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A System-of-Systems Convergence Paradigm for Societal Challenges of the Anthropocene
Megan S. Harris, Mohammad Mahdi Naderi, Ehsanoddin Ghorbanichemazkati +11
Modern societal challenges, such as climate change, urbanization, and water resource management, demand integrated, multi-discipline, multi-problem approaches to frame and address…
A Hetero-functional Graph State Estimator for Watershed Systems: Application to the Chesapeake Bay
Megan S. Harris, John C. Little, Amro M. Farid
Regional watersheds are complex systems of systems encompassing hydrology, land-use decision-making, estuarine ecological feedbacks, and overlapping governance jurisdictions. Their…
Embedding Economic Input-Output Models in Systems of Systems: An MBSE and Hetero-functional Graph Theory Approach
Mohammad Mhadi Naderi, Megan S. Harris, John C. Little +1
Characterizing the interdependent nature of Anthropocene systems of systems is fundamental to making informed decisions to address challenges across complex ecological, environment…
Demonstrating Integrative, Scalable and Extensible Modeling of Hydrological Systems with Model-Based Systems Engineering and Hetero-functional Graph Theory
Megan S. Harris, Ehsanoddin Ghorbanichemazkati, Mohammad Mahdi Naderi +2
Worsening global challenges demand solutions grounded in a systems-level understanding of coupled social and environmental dynamics. Existing environmental models encode extensive…
Optimal Multi-Modal Transportation and Electric Power Flow: The Value of Coordinated Dynamic Operation
Jiajie Qiu, Dakota Thompson, Kamal Youcef-Toumi +1
The electrification of transportation represents a critical challenge in the global transition toward net-zero emissions, as the sector often accounts for more than one-quarter of…
A Weighted Least Squares Error Hetero-functional Graph State Estimator of the American Multi-modal Energy System
Dakota Thompson, Amro M. Farid
As one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century, global climate change demands a host of changes across at least four critical energy infrastructures: the electric grid,…