Morning

8:00 a.m.
Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 a.m.
Welcome and opening remarks
Eyad Abed, Director, Institute for Systems Research

Dr. Mel Bernstein
Vice President for Research
University of Maryland

9:00 a.m.
Keynote address
CyberSecurity: Opportunities and Challenges | view abstract |

Pradeep Khosla
Dean
College of Engineering
Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pa.

10:00 a.m.
Morning break

10:15 a.m.
ISR alumnus lecture
Engineers in Financial Markets | view abstract |
Ali Hirsa
Head of Analytical Trading Strategy
Caspian Capital Management

10:55 a.m.
ISR alumnus lecture
A Mathematician's Journey from Theory to Systems Engineering  | view abstract | view PDF presentation |
Wade Trappe
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rutgers University

11:35 a.m.
ISR alumnus lecture
Reflections on Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship
Buno Pati
Chief Executive Officer
Building B
Belmont, Calif.

Afternoon

12:15 p.m.
Break

12:30 p.m.
Free buffet lunch with panel session

ISR alumni will speak about building collaborations between alumni, their organizations and ISR faculty.

Robert Hoffman
Principal Analyst
Metron Aviation, Inc.
Herndon, Va.

Scott Selberg
Master Level Manufacturing Engineer
Spectrum Analysis Division
Agilent Technologies
Santa Rosa, Calif.

Benjamin Levy
Systems Analyst
Air Traffic Systems
Sensis Corp.
East Syracuse, N.Y.

Vikram Manikonda
Vice President and Director, Distributed Intelligent Systems
Intelligent Automation, Inc.
Rockville, Md.

2:30–4:00 p.m.
Poster and demonstration session

More than 100 posters and demonstrations covering the world of ISR research will be available. You'll be able to talk with ISR faculty and graduate students about their specific projects in:

• Network security
• Mobile and sensor networks
• Hybrid communication networks
• MEMS sensor/actuator design and fabrication
• Manufacturing and product realization systems
• Systems engineering methodologies
• Neuroscience and neuromorphic engineering
• Signal processing and multimedia systems
• Advanced control systems techniques
• Nanotechnology

3:00–4:00 p.m.
Faculty Venture Fair | more info |

ISR faculty members will pitch their inventions to local venture capitalists, who will then name the "Best Inventor Pitch for the 2008 Systems Symposium." This event is brought to you by the University of Maryland Office of Technology Commercialization and MTECH Ventures.