2. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Academic Contributions to Support SE Stephen Cook DSTO Professor of Systems Engineering Director, Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre School of Electrical and Information Engineering Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment University of South Australia

3. Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre What is SEEC? One of 17 Supported Research Centres within the University of South Australia. Focuses on research and postgraduate education in: the creation and evaluation of large, engineered systems the organisations that undertake this function.

4. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre What SEEC Has to Offer the Community Education in Systems Thinking, Systems Engineering and Test and Evaluation. Cost-effective, collaborative research between industry and the university. Training public in-house courses journeyman professional training Provision of informed, independent advice through consultancies contract research brokering international knowledge and experts.

5. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Coursework Program Accredited and can build to an MEng in: Test and Evaluation Systems Engineering Industry-oriented short courses Around 20 per year Public courses In-house courses Courses sold overseas (UK, etc) Block-mode and distance delivery Can form the nucleus of training packages

6. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Research and Scholarship 21 research students (all but three industry based) Research component in all postgraduate awards Infuse systems thinking and systems engineering into the wider community Participate in national and international scholarship exercises, IEAust, INCOSE, standards and professional qualifications Create and disseminate new knowledge

7. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Repository of Knowledge and Skill Provision of informed, independent advice through consultancies contract research brokering international knowledge and experts Library and information services Concentration of knowledgeable and capable people

8. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Support to the Professional Associations Enthusiastic support for SESA and INCOSE Contribute to the management of professional bodies Contribute to professional products Standards Handbooks Body of Knowledge Assist in running conferences, symposia, professional meetings Establishing professional standards and certification

9. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Stop here! Next Speaker

10. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Research Topics in Systems Engineering The Identification of System Engineering elements to Facilitate Data Sharing and Reuse. Engineering methodologies for the acquisition and management of Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrator Facilities. Tailoring systems engineering models and methods for light research satellites. An enhanced systems engineering approach to sensor design. The integration of COTS software into systems in a Research environment. Maintenance database research and life-cycle costing prediction.

11. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Research Topics in Industrial Systems Engineering Tools and Practice Tool integration for dispersed systems engineering design teams. Increasing the effectiveness of distributed systems engineering design teams. Software Metrics - A tool for improving the software development process. The use of High-Level Architecture Simulators in Combat Systems Engineering. Requirements Management. The Development of a Capability Maturing Model (CMM) Implementation Tool.

12. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Research Topics in Enterprise-Level Systems A systems approach to capability development. Action research within the Australian soldier combat system enhancement study. Systems engineering process improvement for an acquisition organisation. Achieving systemic information operations for Australian defence. Systems approach to Force Structure determination. Methods for the analysis of enterprise-level systems architectures. The benefits of applying systems engineering to Defence acquisition.

13. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Research Topics in Systems Test and Evaluation Test and Evaluation policies and processes for the Australian Defence Organisation. Traceability & cognition of test and evaluation process documents. Structured determination of measures of effectiveness. Software aid for automotive testing and evaluation. Operational T&E practices for the Royal Australian Air Force. Climatology measurements through GPS occultation. Optimal generation of telemetry frame formats for aircraft testing. Correcting delay distortion in asynchronously sampled flight test telemetry signals.

14. University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre University of South Australia Systems Engineering and Evaluation Centre Concluding Remarks Complexity is increasing in society. Systems science, systems engineering and systems test and evaluation are becoming vital to cope with this complexity. The University of South Australia and DSTO recognise this and have acted to fill a vital national need. SEEC is active in a range of activities to address the burgeoning need for systems practitioners. Even small gains in these fields make a big impact.