Aerospace systems are connected with the operational environment and other systems in general. The focus in aerospace product development is consequently shifting from a singular system perspective to a System-of-Systems (SoS) perspective. This incre...
This paper proposes the Architecture-Aware Real Options Framework (AA-ROF), a systems-based model for valuing research data in multi-tier socio-technical infrastructures (Institutional Archive, Federated Mesh, AI Sandbox). AA-ROF treats architecture...
Large organizations face a critical systems integration challenge when executing multiple concurrent security modernization programs. This paper examines the U.S. Department of Defense’s simultaneous implementation of three transformational ini...
The importance of architecture design keeps increasing as the complexity of systems and system-of-systems (SoSs) continues rising. While the architecture frameworks such as the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) are commonly used to...
The increasing complexity of technical aeronautical systems requires novel and consistent methods to manage a wide range of dependencies and disciplines. Model-based systems engineering addresses this need by providing a systematic, model-based appro...
The increasing number of vehicles in cities reduces the efficiency of parking infrastructure and increases traffic congestion, making it challenging to achieve sustainable transportation goals. This situation necessitates a re-evaluation of urban mob...
Scientists and engineers involved in the design of complex system solutions use computational workflows for their evaluations. Along with growing system complexity, the complexity of these workflows also increases. Without integration tools, scientis...
IT (Information Technology) support plays a major role in CPSs (cyber-physical systems). More and more IT solutions and CIS (complex information system) modules are being developed to help engineering systems to a higher level of efficiency. The diff...
Modern data-driven distributed systems increasingly rely on blockchain technologies to ensure trust, transparency, and decentralized coordination. However, the rapid proliferation of consensus mechanisms has created a complex design space, making the...
The increasing demand for technology-supported instructional solutions has created opportunities to develop learning systems that integrate curriculum alignment, instructional design, and learner-centered interaction within a unified educational fram...
Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is characterized by the integration of digital technologies into manufacturing processes and highlights new requirements for industrial systems such as greater interoperability, decentralization, modularization, and independence....
Although the defense field is also one of the key areas that use big data for security reasons, there is a lack of study that designs system frameworks and presents security requirements to implement big data in defense. However, we overcome the secu...
Access to electricity for every South African citizen, including rural dwellers, is a human right issue guaranteed by the government’s laws and policies. However, many remote rural areas still suffer from a lack of this very important amenity,...
We present a novel approach for recommending actionable strategies by integrating strategic frameworks with decision heuristics through semantic analysis. While strategy frameworks provide systematic models for assessment and planning, and decision h...
Agentic AI systems are a recently emerged and important approach that goes beyond traditional AI, generative AI, and autonomous systems by focusing on autonomy, adaptability, and goal-driven reasoning. This study provides a clear review of agentic AI...
In order to tackle interoperability issues of large-scale automation systems, SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) principles, where information exchange is manifested by systems providing and consuming services, have already been introduced. However,...
The international system has changed rapidly in the last thirty years and Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) has become a new critical factor of the world order of the 21st century. The interaction between STI and international affairs has incr...
Understanding and explaining small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth is important for sustainability from multiple perspectives. Research indicates that SMEs comprise more than 80% of most economies, and their cumulative impact on sustainabil...
Cloud Manufacturing enables the integration of geographically distributed manufacturing resources through advanced Cloud Computing and IoT technologies. This paradigm promotes the development of scalable and adaptable production systems. However, exi...
Social innovation—while not a new practice in itself—has re-emerged since the global financial crisis in 2008 as an approach to solving our collective intractable global challenges. Despite its renewed popularity, there is no common definition for th...
We present Liquid Adaptive AI as a theoretical framework and mathematical basis for artificial intelligence systems capable of continuous structural adaptation and autonomous capability development. This work explores the conceptual boundaries of ada...
Recently, as new threats from attackers are discovered, the damage and scale of these threats are increasing. Vulnerabilities should be identified early, and countermeasures should be implemented to solve this problem. However, there are limitations...
As the energy management system (EMS) participates in the closed-loop control of shipboard integrated power system (IPS), the information network of EMS is closely coupled with the power system and its characteristics affect power system performance...
This paper proposes a framework for identification of business models in smallholder cattle production and marketing that represents innovation behaviour. Cattle are vital to Indonesia’s smallholders’ livelihoods, and smallholder systems...
With the rise in cloud computing architecture, the development of service-oriented simulation models has gradually become a prominent topic in the field of complex system simulation. In order to support the distributed sharing of the simulation model...
This paper presents a systematic, data-driven literature review of research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents based on the top 100 Google Scholar publications related to the search terms “AI agent” and “AI agents”. The ra...
It is easy to measure energy consumption with a power meter. However, energy savings cannot be directly computed by the powers measured using existing power meter technologies, since the power consumption only reflects parts of the real energy flows....
Design teams’ work is greatly influenced by green building rating systems (GBRSs). Early GBRSs that had an energy- or resource-based hierarchy and prioritized mechanical components and active technologies were unable to adequately support the a...
In this paper, battery system architectures are methodologically derived in order to find the key type differences. In a first step, the system levels are identified and distinguished. In order to be able to completely cover the solution space of bat...
The practice of architectural design is experiencing disruptive changes—e.g., the incredible growth of architects worldwide, the relevance of social media and the impact of artificial intelligence—typically analysed and studied as separat...
The Last Planner System (LPS) aims to enhance planning reliability by reducing variability in construction processes. While LPS applications have been explored in construction and detailed design, its application in architectural design remains under...
Power system control rooms are undergoing a profound transformation as renewable integration, distributed energy resources, sector coupling, and increasing operational uncertainty reshape the technical, organisational, and cognitive demands of grid o...
Recommendation systems are crucial in navigating the vast digital market. However, user data’s dynamic and non-stationary nature often hinders their efficacy. Traditional models struggle to adapt to the evolving preferences and behaviours inher...
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems now process personal and organizational data at a scale that outpaces the legal and technical mechanisms designed to protect it. This article examines how governance frameworks can be structured to reconcile three...
Since the first launch of an artificial satellite—Sputnik 1—in 1957, space activities have played a significant role as a pioneering technological sector with a high impact on the international scenario. The space system has changed rapid...
In the 21st century, the space system has experienced a substantial shift from a simple unipolar to a new and more complex structure. This transition is the result of the emergence of new space powers and global power dynamics. The central hypothesis...
Scholars from a variety of disciplines have been working to unravel the complexities of geodesign as an approach to tackling a host of problems. We argue that a mature understanding of geodesign requires a systemic perspective to organize the interco...
The evolution of industrial digitalisation has accelerated in recent years with the availability of hyperconnectivity, low-cost miniaturised electronic components, edge computing, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. More generally, with these...
With the development of information technology, tremendous vulnerabilities and backdoors have evolved, causing inevitable and severe security problems in cyberspace. To fix them, the endogenous safety and security (ESS) theory and one of its practice...
Architectural erosion and technical debt make it difficult to preserve intended design principles in long-lived enterprise software systems. Clean Architecture offers principles for separating business rules from frameworks, persistence and interface...
The development of resource-intensive, distributed, real-time applications like Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) backends entails a variety of challenges, some of which have been extensively studied. Despite some advancements, the development...
The maritime supply chain is a colossal ecosystem and the interface of the intercontinental trade market. Within this ecosystem, freight transportation is considered a fundamental component of all supply chain systems. As a matter of its demanding mu...
A multi-tier enterprise software system, the 3-4-5 framework, was designed to optimize workforce allocation and streamline training pipelines in vocational engineering education. The system decouples workflows into four interoperable platforms, rangi...
As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become increasingly autonomous, scalable, and embedded in critical digital infrastructure, AI safety has emerged as a significant consideration for cybersecurity, system reliability, and institutional trust. Ad...
Resource-use decisions affect the ecological and human components of the coupled human and natural system (CHANS), but a critique of some frameworks is that they do not address the complexity and tradeoffs within and between the two systems. Land sys...
The integration of High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) into Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) has significantly enhanced data processing capabilities. However, the segmentation of HBM into 32 pseudo-channels, each managed by a performance-limited crossb...
The growing demand for scalable and cost-effective digital learning environments has increased interest in lightweight cloud-based learning management solutions that can support instructional delivery without the complexity and infrastructure require...
Climate change threatens the sustainability of historic buildings with increasing extreme weather events, making energy resilience critical. However, studies on energy resilience often lack forward-looking, holistic approaches. This study aims to dev...
The existing management systems for networks and communication services do not fully meet the demands of users in next-generation infocommunication services that are dictated by the business processes of companies. Open digital architecture (ODA) is...
Software architecture plays an important role in software development, especially in software quality and maintenance. Understanding the impact of certain architectural patterns on software quality and verification of software requirements has become...
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