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Keynote speaker, Prof Dr Edward A. Lee, UC Berkeley.

Title: Fundamental Challenges in the Engineering of Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems

Abstract: When networked microprocessors interact with complex physical systems, intrinsic complexities arise. How can you ensure, for example, that a digital twin has a view of the system state that is consistent with the view in the microcontrollers that directly sense and drive the physical system? What is the cost of ensuring consistent state across microcontrollers, and how does network variability affect the ability to maintain consistency? This talk will outline some fundamental limits, the engineering tradeoffs that result from these limits, and a software framework that supports explicitly working with these tradeoffs to make intelligent design decisions.

Speaker information: Edward A. Lee is the Robert S. Pepper Distinguished Professor and former chair of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) department at U.C. Berkeley. His research interests center on design, modeling, and simulation of embedded, real-time computational systems. He is a director of Chess, the Berkeley Center for Hybrid and Embedded Software Systems, and is the director of the Berkeley Ptolemy project. He is co-author of six books and numerous papers. He has led the development of several influential open-source software packages, notably Ptolemy and its various spinoffs. 

Invited Speaker: Daniel Lindenaar, Canon Production Printing

Title: Dealing with complexity in high-tech print systems

Abstract: Modern digital inkjet print systems are complex machines, jetting billions of droplets per second based on a digital data stream, which simultaneously handles dozens of images as well as the materials they need to be printed on. In the course of the digitization of the printing industry from predominantly analog production methods, more and more is expected from our systems in terms of image quality, stability, uptime, but also automation and autonomous behavior. In this talk, I will take the Cynefin framework and, based on these semantics, investigate the human factors which determine whether a system is complicated or complex, considering that these determining factors are only loosely coupled to the properties of the system itself.

Speaker information: Received a master鈥檚 degree at the 果冻传媒 in the Control Systems group of Paul van den Bosch at the Electrical Engineering Faculty in 2006. Started at Oc茅 Technologies R&D (currently Canon Production Printing) in 2006 I still am enjoying it due to the challenges of innovation, the large variety of roles I've been working in, combined with the core values of how we work together. Most of my career I've worked on architecting and leading early phase developments in multidisciplinary teams on complex systems. Combining multiple disciplines, ranging from application- and embedded software applications, printheads and print processes, as well as my original discipline of Electronics and Mechatronics to achieve solutions for our customers鈥� needs. I have led several print system projects ranging in size from a dozen people up to 150 people. Since early 2024 I am responsible for the Platform Development and Planning department in R&D. We set the reference architecture to achieve commonality across our portfolio as well as the overall architecture of our individual print systems, including the necessary outside-in processes to get a good view on the customer needs.

Invited speaker: Prof Dr Johan Lukkien, TU Eindhoven/TNO-ESI.

Title: Under the water: uncovering hidden processes in the Systems- and Software Engineering Interplay

Abstract: The interplay between Software Engineering (SWE) and Systems Engineering is notoriously difficult with a variety of symptoms: problems with emergent behavior and qualities of (integrated) products, errors, rework, performance problems, delays, budget overruns and undesired results in general. It is referred to as the 鈥檊ap鈥� between SE and SWE. In this talk I will reflect on the work in the Archipel project that the team at TNO-ESI did in the last 2 years. Archipel aims to get a better understanding of the processes that lead to these problems by considering the company and its products as a complex system. The work comprised interviews around specific problems within a single company and a workshop series with 4 companies and 4 universities. The results are a better understanding of the problems and directions for addressing them systematically.

Speaker information: Johan Lukkien is professor in System Architecture and Networking at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. His research interests include the design and analysis of parallel and distributed systems, in particular networked systems with resource and timing constraints. Johan is an IEEE senior member, has been scientific director of EIRICT, the Eindhoven Institute for Research on ICT, and is scientific director of the postmaster program in Software Technology. He has been dean of the department until 2022. Currently, he divides his time between TNO-ESI and the university. Recent work with the team at TNO-ESI is about understanding and improving the interplay between Systems Engineering and Software Engineering.

Invited Speaker: Dr. Pieter Gunter, ASML

Title: Defining growing complexity of System Engineering within the ASML context.

Abstract: The impressive semiconductor shrink as dictated by Moore鈥檚 law in the past decades has been made possible by lithographic equipment that has impressively expanded in terms of performance, size, complexity and cost. This has come with system engineering challenges that will be reflected on. Moore鈥檚 law is not at its end and neither is the expansion of lithography systems. What do we face and how do we think we can we keep our company technically aligned and effective?

Speaker information: Pieter Gunter is product system engineer for NXE:3800, the latest ASML 0.33 NA EUV system. He is with ASML since 2008 and has worked as a system engineer on a number of different topics ranging from defectivity in immersion lithography to the availability and reliability of early EUV systems. He holds a PhD in surface science (TU Eindhoven, 1996) and was employed with printing company Oc茅 (now a Canon company) before 2008.

Invited speaker: Dr. Pascal Etman, TU Eindhoven.

Title: Systems engineering in product development of high-tech equipment: about dependencies and synthesis.

Abstract: There are several systems engineering concepts to manage complexity. Many of them seek to clarify or model the various relations between technical artifacts, processes, disciplines, and people. This talk presents some of our recent efforts to manage complexity in high-tech product development through dependency structure modeling and synthesis-based engineering

Speaker information: Pascal Etman is associate professor in the Control Systems Technology section of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Invited Speaker: prof. dr. ir. Maarten G.M. Bonnema, University Twente

Title: Getting to Grips with Complexity in the High-Tech Industry

Abstract: "That is a complex problem", or "This system is complex" are often heard statements in the high-tech industry. Question is what is complexity and how can we deal with it? In this talk we will discuss different views on complexity, and show the Social, System, Process and Tooling framework that can be of use in handling it. In particular, the alignment between the System and Process viewpoints requires more attention. We show a concept to help in this regard.

Speaker information: G. Maarten Bonnema is professor and chairholder of Systems Engineering and Multidisciplinary Design at the University Twente. He has a background in Electrical Engineering (MSc, UT), Mechanical Engineering (EngD, TUDelft), Systems Engineering (ASML) and holds a PhD in Systems Architecting (UT). He teaches among others systems engineering, systems architecting and systems thinking at the UT and in industry. His research addresses challenges in the high-tech (equipment) industry, electric mobility and the energy transition. He was appointed INCOSE Fellow for his work on systems architecting in 2023.

Discussion: Chiara Treglia MSc, MA, TU Eindhoven.

The event concludes with an engaging interactive discussion facilitated by Chiara Treglia. Chiara is an 果冻传媒 Designer at 果冻传媒 Innovation Space and the co-founder of Tini Studio, a learning and development agency specializing in facilitation, workshops, training sessions, and events for organizations dedicated to driving social and environmental impact. In her roles at 果冻传媒 Innovation Space and Tini Studio, Chiara focuses on cultivating creativity, innovation, and systems thinking among client teams, students, and stakeholders. At 果冻传媒 Innovation Space, she is advancing the implementation of challenge-based learning in engineering education, by leading coaching initiatives and implementing ecosystem-level challenges to drive meaningful change in engineering education.