Overview
In July 2024, Nyla Technology Solutions sent one of their AI Solutions Architects to the 34th Annual INCOSE International Symposium in Dublin, Ireland. The INCOSE International Symposium is an annual event for engineers, researchers, and academics to share insights and new innovations in systems engineering. The goal of attending this conference was to investigate the overlap between traditional systems engineering and new AI solutions architect principles, and learn industry best practices to aid in the design and maintenance of cloud software systems.
Conference Sessions/Presentations
The 2024 INCOSE International Symposium (IS2024) held multiple presentation tracks that stretched across many different industry applications. The diverse range of presentation topics spanned from traditional systems engineering fundamentals to new multidisciplinary applications.
Many of the topics presented at IS2024 directly impact Nyla’s customers; in particular, customers in need of digital transformation services involving cloud software systems intended for long term use.
Presentations on the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), Digital Engineering, and Agile Systems Engineering provided insight on engineering practices at the intersection between software and systems engineering.
Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)
On Friday, July 5th 2024, IS2024 provided a full day MOSA presentation track. A MOSA is both a technical and business strategy to design affordable, adaptable systems. This is the preferred method for DoD open system implementation, and is required by US law. Title 10 USC §4401.
The goal of a MOSA is to build a system consisting of modular, self-contained, and serviceable interchangeable parts with distinct functions.
Digital Engineering
Multiple presentations at IS2024 referenced digital engineering. The DoD is incorporating new digital technologies into its standard engineering practices. Digital engineering enhances the systems engineering process by incorporating digital models, artifacts, and data sets.
The DoD Instruction 5000.97, “Digital Engineering”, outlines the policies and procedures for implementing digital engineering. The Digital Engineering – Body of Knowledge (DEBoK) provides additional guidance for implementing digital engineering.
Agile Systems Engineering
A “Systems Engineering Agility Primer” was provided for attendees at IS2024, and highlights how agile systems engineering is different from agile software engineering. According to the primer, agile systems engineering is referred to as the “Vee” model by ISO/IEC/IEEE standards and the INCOSE Handbook. Agile systems engineering and agile software engineering share operational agility aspects, but have different operational environments.
Summary
The INCOSE International Symposium is an insightful conference for engineers, researchers, and academics to share and discuss new developments in the field of systems engineering. This conference provides courses on systems engineering fundamentals and opportunities to learn recent advancements in the field; including, new perspectives on the intersection between systems engineering and software engineering. This conference is recommended by Nyla’s AI Solutions Architect attendee for both traditional systems engineers and anyone working on enterprise software systems.
References:
“IS2024,” INCOSE. [Online]. Available: https://www.incose.org/symp2024. [Accessed: 11-Dec-2024]
“Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA),” DSP. [Online]. Available: https://www.dsp.dla.mil/Programs/MOSA/. [Accessed: 11-Dec-2024]
DOD Instruction 5000.97, “Digital Engineering.” [Online]. Available: https://www.cto.mil/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/info-dodi-500097-de-summary.pdf. [Accessed: 11-Dec-2024]
DEBoK. [Online]. Available: https://www.de-bok.org/. [Accessed: 11-Dec-2024]
- Dove, K. Lunney, M. Orosz, and M. Yokell, Systems Engineering Agility Primer. INCOSE, 2024.
