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The latest issue of Engineering Inc. spotlights the ACEC Research Institute’s recent reports. Read the article and download the reports at: https://bit.ly/3tVnqP5

Advanced Materials in the North of England Metro Dynamics has been commissioned by STFC to explore mechanisms that could support the Advanced Materials ecosystem in the North of England. Advanced Materials or 'Materials Innovation' refers to activities covering the process of discovery, development, and exploitation of new materials or the application of existing materials to new processes The purpose of this survey is to understand the current landscape in the North including, how the sector is viewed, opportunities, challenges, and what approaches to supporting the ecosystem would be of benefit. If you or organisations in your network would benefit from replying to this survey, please use/share the following link https://lnkd.in/eqt-x3jV

Attention members of the LCR Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Network: Exciting opportunities lie ahead for shaping the landscape of Advanced Materials in the North of England STFC has tasked Metro Dynamics with exploring avenues to bolster the Advanced Materials ecosystem in our region. Your input is crucial in understanding the current state of affairs in the North, including perceptions and insights of the sector. Complete the survey here: https://lnkd.in/ejBBMMKa #LiverpoolManufacturing #AdvancedManufacturingLiverpool #LiverpoolEngineering #LiverpoolTech #LiverpoolInnovation #MaterialsInnovationLiverpool #LiverpoolAdvancedMaterials Materials Innovation Factory #ManufacturingTech #AdvancedMaterials #LiverpoolIndustry #LiverpoolScience #LiverpoolResearch #SmartManufacturingLiverpool #LiverpoolTechCommunity #MaterialsScienceLiverpool Mary Dolphin Suzanne Halden Phil Carvil

A huge congratulations to members of the Shoal Group Pty Ltd team, who have had six papers accepted for #SETE2024! Our papers address topics aligning with Model-based Systems Engineering and its relationship to research and development, engineering workforce management, #MissionEngineering, business strategy and #DigitalEngineering. They include: 1. ‘Aligning Strategy, Research, and System Development through Leveraging Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE),’ authored by Photi Karagiannis. 2. ‘Mission Engineering Modelling and Reporting - Lessons from Model-Based Capability Design,’ co-authored by Matthew Wylie, Tommie Liddy and Kristen Coles. 3. ‘Measuring MBSE Model Maturity - A Library Supported Approach,’ co-authored by Dr Brett Morris, and Derek Rogers, presented by Matthew Wylie. 4. ‘An Information Management Framework and its Application for Managing a System Engineering Workforce,’ authored by Derek Rogers and Jon Hallett. 5. ‘The Case for MBSE in Early-Stage R&D Projects,’ authored by Stephen Cook. 6. ‘An Austere Digital Engineering Approach for Energy Decarbonisation,’ co-authored by Mark Unewisse, Stephen Cook, John Wharington, Duane J. and Ashok Samalam. The papers cover a mix of systems engineering applications across domains, with above and below the line papers relating to #Defence, and #Energy sectors. https://lnkd.in/gbWvEPie #MBSE #research #systemsthinking #systemsengineering Engineers Australia International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA)

ACEC Coalition leaders address issues affecting specific industry disciplines and explore emerging avenues for business growth in the latest issue of Engineering Inc. Read the article and full issue here: https://bit.ly/49Fssy9

The EFCA - European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations sector review has been compiled by an industry expert combining survey data obtained directly from companies with the latest publicly available data. This in-depth report took several months to prepare and contains as its core elements two tables ranking the leading international companies operating in Europe and the leading European-based companies by global turnover. 👏 𝐈𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝐄𝐤𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝟑𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟒𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫. 👀 https://lnkd.in/eQYh9YPC

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🌟 New Publication Alert! 🌟 We are thrilled to share our latest research on resilience assessment in engineering systems, published recently. Resilience assessment has gained significant traction, but most studies focus on the operational stage when ample process knowledge is available. This often overlooks the design stage, a critical period for creating resilient systems. Our work introduces a novel quantitative resilience assessment framework tailored for both early and late design stages, addressing the lack of detailed information on system safety and resilience capabilities during these periods. Our research demonstrates the application of this framework through a resilience assessment of a green hydrogen plant. This framework serves as a robust tool for early design improvements and process safety enhancements in hydrogen plants or any complex engineering system. I am particularly grateful to Joan Cordiner FREng, FRSE, FIChemE, CEng for her invaluable support and guidance. Her extensive experience in the industry, and her remarkable vision on resilience research paved the way for the completion of this research. 📖 The paper is open access and can be freely downloaded from this link. https://lnkd.in/d-PTVtfV

This article summarizes that the professional, scientific, and technical services industry relies heavily on precise measurements and accurate data to ensure the quality and integrity of projects across diverse sectors such as engineering, research, consulting, and legal services. https://lnkd.in/eF8gRKDS

Our recent paper, co-authored with my PhD advisor, Prof. Babak Heydari, explores the often-overlooked aspect of decentralized, bottom-up recovery processes in sociotechnical systems. Complex systems are susceptible to a variety of disturbances, from natural disasters to political upheavals and pandemic crises. We propose an innovative framework that simulates network-based disruptions and models bottom-up recoveries. It captures individual agents' strategic behaviors, recognizing their inherent need to access resources such as information and basic necessities during disruptions, leading to various system equilibria and the evolving trajectories of each. While our method focuses on decentralized recovery, it enables a clear measurement of centralized intervention opportunities as shown in the figure. This allows us to nudge the agents toward higher system-level performance states while maintaining the autonomous decision-making of each agent. This work sets the stage for more effective system resilience analysis (and maybe more realistic compared to entirely top-down engineered models!). This work is now published in the “Reliability Engineering & System Safety” journal (IF: 9.4). Please check the link below for access to the full text: https://lnkd.in/e4vk5vir