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Every Interface is an opportunity to lose information, time, control and / or money through contention between stakeholders at either end, particularly in system integration. There are many issues surrounding Interface management, which are relatively unexplored in the engineering literature. Interface management is perceived as a critical skill in the engineering of successful systems, but finding useful material on the subject proves elusive. It is not that there is a gap in the collective Body of Knowledge (BoK) – but there is definitely a gap in the documented BoK. This paper explores some of the characteristics of this gap, and strings together some of the key concepts in best practice. Along the way, the differences between best practice for interfaces and best perceived practice for architecting systems are noted, and recommendations for changes in approach are given. The presentation is illustrated with a non-software, rail-oriented example. Paul Davies is semi-retired, and was previously the Discipline Manager for Systems Engineering at Network Rail Infrastructure Projects. In that role he was responsible for promoting improvements in process and in practitioner competence in all aspects of systems engineering. Prior to this, he worked for Thales UK, with nearly thirty years’ experience in SE research, innovations management, SE functional leadership, project engineering management, systems integration and (a long time ago) mathematical modelling and performance analysis. To prevent boredom in retirement, Paul delivers consultancy and training in all aspects of Systems Engineering, part-time. Paul has run training courses in requirements and in interface management in particular, and has been a popular presenter and tutorial lead at many INCOSE events, both in the UK and internationally.

Join us in celebrating and supporting women in Systems Engineering and beyond with INCOSE UK's first International Women's Day event. For more info, and to register for this event please visit the following Eventbrite page. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/each-for-equal-in-systems-engineering-iwd2020-registration-97963707085

With the COVID pandemic currently ravaging the global population and our national economies, humanity has entered into a new, unprecedented era in history. Some have pondered -- do we still need to worry about those “other” vulnerabilities - threat scenarios like cyber and other possible attacks on our critical infrastructure? The logical answer is – MORE SO THAN EVER!! It is an unfortunate but established reality that the enemies of our society do not sleep, and will perceive any potential weakness and vulnerability as an opportunity to further damage and undermine our systems and way of life. CONTINUED VIGILANCE IS NOT AN OPTION! SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IS ESSENTIAL! Speaker: Joe Weiss (quote)… “Security is a SYSTEM problem” Joseph Weiss is an expert on control system cyber security. He authored Protecting Industrial Control Systems from Electronic Threats and gave a keynote to the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. He is an ISA Fellow and Managing Director of ISA Control System Cyber Security (ISA99). He was featured in Richard Clarke and RP Eddy’s book- Warning – Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes. He started the ICS Cyber Security Conference in 2002. He has two patents on instrumentation and control systems and is a registered professional engineer. Joe is a member of INCOSE, IEEE, ISA and other professional societies. Abstract: Control systems are used to monitor, control, and safely shutdown physical process in commercial, industrial, manufacturing, medical, and defense applications. As such, control systems affect reliability, availability, safety, and resilience. Control systems are systems of systems consisting of field devices and networks. Consequently, securing control systems requires systems engineering. However, with the cyber security focus being on the Internet Protocol networks, there has been a lack of good system engineering practices on the control system devices. To date, there is a lack of cyber security, authentication, and cyber logging at the device and device network layer. There also has been a lack of training for the control system engineers to recognize potential cyberrelated events. It should be noted that cyber incident does not need to be malicious to cause catastrophic damage. Moreover, a sophisticated attacker can make a cyber attack appear to be equipment malfunction. This has real ramifications as there have already been more than 1,200 actual control system cyber incidents resulting in more than 1,500 deaths and more than $70Billion in direct damage which includes both malicious and unintentional incidents. There is a crucial need for the engineering organizations including INCOSE, SAE, ISA, and other to work together to address the grand challenge of cyber securing our infrastructures. Call-in Information: Meeting ID: 929 663 384 Zoom App: https://zoom.us/j/929663384 One tap mobile (US San Jose): +14086380968,,929663384#; +16699006833,,929663384# Dial by your location: +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose); +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose); +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston); +1 253 215 8782 US; +1 301 715 8592 US; +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago); +1 646 876 9923 US (New York); or, find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aIzojIRyU

Systems Integration for Delivery: A Network Rail Programme for Change and RIG AGM Kevin Gedge, Network Rail Wednesday, 4th December 2019, London 1700H Doors open, 1715 AGM, 1730H-1830H Event. Delivering integrated railway infrastructure in the environment of increased complexity, coupled with commercial pressures is difficult at the best of times. On top of this, ethical issues, timescales, cost, societal expectations, resources, competencies, business needs, legislation and standards all appear to be conflicting energies unleashed on project teams. Over the past year, Network Rail has been embarking on a change programme entitled Systems Integration for Delivery (SI4D), this is vital to improving passenger experience and to delivering a reliable, safe, secure, operable, maintainable and performing railway. This change programme embeds Systems Integration capability across the industry to improve the delivery of capital projects including provision of supporting processes, procedures, tools, guides and training. In his presentation Kevin Gedge intends to outline the SI4D framework, its application to projects and how it will impact individuals on projects from sponsors and project managers through to suppliers and third parties.   Kevin Gedge is a Network Rail Principal Engineer and Network Rail Technical Fellow. Kevin works within the discipline of Systems Integration and is both a Chartered Engineer and Certified Systems Engineering Professional. Kevin’s experience spans Defence, aviation and most recently the railway industry; where after working as a systems engineer on the Northern Hub programme, his recent work has been within the engineering headquarters organisation. This has been focused on the development, roll out and application of the Systems Integration for Delivery framework to projects, programmes and portfolios of work for Network Rail. This an encore performance of Kevin’s presentation given on 2 October in York.  This is an opportunity for those who had missed it to attend.  We will also have our Annual AGM which will start at 1715.  We will discuss themes for 2020.  Derek Price, Head of NR System Integration, will also be present to discuss System Integration in more detail and future engagements with the Rail Community on this subject. The meeting will take place at Atkins, Nova North, 11 Bressenden Place, Westminster, London SW1E 5BY (Arrive at the lobby and sign in for Atkins – Photo ID will be required. Proceed to the 4th floor and sign in at the Atkins reception where you will be collected.)  There is no charge for attendance and the event is open to non-members but places must be booked in advance. To book, obtain directions or to ask any other questions, please contact RIG Organiser, Mike Morua on m.morua@fnc.co.uk or 07763 455171. Please let me know of any special requirements. The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is an international professional society for systems engineers whose mission is to foster the definition, understanding, and practice of world-class systems engineering in industry, academia, and government  The INCOSE UK Rail Interest Group has been formed: To provide a forum for those interested in Systems Engineering in rail to network in a less formal environment, to exchange good practice and to provide mutual support in an area which can require some sustained perseverance; To promote, improve and share the practice of Systems Engineering within the rail industry; To foster connections with other professional bodies within rail and thereby promote cross fertilisation of knowledge and experience across sectors and community disciplines; and  To promote awareness of INCOSE UK and encourage membership within the rail industry. For further information about the RIG, see www.incoseonline.org.uk and follow the ‘Groups’ link.

Today’s software and systems engineers face unprecedented challenges amidst rising complexity in product development. Industry research shows that 47 percent of projects fail due to poor requirements management. When we inject AI into the requirements writing phase of your projects, software and systems engineers can: Reduce errors: The requirements analysis phase takes up only 2 percent of total design time. But poor requirements account for more than half of all engineering errors. Reduce costs: The cost of correcting errors increases exponentially as a project progresses. Decrease product development costs and delays by catching errors early and reducing rework Strengthen requirements: Isolate requirement issues before they are sent for manual human review. Receive suggestions for improvement based upon a score provided by Watson. Join IBM to hear about the latest industry trends and discover how IBM is helping our customers embrace the necessary and inevitable digital transformation within their requirements management to help engineers improve the quality of their requirements, in real time. Register Today http://ibm.biz/RequirementsManagementBreakfast

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Welcome to the first workshop on the application of Artificial Intelligence for Systems Engineering, November 12-13, in Leganés (Madrid), Spain. The event is directly promoted by INCOSE at large, EMEA Sector and INCOSE Spain. Get the latest insights and skills from technology leaders and practitioners shaping the future of systems engineering and artificial intelligence. Immerse yourself with the new tools, tech, and experiences that matter, and hear the latest updates and ideas directly from the experts. Provide feedback and influence the future of the discipline. AI4SE is designed to be the meeting point for industry and academia to share promising on-going or relevant past experiences where AI is applied to improve Systems Engineering processes, methods or tools, with a clear focus on practical applications.