Systems Science WG Meeting

Systems Science Working Group

James N Martin

24-27 January 2015

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INCOSE Workshop, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Systems Science Working Group

• Charter: Promote the advancement and understanding of Systems Science and its application to SE.
• Objectives
• Encourage advancement of Systems Science principles and concepts as they apply to Systems Engineering.
• Promote awareness of Systems Science as a foundation for Systems Engineering.
• Highlight linkages between Systems Science theories and empirical practices of Systems Engineering.
• Leadership
• Chair: James N Martin, The Aerospace Corporation
• Co-Chair: Duane Hybertson, The MITRE Corporation

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SS Landscape*

• Chaos theory
• Complex systems
• Complex system
• Cybernetics
• Biocybernetics
• Engineering cybernetics
• Management cybernetics
• Medical cybernetics
• New Cybernetics
• Second-order cybernetics
• Control theory
• Affect control theory
• Control engineering
• Control systems
• Dynamical systems
• Perceptual control theory
• Operations research
• Systems biology
• Computational systems biology
• Synthetic biology
• Systems immunology
• Systems neuroscience
• System dynamics
• Social dynamics
• Systems ecology
• Ecosystem ecology
• Systems engineering
• Biological systems engineering
• Earth systems engineering and management
• Enterprise systems engineering
• Systems analysis
• Systems theory in anthropology
• Systems psychology
• Ergonomics
• Family systems theory
• Systemic therapy

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• Systems theory
• Biochemical systems theory
• Ecological systems theory
• Developmental systems theory
• General systems theory
• Living systems theory
• LTI system theory
• Sociotechnical systems theory
• Mathematical system theory
• World-systems theory
• Systems theory in sociology
• Talcott Parsons
• John N. Warfield
• Niklas Luhmann
• Etc…

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* According to Wikipedia (separate Wikipedia article on each topic listed)

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Meeting Objectives

• Primary Objectives
• Review status & plans for on-going projects
• Develop/understand new SS principles & concepts
• Identify new opportunities for engagement/development
• Secondary Objectives
• Discuss & resolve critical issues
• Develop work plans for new projects
• General Objectives
• Learn how SS relates to SE
• Learn more about SS
• Have fun

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Topics

• Saturday
• Opening Plenary
• SSWG Overview
• General System Trans-Disciplinarity
• Roadmap to SS-Based SE
• Systems Processes Theory (SPT)
• Part 1 – Criteria for systems theories, concepts and methods
• Wine Soiree (French for “party”)
• Sunday
• Town Hall – BKCASE
• Systems Processes Theory (SPT)
• Part 2 – Systems Isomorphies
• SSWG Dinner

• Sunday (cont’d)
• Architecture of Problem Solving
• Klir’s theory and other topics
• Guide to SysBOK/SEBOK
• SS Education & Training

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• Monday
• Systems Processes Theory (SPT)
• Part 2 – Systems Isomorphies (Continued)

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• Tuesday
• Town Hall – Agile SE
• Structural Modeling Demo
• SPT Results & Work Plan
• Maps or Intineraries
• Closing Plenary
• WG Bazaar

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Suite 10, Marriott Torrance

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Recent Accomplishments

• Participation at ISSS 2014 Conference (Washington, DC)
• Workshops
• June 2012 workshop (on Systems of Innovation)
• January 2013 workshop (see topics on next slide)
• January 2014 workshop (see topics on next slide)
• June 2014 Workshops
• Schemas Theory Workshop (Kent Palmer)
• Incubating Service Systems Thinking: New frames for collaborating on a pattern language for service systems (David Ing)
• Systems Science Panel (James Martin, moderator)
• Publications
• None

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IW14 Topics for SSWG

• Saturday
• Opening Plenary
• Joint Session: Main WG & Sys Proc/Path Group
• Split into 2 Tracks
• SS/SE Synergies
• Systems Processes
• Wine Soiree (French for “party”)
• Sunday
• Town Hall – BKCASE & SEBOK
• Track 1
• SS/SE Synergies
• Basic Structural Modeling
• Track 2
• Linkage Propositions
• DB/Graphics/Artificial Systems
• Joint meeting with Natural Systems Group
• SSWG Dinner

• Monday
• Track 1
• SS Education & SEBOK
• Integrative Propositional Analysis
• Other Topics TBD
• Track 2
• SPT Modeling
• Systems Pathologies
• Town Hall – Digital Sys Engrg
• Tuesday
• Track 1
• Future Work Planning
• SP/SP Outbrief to SSWG
• Wrap-up Discussion
• Track 2
• SPT Modeling
• Applications Case Studies
• Closing Plenary
• WG Bazaar

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IW13 Topics for SSWG

• Saturday (1030-1800)
• Collaboration Reports
• IFSR – Gary Metcalf
• ISSS – Gary Metcalf
• Project Reports
• SS/SE Synergies White Paper – Gary Metcalf
• Linz Conversation (Common Language for Systems Praxis) – Janet Singer
• Systems Ontology – Richard Martin
• Systems Theory & Pathologies – Len Troncale
• Systems of Innovation – Bill Schindel
• Systems Praxis – Janet Singer
• Systems Praxis Framework Overview
• Discussions & Development
• Sunday (0900-1700)
• Towards a Common Language for Systems Praxis – Janet Singer (cont’d)
• Grand Challenge for SS in Support of SE – James Martin
• Unifying Systems Theory & Pathologies – Len Troncale (Track 2)
• Monday (0800-1700)
• Unified Ontology for Systems and Systems Science, Jack Ring & Richard Martin
• Unifying Systems Theory & Pathologies – Len Troncale (Track 2, cont’d)
• Tuesday (0800-1100)
• System Science Education & Training – Rick Adcock

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Upcoming Events

• Participation at IFSR biannual Conversation in Linz, Austria, April 2016
• Topic “TBD”
• Led by TBD
• Conferences
• ISSS 2015 Conference (Aug 2-7, Berlin, Germany)
• ISSS 2016 Conference (July ??, Boulder, Colorado)
• CSER 2015 Conference (Mar 17-19, Hoboken, New Jersey)
• Workshops
• June 2015 workshop (at IS15 in Seattle)
• Topic: Schemas Theory & Category Theory Applications to SE
• January 2016 workshop (at IW16 in ???)

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Help Wanted

• Note taker
• Webmaster
• Webinar coordinator
• Collaboration tool admin (eg, wiki, blog, email reflector, etc)

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Reference Info

• Systems Praxis Framework
• Collaboration Sites
• Wiki Site
• Books
• Discussion Group

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SysSciWG Admin

• Members of the Systems Science Working Group meet twice a year at the INCOSE International Workshop & at the International Symposium.
• Contact Systems Science Working Group (Systems-Science@incose.org) for additional information or to join this group.
• Collaboration
• http://groups.google.com/group/syssciwg (about 150 members)
• https://sites.google.com/site/syssciwg (SSWG wiki site-NEW)
• http://cmapspublic.ihmc.us/rid=1275487929775_861803180_25975/SSWG (cmap sharepoint site)
• SS-discuss@incose.org (discontinued)

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