INCOSE — Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE) Initiative to realise INCOSE’s Vision 2035 — Global
I am the deputy lead of the Systems Engineering (SE) Foundations stream along with Stream lead Professor Olivier de Weck (MIT). We are identifying, quantifying and experimentally verifying foundational SE Principles, SE Heuristics and SE best practices. Our ultimate goal is to provide the Systems Engineering discipline with a set of experimentally verified laws similar to those of other scientific and engineering disciplines. We are fortunate enough to be collaborating with many incredibly talented teams from around the world and building upon the work of the great scholars of systems science and systems and systems engineering who have come before us.
One strand of our work is focused on the relationship between Complexity, Effort and Performance. In particular, we are currently investigating a proposed First Law of Systems Science and Engineering: “the Conservation of Complexity.”
To help build this foundation for our discipline I have conducted experiments, organised workshops and presented results at all of the last four international INCOSE conferences, which are listed below:
- INCOSE – IW 2023 – Torrance, California
- INCOSE – EMEA WSEC 2023 – Sevilla, Spain
- INCOSE – SWISSED 2023 – Zürich, Switzerland
- INCOSE – IW 2024 – Torrance, California
Our findings are also being integrated into the wider Systems Engineering community by way of the rest of the FuSE leadership team, including Bill Miller, Erika Palmer, Christian Sprague, Paul Schreinemakers, Chris Hoffman and Tom Strandberg.
The FuSE program will take decades to complete, but it is very important for the future of the SE community that we continue to develop the theoretical base of the systems engineering profession — and disseminate it widely — no matter how long it takes.
Highlighted research:
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All research output:
- Research paper: “Composable Modelling for a Hybrid Gearbox” – 2nd Japanese Modelica Conference 2018Title:Composable Modelling for a Hybrid Gearbox Authors:Joshua Sutherland, Rui Gao Date:2018-02-18 Conference:Proceedings…
- Research presentation: “Model Based Open Innovation for Systems Engineering”- Design Management Academy 2017Title:Model Based Open Innovation for Systems Engineering Authors:Joshua Sutherland, Kazuya OIZUMI, Kazuhiro…
- Research paper: “Modelica Based Naval Architecture Library for Small Autonomous Boat Design” – 12th International Modelica Conference 2017Title:Modelica Based Naval Architecture Library for Small Autonomous Boat Design Authors:Thom Trentelman,…
- Research paper: “Implementing Value-Driven Design in Modelica for a racing solar boat” – 15th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER) 2017Title:Implementing Value-Driven Design in Modelica for a racing solar boat Authors:Joshua Sutherland,…
- Research paper: “Design Exploration of Alternative Configurations Using 1D-CAE: A Value-Driven Design Approach Utilizing OPM and Modelica 「1D-CAEによる製品構成の探索」” – 26th Japanese Society Of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) Systems and Design Conference「日本機械学会第26回設計工学・システム部門講演会」 2016Title:Design Exploration of Alternative Configurations Using 1D-CAE: A Value-Driven Design Approach Utilizing…
- Research paper: “大学のモノづくりプロジェクトにおける MBD ベースの試行錯誤環境の構築[Development of trial and error environment for graduate students in the project using MBD: Model Based Design]” – 日本機械学会 2016 年度年次大会 – 九州大学 JSME (Kyushu University, Japan) 2016Title:大学のモノづくりプロジェクトにおける MBD ベースの試行錯誤環境の構築[Development of trial and error environment for graduate students in…
- Research paper: “System-Level Design Tools Utilizing OPM and Modelica” – ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC) 2016Title:System-Level Design Tools Utilizing OPM and Modelica Authors:Joshua Sutherland, Kazuya OIZUMI, Kazuhiro…
- Research essay: “Challenges in the Design of Complex Systems” – NSF/ASME Student Design Essay Competition 2016Title:Challenges in the Design of Complex Systems Authors:Joshua Sutherland, Marc-Andre Chavy-Macdonald Date:2016-08-21…
- Research paper: “System-Level Design Trade Studies by Multi Objective Decision Analysis (MODA) utilizing Modelica” – The First Japanese Modelica Conference 2016Title:System-Level Design Trade Studies by Multi Objective Decision Analysis (MODA) utilizing Modelica…
- Research thesis: “Knowledge Management and System-Level Design Tools utilizing OPM and Modelica for a Student Solar-Boat Project” – Department of Systems Innovation, the University of Tokyo 2016Title:Knowledge Management and System-Level Design Tools utilizing OPM and Modelica for a…
- Research paper: “Systems Engineering and the V-Model” – 12th International Marine Design Conference (IMDC) 2015Title:Systems Engineering and the V-Model:Lessons from an Autonomous Solar Powered Hydrofoil Authors:Joshua…
- Research presentation: “Future Research Requirements for the Systems Engineering Discipline”- 6th Symposium of the Department of Systems Innovation, the University of Tokyo 2014Title:Future Research Requirements for the Systems Engineering Discipline:Lessons Learned from the Autonomous…
- Research thesis: “Stochastic Kite Control” – Department of Engineering Science, the University of Oxford 2011Title:Stochastic Kite Control Author:Joshua Sutherland Date:2011-05-24 Location:Department of Engineering Science, the University…