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Conference General Chair:
Mo Jamshidi,
Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, USA, moj@wacong.org,
mo.jamshidi@utsa.edu
Program Co-Chairs:
Bret Michael,
Naval Postgraduate School,
USA,
bmichael@nps.edu
Ferat Sahin,
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA,
feseee@rit.edu
Finance Chair:
Paul Cotae, Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, USA paul.cotae@utsa.edu
Organized Sessions Co-Chairs
Tom Huynh,
Naval Postgraduate School,
USA, thuynh@nps.edu
Mantak Shing,
Naval Postgraduate School,
USA, shing@nps.edu
Tutorials Chair:
John Santiago,
Colorado Technical Univ.
USA, jsantiago@coloradotech.edu
Local Arrangements Co-Chairs:
Kevin Squire,
Naval Postgraduate School,
USA, kmsquire@nps.edu
Publications Chair:
Wenbin Luo, St. Mary’s Univ., USA
Web Admin:
Srinath Kota, Univ of Texas,
San Antonio, USA
srinath@ieeesose2008.org
Organized Sessions for
IEEE SoSE 2008:
Title: Paradox in System of Systems
Organizers:
Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology
John Boardman, Stevens Institute of Technology
Alex Gorod, Stevens Institute of Technology
Brief Statement of Purpose:
The study of SoS has moved many to support their understanding of these
systems through the groundbreaking science of networks. Our understanding of
networks and how to manage them may give us the fingerprint which is independent
of the specific systems that exemplify this complexity. The conceptual
foundation of complexity is paradox, which leads us to a paradigm shift in the
SE body of knowledge. Paradox exists for a reason and there are reasons for
systems engineers to appreciate paradox even though they may be unable to
resolve them as they would a problem specification into a system solution. It
is our ability to govern, not control, these paradoxes that will bring new
knowledge to our understanding on how to manage the emerging complex systems
called System of Systems. This session will challenge the traditional paradigm
to establish some key and emerging concepts that make the management and
engineering of SoS different from our fundamental practices and conclude with
grand challenges for how we may move our understanding of SoS management and
engineering beyond the foundation. The organizers of this session have also
received agreement from the Systems Research Forum journal that a special issue
will be devoted to paradox, of which these papers will be reprinted with
copyright permission from the IEEE.
Papers:
Technology and Policy - Opposite Ends of the Paradox Spectrum
Dr. John Boardman, Stevens Institute of Technology
Dr. Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology
Paradox: Systems Thinking at Its Best or at Its
Worst?
John Wirsbinski, Sandia National Laboratory
Biology Paradox: The Ultimacy of Design
Dr. M.J. Velardo, Analytic Services Inc.
Dr. Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology
Engineering Complex Systems with Paradox
Dr. Judith Dahmann, MITRE
The Paradox in Systems Engineering
Sarah Sheard, Third Millennium Systems