Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research

Part I. Engineered Resilience and Affordability

1. Engineering Resilience for Complex Systems
Colin Small, Gregory Parnell, Ed Pohl, Simon Goerger, Bobby Cottam, Eric Specking, Zephan Wade

2. Early Life Cycle Cost Estimation: Fiscal Stewardship with Engineered Resilient Systems
Travis Moody, Robert Provine, Samantha Todd, Nicholas Tyler, Thomas R. Ryan, Ricardo Valerdi

3. Introducing Resilience into Multi-UAV System-of-Systems Network
Edwin Ordoukhanian, Azad M. Madni

4. Considerations for Engineered Resilience from Examples of Resilient Systems
Rosalind Lewis

5. High Reliability Imperative for Autonomous Networked Vehicles
Allen Adler, Azad M. Madni

6. Resilience Concepts for Architecting an Autonomous Military Vehicle System-of-Systems
Kurt Klingensmith, Azad M. Madni

7. A Robust Portfolio Optimization Approach Using Parametric Piecewise Linear Models of System Dependencies
Navindran Davendralingam, Cesare Guariniello, Daniel Delaurentis

8. Interactive Model Trading for Resilient Systems Decisions
Adam M. Ross, Donna H. Rhodes

9. An Empirical Study of Technical Debt in Open-Source Software Systems
Reem Alfayez, Celia Chen, Pooyan Behnamghader, Kamonphop Srisopha, Barry Boehm

Part II. System-of-Systems Integration

10. Applying the Cybersecurity Game to a Point-of-Sale System
Andrew J. Turner, Scott Musman

11. Resilient Cyber-Secure Systems and System of Systems: Implications for the Department of Defense
Wendy Leonard

12. Architecting Cyber-Secure, Resilient System-of-Systems
Kurt Klingensmith, Azad M. Madni

13. Inference Enterprise Multimodeling for Insider Threat Detection Systems
Edward Huang, Abbas K. Zaidi, Kathryn B. Laskey

14. SoS Explorer: A Tool for System-of-Systems Architecting
David M. Curry, Cihan H. Dagli

15. A Principles Framework to Inform Defence SoSE Methodologies
Jaci M. Pratt, Stephen C. Cook

16. System Analysis and Verification: A Comprehensive Approach and Case Study
Haifeng Zhu, Mark Moulin, Brian Murray, Vladimir Fonoberov, Igor Mezic

17. A Model Framework for Determining Dynamic Architecture Goals in a Systems-of-Systems
Marc-Andre Chavy-Macdonald, Kazuya Oizumi, Kazuhiro Aoyama

18. Understanding How Social Network Analysis Can Provide Insights Into Emergent Networks of Systems
James R. Enos, Roshanak Nilchiani

Part III. Tradespace Visualization and Exploration

19. Designing for System Value Sustainment Using Interactive Epoch–Era Analysis: A Case Study from Commercial Offshore Ships
Michael D. Curry, Carl F. Rehn, Adam M. Ross, Donna H. Rhodes

20. Simulation-Based Air Mission Evaluation with Bayesian Threat Assessment for Opposing Forces
André N. Costa, Paulo C. G. Costa

21. Tradespace Exploration: Promise and Limits
Paul D. Collopy

Part IV. Model-Based Systems Engineering and Integration

22. Model-Based Systems Engineering: Motivation, Current Status, and Needed Advances
Azad M. Madni, Michael Sievers

23. High-Fidelity Simulation Surrogate Models for Systems Engineering
Alex Velden

24. Discovering Toxic Policies Using MBSE Constructs
Rahul Krishnan, Shamsnaz Virani, Renato Gasoto

25. Model-Based Engineering: Analysis of Alternatives for Optical Satellite Observation
D. A. Shultz, J. M. Colombi, D. R. Jacques, R. G. Cobb

26. Model-Based Approach for Engineering Resilient System-of-Systems: Application to Autonomous Vehicle Networks
Azad M. Madni, Michael W. Sievers, James Humann, Edwin Ordoukhanian, Joseph D’Ambrosio, Padma Sundaram

27. Validation and Verification of MBSE-Compliant CubeSat Reference Model
David Kaslow, Azad M. Madni

28. An Architecture Profile for Human–System Integration
Douglas W. Orellana, Azad M. Madni

29. Formal Methods in Resilient Systems Design: Application to Multi-UAV System-of-Systems Control
Azad M. Madni, Michael W. Sievers, James Humann, Edwin Ordoukhanian, Barry Boehm, Scott Lucero

30. Improving Lifecycle Product Data Management (LPDM) Within the US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
Thomas W. Haduch, Robert S. Bruff, Paul M. Martinell

31. Verification and Validation of Behavior Models Using Lightweight Formal Methods
Kristin Giammarco, Kathleen Giles

32. Categorical Foundations for System Engineering
Spencer Breiner, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Albert Jones

Part V. System Architecture and Complexity

33. A Facilitated Expert-Based Approach to Architecting “Prizeable” Complex Systems
Zoe Szajnfarber, Ademir Vrolijk

34. A Framework for Measuring the “Fit” Between Product and Organizational Architectures
Zoe Szajnfarber, Erica Gralla

35. Developing an Effective Optical Satellite Communications Architecture
Frank E. Skirlo, Adrien Sullivan, Abbas K. Saidi

36. Preference Modeling for Government-Owned Large-Scale Complex Engineered Systems: A Satellite Case Study
Hanumanthrao Kannan, Syed Shihab, Maximilian Zellner, Ehsan Salimi, Ali Abbas, Christina L. Bloebaum

37. System Safety Data Network: Architecture and Blueprint
Shravan Shett, Mark S. Avnet, Farzan Sasangohar

38. Scalability in Self-Organizing Systems: An Experimental Case Study on Foraging Systems
James Humann, Yan Jin, Azad M. Madni

39. Evaluation of Cross-Project Multitasking in Software Projects
Alexey Tregubov, Jo Ann Lane, Barry Boehm

40. Cultural Worldviews on an Aerospace Standards Committee: A Preliminary Analysis
J. John Park, David A. Broniatowski

41. The Flexibility of Generic Architectures: Lessons from the Human Nervous System
David A. Broniatowski, Joel Moses

42. Multiobjective Optimization of Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Space Situational Awareness Systems via Parallel Executable Architectures
Jordan Stern, Steven Wachtel, John Colombi, David Meyer, Richard Cobb

43. System User Pathways to Change
Lt Col Amy Cox, Zoe Szajnfarber

Part VI. Systems Science, Systems Thinking and Complexity Management

44. Threshold Metric for Mapping Natural Language Relationships Among Objects
Joseph J. Simpson, Mary J. Simpson, Thomas B. Kercheval

45. On the Nature of Systems Thinking and Systems Science: Similarities, Differences, and Potential Synergies
Len Troncale

46. Three General Systems Principles and Their Derivation: Insights from the Philosophy of Science Applied to Systems Concepts
David Rousseau

47. Systems Engineering Pathology: Leveraging Science to Characterize Dysfunction
Heidi L. Davidz

48. Using the PICARD Theory as a Tool to Improve Systems Thinking Ability
James N. Martin

49. Agency and Causal Factors in Social System Behavior: Advancing Human Systems Engineering with General System Theory
Susan Farr Gabriele

50. Classifying Emergent Behavior to Reveal Design Patterns
Jack B. Reid, Donna H. Rhodes

51. Collective Behaviors: Systemic View of Distinct Forces in a New Framework
Arash Vesaghi, Nasrin Khansari, Mo Mansouri

52. Generational Evolution in Complex Engineered Systems
L. Dale Thomas, Katherine Burris

53. Evaluating How System Health Assessment Can Trigger Anticipatory Action for Resilience
David Lowe, Philip Oliver, Gerald Midgley, Mike Yearworth

54. An Analysis of Individual Systems Thinking Elements
Susan Ferreira, Divya Behl

Part VII. Systems Engineering and Decision Science

55. Using Bayesian Networks to Validate Technology Readiness Assessments of Systems
Marc F. Austin, Cheyne Homberger, George A. Polacek, Erin Doolittle, Virginia Ahalt, Donald M. York

56. Adaptive and Automated Reasoning for Autonomous System Resilience in Uncertain Worlds
Curtis J. Marshalla, Blake Roberts, Michael Grenn

57. Model-Centric Decision-Making: Exploring Decision-Maker Trust and Perception of Models
E. Shane German, Donna H. Rhodes

58. Implementing Value-Driven Design in Modelica for a Racing Solar Boat
Joshua Sutherland, Alejandro Salado, Kazuya Oizumi, Kazuhiro Aoyama

59. A Game Theoretical Perspective on Incentivizing Collaboration in System Design
Sean D. Vermillion, Richard J. Malak

Part VIII. Systems Engineering and Smart Manufacturing

60. Toward a Diagnostic and Prognostic Method for Knowledge-Driven Decision-Making in Smart Manufacturing Technologies
Thomas Hedberg, Allison Barnard Feeney, Jaime Camelio

61. Patterns for Modeling Operational Control of Discrete Event Logistics Systems (DELS)
Timothy Sprock

62. Toward Automated Generation of Multimodal Assembly Instructions for Human Operators
Krishnanand N. Kaipa, Carlos W. Morato, Jiashun Liu, Satyandra K. Gupta

Part IX. Systems Engineering Applications

63. A Game Theory Perspective on Requirement-Based Engineering Design
Soodabeh Yazdani, Yen-Ting Lin, Wenbo Cai, Edward Huang

64. Structural Rules for Sound Business Process Implemented by UML Activity Diagram
Mohanad A. Ajina, Bahram Yousefi, Abbas K. Zaidi

65. A Value-Driven Approach to Capture Unintended Consequences Impacting Mission Success
David Kis, Christopher Wenger, Christina L. Bloebaum

66. Survey of Four Uncertainty Quantifications Methods in Systems Engineering
Ehsan Salimi, Andrea H. Cadenbach, Ali E. Abbas

67. Using Systems Engineering to Create a Survivable Communications System that will Operate in the Presence of “Black Sky” Hazards
Neil Siegel

68. Interdependency Effects on the Electricity Grid Following a “Black Sky” Hazard
Jonathon E. Monken

69. Black Sky Hazards: Systems Engineering as a Unique Tool to Prevent National Catastrophe
Avi Schnurr

70. Agile Fit Check Framework for Government Acquisition Programs
Supannika K. Mobasser

71. The Agile Systems Framework: Enterprise Content Management Case
James Lockett, Michael Swan, Kenan Unal

72. Quantifying the Ilities: A Literature Review of Robustness, Interoperability, and Agility
Andrew J. Turner, William Monahan, Matt Cotter

73. A Systems Integration Framework for Interdisciplinary Black Sky Operations
Ellie Graeden, Joel Thomas

Part X. Systems Engineering Education

74. An Architecture Analysis of a Cyber Secondary School as a System of Systems
Cheryl Emerson, Tommer Ender

75. Systems Engineering: Making People Talk!
Cecilia Haskins, Kristin S. Ruud

76. Development of a Project-Oriented and Transnational Master Course for Training the Engineering Competencies
Cecilia Haskins, Tim Stock, Bartłomiej Gładysz, Marcello Urgo

77. The Role of Decision Analysis in Industrial and Systems Engineering Education
Ali E. Abbas, Maximilian Zellner

78. Strengthening Systems Engineering Leadership Curricula Using Competency-Based Assessment
Katherine Duliba, Wilson N. Felder

79. Integrating Systems Engineering Students in Capstones: A Multispectrum Characterization of Interdisciplinary Capstones
Cory A. Cooper, Jeremy J. Homan, Brian E. Tidball

80. SEEA: Accelerated Learning and Learning Assessment for Systems Engineering Education
Peizhu Zhang, Jon Wade, Richard Turner, Douglas Bodner, Dale Thomas

81. Future Systems Engineering Research Directions
Jon Wade, Rick Adcock, Tom McDermot, Larry Strawser

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