Methodologies for Understanding Behavior of System of Systems Presented by Dr. Cihan Dagli The world is facing an increasing level of systems integration leading towards Systems of Systems (SoS) that adapt to changing environmental conditions. The number of connections between components, the diversity of the components and the way the components are organized can lead to different emergent system behavior. Therefore, the need to focus on overall system behavior is becoming unavoidable. The problem is to develop methodologies appropriate for better understanding behavior of system of systems before the design and implementation phase. This talk focuses on Complexity Theory and the tools used for analysis of complex adaptive systems with the aim of identifying areas that need methodology customization for SoS analysis Dr. Dagli is Professor of Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering and Engineering Management and the Director of the Systems Engineering Graduate program at the University of Missouri - Rolla Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2007 Location: Boeing Bldg 304, Room 486 St. Louis, MO ( Lindbergh and James McDonnell Blvd) Networking: 11:00 Presentation: 11:30-12:30 INCOSE Members: No Charge Non-Members: $5.00 (Lunch Contribution) Please contact Mason Myers at mason.k.myers-jr@boeing.com if you plan to attend to establish a head count for lunch, obtain badges for non-Boeing attendees, and plan teleconferencing.