The Boehm Center for Systems and Software Engineering is hosting a 3-day online forum, April 21-23. In keeping with Dr. Boehm’s areas of interest, we are soliciting presentations from those in academia, industry, and government, especially from those involved in systems and software engineering.
Topics
Generative AI
Data analytics
Digital Engineering
AI, Autonomous Systems
Systems Thinking as applied to business/ organizational processes, particularly as related to technology and innovation
Enterprise architecture, software processes
Software Intensive Systems
Systems & Software maintenance and quality
Innovative approaches to Cost Engineering
Moral and ethical boundaries of AI
Cybersecurity
Program Schedule
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All times in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
Tuesday, 4/21
8:00 AM
Boehm CSSE Opening
Bob Hunt
BobHunt@dulosinc.com
Video
8:15 AM
KeyNote: UCC (Unified Code Counter) History & Beyond
Paul Cymerman
& Anandi Hira
pcymerman@quaternion-consulting.com
anandihira1@gmail.com
Slides
Video
9:15 AM
What does the future hold for Software Cost Engineering
Sanathanan Rajagopa
SanathananRajagopal@sirius-analysis.co.uk
Slides
Video
10:00 AM
Break/Lunch & Announcements
10:30 AM
AI Engineering for Building AI Systems
Dustin Updyke
ddupdyke@cert.org
Slides
Video
11:15 AM
AI-driven Software Cost Estimation
Kevin McKeel
kevin.mcKeel@logapps.com
Slides
Video
12:00 AM
Break/Lunch & Announcements
12:30 AM
Using AI to Streamline Compliance Reviews: Faster, Smarter Gap Analysis with Large Language Models
Brad Clark & Sanchez, Esteban
bradclark55@gmail.com
esanchez@galorath.com
Slides
Video
1:15 PM
Building the Bridge – From COCOMO II to COCOMO III
Brad Clark
bradclark55@gmail.com
Slides
Video
2:00 PM
End of 1st Day
Wednedsay, 4/22
8:00 AM
KeyNote: Developing and Integrating AI Assistants for Systems Engineering
Ray Madachy
rjmadach@nps.edu
Video
9:00 AM
Research on Challenges for Integrating Cost Estimation Measurement and Control Mechanisms into the Lifecycle of Future Technology-Centric Systems
Ken Nidiffer
knidiffe@gmu.edu
Slides
Video
9:45 AM
Break/Lunch & Announcements
10:15 AM
Pain-Free MBSE — A High-Value, Low-Pain Approach to Model-Based Systems Engineering
Doug Rosenberg
doug@parallelagile.com
Slides
Video
11:00 AM
Capability-Based Software Sizing (CaBSS): Feasibility of using NLP to group similar software application types
Anandi Hira
anandihira1@gmail.com
Slides
Video
11:45 AM
Break/Lunch & Announcements
12:15 PM
Software as a Systems Engineering Discipline: Planning and Predictability in Large-Scale Defense Programs
Robert Ferguson
rwferguson@gmail.com
Slides
Video
1:00 PM
Digital Transformation for Space Systems: Guidance for RFPs
Marilee Wheaton
Marilee.J.Wheaton@aero.org
Slides
Video
1:45 PM
End of 2nd Day
Thursday, 4/23
8:00 AM
The Economics of Automated Software Analysis
Colin Hammond
colin.hammond@scopemaster.com
Slides
Video
8:45 AM
Affordability vs Availability: Relating RAM Metrics to Cost
Stephen Koellner
skoellner@augurconsulting.com
Slides
Video
9:30 AM
Break/Lunch & Announcements
10:00 AM
Engineering Software Systems Without “Systems Engineering”
Nadim Nakhleh
nadim.nakhleh@lmco.com
Video
10:45 AM
Markov Decision Process Modeling for Conditions Based Maintenance
Daniel Summers
daniel.summers@hunatek.com
Slides
Video
11:30 AM
Some Thoughts on Proof of Software Correctness
James Alstad
alstad.home@cox.net
Slides
Video
12:15 PM
Boehm CSSE Closing
Bob Hunt
BobHunt@dulosinc.com
Video
12:30 PM
End of 3rd Day
Submission
Please submit a 1-3 paragraph abstract along with the presenting author biography consisting of 2 sentences to abstracts@boehmcsse.org .
Important Dates
March 27, 2026
Abstract Submission
April 3, 2026
Acceptance Notification
April 15, 2026
Proceedings Materials Due
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