[Iefac.list] Call for papers for the 62nd International Society for the Systems Sciences Annual Conference and Meeting

[Calvo-Amodio, Javier]

Dear colleagues,

It is with great enthusiasm that I extend an invitation to the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) 62nd Annual Conference and Meeting to be held at Oregon State University between July 22nd to July 27th.

This is a pivotal opportunity for Industrial Engineers that are embracing the newly incorporated systems discipline into IISE, and are, in particular focusing on incorporating systems thinking into their research and practice.

About the conference: The theme for the 62nd ISSS Conference and Meeting conference is: "Innovation and Optimization in Nature and Design". The 2018 ISSS Conference will explore foundational discoveries about the nature of complex systems which are now arising from research in systems disciplines such as Systems Biology, Systems Medicine, Systems Psychology, Systems Economics, Complexity Science and General Systems Research. This will be a pivotal event in the emerging renaissance of the systems sciences, bringing together philosophers, scientists, engineers and practitioners from a wide spectrum of systems disciplines to explore common interests and challenges, learn from each other, align and consolidate progress, and gather inspiration and momentum for future work in the systems sciences.

Complex engineered systems arise from the collective and purposeful work of people. Yet, their realization and management oftentimes results in non-desired and/or unexpected emerging characteristics and/or behaviors.

The call is for all SIGs (see attached flyer and call for papers) and in particular for the Systems Modelling and Systems Engineering SIG, where we seek:

*         to better understand the systems engineering word-views that dominate systems engineering practice in the field,

*         how these world-views enhance and/or restrict systems engineering practice, and

*         what is a potential morphology to bring together the positivist systems engineering perspective and the holistic perspective from systems science.

Systems engineering practice can be broken down into three distinct realms: 1) engineering of systems, 2) process and control of systems, and 3) program management. The science and practice of these three realms has been studied extensively. However, their holistic integration, especially at their intersections, where human activity systems are key to their performance, is still to be explored in more detail. With that in mind, we can establish that complex engineered systems arise from the collective and purposeful work of people by following the three systems engineering practice realms. Yet, their realization and management oftentimes results in non-desired and/or unexpected emerging characteristics and/or behaviors.

Within that framework, this SIG calls for contributions (but not limited to):

*         to explore the systems engineering word-views that dominate systems engineering

*         practice, especially in the three realms intersections, to explore how these world-views enhance and/or restrict systems engineering practice, and

*         explore what is a potential morphology to bring together the positivist systems engineering perspective and the holistic perspective from systems science.

Presentation Format: 20 min presentation and 10 min Q&A.

SIG: Systems Modelling and Systems Engineering - Chair: Javier Calvo-Amodio. Email: Javier.Calvo at oregonstate.edu<mailto:Javier.Calvo at oregonstate.edu>;

ISSS website: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__isss.org_world_index.php&d=DwIFAg&c=Ngd-ta5yRYsqeUsEDgxhcqsYYY1Xs5ogLxWPA_2Wlc4&r=Ue5eprQ_fMYcavWXDDYHbKQI0IFAmpjoy6QR5xcYCC4Qd5ukwoooDHsBFMkK-u0r&m=d7Gsk1AEuSIq5jAt2JoxyxMGxEcCO2Id_0pWih9F8-I&s=BXLCScpsCyDDWlYSTDX4SjycNfG3_3nbbljToVH6nbI&e=

Looking forward to seeing you here.

Javier Calvo-Amodio, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Oregon State University
410 Rogers Hall | (541) 737-0696 | Corvallis, OR 97331 |  Go Beavs!
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