A new research article co-authored by Hao Chen and Koki Ho (Georgia Tech) and Brian Gardner and Paul Grogan appears in Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets as an “article in advance” manuscript. Flexibility Management for Space Logistics via Decision Rules This paper develops a flexibility management framework for space logistics mission planning under uncertainty through…

A new research article authored by Paul Grogan appears in Systems Engineering as an early access manuscript today. Perception of Complexity in Engineering Design This paper evaluates perception of complexity in a novel explanatory model that relates product performance and engineering effort. Complexity is an intermediate factor with two facets: it enables desired product performance…

A new research article authored by Joseph Thekinen and Paul Grogan appears in Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering as an accepted manuscript this month. Information Exchange Patterns in Digital Engineering: An Observational Study Using Web-Based Virtual Design Studio This paper performs an observational human subjects study to investigate how design teams use…

A new research article authored by Ambrosio Valencia-Romero and Paul Grogan appears in Journal of Mechanical Design as an accepted manuscript today. Structured to Succeed?: Strategy Dynamics in Engineering Systems Design and their Effect on Collective Performance Strategy dynamics are hypothesized to be a fundamental factor that influences interactive decision-making activities among autonomous design actors….

On August 17, 2020 Paul Grogan presented an abstract titled “Risk Dominance as a Decision Criterion for Collective Systems Design” for the 32nd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) at the 2020 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE). Check it out below!

On August 17, 2020 Ambrosio Valencia-Romero presented an abstract titled “Structured to Succeed? Strategy Dynamics in Engineering Systems Design and Their Effect on Collective Performance” for the 32nd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) at the 2020 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE). Check it…

On August 17, 2020 Alkim Avsar presented her paper titled “Effects of Locus of Control Personality Trait on Team Performance in Cooperative Engineering Design Tasks” for the 32nd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) at the 2020 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE). Check it…

A new paper authored by Paul Grogan appears on the arXiv pre-print server. Co-design and Co-simulation for Engineering Systems: Insights from the Sustainable Infrastructure Planning Game This paper draws on perspectives from co-design as an integrative and collaborative design activity and co-simulation as a supporting information system to advance engineering design methods for problems of…

A new communication co-authored by Zoe Szajnfarber, Paul Grogan, Jitesh Panchal, and Erica Gralla appears online for Systems Engineering. A call for consensus on the use of representative model worlds in systems engineering and design Systems engineering and design (SE&D) researchers increasingly tackle questions at the intersection of technical and social aspects of complex systems…

Paul Grogan was selected for a $500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award for a 5-year project titled “CAREER: Understanding Strategic Dynamics in the Engineering of Decentralized Systems.” This project will study strategic dynamics among multiple interacting design decision-makers to support improved design theory and methodology for system-of-systems applications across multiple domains including aerospace and defense,…