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DfMM and Systems Engineering, 11 Dec 2007, Loughborough, UK

The UK's Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and Nano Technology (CEMMNT), in collaboration with the Patent-DfMM project, NEXUS and the Systems Engineering Innovation Centre (SEIC), is holding a one-day workshop at the SEIC, in Loughborough, United Kingdom. The programme is structured to introduce designers, developers, product managers and engineers to systems engineering, its benefits, and the tools that underpin the discipline. The workshop will focus upon methodologies, processes and systems engineering based techniques, as applied to design, integration and evolution of products utilising micro and nano technologies. http://www.cemmnt.co.uk/events.php/systems-engineering-event

Provisional Agenda
   
9h30  Registration & Coffee
 
10h00 Introduction and Welcome:
Systems Engineering a holistic approach whatever the requirement
Dr Ayman El Fatatry, BAE Systems / Systems Engineering Innovation Centre
 
Morning Session Theme : Systems Engineering Techniques
Chair: Ayman El Fatatry, BAE Systems / Systems Engineering Innovation Centre
   
10h10  What is Systems Engineering?
John Hooper, Loughborough University
   
10h30 Systems Engineering case studies and benefits
Prof. Roy Kalawsky, Loughborough University
   
10h50   Designs-for philosophies
Prof. Andrew Richardson, NoE Patent-DfMM Co-ordinator, Lancaster University
   
11h10 Coffee, networking and demonstrations
   
11h30 System modelling philosophies
Dr Stoyan Stoyanov, The University of Greenwich
   
11h50 Systems integration philosophies
Dr Mark Begbie, iSLI
   
12h40 Markets and trends
William Sargent, Frost & Sullivan
   
12h50    Buffet lunch, networking and demonstrations
   
Afternoon Session Theme: Systems Engineering Tools
Chair: Dr Drew Murray, CEMMNT Hub Ltd
   
13h50 Processes, tools and technologies
Stuart Burgess & John Hooper, Loughborough University
   
14h10     MNT design methodologies
Christian Mahler, Coventor
   
14h30  Requirements management
Hazel Woodcock, Telelogic
   
14h50 Predicting disruptive and emerging technologies
Alison Desimone, QinetiQ
   
15h10  Technology Roadmaps
Paul Palmer, Director EEP KTN, Loughborough University
   
15h30  The International Council on Systems Engineering
Doug Cowper, President elect for INCOSE UK
   
15h50 Coffee & demonstrations
   
16h30  Close
   

Agenda for download: pdf
Press Release for download: pdf