Events Tutorials Tutorial Chronicles 2004.10.09 - Systems Architecting
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The Art & Science of Systems Architecting Speaker Dr. Mark Maier Abstract Systems architecting is the art and science of developing system solutions, with a strong focus on the “up-front,” ill structured phase of system development. System architects concentrate on initial system definition and design-making use of the systems engineering specialties to develop satisfactory and feasible system concepts and certification for client use. The architectural approach is needed most as systems become more complex and multi-disciplinary, and for systems customized to individual clients. This tutorial will cover the concepts of systems architecting; theevidence for a distinct architectural approach; the architect’s organizational and life cycle roles; using integrated modeling and heuristics to form and define architectures; and recent developments in making system architecture a recognized profession. It will explore issues of current concern, such as the relation between system and software architectures, and the architecting of collaborative systems (systems-of-systems). Biography Dr. Mark W. Maier received the BS and MS degrees from the California Institute of Technology, and PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California. While at USC, he held a Hughes Aircraft Company Doctoral Fellowship, where he was also employed as a section head. Currently he is a Distinguished Engineer at The Aerospace Corporation where he founded the systems architecting training program and consults on the application of architecting methods to government and commercial clients. Prior to joining The Aerospace Corporation, he was an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. Dr. Maier’s research interests are in systems architecting, engineering computer based systems, satellites, and radar systems. He is co-author, with Dr. Eberhardt Rechtin, of The Art of Systems Architecting, Second Edition, published by CRC Press. Dr. Maier is chair of the INCOSE Systems Architecture Working Group. Location Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport |
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