Human Systems Integration Working Group

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Working Group Purpose & Mission



Human Systems Integration (HSI) is a transdisciplinary sociotechnical and management approach to systems engineering used to ensure that a system’s technical, organizational, and human elements are appropriately addressed across the whole system lifecycle, service or enterprise system. HSI considers systems in their operational context together with the necessary interactions between and among their human and technological elements to make them work in harmony and cost-effectively, from the early design to disposal.

Our mission is to ensure all design and engineering disciplines include human and socio-technical interaction and integration to enable system performance.



Mission:

Human Systems Integration (HSI) is a transdisciplinary sociotechnical and management approach to systems engineering used to ensure that a system’s technical, organizational, and human elements are appropriately addressed across the whole system lifecycle, service or enterprise system. HSI considers systems in their operational context together with the necessary interactions between and among their human and technological elements to make them work in harmony and cost-effectively, from the early design to disposal.

Our mission is to ensure all design and engineering disciplines include human and socio-technical interaction and integration to enable system performance.

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243

Members

2012

Established


Chair

  • Grace Kennedy, Acmena Group, Australia

Co-Chairs

  • Ami Harel, CEO, End To End Systems Ltd.
  • Dimitri Masson,  ESTIA Institute of Technology

Scope

HSI results from the convergence of Human Factors and Ergonomics, which provides human-centred and organisation-centred evaluation techniques and tools (HCD), Information Technology (including AI, Human-Computer Interaction, Modeling and Simulation) and System Engineering, and  the Operational Domain of the System of Interest (Circle 3 in the figure 1). HSI can be considered as both an enabling process associating HCD and SE during the whole lifecycle of a system, and a product resulting from this process. Due to the breadth of human considerations and impacts that should be considered by a project - depending on its nature, complexity, and application area - HSI consists of a number of perspectives, such as Safety, Usability, Training, etc (see circle 2, on figure 1) These are used to help ensure that no significant human considerations are missed within requirements analysis, design, evaluation and acceptance testing, and risk management. These perspectives are not exhaustive and the degree to which they each apply will vary from project to project.

Figure 2. HSI emerges from the overlapping of three main circles: (1) technology, organization, and people  

within an environment at the heart; (2) examples of HSI perspectives; and (3) contributing disciplines  

associated with the Operational Domain at stake in the periphery.


Goals

The HSI WG aims to demonstrate the value of HSI as an integral part of the Systems Engineering effort and to develop associated practices, resources, organizations, and training to support the Systems Engineering community's adoption of HSI.

  • Stay forefront of evolving SE practices to ensure that the presence of humans is integrated into the engineering in order to deliver successful sociotechnical systems across their life cycle.
  • Foster a community of practitioners from the contributing disciplines (System Engineering, Human Factors and Errgonomics, Information Technology, and Operational Domains) and develop a common framework.

Outcomes

2023

INCOSE EMEA WSEC

We held a workshop on "HSI & sustainability" during INCOSE EMEA WSEC on April 26, 2023 in Sevilla, Spain. Attendance was around 20 people. We has 6 présentations and long discussion on the topic:

  • Introduction, Guy André Boy, France
  • Society 5.0 trend, Grace Kennedy, Australia
  • Harmonizing product nature and life, Gauthier Fanmy, France
  • Aviation safety and innovation, Jean-Jacques Speyer, Belgium
  • The Ingescape solution, Stéphane Vales, France
  • The Aquaponic Greenhouse project, Christophe Merlo, France

More videos can be found on the intranet : 

  • Preventing environmental disasters, Avi Harel, Israel

2022

HSI WG 2022 Workshop

The 2022 HSI Workshop was held on November 16-18, 2022 in Torrance, California, USA. With 88 participants representing 12 countries, the three-day event provided a platform for intense presentations and debates on the various activities of the HSI Working Group. The workshop brought together representatives from academia, industry, and government agencies to discuss the state of the art in HSI, including the persistent dimension of Human Machine Teaming (HMT), which combines System Engineering and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

2021

HSI 2021 Conference :

The second INCOSE HSI conference, 

HSI2021was held virtually from 16 to 19 November, 2021. The conference brought industry and academia working together with the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 

Write-up of the first draft of the HSI Chapter for the 5th edition of the SE Handbook (delivered early 2021)

Work in progress on an HSI guideline document Active participation at IW2021 (3 sessions of 3 hours each)

2020

The signing of the MOU between INCOSE and IEA (International Ergonomics Association) in November 2020 is a historical milestone.

HSI WG 2022 Workshops :In 2020, The HSI WG organized three workshops (January in California; April in Germany (virtual); and October by INCOSE Israel and ESTIA Institute of Technology, France). They werevery well attended with up to 350 participants and 24 countries.

2019 

HSI 2019 Conference:

first INCOSE HSI Conference held in Biarritz, France from September 11 to 13, 2019. 

Current Focus 

The working group is currently finalizing its Primer.  Contributions are welcome, visit the member intranet for more information. 

Upcoming INCOSE Workshops - Mark Your Calendar! (see below for more information)

🌍 Americas Sector Workshop: Exploring HSI Volume Two Topics Date: Friday, October 13, 2023 Time: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM PDT Location: Seattle, Washington, USA An engaging hybrid workshop covering Organization Readiness Levels, Human Factors, Model Based Systems Engineering, and Virtual Reality. For inquiries, contact Paul Lambertson at [email protected] or Carrie Lin at [email protected].

🌐 EMEA Online Workshop: Reported Date: TBD
Human System Integration in the Era of AI Challenges and Opportunities



Planned Activities

2023

HSI WG workshops :

This year, three INCOSE HSI Fall workshops will be organized around the world:


Americas sector (Friday October 13, 2023 - 8am-3:30pm PDT) 

Discover the forefront of Human-System Integration at our upcoming hybrid workshop, hosted by the Americas sector of INCOSE. Join us for a deep dive into the themes of the HSI Volume Two, where we'll explore:

  • Organization Readiness Levels (ORLs)
  • Human Factors User Interfaces
  • Model Based Systems Engineering
  • Virtual Reality

Workshop Details
The event will be conducted in a hybrid format, allowing you to attend either in person or virtually. While the physical workshop will be held in Seattle, Washington, the online participation details will be announced shortly.

  • Date: Friday, October 13, 2023
  • Time: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
  • Physical Location:  7701 14th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108, USA

If you plan to attend in person or have any questions, please feel free to contact our workshop coordinators:

Paul Lambertson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (425) 342-7269, USA

Carrie Lin
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (206) 240-8905, USA

Don't miss this opportunity to engage with industry experts, share insights, and explore the fascinating realm of Human-System Integration. Stay tuned for more details on the virtual participation option. Mark your calendar and get ready for an enlightening workshop experience! 

EMEA zone (15th November 7am UTC)

You are invited to take part in Developing and Advancing the HSI Awareness and Practices in the Systems Engineering Community 

Human System Integration in the Era of AI Challenges and Opportunities AI Aspects

  • Date: Reported. Date to be determined. 
  • Virtual Event:  Registration required, more information soon
  • Keywords: HSI, Innovative Human Interfaces

Asia-Pacific zone (December 2023)

Dates will be announced soon, presentations and echanges will be held virtual.

2024

INCOSE HSI2024 conference

THe third conference will be held in Jeju, Republic of Korea, on August 27-29, 2024 in cooperation with the 22nd Trienial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association — Better live ergnomics for future humans (IEA-2024).

Book you calendar! We welcome papers on the following topics:

1 HSI Fundamentals & Principles 
1.1 Cognitive factors 
1.2 Physical 
1.3 Social and Organizational 
1.4 Emotional 



2 HSI Methods & Tools 
2.1 Human-centered design (HCD) 
2.2 Participatory Design 
2.3 Human activity analysis 
2.4 Scenario-based design 
2.5 Design thinking and Creativity 
2.6 HSI in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) 
2.7 Comfort and Usability engineering 



3 HSI Modeling 
3.1 Conceptual modeling 
3.2 Analytical modeling 
3.3 Simulation modeling 
3.4 Predictive modeling 



4 HSI Maturity readiness 
4.1 Assessing organizational readiness for HSI 
4.2 Implementing HSI maturity models 
4.3 Monitoring and measuring HSI maturity 



5 Implementation of HSI in Organizations 
5.1 Organizational culture and change management 
5.2 Leadership and stakeholder engagement 
5.3 Integrating HSI in the development process 



6 Resources Investment in HSI 
6.1 Budgeting and financial considerations 
6.2 Human resources and skill development 
6.3 Infrastructure and technology investments 



7 Prediction and Anticipation in HSI 
7.1 Human error analysis and risk assessment 
7.2 Proactive safety measures and hazard identification 
7.3 Anticipating user needs and behavior 



8 Target Population and Goals in HSI 
8.1 Defining the end user population 
8.2 Setting goals and objectives for HSI 
8.3 User feedback and usability testing 



9 Potential Misuse of HSI 
9.1 Intentional and unintentional misuse 
9.2 Addressing misuse during development and operations 
9.3 Learning from hindsight bias and improving future HSI approaches. 



10 HSI Challenges 
10.1 Industry 
4.0 / Industry 5.0 
10.2 Autonomy / Automation 
10.3 HSI in Digital Engineering/Transformation 
10.4 Working in the Digital World

HSI2024 will be devoted to a large forum of ideas, methods, tools and products on human systems integration. A call for papers will be posted soon where various submission formats will be described.

Please save the dates and plan on coming to this event that will be a place for exchanges among various communities coming from systems engineering, human factors and ergonomics, and information technology/computer science. 



Planned Work Products

  • HSI Chapter for the SEH5E
  • HSI WG White Paper Primer ( Contribution Welcome)

 

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