Advances in Reliability Engineering for Complex Systems

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Systems invites you to address recent advances in reliability engineering for complex systems that enable the development of highly dependable systems by proactively identifying and mitigating potential failure points and consider related topics such as downtime, operational efficiency, cost savings, and safety. Modeling and simulations that provide analysis and optimization advancements regarding physical implementation are becoming increasingly useful as system complexity increases.  Contributions to this Special Issue should explore the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning for data automation and analytics to leverage vast data potentially available for complex systems. They may also study intricate complex systems that present numerous interconnected components, requiring advanced reliability techniques to analyze interactions and potential failure pathways. To address emerging research and practices, it is imperative to identify and communicate these aspects and other exemplary research efforts. The goal of this Special Issue is to highlight significant research advancements and provide articles that contribute to the body of knowledge enhancing overall reliability engineering within complex systems.

Dr. Randy Buchanan
Dr. Mohammad Marufuzzaman
Guest Editors

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