The dark side of modularity: how decomposing problems can increase system complexity

TG Topcu, S Mukherjee… - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Decomposition is a dominant design strategy because it enables complex problems to be
broken up into loosely coupled modules that are easier to manage and can be designed in …

The impact of system representation choices on architecting insights

A Hennig, Z Szajnfarber - Systems Engineering, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Systems engineers regularly rely on analysis of early design artifacts like system
architecture representations to predict system performance, lifecycle costs, and development …

Improvements to the Process of Measuring System Architecture Properties Through Systems Engineering Data Creation, Experimentation, and Simulation

A Hennig - 2023 - search.proquest.com
There is a growing importance to measuring system architecture properties, such as
complexity, modularity or other “illities,” but after an extensive review of Engineering Design …

Can Large Language Models Accelerate Digital Transformation by Generating Expert-Like Systems Engineering Artifacts? Insights from an Empirical Exploration

M Husain, P Wach, TG Topcu - Conference on Systems Engineering …, 2024 - Springer
Generative artificial intelligence (AI), such as large language models (LLMs), could
dramatically alter the way design information is represented and managed. Systems …

When Decomposition Increases Complexity: How Decomposing Introduces New Information Into the Problem Space

S Mukherjee, A Hennig… - … and Information in …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Decomposition is a dominant design strategy because it enables complex problems to be
broken up into more manageable modules. However, although it is well known that complex …

Representation Matters: How the Process of Generating a Design Structure Matrix Affects Insights About System Architectures

AI Hennig, Z Szajnfarber - AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1470. vid System architecture is
considered to be one of the most important factors in how systems are designed and …