Annual General Donald R. Keith Memorial Conference


Papers listed by Presentation Tracks

SESSION DETAILS

Session 1: Systems Design

Session 2: Systems Design for Defense Application

Session 3: Process Modeling and Analysis

Session 4: Modeling and Simulation for Defense Applications

Session 5: Problem Solving

Session 6: Project and Engineering Management

Session 7:Decision Analysis

Session 8: Modeling and Simulation

Session 9: Honors Projects

Session 10: Hollis Award









Session 1: Systems Design

CAA Capstone: The ADAPT Project
- Joseph Tustin, Dillon Schaaf, Theodore Glesener, Ethan Cook, and Roger Burk

The Science of Soldiering
- Aaron Gilliam, Pete Jaros, Matt Park, Timothy Young, and LTC Paul Evangelista

United Health Services (UHS) Emergency Department Redesign
- Carlos Arciniegas, Joseph Burns, Reginald Carrion, Xiaoman Guo, Pravin Jadhav, Lauren Kelemen, Karen Mcelwee, Srikanth (Sri) Poranki, Gregory Schilling, and Desiree Snyder

Testing and Evaluation Phase for the CH-47F Block II
- Scott Washle, Shawn Quillen, Marcus Bernardino, Tyler Davis, and Hise Gibson

NetSciDraw Application
- Matthew Dabrowski, Bradley Dreher, Chukwudi Kanu, Jake Lewis, and Eli Shirk

Redesigning the PharmAssist RDSx
- Ralph Diaz, Sean Finnegan, Sean Kiernan, Kevin Paredes, and Jarrod Parower


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Session 2: Systems Design for Defense Application

Army Mission Planning Using Drone Imagery and Virtual Reality
- Exter Gilmore, Dexter Penick, Tyler Pham, and Alec Riggins

Determining Uncertainty Within Life Cycle Cost of Engineered Resilient Systems
- Ikenna Ejekam, Andrew McLean, Andrew Mendel, Blake Newton, John Richards, and James Richards

Maintaining an Inland Petroleum Distribution System
- Steven Bushold, Matthew McCarthy, Lauren Muckey, Egbezien Obiomon, and LTC David Hughes

A New Cyber Enemy and How to Beat It
- Robert Fenton, Richard Hernandez, Jordan Nettles, Chris Wagner, and COL Robert Kewley

Social Media Image Labeling and Extraction: Using Convolutional Neural Networks to Identify Threats to National Security
- Nicholas Forrest, Sheamus Larkin, Josh Radjenovich, Andrew Tien, Lt Col James Lotspeich, Lt Col Gregory Steeger, Brian Snedic, and Aaron Reite

Application of the Systems Decision Process to Swarm Drone Nuclear Detection
- Alfred Girardot, William Ratliff, Michael Volpe, and COL Ricardo Morales


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Session 3: Process Modeling and Analysis

DoD Aircraft Maintenance Rating Analysis
- Matthew Beigh, Jonathan Grinsell, David Jeong, Aliyah Murray, and Daniel Voecks

Ustranscom Closewatch Process Improvements: Improvement of Shipment Delivery Date Prediction
- Jermaine Adams, Michael Gabrielsen, Clare Shea, and Adam Stepan

Remediating Nuclear Contamination Through Phytoremediation
- Sean Badua, Eli Eichenberger, Rhyan England, and Kai Kizzie

Developing Accuracy Measurement and Anomaly Detection Processes for Categorical Data in Defense Maintenance Records
- Kameron Grubaugh, Nicholas McAfee, Emily McGowan, Zachary Zimmerman, and LTC Paul Evangelista

Towards the Development of an Early Lifecycle Cost Estimation Model
- Kyle Werner, Christopher Raymond, Sai Kumar, Alex Aukerman, MAJ Thomas Ryan, and Ricardo Valerdi

Assigning Tissue Bank Technicians to Clean Rooms while Considering Dynamic Demand
- Christopher Graham, Hunter Morrow, Thomas Riganti, Jackson Spalding, Lt Col Kenneth Horton, Capt Paul Weisgarber, and Lt Col Gregory Steeger

Binghamton Hyperloop
- Anthony Dorsa, Kasey Hill, Darren Silvanic, and Boxu Zhu


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Session 4: Modeling and Simulation for Defense Applications

Developing a Solution to the TRADOC Analysis Center’s Big Data Problem: A Big Data Opportunity
- Lee Bares, Daniel Davis, Daniel Min, Kenneth Rau, and Matthew Dabkowski

Discrete Event Simulation and Analysis of the Plating Facility at the Corpus Christi Army Depot
- Paulo Almeida, Andre Bergstein, Billingsley Pogue, and Marisa Reyes

Modeling Food Security Insults: A System Dynamics Approach
- Kenneth McDonald, Clara Pitts, Nicholas Santorelli, and Trevor Woods

Autonomy in Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Unmanned Ground Vehicles
- John O’Brien, Nick Chatel, Galen Robison, Carrie Wasdyke, and Carlee Bishop

Simulating Army Rail Yard Operations at the Port of Bremerhaven
- Joshua Bieger, Jadalaine Ferrer, Dillon Riedlinger, William Xu, and Jeffrey Demarest

A System Dynamics Model Approach to Scalable Shared Vision Planning: The Tigris-Euphrates Watershed
- Andrew Adams, Michael Houghton, Courtney Smith, James TenBrink, and James Schreiner


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Session 5: Problem Solving

Optimizing UAS Mission Training Resource Allocation Through Modeling and Cost Analysis
- Christian Hess, James Kubisch, Jasmine Motupalli, Said Outlaw, and Anthony Williams

Wheelchair Interface for Eye-Tracking (WIFE)
- Aleksey Kats, Zachary Keuerleber, Owen Santangelo, Casey Stengel, and Jane Towery

Origins of Intelligence: Discerning Corroboration vs. Replication in Open Source Intelligence Production
- Joseph Bosse, Conor Glancy, Justin McDaniels, Daniel Provaznik, and Jillian Wisniewski

Low Cost Electronic Measurement Device
- Gregg Martin, Eric Rice, Mandell Ross, and Evan Spector

Roll to Roll Inspection Platform: Development of Optical Inspection for Flexible Thin Films
- Nora Croutier, Alexander Burzynski, Ryan Cadwell, Justin Bove, Mark Poliks, and Gang Sun

Optimizing White Sands Missile Range Test Operations
- Andrew Ortiz-Alcauter, Jon Paul, Daizjah Morriz, and John Voit


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Session 6: Project and Engineering Management

Application of Lean Six Sigma to Reduce Repeated Handling of Material at Tobyhanna Army Depot
- Allan Baily, Bradley Gibson, Cory Hazelbaker, John-Mark MacFarlane, John Richards, and Brian Rawhouser

Maintenance Plan for the APE 1236 Hazardous Waste Incinerator
- Tanner Andrews, Carissa Jenkins, Lindsay Kiernan, and Kenneth McDonald

NOVA Solar Proposal
- Michael Ham, William Mudd, Ramona Rubalcava, and Shakib Vafaei

Integrated Electronic Logbook
- Macauley Hoyt, Brandon Lee, Taylor Rodenhus, and John Trainor

Capability Traps: A Case Study of Pershing Barracks Reconstruction
- Andre Hufnagel, Connor Mullen, Saksham Gupta, Keith Bruce, and David Ford


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Session 7: Decision Analysis

Model-Based Systems Engineering in Support of TALOS System Integration
- Stephen Gillespie, Fred Kamuzinzi, Shemar McCuller, Brendan McGuire, and Blake Warnock

Future Vertical Lift: Engineering Tomorrow's Flight Today
- Christian Nolasco, Scott Cullinan, Steven Fusco, Nathan Goff, and Timothy Elkins

Design of a Nearest- Repair-Site Decision Support System for Water Utility Repair
- Jose Soberanis-Chacon, Wisal A. Mohamed, Christopher F. Pertsch V, and Jomana Bashatah

Measuring Medical Provider Strain: Explaining Intensive Care Workload under Highly Variable Demand
- Todd Link, Michael Rieker, Ryan Silva, Kate Zimmerman, Johnathan Dulin, Gregory Steeger, and Bradley Warner

Strategic Business Intelligence Framework: A Method of Analyzing Normative and Descriptive Data Signals
- Jon Browning, Benjamin Coleman, Anders Freiberg, Daniel Roman, and James Schreiner

Tradeoff Analysis for Soldier Equipment
- Seamus Hurley, Shane Ko, Jeremy Mortensen, Brook Solheim, and LTC David Hughes


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Session 8: Modeling and Simulation

Quantifying the Effects of Weapon Weight on Lethality Through Holistic Modeling
- Justin Byers, Ryan Leemans, Stephanie McDermott, and Vikram Mittal

Sustaining Small Business Growth Through System Dynamics
- Robert Fenton and Jillian Wisniewski

Regatta Rules Adjudication System
- Abdullah Alqahtani, Daniel Burke, John Drummey, and Rhett Zimmer

Understanding Mass Killing in America: A System Dynamics Approach
- Dillon Riedlinger and Jillian Wisniewski

Design of a Ski Lift Inspection and Maintenance System
- Katherine Barthelson, Pritika Sondhi, Miguel Mitra, and Shallu Darhele

Dynamics of Migration: Population Growth, Food Security, and Water Resource Management in the Nile River Basin
- Cody Akers, Amanda Ramirez, Patrick Wall, Haley Robinette, and Bruce Keith

Capacity Planning Capstone Project
- Allyson Arias, Erin Foley, Michael Hindin, Connor Kiley, and Ruan Zorgman


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Session 9: Honors Projects

On Mass Killing in America: Using Markov Analysis to Challenge Conventional Understanding & Policy Design
- Dillon Riedlinger and Jillian Wisniewski

Analysis of Cyber Security Methodologies: A Direct Comparison of Current vs. Possible DoD Cyber Assets
- Sai Kumar and Vikram Mittal

A Value Modeling Approach to Analyzing Major League Soccer Expansion
- William Ratliff and LTC David Hughes

Addressing the MLB Draft: How Draft Strategy Can Lead to Organizational Success over Time
- Steven Bushold and Jillian Wisniewski

Modeling Diffusion of Information in an Increasingly Complex Digital Domain
- Daniel Provaznik and Jillian Wisniewski

Modeling the Growth of Boko Haram Using System Dynamics
- Jadalaine Ferrer and Jillian Wisniewski


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Session 10: Hollis Award

Developing Accuracy Measurement and Anomaly Detection Processes for Categorical Data in Defense Maintenance Records
- Kameron Grubaugh, Nicholas McAfee, Emily McGowan, Zachary Zimmerman, and LTC Paul Evangelista

Origins of Intelligence: Discerning Corroboration vs. Replication in Open Source Intelligence Production
- Joseph Bosse, Conor Glancy, Justin McDaniels, Daniel Provaznik, and Jillian Wisniewski

Quantifying the Effects of Weapon Weight on Lethality Through Holistic Modeling
- Justin Byers, Ryan Leemans, Stephanie McDermott, and Vikram Mittal

Fortress West Point
- Virginia Brawley

Are Human Bodies Really Shaped Like Fruit? Using Cluster Analysis of 3D Body Scans to Challenge Current Body Shape Classification Norms
- Kevin Talty

Modeling the Growth of Boko Haram Using System Dynamics
- Jadalaine Ferrer and Jillian Wisniewski


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