Development of SEBoK v. 2.9
This version was released on 13 November 2023. This release included:
- Governance and Editorial Boards changes including a new Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor.
- A new article on Reverse Engineering a UAV Prototype using Agile Practices
- A significantly updated article on System Security
- An updated article on Loss Driven Systems Engineering, A Framework for Viewing Quality Attributes from the Lens of Loss
- Updated articles on System Resilience, Systems Engineering and Software Engineering, and An Overview of the SWEBOK Guide
- Minor updates to other areas throughout the SEBoK.
Governing Board for version 2.9
The three SEBoK steward organizations – the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Systems Council (IEEE-SYSC), and Stevens Institute of Technology – provide the primary funding and resources needed to sustain and evolve the SEBoK and make it available as a free and open resource to all. The stewards appoint the BKCASE Governing Board to be their primary agents to oversee and guide the SEBoK. The stewards appoint the SEBoK Editor in Chief to manage the SEBoK and oversee the Editorial Board.
The BKCASE Governing Board includes:
- Representing the The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
- Art Pyster (Governing Board Chair), Emma Sparks
- Representing the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC)
- Thomas McDermott, Cihan Dagli
- Representing the IEEE Systems Council (IEEE-SYSC)
- Stephanie White, Bob Rassa
Past governors include Andy Chen, Richard Fairley, Kevin Forsberg, Paul Frenz, Richard Hilliard, John Keppler, Bill Miller, David Newbern, Ken Nidiffer, Dave Olwell, Massood Towhidnejad, Jon Wade, David Walden, and Courtney Wright. The governors would especially like to acknowledge Andy Chen and Rich Hilliard, IEEE Computer Society, who were instrumental in helping the governors to work within the IEEE CS structure and who supported the SEBoK transition to the IEEE Systems Council.
Editorial Board for version 2.9
The SEBoK Editorial Board is chaired by the Editor in Chief, who provides the strategic vision for the SEBoK. The EIC is supported by a group of Editors, each of whom are responsible for a specific aspect of the SEBoK. The EIC and Editorial Board are supported by the Managing Editor, who handles all day-to-day operations. The EIC, Managing Editor, and Editorial Board are supported by a Student Editor, Madeline Haas, whose hard work and dedication are greatly appreciated.
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Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) nicole.hutchison@stevens.edu or emtnicole@gmail.com Responsible for the appointment of SEBoK Editors and for the strategic direction and overall quality and coherence of the SEBoK. |
| SEBoK Managing Editor | |
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INCOSE, Cummins Inc. christopher.hoffman@incose.net Responsible for the the day-to-day operations of the SEBoK and supports the Editor in Chief. |
You can reach out to both the Editor in Chief and the Managing Editor by emailing [1].
Each Editor has their area(s) of responsibility, or shared responsibility, highlighted in the table below.
| SEBoK Part 1: SEBoK Introduction |
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Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) emtnicole@gmail.com |
| SEBoK Part 2: Foundations of Systems Engineering | |
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Airbus and International Society for the System Sciences Responsible for the System Science Foundations of System Engineering. | |
| Assistant Editor: Dov Dori
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and Technion Israel Institute of Technology (Israel) Responsible for the Representing Systems with Models knowledge area |
Assistant Editor: Duane Hybertson
MITRE (USA) Jointly responsible for the Systems Fundamentals, Systems Science and Systems Thinking knowledge areas. |
| Assistant Editor: Peter Tuddenham
College of Exploration (USA) |
Assistant Editor: Cihan Dagli
Missouri University of Science & Technology (USA) Responsible for the Systems Approach Applied to Engineered Systems knowledge areas. |
| SEBoK Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management | |
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JTC Consulting Model-based system design techniques with the Systems Modeling Language [SysML®] for product development, integration, and verification | |
| Assistant Editor: Phyllis Marbach
INCOSE LA [USA] |
Assistant Editor: Caitlyn Singam
University of Maryland, College Park |
| SEBoK Part 4: Applications of Systems Engineering | |
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Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) tmcdermo@stevens.edu | |
| Assistant Editor: Javier Calvo-Amodio
Oregon State University |
Assistant Editor: Judith Dahmann
MITRE Corporation (USA) Jointly responsible for Product Systems Engineering and Systems of Systems (SoS) knowledge areas. |
| Assistant Editor: Michael Henshaw
Loughborough University (UK) Jointly responsible for Product Systems Engineering and Systems of Systems (SoS) knowledge areas | |
| SEBoK Part 5: Enabling Systems Engineering | |
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INCOSE/Indra Sistemas bernardo.delicado@incose.net | |
| Assistant Editor: Emma Sparks
Cranfield University Jointly responsible for the Enabling Individuals and Enabling Teams knowledge areas. |
Assistant Editor: Rick Hefner
California Institute of Technology |
| SEBoK Part 6: Related Disciplines | |
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George Mason University (USA) apyster@gmu.edu | |
| SEBoK Part 7: Systems Engineering Implementation Examples |
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FAA Technical Center
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| SEBoK Part 8: Emerging Knowledge |
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Purdue University |
| Assistant Editor: Ha Phuong Le
Purdue University |
| SEBoK Cross-Cutting: Digital Engineering |
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University of South Alabama rcloutier@southalabama.edu |
| SEBoK Cross-Cutting: Standards |
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Retired Senior Fellow at Lockheed Martin [2] |
Student Editor
Madeline Haas, a student at George Mason University, supported the SEBoK from 2020-2023. We gratefully acknowledge her exemplary efforts. Ms. Haas has also taken responsibility for managing the Emerging Research knowledge area of the SEBoK. The EIC and Managing Editor are very proud of the work Madeline has done.
Mikeal Lockard, an undergraduate student at George Mason University, is currently supporting the SEBoK Managing Editor and Editor in Chief. We are deeply appreciative of the work Mikeal has done and look forward to continuing to work with him.
Editor's Corner
The formal discipline of systems engineering emerged in the first half of the 20th century. Over the last 80+ years, it has evolved from a process-focused field that generally operates in the defense and aerospace domains to a transdisciplinary one focusing on the integration and interaction between technology, people, and interaction across a variety of domains. In its Vision 2035, the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), states that “the practice of systems engineering will further evolve to support the demands of ever-increasing system complexity and enterprise competitiveness. By 2035, systems engineering will leverage the digital transformation in its tools and methods and will be largely model-based using integrated descriptive and analytical digital representations of the systems. Systems design, analysis, and simulation models, immersive technologies, and an analytic framework will enable broad trade-space exploration, rapid design evolution, and provide a shared understanding of the system throughout its life cycle.”
The SERC led the creation of the Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK, pronounced “see-bach”). In 2009, the SERC began the three-year process of developing the SEBoK with a team of over 70 authors from around the world. Version 1.0 was published in 2012 and in the nearly 11 years since then, the SEBoK has evolved in many ways: new topics, the addition of videos, a major rearrangement of the discussion, and perhaps most importantly, the addition of an area dedicated to the emerging topics of systems engineering.
Over the years, the SEBoK has been led by several Editors in Chief:
- Art Pyster and Dave Olwell led the development of SEBoK through version 1.0, including the decision to implement the SEBoK as a wiki.
- Rick Adcock - ADD
- Rob Cloutier - Part 8 ADD
I am honored to have been asked to be the newest Editor in Chief of the SEBoK. And like every Editor in Chief before me, I will be extremely lucky to work with the group of editors and authors from around the world that have consistently supported the SEBoK. These people are critical representatives of the global systems engineering community.
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