A Systems-Based Approach to “Resilient as a Service”
The aim of the presentation is to introduce Model Based Systems Engineering and other complimenting SE tools, processes and practices to show how they these techniques can be used to Discover, Define, Develop, Deploy and Operate resilient Infrastructure systems.
Resilient in this context relates to the systems behaviour, applying simulation-based methods to verify systems understanding and to help identify and protect the system against potential failures.
Modelling in the systems based approach helps to develop and capture the information and complex interactions in a standardised way, enabling the use of this information to develop insights into the system so we are able to create more resilient and efficient systems.
Paul Eastwood
Paul is passionate about helping clients deliver successful outcomes, bringing systems thinking, industry experienced, growth mindset, and tenacity together to translate vision and mission into more specific plans and activities. He has held several posts across a number of global organisations operating in technology, energy, water and transport markets. He has a track record of successfully developing and implementing business strategies in complex fast-moving environments, leading a portfolio of projects ranging from, technical services, business transformation, new product and process development to supplier and client relationship management.
Dr Graham Bleakley
Graham Bleakley Ph.D. recently took on the role of Systems Engineering Technical Director at Costain to help them develop their systems engineering capability as part of their Digital Engineering team. Since joining Costain he has been involved helping major Rail and Infrastructure projects to develop digital ways of working based on Systems Engineering processes.
Graham has 30 years’ experience working in Systems Engineering, in particular Model Based Systems Engineering, within the A&D, Automotive and Transport sectors. He has helped numerous companies (whilst in consulting and development roles at IBM, Telelogic and I-Logix) implement model-based systems engineering processes and tool chains within their organization. He was also a co-chair and lead architect of the OMGs Unified Architecture Framework group, which unifies DoDAF, MODAF and NAF into a single metamodel and commercially available framework for enterprise architecture and systems of systems development.
Graham holds a B.Eng. Hons. in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D in Model Based Systems Engineering for Safety Critical Applications from City University, London, UK.
CSEI seminar series background
On 27 June 2019 the UK became the first major economy to pass a net zero emissions law requiring that all greenhouse gas emissions are brought to net zero by 2050. The new law poses major economic, scientific and engineering challenges, and a complete transformation of the way we think of and deliver infrastructure, including Net Zero cities, as well as several hundred billion pounds of investment.
A large body of evidence, from both research and industry, sets out what needs to be done, and by whom, in order to reduce both infrastructure and industry’s carbon footprints. It is in this context that the Seminar Series will explore how a systems approach to infrastructure and seeing infrastructure as a system of systems are key to achieving climate change mitigation and a reduction in carbon and other forms of pollution. The seminars will also highlight the broad challenges we face to achieve our carbon reduction and sustainability ambitions, and the significant opportunities these ambitions yield, as well as new sustainable approaches to infrastructure design, planning, operation and delivery. The series aims to offer different perspectives – from academia, industry and policy – and to be very interactive.