A Research Agenda for the Engineering of Complex Systems

Author

DeRosa, Joseph K. ; Grisogono, Anne-Marie ; Ryan, Alex J. ; Norman, Douglas O.

Author_Institution

MITRE Corp., Bedford, MA

fYear

2008

fDate

7-10 April 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Several research questions are addressed in this thought piece on the need for research in the engineering of complex systems. What are the classes of problems for which complexity science and the engineering of complex systems represents the best solution? What are the classes of problems for which this is not the case? What elements of complexity science (and the associated mathematics) can be applied to the engineering of complex systems? What elements of the science are missing and need to be developed? How do we use the science to develop engineering tools and deliver effective and efficient solutions for our clients?

Keywords

large-scale systems; systems analysis; systems engineering; complex systems; complexity science; engineering tools; systems engineering; Acceleration; Adaptive systems; Australia; Biological systems; Biology; Engineering management; Mathematics; Power engineering and energy; Systems engineering and theory; USA Councils; adaptation; complex systems; enterprise; evolution; modeling; stakeholders; systems engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems Conference, 2008 2nd Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2149-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2150-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SYSTEMS.2008.4518982

Filename

4518982