Governance and Editorial Boards

BKCASE Governing Board

The three SEBoK steward organizations – the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Systems Council (IEEE-SYSC), and Stevens Institute of Technology – provide the primary funding and resources needed to sustain and evolve the SEBoK and make it available as a free and open resource to all. The stewards appoint the BKCASE Governing Board to be their primary agents to oversee and guide the SEBoK. The stewards appoint the SEBoK Editor in Chief to manage the SEBoK and oversee the Editorial Board.

The BKCASE Governing Board includes:

• Representing the The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
  • Art Pyster (Governing Board Chair), Emma Sparks
• Representing the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC)
  • Thomas McDermott, Cihan Dagli
• Representing the IEEE Systems Council (IEEE-SYSC)
  • Andy Chen (President of IEEE Systems Council), Steve Le (Treasurer of IEEE Systems Council)

Past governors include Stephanie White, Bob Rassa, Richard Fairley, Kevin Forsberg, Paul Frenz, Richard Hilliard, John Keppler, Bill Miller, David Newbern, Ken Nidiffer, Dave Olwell, Massood Towhidnejad, Jon Wade, David Walden, and Courtney Wright. The governors would especially like to acknowledge Andy Chen and Rich Hilliard, IEEE Computer Society, who were instrumental in helping the governors to work within the IEEE CS structure and who supported the SEBoK transition to the IEEE Systems Council. Andy Chen has returned to his governor role after several years off, this time representing the IEEE Systems Council.

Editorial Board

The SEBoK Editorial Board is chaired by the Editor in Chief, who provides the strategic vision for the SEBoK. The EIC is supported by a group of Editors, each of whom are responsible for a specific aspect of the SEBoK. The EIC and Editorial Board are supported by the Managing Editor, who handles all day-to-day operations. The EIC, Managing Editor, and Editorial Board are supported by a Student Editor, Eleni Canez, whose hard work and dedication are greatly appreciated.

SEBoK Editor in Chief
	Nicole Hutchison Virginia Tech National Security Institute nicole.hutchison@stevens.edu  or  emtnicole@gmail.com Responsible for the appointment of SEBoK Editors and for the strategic direction and overall quality and coherence of the SEBoK.

SEBoK Managing Editor
	Chris Hoffman INCOSE, Cummins Inc. christopher.hoffman@incose.net Responsible for the the day-to-day operations of the SEBoK and supports the Editor in Chief.

You can reach out to both the Editor in Chief and the Managing Editor by emailing sebok@incose.net.

Each Editor has their area(s) of responsibility, or shared responsibility, highlighted in the table below.

SEBoK Part 1: SEBoK Introduction
Lead Editor: Nicole Hutchison Virginia Tech National Security Institute emtnicole@gmail.com

SEBoK Part 2: Foundations of Systems Engineering
Lead Editor: Gary Smith (UK) Airbus and International Society for the System Sciences grs0036@gmail.com Responsible for the System Science Foundations of System Engineering.
Assistant Editor: Dov Dori Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and Technion Israel Institute of Technology (Israel) dori@mit.edu Responsible for the Representing Systems with Models knowledge area	Assistant Editor: Duane Hybertson MITRE (USA) dhyberts@mitre.org Jointly responsible for the Systems Fundamentals, Systems Science and Systems Thinking knowledge areas.
Assistant Editor: Peter Tuddenham College of Exploration (USA) Peter@coexploration.net	Assistant Editor: Cihan Dagli Missouri University of Science & Technology (USA) dagli@mst.edu Responsible for the Systems Approach Applied to Engineered Systems knowledge areas.

SEBoK Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management
Lead Editor: David Endler Lead Editor of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-2, Systems Engineering Consultant – Freelancer de@davidendler.de
Assistant Editor: Cecelia Haskins INCOSE cecilia.haskins@incose.net

SEBoK Part 4: Applications of Systems Engineering
Lead Editor: Tom McDermott Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) tmcdermo@stevens.edu
Assistant Editor: Javier Calvo-Amodio Oregon State University Javier.Calvo@oregonstate.edu	Assistant Editor: Judith Dahmann MITRE Corporation (USA) jdahmann@mitre.org Jointly responsible for Product Systems Engineering and Systems of Systems (SoS) knowledge areas.
Assistant Editor: Michael Henshaw Loughborough University (UK) M.J.d.Henshaw@lboro.ac.uk Jointly responsible for Product Systems Engineering and Systems of Systems (SoS) knowledge areas

SEBoK Part 5: Enabling Systems Engineering
Lead Editor: Nicole Hutchison Virginia Tech National Security Institute emtnicole@gmail.com
Assistant Editor: Emma Sparks Cranfield University Jointly responsible for the Enabling Individuals and Enabling Teams knowledge areas.	Assistant Editor: Rick Hefner California Institute of Technology rhefner@caltech.edu

SEBoK Part 6: Related Disciplines
Lead Editor: Caitlyn Singam University of Maryland, College Park Caitlyn.Singam@incose.net or csingam@umd.edu

SEBoK Part 7: Systems Engineering Implementation Examples
Lead Editor: Nicole Hutchison Virginia Tech National Security Institute emtnicole@gmail.com

SEBoK Part 8: Emerging Knowledge
Lead Editor: Ali Raz George Mason University araz@gmu.edu
Assistant Editor: Ha Phuong Le Purdue University haple104@gmail.com

SEBoK Cross-Cutting: Digital Engineering
Lead Editor: Ray Madachy Naval Postgraduate School rjmadach@nps.edu

SEBoK Cross-Cutting: Standards
Lead Editor: David Endler Lead Editor of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-2, Systems Engineering Consultant – Freelancer de@davidendler.de

The Cross-Cutting Standards team consists of the following reviewers, who provide valuable recommendations to the SEBoK Editorial Board for updates and improvements:

• Bill Bearden
• Dr. Judith Dahmann
• Alan Harding
• Garry Roedler
• Dr. Mike Yokell

Student Editor

The SEBoK Student Editor plays a key role in supporting the maintenance, visibility, and growth of the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK). This position includes both traditional editorial tasks and high-impact contributions to outreach and analytics. It is ideal for students interested in systems engineering, digital publishing, data visualization, and science/engineering communication.

Interested in Editing?

The Editor in Chief is looking for additional assistant editors to support the evolution of the SEBoK. Assistant editors are responsible for maintaining and updating one to two knowledge areas, including recruiting and working with authors, ensuring the incorporation of community feedback, and maintaining the quality of SEBoK content.

View the current openings at Get Involved.

If you are interested in being considered for participation on the Editorial Board, please contact the SEBoK Staff directly at sebok@incose.net.

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