Call for Participation

INCOSE Systems Engineering and Architecting Doctoral Student Network (SEANET) 2011 Workshop

INCOSE seeks 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. This event will precede the CSER 2011.

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

Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011

Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM (doctoral workshop)

Location: USC Campus (transportation from Crown Plaza Redondo Beach provided)

Option to Exhibit a Research Poster at the CSER Opening Reception

Date: Thursday, April 14, at Crown Plaza in Redondo Beach

Time: 5:00PM

Location: Crown Plaza in Redondo Beach, CA

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 $22.50 registration fee for attending the workshop. As space is limited, we ask interested students to register via the CSER registration site as soon as possible. Transportation from the CSER conference hotel (Crown Plaza, Redondo Beach) to the USC campus will be provided; if you do not need transportation please let us know by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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, the working title for your research topic: email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

OPTIONAL: Student Research Posters

We encourage doctoral students to create a research poster to describe their work, and present the poster during the social event the evening of 14 April 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. If you plan to exhibit a poster, send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it no later than March 14th.

Guidelines for Poster submission:

Students should design their posters based on the following guidelines:

1. Posters should be formatted to approximately 30x40 inches, or A0 size. 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.

2. Participants should not depend on laptops for their poster presentation. The message should be self-contained in the poster.

3. Posters should be printed and brought with you. Push pins will be provided to attach the posters to the panel or board. Alternately, students can post individual Power Point slides as a ‘virtual poster’ if they are unable to create a poster.

Questions on SEANET may be forwarded to Dr. Donna Rhodes, Dr. Ricardo Valerdi or Dr. Cecilia Haskins, CSEP ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

SEANET DOCTORAL WORKSHOP – 14 April 2011

Location: University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA