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The INCOSE Italia Conference on Systems Engineering
(CIISE 2014)
Rome (Italy), November 24th-25th, 2014
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”,
Via del Politecnico, 1 - 00133 Roma (RM)
Vincenzo Arrichiello Andrea D’Ambrogio Alfredo Garro, Ph.D.
INCOSE Chapter Italia University of Rome “Tor University of Calabria, Italy
Selex ES, Italy Vergata”, Italy Department of Informatics,
Department of Enterprise Modeling, Electronics, and
Engineering (DII) Systems Engineering (DIMES)
Carlo Leardi Carlo Poloni Andrea Tundis, Ph.D
Tetra Pak Packaging Solutions, University of Trieste University of Calabria, Italy
Italy ESTECO Spa, Italy Department of Informatics,
Systems Engineering Validation Modeling, Electronics, and
Systems Engineering (DIMES)
“Systems Engineering (SE) is an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realization of successful
systems. It focuses on holistically and concurrently understanding stakeholder needs, exploring opportunities,
documenting requirements, and synthesizing, verifying, validating, and evolving solutions while considering the
complete problem, from system concept exploration through system disposal.1
It is centered on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle,
documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the
complete problem: operations, performance, test, manufacturing, cost & schedule, training & support, and disposal.
It integrates all the disciplines and specialty groups into a team effort forming a structured development process
that proceeds from system concept exploration to production and operation. Systems Engineering considers both the
business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the user
needs.”2
CIISE14, the INCOSE Italia Conference on Systems Engineering, with its two day program, is the first full-fledged
event of this type organized by the Italian Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE),
and it is set to become a recurring event.
The conference program has been structured to address the main elements of INCOSE Mission: share, promote
and advance the best of Systems Engineering. In particular, the program is characterized by three main elements: (i)
an introductory Round-Table and a set of invited talks; (ii) three technical sessions (on Systems Engineering
Methodologies, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Case Studies and Applications, respectively); (iii) Tutorials on
Systems Engineering (“Mini-School”).
The purpose of the introductory Round-Table, and of the set of Invited Talks from representatives of
Administration, Defence, Academic, Research and Industrial organizations, was not only to highlight the strategic
role that Systems Engineering can play in supporting the economic growth and competitiveness enhancement of
Italy “country system” but also to encourage governmental and industrial support for research and educational
programs that will improve the systems engineering process and its practice.
The aim of the three technical sessions, with a selection of peer-reviewed works, was to provide Systems
Engineering professionals, researchers and organizations to share knowledge and exchange and compare
experiences and, ultimately, to create new opportunities for future collaborations and synergies.
A further element, the Tutorials on Systems Engineering (“Mini-School”), had the purpose to provide a brief
introduction to the main concepts of Systems Engineering, and, taking advantage of the Conference location in an
University campus, to stimulate the interest of the students participating to the Conference.
1
SEBoK.2014. "Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge" (SEBoK),
http://www.sebokwiki.org/wiki/Systems_Engineering_Overview, accessed 06/10/2014
2
INCOSE.2012. Systems Engineering Handbook, version 3.2.2. San Diego, CA, USA: International
Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). INCOSE-TP-2003-002-03.2.
Arrichiello, D’Ambrogio, Garro, Leardi, Poloni and Tundis
This Proceedings volume contains the thirteen full papers presented during the technical sessions and that has been
selected through an anonymous peer-review process. Moreover, this volume contains the extended abstract of the
three Tutorials on Systems Engineering given in the context of the “Mini-School”, specifically: “Introduction to
Systems Engineering” by Vincenzo Arrichiello, “Modeling Approaches for the Design and Analysis of Complex
Systems” by Andrea D’Ambrogio and Lucio Tirone, and “System Dependability Analysis: Main Issues and Possible
Solutions” by Alfredo Garro.
The paper “Identifying the Smartness of a Mechatronic Coiler through the ‘Systems Engineering’” (by Eugenio
Brusa and Ambra Calà) summarizes how the requirements related to the smartness of an industrial mechatronic
system are defined. The approach aims at identifying the potential requirements related to any smart function that
could improve the efficiency of the system, by simplifying its architecture, and that increase its operability.
Particular attention is applied to the sequences of operation of the whole plant, to detect all the potential critical
issues concerning the interfacing and the hierarchy of controls between the coiler and the steel making system.
An interesting Model-Based Systems Engineering approach is proposed by Eugenio Brusa, Sergio Chiesa,
Ambra Calà, Francesco De Vita and Davide Ferretto in the paper “Towards an effective interoperability of models
within the ‘Systems Engineering’ applied to aeronautics”. The proposal discusses the fascinating feature of the
models ‘inter–operability’ which can be implemented among methods, models and numerical tools and investigates
what are the needs coped with the interoperability. It points out the main limits of the functional models in terms of
product design as well as the lack of information about functions and requirements typically present in the numerical
models used for the system design, and then, provides a perspectives of interoperating the functional and numerical
models, by using as a reference ezample the de–icing system as a critical subsystem of the whole aircraft system.
The paper “How We Engineer Enterprise Systems” by Mikhail Belov describes the methods developed and
proved by practical usage to strengthen such capabilities and to engineer enterprise systems. Effectively managing
the uncertainty and unknowns, clear translation customers’ needs into requirements and further verification and
validation them, as well as the preliminary estimation and the strong control of the full scope of project work such as
timeline, resources and quality, are identified as the key consulting capabilities and discussed.
The paper “System Models Simulation Process Management and Collaborative Multidisciplinary
Optimization” (by Matteo Nicolich and Giulio Cassio) shows how a collaborative and distributed execution
framework is used to compose multiple simulation processes at component level to generate system models
managing the complexity of running multidisciplinary design projects. Driving process, component and subsystem
knowledge with system models, the framework allows a larger inference space for design, the ability to continually
connect at the system level, and a basis for knowledge capture.
The paper “Mastering Concept Exploration in Large Industrial Research Projects” (by Simona Citrigno,
Angelo Furfaro, Teresa Gallo, Alfredo Garro, Sabrina Graziano and Domenico Saccà) faces with concept
exploration, requirement specification and analysis in the development life-cycle of complex systems by proposing a
goal-oriented methodology for addressing both early and late requirement engineering phases which is lean, easy to
master and apply and, at the same time, clear and rigorous.
The paper “The Verification Process in the ASTRI Project: the Verification Control Document (VCD), by Luca
Stringhetti, Nicola La Palombara, R. Canestrari, O. Catalano, M. Fiorni, E. Giro, M.C. Maccarone, G. Pareschi, G.
Tosti and S. Vercellone, proposes an interesting Verification Process in the context of the ASTRI Project.. The
approach followed by the ASTRI project is to have all the information needed to report the verification process
along all project stages in a single layer. The paper describes in details how the layer, is formed and how it will be
used all along the verification process. The layer called Verification Control Document, is presented as a powerful
tool to help the flow of the verification process as well as how to semi-automatically generate updated project
documentation and progress report.
In “MDM industrial applications in Systems Engineering Validation” (by Carlo Leardi), the author discusses
the MDM Multi Domain Matrices methodology, evolution of the original N2 matrices, which is highly both suitable
to be applied in the Systems Architecture and Validation processes and constitute an efficient bridge between these
two areas. In particular, this paper proposes some industrial applications of the DSM, Design Structure Matrices and
MDMs in the liquid food industry and special attention is dedicated to combinations of graphical and algorithmic
views of the systems.
In “A Methodological Template for Model Driven Systems Engineering” (by Paolo Bocciarelli, Andrea
D'Ambrogio, Emiliano Caponi, Andrea Giglio and Emiliano Paglia), the authors illustrate a modeling approach
based on the use of a meta-modeling architecture that focuses on the use of models as the primary artifacts of system
development. The use of Model Driven Architecture, which allows to increase the level of automation when
evolving models from the very abstract representation of a system down to the system implementation, are
Arrichiello, D’Ambrogio, Garro, Leardi, Poloni and Tundis
employed, so as to make easier the analysis, development and testing activities by combining Model Driven
Architecture concepts and standards with Model Based Systems Engineering.
The paper “MBSE approach for the verification enhancement across the lifecycle of a space system” (by Silvia
Mazzini, Laura Baracchi, Stefano Puri, Mauro Pasquinelli, Diego Gerbaz, Joachim Fuchs, Valter Basso, Lorenzo
Pace, Marco Lassalle and Juhani Viitaniemi) aims at showing the benefits of using model-based approaches to
support the verification phases of Space Systems by discussing their main advantages on the ESA MARVELS study.
The results aim to demonstrate that is it possible to perform a transition to a full model-based approach in the near
term for the verification process, including re-use of elements from past projects, definition of new ways to support
a more effective review process.
In “How Model Based Systems Engineering streamlines the development of complex systems” (by Enrico
Mancin), the authors describes the best practice derived from the experiences gathered through the development of
complex systems. They are based on the using of UML/SysML modeling language and paradigm, supporting the
preparation, verification and validation of system requirements as well as the design of the system and the execution
of models, for the realization of Model-Based Systems Engineering products.
The paper “Interface Management in Concurrent Engineering Facilities for Systems and Service Systems
Engineering: A Model-based Approach” (by Daniele Gianni, Andrea D'Ambrogio, Volker Schaus, Andreas Gerndt,
Marco Lisi and Pierluigi De Simone) illustrates the integration of the Interface Communication Modelling Language
into the existing Model Based Systems Engineering methods for the Concurrent Engineering Facilities software
framework VirSat, by identifying the business needs driving the use of MBIE approaches and showing example
application scenarios.
The paper “How Model-Based SE Makes Product/System Lifecycle Management Framework More Effective”
(by Carmelo Tommasi and Eugenio Vacca) faces with the Intellectual Property field that has to be taking into
account for allowing a company to be more competitive and successful in today's increasingly knowledge-based
economy. The author provides a general discussion on an effective management approach of intellectual properties
from an Industrial point of view.
In “Product Architecture Management - an approach to Product Life Cycle”, which is an invited paper (by
Gaetano Cutrona, Andrea Margini and Cesare Fantuzzi), the author presents a methodology, that is based on the
application of Product Life Cycle principles aiming at the rationalization of the decisions made during the planning,
analysis and implementation phases applied in a company producing machines for the food industry. The goal of the
approach is to help designers and product architects to correlate the needs of projects stakeholders (requirements)
with other needs related to the product strategy and roadmap in order to improve efficiency in terms of resource
management, product variants and other aspects that affect the life cycle of the product.
Last but not least, the Organizing Committee would like to thank all the authors of the scientific contributions and
demos, the reviewers, and the sponsors of CIISE14 whose joint efforts allowed this event to become real and made
possible to realize such successful initiative. We are very proud of it and we consider it an important achievement
for the INCOSE Italian Chapter.
The CIISE14 Organizing Committee
Vincenzo Arrichiello (INCOSE Chapter Italia, Selex ES)
Andrea D’Ambrogio (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”)
Alfredo Garro (University of Calabria)
Carlo Leardi (Tetra Pak Packaging Solutions)
Carlo Poloni (University of Trieste, ESTECO Spa)
Andrea Tundis (University of Calabria)
Arrichiello, D’Ambrogio, Garro, Leardi, Poloni and Tundis
Biographies
Vincenzo Arrichiello holds a Laurea Degree in Engineering from the University of Genoa. He has practiced
Systems Engineering for about 30 years, covering positions either in large companies (Defense Contractors) and
engineering consulting Companies (as a co-owner), applying the systems approach across diverse industry fields
(Aerospace& Defense, Robotics, Packaging) He was one of the founders of the Italia Chapter of INCOSE and is
now serving as its President. From 2009 he is head of the Selex Academy, and directs the relevant Systems
Engineering School . He teaches Systems Engineering courses in the Academy and in some University Masters.
Andrea D’Ambrogio is associate professor of computer science at the Dept. of Enterprise Engineering of the
University of Roma "Tor Vergata" (Italy). He has formerly been assistant professor at University of Roma "Tor
Vergata" and research associate at the Concurrent Engineering Research Center of the West Virginia University
(USA). He is Director of the post-graduate Master degree in "Systems Engineering", established at the University of
Roma "Tor Vergata". Andrea D'Ambrogio's research interests are in the software engineering field, specifically in
the areas of engineering and validation of system performance and dependability, model-driven systems and
software engineering, and distributed and web-based simulation. In such areas he has participated to several projects
at both European and overseas level and has authored more than 90 journal/conference papers. He has served as
member of the program committee of various international conferences, among which IEEE WETICE, ACM
WOSP, ACM ICPE, SCS/ACM/IEEE TMS/DEVS, ACM PADS and SIMUTools. He has been general chair of
SCS/ACM/IEEE TMS/DEVS 2014 and IEEE WETICE 2008. In 2010 he started the IEEE International Workshop
on Collaborative Modeling and Simulation (CoMetS) and in 2011 the SCS/ACM/IEEE International Workshop on
Model-driven Approaches for Simulation Engineering (Mod4Sim). He is member of the management committee
of the ICT COST Action on "Multi-Paradigm Modelling for Cyber-Physical Systems" (MPM4CPS). Andrea
D'Ambrogio is member of the editorial board of the IAENG International Journal of Computer Science (IJCS) and
the International Journal of Software Architecture (IJSA). He makes scientific advisory work for various industries
and national/international organizations, and is member of IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, ACM, SCS and INCOSE.
Alfredo Garro is an Associate Professor of Computing Systems at the Department of Informatics, Modeling,
Electronics and Systems Engineering (DIMES) of the University of Calabria (Italy). He received the Laurea degree
in Computer Engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Systems and Computer Engineering from the University of
Calabria, in 2000 and 2005, respectively. From 1999 to 2001, he has been a researcher at CSELT, the Telecom Italia
Group R&D Lab. From 2001 to 2003, he collaborates with the Institute of High Performance Computing and
Networking of the Italian National Research Council (CNR). From January 2005 to December 2011, he has been an
Assistant Professor of Computing Systems at the DIMES Department (formerly DEIS) of the University of Calabria.
His main research interests include: systems and software engineering, reliability engineering, modeling and
simulation. His list of publications contains about 80 papers published in international journals, books and
proceedings of international and national conferences. He has been a member of the IEEE and IEEE Computer
Society since 2005; he is a member of the IEEE Reliability Society and IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Society. He is a member of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). He has been elected for
the 2014 in the SPACE Forum Planning and Review Panel (PRP) of the Simulation Interoperability Standards
Organization (SISO). He is member of the Executive Committee of the MODRIO (Model Driven Physical Systems
Operation) ITEA2 Project and the Technical Contact for his Institution in the Open Source Modelica Consortium
(OSMC).
Carlo Leardi graduated 1989 in electronic engineering in Genova Italy. His professional background starts with
quality assurance responsibility evolving in the last years to full verification, validation and testing commitment
within complex systems development deployment projects in the following areas: automotive, freight railways and
packaging industry. As a passion before and today as a full job, he is dealing with Quantitative Systems Engineering
on a day-to-day application and coaching of a full range of statistical and simulation methodologies supporting the
decisional process. He published several articles in Engineering and Systems Engineering journals and acts as
teacher at Systems Engineering Masters. He is one of the founders and past-president of the INCOSE Italian
Chapter.
Arrichiello, D’Ambrogio, Garro, Leardi, Poloni and Tundis
Carlo Poloni is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Trieste and is the president of ESTECO
spa. He received his “laurea in Mechanical Engineering” in 1987. In 1988 he worked in the space division of
Aeritalia (italian aerospace company) and from 1989 to 1992 he worked for Sincrotrone Trieste where he was
responsible for the mechanical design of critical components of the synchrotron light source. During this period he
started to use evolutionary algorithms in design applications. From 1993 he joined Trieste University as a researcher
and started to make Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation the key topic of his research. In 1999 ESTECO was
founded as a spin off company to develop and maintain the industrial software modeFRONTIER that is today a
widely used tool in many industrial sectors. He has published more than 100 papers in refereed journals and
proceedings. He has consulted with various companies and international organisation including European
Commision, EADS, BMW, Electrolux and the modeFRONTIER software is used by more than 300 companies
world-wide like Toyota, Ferrari, Yamaha, Honda, Embraer, Petrobras. He is member of several professional
associations like IEEE, ATI, NAFEMS and is board member of the Italian Chapter of INCOSE.
Andrea Tundis is Research Fellow at Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics and Systems Engineering
(DIMES) of the University of Calabria (Italy). He received the Laurea Degree in Computer Engineering from the
University of Calabria (Italy) in 2009, a Master title in Industrial Research from the same Institution in 2010, and,
on February 2014, a Ph.D. Degree in Systems and Computer Engineering from the University of Calabria where he
is currently a research fellow. His main research interests include the definition of model-based methods for the
reliability and safety analysis of systems as well as models for the formalization and traceability of non-functional
requirements. In the last year, he worked at the Programming Environment Laboratory (PELAB) at Linköping
University (Sweden) on the extension of the Modelica language for the modeling of system properties in the context
of the MODRIO (Model Driven Physical Systems Operation) ITEA2 Project.