2024 Annual General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference
Papers listed by Presentation Tracks
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TRACK DETAILS
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Track 1: Decision Analysis Track 2: General Engineering Track 3: Honors Projects Track 4: Hollis Award Track 5: Modeling and Simulation Track 6: Modeling and Simulation for Defense Applications Track 7: Project and Engineering Management Track 8: Process Modeling and Analysis Track 9: Systems Design Track 10: Systems Design for Defense Applications |
| Track 1: Decision Analysis |
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1. Hopper Unmanned Aircraft System: Applied Probability Analysis for Anti-Submarine Warfare - Alex Lim, Daisy Reasbeck, Zach Wagner, and Gary Lazzaro |
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2. Evaluating Sustainable Aviation Fuels: A Decision Support Dashboard for Comparing Ammonia and Fischer-Tropsch Fuel Blends to JP-8 - Russell Cha, Colt Haas, Luke Robinson, Jonathan Shinneman, Brian Lemay, Ethan Salgado, and Dathan Salgado |
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3. Drone Optimization on the Modern Battlefield - Rich Jaramillo, Jasier Marquez, Tracer Roberts, Salvatore Rasizzi, and Matthew Mogensen |
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4. Design of the Next Chesapeake Bay Crossing: An Opportunity for Energy Efficiency, Transportation Equity, and Carbon Reduction - Carolyn Vaseghi, Jose Zorrilla, Richard Collie, Fatima Alarcon, and Naif Al-Harbi |
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5. An Output-Based Evaluation Framework for Event Extraction Models - Seth Brown, Daniel Hoffmann, Ian Mickle, Gunnar Schwab, and Ian Kloo |
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6. A Systems Engineering Perspective in the Development of a Two-Stage Hypersonic Rocket - Edward Jung, Mark Lehman, Matthew Decker, Jackson Wozniak, Dylan Robinson, Julia Ross, William Humphrys, Kevin Zander, Jacob Reddington, and Matt Young |
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7. Analyzing Health Care Market Capacity Using Spatiotemporal Analysis and Weighted Population Demographics - Wylde Wilkerson, Connor McElroy, Thomas Deck, Christopher Curtis, Brooke Barreda, Jacob Moon, and Ahmed Bahabry |
| Track 2: General Engineering |
1. Exploring Combat Training Center Data Exhaust - James Pinter, Daniel Hoffmann, Elijah Malone, and David Beskow |
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2. Assessing Risks in the U.S. Copper Supply Chain for Resilience Enhancement - Madeline Lenkart, Angus Maclachlan, Christopher Torres, Raymond Shattuck, and Julia Coxen |
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3. Design of a Rear-end Collision Prevention System (RCPS) - Turki Alharbi, Amanda Dalagan, Emma Devine, and Aidan Menon |
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4. Supplier Selection, Risk Identification and Resiliency in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain of the Department of Defense - James Ciarlo, Austin Hill, Brandon Liu, Leo Lowin, and Isabella Sanders |
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5. User-Friendly Monte Carlo Simulation to Support Risk Analysis in the Military Decision-Making Process - Htut Khaung Oo and Nicholas Coronato |
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6. Autonomous Ground Vehicle Simulation: Usability and Evaluation Study - Jalen Caldwell, Jared Cross, Patrick Oglesbee, and Brandon Thompson |
| Track 3: Honors Projects |
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1. Identifying Undervalued “Playmakers” in the NHL Utilizing Passing Metrics and AAV - Jacob Felker and James Enos |
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2. A Data-Driven Paradigm for Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Design and Decision-Making for the Department of Veterans Affairs - Brooke Barreda and James Schreiner |
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3. A Value-Focused, Strategic Stakeholder Engagement Model - Abby Brancato and James Schreiner |
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4. Cultural Influence of Music as Propaganda - Noah Cillo and Jeremy Schlegel |
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5. Finding Trends in Goaltending Data - Gavin Abric and James Enos |
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6. NHL Moneyball Goalie Analysis - Ryan Rast and James Enos |
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7. Potential Value Investing Strategy within the TSP - Caleb Kish and Nathan Hedgecock |
| Track 4: Hollis Award |
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2. Assessing Alternative Options In Home Financing - Juan Rodriguez and Nathan Hedgecock |
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3. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Cadet Education - Conner Leggett, Maximus Marchi, McKenzie Muse, Samuel Wesley, and Jonathan Mellon |
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4. A Generative Artificial Intelligence Methodology for Automated Zero-Shot Data Tagging to Support Tactical Zero Trust Architecture Implementation - Charles Barzyk, Joseph Hickson, Jerik Ochoa, Jasmine Talley, Mikal Willeke, Sean Coffey, John Pavlik, Nathaniel D. Bastian |
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5. Multimodal Authentication - Tobias Hild, Patrick Moore, and Mike Powell |
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6. Assessing the Usefulness of Predictive Logistics Models - Hannah Ball, Jonathan Paynter, Thomas Mussmann, and Dylan Hyde |
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7. Modeling Terrain Effects on Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons - Michael O’Connor, Zachary Dugger, and Alexander Withenbury |
| Track 5: Modeling and Simulation |
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1. Priority Risk Index: A Novel Approach to Determining Project Health for the United States Corps of Engineers - Garrett Batt, Madison Kusano, Tavin McMickens, Joel Rubin, and James Schreiner |
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2. Developing a Model-Based Systems Engineering Tool for Cybersecurity Risk Management of Micro-Electronic Devices - James Leland IV, Brett Schraeder, Collin Chilton, James Walliser, and Sathyamurthi Sadhasivan |
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3. Using Data to Improve Air Force Baseball’s Performance for the 2024 Season - Mason Bugg, Jackson Cook, Andrew Schaeffer, Anthony Tonthat, Hayden Archer, Gerry Gonzalez, and Brian Lemay |
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4. Notional Air Defense System: A Transition to Model-Based Systems Engineering - Brandon Gibson, Pierce Guthrie, Juan Rodriguez, Michael Trangredi, Mario Treviño, Mark Styles, and James Enos |
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5. Analysis of Navigation Solution Parameters Affected by High-Latitude Ionospheric Scintillation - Mason Bay, Stephen Litterini, and Natane Randall |
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6. Implementation of Predictive Maintenance in the Army - Andrew Davis, Colman Kim, Benjamin Pasiuk, Selvyn Williams, and Jon Paynter |
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7. Modeling Energy Systems for Peak Resilience and Sustainability - Ryan Chi, Timmy Kipfmiller, Melissa Rankel, Harding Rhyne, David Sang, Atef Sikazwe, Erden Ucok, Frederick Davidson, Jacob Lueders, and Scott Katalenich |
| Track 6: Modeling and Simulation for Defense Applications |
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1. Simulation in Model Based Systems Engineering: Estimating Robot Range and Battery Performance - Daniel Avila, Hao-Ming Hsu, Olivia Johnson, Jack Schulz, Will Voelker, and James Walliser |
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2. Predicting Pilot Workloads Using Physiological Measures - Valor Carlsen, Roger Emile Manzi, Simon Dellinger, Tanner Craig, Donald Koban |
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3. Application of a Deliberate System Design Framework to Develop Effective Marksmanship Feedback - Abraham Johnson, Caleb Kish, Jack May, Naphtali Teran, Alexander Redmon, and Nicholas Coronato |
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4. Efficient Airspace Scheduling for Military Exercises: A 3D Bin Packing Approach - Sydney Day, Darin Fang, Lindsey Weber, Ryan Messer, John Miller, and Brian Lemay |
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5. Modeling Combat Simulations in an Evolving World – Analysis to Provide Innovative Recommendations for TRAC - Carson Cox, Jack Dellinger, Sadie Sackett, Amya White, and Stephen Gillespie |
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6. Identifying Parts Commonalities Across The F-35 Fleet to Improve Sustainability with Jenkins Optimization - Chase Clemence, Andrew Aderhold, Seungmin Shim, Thai Tran, Adam Ackerman, Brian Lemay, and Matthew Durchholz |
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7. Analyzing Candidate Throughput and Instructor Utilization in the Special Forces Pipeline - Carter Aycock, John Hollingsworth, Matthew Williams, Riley Parchment, Shane Sunday, and Tom Lainis |
| Track 7: Project and Engineering Management |
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1. Enhancement of Medium Caliber Munitions Manufacturing Through Anticounterfeiting - Allen Dasilao, Cody Lominac, John McKenna, Bryson Stricker, and Phillip Bond |
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2. Lean Six Sigma Cable Fabrication Tobyhanna - Gavin Abric, Ryan Rast, Taylor Puglisi, and Weiling Zhang |
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3. A Predictive and Scalable Capital Investment Risk Model (CIRM) for the Department of Veterans Affairs - Montrel Jackson, Michael Ruggieri, Christian Sarlitto, John Szalankiewicz, and James Schreiner |
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4. Development and Design of a Skill Tracking Application to Aid Executive Function in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Evan Chen, Ashley Cheung, Catherine Tai, and Ian Wendler |
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5. Assessing Application Process Factors Using Research, Modeling and Linear Regression - Spencer Jones, Quinn Maretzki, Samantha McNaughton, and Isabella Sanders |
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6. Optimizing Vehicle Operations at West Point - Semaj Antley, Benjamin Guerrieri, Sharnae Harmon, Aidan Perkins, and Kenneth McDonald |
| Track 8: Process Modeling and Analysis |
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1. Predictive Logistics for Class VIIIa in Large-Scale Combat Operations - Jasper Doyle, Ian Tansill, Benjamin Turner, Riley Worshek, and Kyle Ditonto |
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2. Trading off cost, schedule, and performance – An analysis of TRAC’s MCDM methodology - William Boehlke, Timothy Fowler, Braden Golinski, Carter Sample, Joshua Van Wert, and Matthew Dabkowski |
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3. Improve End Item Delivery Impacting Frozen Performance to Promise Metric - Jacob Felker, Trevor Kelly, Camden O’Gara, Kaitlin Palaian, Jacques Schold, Jeremy Schlegel |
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4. Leveraging Wearable Technology to Detect Military Readiness - Aiden Hopping and Brandon Thompson |
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5. Optimization for Diverse Team Assignment with a Case Study at West Point - Bryan Frost, Phillip Schmedeman, and Jonathan Paynter |
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6. Streamlined Air Force Flight Scheduling: Implementing an Automated Method for an Instructor Pilot Assignment Problem - Elizabeth Deards, Ezra Paul, Grace Sublette, Noah Wentworth, Brian Lemay, John Miller, and Trevor Doll |
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7. Lean Six Sigma: Tobyhanna 5M540 Kitting Process - Benjamin Berry, Riley Hoyes, Eric Huss, Carlo Octoman, and Bryan Hartman |
| Track 9: Systems Design |
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1. The Applicability and Potentiality of Classroom Modernization in the Military Learning Environment with Army University - Jason Abbott, Dayton Baugh, Alexander Meredith, Ian Winch, Daniel Finch, and Ahmed Bahabry |
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2. Vehicle Routing Problem Approach for Improving Fuel Delivery Scheduling to Austere Test Sites - Sophie Allen, Jack Heller, Gentry Lamb, Kate Leonard, Jared Stewart, and Brian Lemay |
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3. Designing an Intelligent System to Map Global Connections - Elijah Bellamy, Kseniya Farrell, Aiden Hopping, James Pinter, Michael Saju, David Beskow |
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4. A Dashboard for Estimating Project Completion Times - Jacques Combs, Joseph Kelly, Tyler Morris, Zach Vernier, and Trent Geisler |
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5. Design of an In-Flight Drone Range Monitoring System - Darius Jack, Diana Machuca, Grean Ramos, and Gurkirt Tahim |
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6. Optimization of the Operation Suite Scheduling Process at a Rural Hospital - Nicholas Bell, Ryan Dehn, Aidan Doona, Isabell Fitch, Rachel Liguori, and Andrew Waldorf |
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7. Michie Stadium Operations Revision - Abby Brancato, Aidan Gaines, Gabriel Neel, Robert Sundy, Kenneth McDonald |
| Track 10: Systems Design for Defense Applications |
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1. Ranked Tasking of Electro-Optical Sensors Observing Geostationary Orbit - Daniel Zhou, Bryce Bennett, Andrew Fergus, Joshua Ko, Elijah Malone, and Hyeyon Bastian |
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2. Securing the Skies: A Value-Centric Approach to Modernizing the FAAD C2 System - Htut Khaung Oo, Matthew Dove, Joshua Lawrence, Robert Barrie, and Sam Yoo |
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3. Harnessing the Speed: Simulating Hypersonic Threats against the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture - Ashley Arbegast, Thomas Bartholf, and Caitlin Canada |
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4. To CQB or Not to CQB: Designing a Tactical Training Range Tool Utilizing a Human Factors Approach - Ana Ratanaphruks |
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5. Project Drop Zone - Mihiri Fernando, Victoria Salvador, James Bowers, and James Walliser |
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6. Contested Logistics: Overcoming Army Medical Supply Challenges in the Indo-Pacific - Caleb Irwin, Eric Liu, Rachael McCleery, Joseph Metz, Alexander Mobley, Lucas Parascando, Andrew Przekora, Jared Helle, and Devon Compeau |
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7. Derivation of Technical Requirements for New Uses of Electrified Tactical Vehicles - Bridget Konopa, Logan Mayfield, Mark Miller, John Muraco, and Luke Revnew |