The North Texas Chapter of INCOSE (International Council of System Engineering) is centered in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of North Texas and is open to those interested or practicing systems engineering.
Contact us at ntxinfo@incose.net
Promote, educate, and mentor on Systems Engineering standards and practices to strengthen the North Texas Systems Engineering industry.
Serve as a professional organization that is the regional focal point for Systems Engineering resources, development, and awareness, in order to create a better world.
The chapter is looking for people willing to host chapter meetings at remote sites. If you are interested contact the Vice President of Chapter Development, ntxinfo@incose.net. Doing some edits.
Program meetings typically 2nd Tuesday of monthTime: 6:00-7:00 CSTNetworking at 5:30
Physical Locations
*Bell Helicopter*L-3Harris - Greenville*Lockheed Martin Aero- Fort Worth*Lockheed Martin MFC- Grand Prairie*Raytheon- McKinney*Abbott
Remote Program AccessTeams (Video/Audio) - Click here to join the meeting.Contact INCOSE North Texas Chapter ntxinfo@incose.net to be added to our meeting emails.The meetings are not recorded. Presentations are posted in the library and resources during the following weekend if we receive the presentation.
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Main Presentation: "Architecting a Purpose-Driven Roadmap for Impactful Digital Transformation", by Dr. Carla Sayan
Abstract:
The Aerospace and Defense Industry is currently undergoing a paradigm shift recognized as digital transformation or digital engineering. Despite its prevalence and being introduced with considerable interest, the precise objectives of this paradigm shift remain elusive from other branches of engineering, fostering diverse interpretations within the industry’s landscape. The paper begins by addressing the fundamental question: what exactly are digital transformation and digital engineering? We then explore whether this concept encompasses the widespread adoption of model-based systems engineering (MBSE), Model-Based Design (MBD) and others. Our inquiry extends to examining how these MB-X methodologies reshape traditional engineering practices, and whether digital engineering transcends beyond the realms of MBSE and MBD to include broader technological, procedural and organizational changes. We will explore whether digital is simply a progressive refinement of longstanding practices on what the hardware (electrical and mechanical) discipline has already proven for decades; that prioritizing modeling and simulation before producing HW can yield an improvement in the development life cycle. This paper aims to define a purpose for digital engineering and outline a roadmap forward for the evolution of digital engineering as a core practice.
Bio:
Carla Sayan Ph.D. is an Associate Director for Systems Engineering at a Government Contractor. She is an inventor, author and has 18+ years of extensive knowledge and industry experience in various domain areas: Sensors and Effectors, Multi-Function RF Systems, Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Systems of Systems Architectures and Embedded Systems Integrity. She is responsible for Company Wide Transformations implementing Digital, Model Based X initiatives and Agile across Franchise Level Programs. Carla holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Arizona and is a member of INCOSE, IEEE and SHPE.
Jun 15, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
Meeting Title: Cybersecurity by Design Speaker(s): Bob Hruška & Christoph Schmittner Date: Thursday,15 June 2023 Venue: via Zoom Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Canada Eastern Time Registration required: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejsqikfi3c1dffdf&llr=o9cmcd9ab Meeting Description: Cybersecurity by Design: holistic development of secure systems in the automotive and industry field. Cyber Threats stem from 4 problem areas: the complexity of systems as IoT presents to us, the vulnerability of systems due to software inconsistencies, the know-how of attackers and the tools to do so. The sticking point becomes apparent in the development process of systems. But here, security considerations follow most often at the end of the process, which also leads to insufficient documentation. Threat Modeling+: The methodology to develop secure systems, in compliance with standards and regulation. Insufficient documentation contradicts industry-specific standards and norms. For example, the Industrial Security Standard (IEC62443) is worth mentioning, as is ISO/SAE-214343, which makes risk analysis and system design equally mandatory. In the future, the Cyber Resilience Act will mandate such an approach for all digital systems. The approach of "Cybersecurity by Design" with its implementation in Threat Modeling has existed for some time. The aim here is to identify potential threats in the system model based on a threat model. The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology has further developed this modeling method with artificial intelligence and industry-specific threat catalogs under the name "ThreatGet". Speaker(s):
Bob Hruška (formally known as Bohumil) is an OMG Certified UML® Professional™ with over twenty years of experience in software and systems engineering, contributing to an institutionalization of cybersecurity as a part of a system development lifecycle (SDLC). He has played various roles in several sectors delivering solutions that provide real value for customers. Bob is also experienced in the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) appraisal journey and with development of the New Product Introduction (NPI) process.
Christoph Schmittner (MSc) leads a team for Safety and Security Engineering at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology with the main field safety and security in the automotive and industrial sector. He is a member of numerous committees such as the Austrian mirror committees for ISO/TC 22 Road vehicles and a designated expert in the corresponding international standardization groups such as TC65/AHG2 "Reliability of Automation Devices and Systems" as well as project leader for the development of ISO PAS 5112 "Road vehicles - Guidelines for Auditing Cybersecurity Engineering".
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