INCOSE International Workshop 2024

Register here:    https://www.incose.org/iw2024/when-where

Sessions:



Ecosystem Mimicry, Eco-Design and Modeling Nature                Sat 1/28 11:00 a.m. PST



Ecosystem mimicry, Eco-Design & Modeling applied to SE process. Ecosystem mimicry and implementation using MBSE and Digital Engineering. Overview of Layton/Jackson and guide for where you would apply in SE life cycle  Allison Lyle, Paul McGoey, Bruce McNaughton 



Allison Lyle is a practicing engineering consultant and instructor focused on applying and elevating systems thinking to domains where physical, ecological and social systems intersect. She works with teams to pragmatically apply systems thinking principles and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes and tools to advance product and system development. In her work she draws on experience and expertise from the medical device, agriculture and sustainability domains. She has led the development of multiple medical device systems (surgical and diagnostic) through the full product development cycle, from stakeholder analyses to technical feasibility assessments, design, regulatory approval, manufacturing and commercialization. She is currently focused on analyzing natural systems to understand how we can apply ecological design principles to human engineered systems for improved efficacy, integration and long-term resilience.

Mr. McGoey is a Classic Jurassic Systems Engineer, having obtained an MSEng in SE in the previous century followed by a multi-decade career in National Lab, A&E, and Aerospace. He is an INCOSE member and a CSEP. He is also a member of SDS (System Dynamics Society).

Bruce has been refining his systems engineering practice over his career in the following areas: Robotics and Adaptive Control at the Manufacturing Development Laboratory at Westinghouse Electric Corp in Pittsburgh, PA. Unique or low volume product development for customers at the Computer Special Systems Group at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in Maynard, MA. Engineering management including business transformation, process and quality and management systems at DEC. Program and Project Management and Business Change focusing on Integrated Management Systems (the family of ISO 9001 standards and Capability Maturity Models) and through Program Management positions for major business change programmes as an independent consultant. In November, 2017, Bruce had a “Climate Change” wake up call to continue to refine his systems engineering practice to: integrate natural living systems and general systems concepts understand the systems that are interacting to cause the Earth’s planetary boundaries to be breached and the SDGs to be put at risk. understand our 21 st century systemic problems and changes that are required necessary for sustainable development to achieve the SDGs, Net Zero by 2050 and restore the health of the planet. Systems engineering has played a key role in all of his work. Bruce has a Master of Engineering degree from Harvey Mudd College, Claremont California.

Bend the Arc of Technology towards good                Sat 1/28 3:30 p.m. PST

Join us to Learn how you too can "Bend the Arc of Technology towards good" An introduction to Tech Stewardship and related programming with Mark Abbott from the Engineering Change Lab Canada.
 
The power and pace of technological change is creating incredible opportunities and challenges. More is required of us if we are to realize the associated promise and avoid the perils.
 
Tech stewardship is a professional identity, orientation, and practice. Tech stewards continuously discuss, refine and imagine new ways to shape technology for the benefit of all.
 
The Tech Stewardship Practice Program (TSPP) is a 12h online mini credential program that is offered by MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Canada. The program supports a diverse range of individuals and organizations to strengthen their tech stewardship practices. It is particularly relevant for engineers, as we are the ones who are actually creating the physical, digital, and biological technologies that are transforming our world.
 
Over the past two years, thousands of engineers have completed the TSPP and there are over 30 post-secondary institutions who are offering it to their students.  In this session, Mark Abbott will introduce the core principles of tech stewardship, provide an overview of the practice program, and discuss how you can leverage it at your own school or organization.

Mark Abbott,

Modularity and Nature Positive Design                            Sun 1/29 10:00 a.m. PST

Modularity of Natural Systems and Systems Engineering. Modularity is widely used in design, projects, and organization. Nature is modular over wide ranges of function, sizes and processes. The study of nature can yield insights into how modularity affects robustness, agility, adaptation and resilience. Curt McNamara;

What can Designing Systems within the constraints of Nature positive Designs look like? Kai Costantini

Kai Costantini is a biomimic practitioner and Circular Economy expert. A co-chair of INCOSE NSWG she is also on the Advisory Board of the Alberta Biomimicry Chapter, a selected Ambassador for the Circular Economy Institute and the Global Bio Community which grew out of MIT Media Lab.

Curt McNamara, P.E. is a retired systems engineer and educator. He is a Biomimicry Education Fellow, and was awarded the IEEE Millennium Medal for his work in education. Curt lives in rural WI and is writing a book on Buckminster Fuller's teaching on systems.





Ecosystem mimicry, Eco-Design, MBSE and digital engineering    Sun 1/29 1 p.m. PST

Ecosystem mimicry, Eco-Design and how to implement this using MBSE and digital Engineering. Overview of the latest research of ecosystem mimicry for System Engineering and where to apply it in SE. Kai Costantini, Allison Lyle, Paul McGoey, Bruce McNaughton

Kai Costantini is a biomimic practitioner and Circular Economy expert. A co-chair of INCOSE NSWG she is also on the Advisory Board of the Alberta Biomimicry Chapter, a selected Ambassador for the Circular Economy Institute and the Global Bio Community which grew out of MIT Media Lab.

Allison Lyle is a practicing engineering consultant and instructor focused on applying and elevating systems thinking to domains where physical, ecological and social systems intersect. She works with teams to pragmatically apply systems thinking principles and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes and tools to advance product and system development. In her work she draws on experience and expertise from the medical device, agriculture and sustainability domains. She has led the development of multiple medical device systems (surgical and diagnostic) through the full product development cycle, from stakeholder analyses to technical feasibility assessments, design, regulatory approval, manufacturing and commercialization. She is currently focused on analyzing natural systems to understand how we can apply ecological design principles to human engineered systems for improved efficacy, integration and long-term resilience.

Mr. McGoey is a Classic Jurassic Systems Engineer, having obtained an MSEng in SE in the previous century followed by a multi-decade career in National Lab, A&E, and Aerospace. He is an INCOSE member and a CSEP. He is also a member of SDS (System Dynamics Society).

Bruce has been refining his systems engineering practice over his career in the following areas: Robotics and Adaptive Control at the Manufacturing Development Laboratory at Westinghouse Electric Corp in Pittsburgh, PA. Unique or low volume product development for customers at the Computer Special Systems Group at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in Maynard, MA. Engineering management including business transformation, process and quality and management systems at DEC. Program and Project Management and Business Change focusing on Integrated Management Systems (the family of ISO 9001 standards and Capability Maturity Models) and through Program Management positions for major business change programmes as an independent consultant. In November, 2017, Bruce had a “Climate Change” wake up call to continue to refine his systems engineering practice to: integrate natural living systems and general systems concepts understand the systems that are interacting to cause the Earth’s planetary boundaries to be breached and the SDGs to be put at risk. understand our 21 st century systemic problems and changes that are required necessary for sustainable development to achieve the SDGs, Net Zero by 2050 and restore the health of the planet. Systems engineering has played a key role in all of his work. Bruce has a Master of Engineering degree from Harvey Mudd College, Claremont California.

BID Process and AI                                                   Sun 1/29 3:30 p.m. PST



 This session will provide an introduction to BIDARA, a state-of-the-art generative AI chatbot building on the NASA PeTaL (Periodic Table of Life) initiative. The Natural Systems working group is testing a specialized AI for Bioinspired Design conjunction with NASA to solve large Bio-inspired design challenges. we will share an overview of this work and plan for a presentation of this work at INCOSE International Symposium 2024 Dublin. We will share an overview of this work, work interactively on examples and discuss how [use cases where this] can be used by SE’s and Engineers. Randy Away, Brandon Ruffridge 

Randall Anway, AIA, is a licensed Architect in New York and Connecticut and a certified Biomimicry Specialist. He holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut. His design and research experiences span from buildings to systems in research, corporate, non-profit, and small business settings. An active member of the American Institute of Architects, and the International Council on Systems Engineering, his volunteer work helps support professional development and continuing education for architects and engineers

Brandon Ruffridge is a software engineering lead at NASA. He is currently leading a cross-functional team of students, faculty, commercial partners, engineers, biologists, and computer scientists in the development of PeTaL, a novel, innovative, open-source, machine-learning-based system to help researchers and engineers discover solutions in nature.