28 October

2000-2200

Icebreaker Reception

 

29 October

0830-0930

Conference Opening Ceremony

Welcome from ITEA SCC, SESA

Derek Hitchins, and John Snoderly (INCOSE)

0930-1000

Morning tea and coffee

1000-1030

Systems Engineering: An alternative management paradigm

Joseph Kasser

Review of Software Integration and T&E Techniques of COTS products in the Commercial Environment

Stephane Collignon, Stephen Cook

1030-1100

Systems Engineering: A Natural Methodology for C4ISR

Jim Long

Review of Software Integration and T&E Techniques from a NATO Perspective

Stephane Collignon, Stephen Cook

1100-1130

Systems Analysis – A Tool to Understand and Predict Terrorist Activities

Jim Long

T&E From Knowledge to Wisdom

Viv Crouch, Leanne Rees

1130-1200

The Cataract Methodology for Systems and Software Acquisition

Joseph Kasser

Telemetry Band Augmentation

Timothy Chalfant, Saul Ortigoza

1200-1300

Lunch

1300-1330

Assessing Requirements By Exploiting Neutral Data Formats

William Scott, Stephen Cook

The Challenges of Flight-Testing Unmanned Air Vehicles

Michael Harris, Warren Williams

1330-1400

The Fundamentals of Prioritising Requirements

Frank Moisiadis

An OT&E Process for Command Support Systems

Michael Polya, Michael Harris

1400-1430

Derivation of Safety Requirements for an Embedded Control System

Peter Lindsay, John McDermid

Measurement of a ship's electromagnetic signature

Adrian Mensforth, Kevin Goldsmith

1430-1500

Where does the HMI end and where does the Systems Engineering begin?

Frederick E. Hardtke

Aerospace Operational Test and Evaluation in the Royal Australian Air Force – Suggestions for Improvement

Michael Harris, Gregory Maguire

1500-1530

Afternoon tea and coffee

1530-1700

Plenary Session

Integrating Test, Training and Experimentation

Richard Davis, Col. Brian Hall, Richard Lockhart, Stu Burley

1700-1930

Break

1930-2230

Conference Dinner

 

30 October

0830-0900

Keynote Plenary Session

“Systems Engineering at the Forefront”

Robert C. Rassa

0930-1030

Plenary Panel Session

"Should the Acquirer mandate a specific CMMI level for the Supplier before contracting System Integration Projects?"

Angela Tuffley, Mick Spiers, Herve Rochecouste

1030-1100

Morning tea and coffee

1100-1130

Operational Concept Document (OCD) Policy

Mick Spiers, Rob Dobson

V&V/T&E Policy Development

Simon Barnes

1130-1200

Investigating the Processes for Operational Requirements Definition and Operational Concepts Development

Åse K. Jakobsson

A Practical Perspective on the Quality Review of Requirements and Technical Specifications

George Chmiel

1200-1230

Operational Concepts - Some Variations

Andrew Gabb

The Need for Dynamic Descriptions of a Systems Behaviour on Projects involving the Integration of Large and Complex Systems

Franz Weiss, David L. Glanville

1230-1330

Lunch

1330-1400

Tradeoffs in Developing Front-End Operational Concepts

Andrew Gabb

Experience with Extending CMMISM for Safety Related Applications

Mick Spiers

1400-1430

Introducing a Next Generation Computer Enhanced Systems Engineering Tool: The Operations Concept Harbinger

Joseph Kasser, Stephen Cook, William Scott, Jennie Clothier, Pin Chen

Concept Development and Exploration Introducing Innovation to Capability Definition - An Australian Experience

Richard Davis

1430-1500

Adaptive Traffic Management Systems using Programmable Devices

Chandru Mirchandani

Test and Training Range Integration for Fleet Battle Arrangements

Stu Burley

1500-1530

Afternoon tea and coffee

1430-1500

Capability Deployment - An industry Perspective

Peter Macleod

System Engineering Improvement Proposal (SEIP) by Directorate of SE (DSE)

Mick Spiers

1530-1600

Utilizing EIA-632: business process modelling, execution and improvement

Matthew J. Turner

Introducing UML 2.0

Sean Farrell

1600-1630

Plenary Closing Session