Call for Abstracts
The 28th Annual Systems and Mission Engineering Conference, organized by NDIA's Systems Engineering Division in collaboration with the NDIA's Test & Evaluation and Integrated Program Management Divisions, aims to bring together professionals from the defense community. The 28th Annual Conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida on October 27 - 30, 2025. The conference provides a platform for industry, government, and academia to share insights and discuss strategies for enhancing defense acquisition and system performance.
The event offers an interactive forum for various professionals involved in defense projects. Program Managers, Systems Engineers, Chief Scientists, Specialty Engineers, and Managers can participate and exchange knowledge, best practices, and innovative approaches to address the challenges and complexities of defense systems.
28th Annual Systems and Mission Engineering Conference Presentations
Conference Theme
DoD Mission-Ready: Digital Transformation Across the Systems' Lifecycle
Abstract Submission Deadline
Monday, June 23, 2025 11:59pm EST
Presentation Type
PowerPoint or equivalent slide presentation for 30 minutes total, including presentation time and Q&A. Accepted presenters can contact their conference track lead(s) for details on what can be presented.
Call for Abstracts
Participants will have an opportunity to shape policy and procedures by exchanging innovative methods and lessons learned in the following trending topic areas.
- Actionable Architecture / MOSA Impact
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Education & Training
- Enabling Agile Throughout the Lifecycle
- Digital Engineering and Environments (DEE)
- Digital Twin
- Mission Engineering / System of Systems
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Physics-Based Modeling & Simulation
- Program Management
- Specialty Engineering (Human Systems Engineering)
- Specialty Engineering (Safety and Environmental Engineering (SEE))
- System Security Engineering (SSE)
- Test & Evaluation
Please submit your abstract through the submission site linked below. NDIA will make a decision based on a review of travel restrictions closer to the conference to best accommodate presenters affected by those restrictions.