title: A Decision Support Tool to Evaluate
Navy Future Vertical Lift Manpower
Honorary Mention: Team 2 George Mason University -- Cyber Security Engineering
Authors: Sean Chacon Cai, John Mai, Po Chi
Su and Talal Alyacoub
Title: ChatApp Vulnerability Research
Track 7: Military and Government
Best Paper: Team 2 George Mason University -- System Engineering
Authors: Wyatt Mingus, Reed Lawrence, Abdulrahman Albawardi, and Mohanned Yasin
Title: Design of a Predictive Maintenance System for Navy Jet Engines
Honorary Mention: Team 5 George Mason University – Cyber Security Engineering
Authors: Kaityln Malone, Josh Minick, Vi Nguyen, Jack Raymond, and Kelly-Ann Downer
Title: Bluetooth Vulnerability Research (EvilSmurf)
Track 8: Modeling and Digital Twin
Best Paper: Team 3 George Mason University Cyber Security Engineering
Authors: Saeed Alkaabi, Esraa Elshaer, Sharon Alabarado, Mansoor Almazrouei, Bader Alkaabi, and Ghena Alfaiz
Title: Interactive Cybersecurity Incident
Response (IR) Tabletop Exercise Method
Track 9: System Design (II)
Best Paper: Team 3 George Mason University - System Engineering
Authors: Madeline Haas, Nana Yaa Baidoo, Hary Nayer and Megan Woodmancy
Title: Design for a Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel Guidance and Control System
Honorary Mention: Team 5 University of Pennsylvania
Author: Adam Liang, Andrew Garrett, Justin, Duhamel, Zach Goldberg, and Jason Friedman
Title: BoomBoat: A multi-robot automated oil spill containment system
Track 10: System Improvement
Best Paper: Team 6 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan
Authors: Syed Waqas Ahmed and Imran Khan
Title: Framework for the digitization and automation of rapidly changing business processes within SMEs
Honorary Mention: Team 1 George Mason University – System Engineering
Authors: Sean Becker, Rashed Almazrouei, Nicholas Lechner and Brian Romero Lopez
Title: Design of a Battlebot System to Maximize the Probability of Winning the Competition