Self-adaptive software is capable of evaluating and changing its own behavior, whenever
the evaluation shows that the software is not accomplishing what it was intended to do, or …

The concept of system of systems (SoS) and the challenges ahead to extend systems
engineering (SE) to system of systems is introduced. The birth of a new engineering field …

System of systems engineering (SoSE) is a field that remains in the embryonic stages of
development. The work presented in this volume provides a methodological approach …

In areas such as military, security, aerospace, and disaster management, the need for
performance optimization and interoperability among heterogeneous systems is …

According to Ashby, emergent behavior manifest itself due to a lack of understanding of the
system. The problem while apparent in monolithic systems takes on center-stage in a system …

Simulation is strongly related to the Military Sector, indeed Computer Simulation has been
effectively applied to Defense and Aerospace since the end of the World War II and John …

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book offers a human-centric treatment of the concepts of …

In order to understand how we may engineer system of systems (SoS), we will have to rely
significantly on our abilities in modeling and simulation. While there are some models of non …

Today's electricity grid is the most complex system ever built—and the future grid is likely to
be even more complex because it will incorporate distributed energy resources (DERs) such …

Abstract Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) are systems that display two primary
characteristics: emergent behavior, and adaptive behavior. Emergent behavior manifests in …