Systems engineering plays a critical role in ensuring that we develop and govern artificial intelligence-enabled systems in a trustworthy manner.
The Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) and the U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center established the annual AI4SE & SE4AI Research and Application Workshop to foster collaboration among systems engineering and AI experts and practitioners.
The sixth AI4SE & SE4AI was hosted in September by GW’s Trustworthy AI Initiative (TAI). The conference’s theme for 2025 – “Systems Engineering AI that Works: Assuring Transformative Capabilities and Enabling a Digital Transformation” fostered compelling discussions on how systems engineering can support trustworthy AI systems, and how AI tools can contribute to the systems engineering field and shape the workforce.
GW also hosted the 2023 event, where several faculty hosted technical talks on human-AI teaming, trustworthy AI, and digital engineering.
Zoe Szajnfarber, SERC Chief Scientist, faculty director for GW TAI, and EMSE professor, has been involved in the workshop’s planning and execution since 2022 and has chaired the event since 2024.
“This workshop has been a nexus for government, industry, and academia to advance critical conversations at the intersection of systems engineering and AI. It’s the only event like this, and it’s an honor to host it and showcase our department’s expertise at this intersection,” Szajnfarber shared.