SEAri Consortium

The SEAri Consortium focuses on the advancement of systems engineering, complementing a sponsored research program. The consortium is designed as a mechanism for undertaking problems that are both appropriately and more feasibly undertaken as broader endeavors with benefit to the systems community. The consortium membership structure is tiered (Platinum, Gold, Silver), offering varying levels of benefits and engagement commensurate with sponsorship level.1

The consortium is an important enabler for bringing academia, industry, and government experts together for collaborative learning and joint research on advanced systems engineering topics. Through the consortium, SEAri engages with systems engineering leaders to better understand their problems and environments to shape research programs to achieve and deliver more impactful research outcomes. By engaging in the consortium at their desired level, systems engineering leaders gain early access to research findings, guide priorities for research, and participate in research summits and deep technical exchanges. Since industry and government have limited resources to invest in systems research, it is unlikely such problems will be solved by the single-sponsor research investment model. The consortium provides a structure for pooling talent and resources for addressing significant problems of interest to the broader systems community. Whereas SEAri targeted research is designed to suit an individual sponsor’s interest, the consortium research projects will address broader needs of the membership for advanced theory, methods and practices.

Topics for research are guided by the consortium to address contemporary areas of consideration, such as: system of systems engineering, systems leadership and workforce development, leading indicators for effectiveness, serviceoriented approaches, and value robust system design and selection.