Tom McDermott is the Chief Technology Officer of the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. With the SERC he develops new research strategies and is leading research on digital transformation, education, security, and artificial intelligence applications. Mr. McDermott also teaches system architecture concepts, systems thinking and decision making, and engineering leadership. He provides executive level consulting as a systems engineering and organizational strategy expert, applying systems approaches to enterprise planning. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).