2026 Annual General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference


Papers listed (alphabetically) by Title

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A

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A Methdology to Assess Energy Resilience and Economic Tradeoffs at Military Installations
- Jake Moffat, Wyatt Cyprow, Sebastian English, Stuart York, Trenton Hogan, James Grymes, David Sang, Karoline Hood, Scott Kattalenich, and F. Todd Davidson

145-150

A Mobility Analytics Framework for Pattern-of-Life Analysis
- Gabriel Dabkowski, Andrew Farrant, Patrick Lichtner, Jonathan Mallon, Haixing Yan, and Julia Coxen

91-96

ADS-B Traffic Anomaly Detection for Geopolitical Early Warning: An STL-Based Pipeline
- Eric Dailey, Kristian Nordby, Zachary Reynolds, and David Beskow

133-138

Analyzing and Modeling Future Army Wet Gap Crossings to Determine Requirements for an Autonomous Rafting System
- Alec Ells, Taylor Saulsberry, Bryson Werntz, Cooper Wilkinson, and Vikram Mittal

19-24

Applying Lean Six Sigma to Improve Serialized Inventory Defense Logistics
- Matthew Cavoli, Logan Dosan, Charles Farmer, Gavin Shields, Turner West, and Patrick Lupfer

217-222

Applying Systems Design to Improve Emergency Operations Center Performance
- Charles Barnett, Reese Ericson, Chadon Foreman, Thomas Konitzer, Hunter Norris, and Tom Lainis

265-270

Applying the Systems Design Approach to a Drone-Based Blood Delivery System
- Tasha Laberge-Shusterman, Nathalia Veal, Jackson Patrick, Emma Foster, Zachary Ross, Wesley Edwards, Katherine Welsh, and Jason Christopher

43-48

Applying Unsupervised Machine Learning to Enhance Space Domain Awareness
- Vincent Vo, Dylan Treat, Joshua Bagley, Jackson Congrove, Zachary Hruby, and Christopher Gramling

127-132

Assessing the Impact of AI-Based Meeting Summarization on Information Relevance and Engagement
- James Spoerl, Daniel Choi, Jeremy Locklear, Henry Engler, Zachary Leith, and Donald Koban

1-6

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B

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Built for the User: Griffin Feature Reduction
- Adriana Frias, Grace Mumma, and Kathryn Dula

31-36

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C

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CNN-Based Acoustic Detection of Small UAS: Prototype and Field Evaluation
- Jordan Follenweider, Zachary Hanna, Loro Lado, Cameron Mock, Justin Won, and John Caddell

103-108

Counter-UAS Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Michael Mauro, Preston Halvorson, Nain Vasquez, Lucas Mowry, Carter Beck, and Stephen Gillespie

97-102

Creating Balanced Nursing Schedules for Medical-Surgical Units
- Aiden Small, Austin Parker, Brock Bewley, Garrett Munoz, and Kaden Alvarado

55-60

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D

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Decision-Support Model for VA Healthcare Facility Resilience to Disaster Risk
- Mia Bonsignore, Eric Ford, Emma Lee, Elijah Pack, Sebastian Witteveld, and Caitlin Marriner

163-168

Design of a Collection Management Decision Support Tool
- Addison Ainsworth, Richard Thomas, Jacob Tuioti, Lance Dorman, Brendan Straw, and Brandon Thompson

229-234

Design of a Task & Parts Coordination Hub (TPCH) to Reduce Warehouse Stockouts for Municipal Water Utilities
- Joseph Sadiq, Adewale Adekambi, and Nicholas Privitera

259-264

Design of a Tool to Reduce the Number of Preventable Doctor/Hospital Visits Experienced by Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
- William Echols, Amy Mayeaux, and Britney Orellana-Ochoa

7-12

Design of an Area Controller Training System (ACTS) for Faster En Route Air Traffic Controller Certification
- Zachary Cacace, Nathanael Davis, Alana Khem, and Noran Magatheh

223-228

Design of an Automated Floating Station- Keeping Power Line (AFSPL) for Ship-to-Shore Humanitarian Aid Delivery
- Hocine Filali, Alan Garcia, Amr Hamza, Nesma Khalafalla, Tim Shipman, and Lance Sherry

109-114

Designing a Maintenance System for Agile Combat Employment: An Agile Engineering Methodology
- Max Haas

211-216

Designing a RAG-Enabled Clinical Support Tool for Army Sick Call: Prototype Development and a Lab-Based Workflow Evaluation
- Kira MacMullan, Alex Zhang, Cody Bradford, Peter Segat, Elhadji Kone, and Ahmed Bahabry

241-246

Driving Data Discipline: Improving Data Quality in AI2C's Centaur Application
- Marcus Sebastian, Carson Kellogg, Jared Cohen, Clayton Moorhouse, Kennison Harmon, and Matthew Dabkowski

79-84

Drone-Augmented Ground Sensors: A Model-Based Systems Engineering Approach to Area Denial
- Benedetto Fusco, Ashley Hubert, Dan Velarde, Kathryn Wegler, Justus Whitaker, and Vikram Mittal

73-78

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Evaluating Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Academic Advising at the United States Military Academy
- Andrew Miller and Donald Koban

13-18

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F

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Fueling the Fight: A Simulation-Based Assessment of Aerial Refueling Feasibility and Risk
- Emmanuel Achesa, Carter Hudson, Jonathan Seo, Taylor Leonard, Gerry Gonzalez, and Benjamin Kallemyn

193-198

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Generating Video and Audio Meeting Summaries Using AI
- Ian Dooley, Cameron Halligan, Samuel Hong, Daniel Kim, Khalil Mayweather, and Matthew Wolfe

199-204

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H

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Ghost Suppliers in the UH-60 Supply Chain
- Harrison Faulkner, Jack Drabenstott, Zakary Sury, Kohen Rankin, Charles Britton, and Isabella Sanders


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Identifying Logistics Patterns Associated with Precursor Chemical Shipments in Global Supply Chains
- Gabriel Bush, Jackson Garrett, Luke Guajardo, Nicholas Thliveris, Taylor Leonard, Gerry Gonzalez, and Benjamin Kallemyn

187-192

Improving Casualty Data Collection in Large-Scale Combat Operations Training
- Zachary Mansfield, Cameron Redelings, Cecilia Ollis, Jack Flowers, Yirdaw Rivera, and Devon Compeau

151-156

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Lean Six Sigma: Improving Non-Preventive Maintenance Efficiency at Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD)
- Joseph Dooley, Joseph Dosan, Jack Feightner, Henry Okeke, Jeremy Schlegel, and Trevor Smith

121-126

Lean Six Sigma: Optimize Material Utilization Tobyhanna Army Depot
- Ethan Berginc, Terrence Carter, Lucas Kanta, Peyton Warner, Stephen Willey, and Joseph Kearney

253-258

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Measuring the Mission: Visualizing Officer Recruitment Progress and Performance
- Elise Bell, Ben Char, Brett Pearson, Vanessa Turner, Gerry Gonzalez, Taylor Leonard, and Benjamin Kallemyn

169-174

Model-Based Systems Engineering for the General Air Defense System (GADS) Interceptor
- John Choung, Soo-Ahn Kim, Mark Rybaltowski, Erin Son, Ryan Stader, and Andrew Brigman

205-210

Modeling the Flow of Homeless Veterans Through the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Campus
- Noah Alexander, Walker Aycock, Ryan Franco, Cole Karpinski, Marcus Lin, Robert Staring, and Chad Clark

Monte Carlo Optimization of Snowmaking Operations at Keystone Resort
- Aden Extrand, Raymond Picard, Jared Switzer, Jacob Wielhouwer, Gerry Gonzalez, Taylor Leonard, and Benjamin Kallemyn

175-180

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Optimizing Air Force Officer Accessions: Integrating Cadet Preferences Across AFSC, Base, and Training Assignments
- Gershon Ellis, Katelin Marin, Luke Schlimm, Julian Whang, Benjamin Kallemyn, Taylor Leonard, and Gerry Gonzalez

181-186

Optimizing Data-Limited Image Classification Models
- Carson Kellogg, Andrew Brigman, Thomas Hoyt, Michael Novitzky, and Audrey Aldridge

37-42

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Probabilistic Schedule Risk Modeling and Advanced Timeline Visualization for the U.S. Military Academy’s Academic Building Upgrade Program
- Georgia Brownfield, Tyler De Leon, Robert Ferris, Amy Miseli, Emma Sy, and Courtney Razon

67-72

Project Relay: Passing Griffin from Innovation to Sustainable Army Ownership
- Andrew Berg, Carter Hewitt, Kevin Wang, and Kathryn Dula

61-66

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Quantifying Time to Aim for Soldier Lethality
- Dewayne Coleman, Stryker Gay, Edward Hummel, Trae McDaniel, Cooper Schodrof, and Brandon Thompson

235-240

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Scenario-Based Stochastic Mixed-Integer Linear Programming for Manufacturing Footprint and Patient Access
- Jack Lewis, Daniel Hong, Seth Chung, Benjamin Johnson, Xavier Ramos, and Ahmed Bahabry

Security of the United States Military Academy: A Systems-Based Approach in Assessing and Improving Campus Security Solutions Given Constraints Associated with a Limited-Access Installation
- Sarah Chernik, Lindsey Serafine, Christian Monturio, Thomas McCormack, Emmett Lilly, Noah Short, and Kenneth McDonald

49-54

Simulating Infantry Squad Counter Unmanned Aerial System Technologies to Increase Combat Effectiveness
- John An, Sam Arnold, Ned Brady, Ty Bliss, Jack Louis, and Stephen Gillespie

115-120

SPEAR–THOR AY26: Improving Recovery and Data Collection of Affordable Hypersonic Vehicles
- Austin Hernandez, Alexander Stefurak, Reagan Eastlick, and Caleb Fluker

247-252

Supplier Selection for Critical Minerals in Space Supply Chains
- Kennedy Hecker, Joshua Burnett, Jacob Azizi, Evy Laursen, Gerald Burke, and Isabella Sanders

Synthetic Data Generation and Evaluation of Positioning, Navigation & Timing Data
- Jack Kendrick, Joshua Hoff, Cooper Moody, Timeo Williams, Brendan Cross, Nathaniel Bastian, and Hyeyon Bastian

25-30

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Urban Environment Safe-Route Generator
- Michael Palchak, Russell Nelson, and Jessica Libertini

139-144

Utilizing System Dynamics Modeling to Assess Force Readiness in Sustainment Brigades
- Christopher Carter, Braden Bartosh, June Lee, Bophelo Dimapo, Nicholas Pleus, and Jacob Lueders

85-90

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Visualizing Performance: Communicating Performance Metrics to Improve Individual Performance and HP Forge Program Management
- Tyler Anderson, Nikolas Badinelli, Andrew Bardak, Robert Manse, William Parker, and Thomas Lainis


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Wearable Biometrics and Shooting Performance: A Pilot Study of Readiness for Advanced Military Training
- Allison Bender, Connor Durand, Maddox Pabellon, Ethan Williamson, and David Beskow

157-162

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