Los Angeles Chapter Virtual Tutorial March 12, 2022
Future-Proofing Your Systems Engineering Skills

Topic:   Developing The New Skills a Systems Engineer Must Master

WHEN:  Saturday March 12th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time

COST:  Free

Venue: Zoom meeting instructions will be emailed prior to the event and are included in your confirmation email message.  Slides will be available on the LA Chapter web site https://www.incose.org/los-angeles. We plan to record the event.

Abstract:   The vision for the future of systems engineering is being shaped by the global context, societal and business needs, technology trends, and expanding applications and approaches. Tomorrow’s systems engineer must address new paradigms like agility, resilience, and model-based systems engineering, and incorporate new technologies, like data analytics, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
Using the INCOSE Vision 2035 as a reference, this presentation will explore trends in systems engineering from the perspective of new skills a systems engineering must master. Approaches and resources for effectively learning these skills will be provided.

Agenda:  Saturday's tutorial schedule is approximately
     9:00 am     Sign-in, Introductions, Agenda for the Day
     1:00 pm      Dismissal

Presenter:  Rick Hefner, PhD - Executive Director, Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education
Dr. Rick Hefner works at Caltech, where he teaches and manages the professional education program. He has over 40 years of experience in systems engineering and has worked with over 30 companies in the aerospace, communications, electronics, and health sciences industries. Dr. Hefner is credited with over 200 publications, is a past President of the INCOSE Los Angeles chapter, and is last year’s winner of the INCOSE International Outstanding Service Award.