Please join us on Wednesday, 17 June, 2026, for a HYBRID presentation by Mr. Ken Cureton, Chair of the INCOSE Resilient Systems Working Group, on solving complex problems using Artificial Intelligence (AI). This presentation will be held at the Sapphire Indian Restaurant in Rancho Bernardo!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, 17 June 2026, from 5:30-7pm Pacific Time (presentation starts at 6pm)
Location: Sapphire Indian Restaurant, 16785 Bernardo Center Drive, San Diego, CA, 92128 (Google Maps)
Cost: FREE! There is an optional dinner (Indian food, soft drinks) at $5 for INCOSE members and students, $15 for non-members. RSVP
Zoom Info: https://incose-org.zoom.us/j/88338821096?pwd=bTa923S6IbRYbda1yoFXACI5HnxLGK.1
Meeting ID: 883 3882 1096
Passcode: 061981
Join by Telephone: 669-444-9171 (same login info as above)
SYNOPSIS
Systems Engineers are often confronted with complex, complicated, difficult, and wicked problems. The INCOSE Complex Systems Working Group is developing a Tradecraft Guide to assist with such problems. Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Grok, Gemini, and others can of great value in showing how to effectively use that resource. This presentation describes a systematic approach that may be useful in developing potential solutions to complex problems.
First, AI can assist in addressing the correct problem, and all of that problem– not just a portion of the problem space. Next, users of the guide may face challenges in selecting from the many analytical methods presented in the guide or may lack sufficient time to consider all possibilities. AI tools can assist in formulating an analysis plan for complex systems.
Next, many people are struggling with AI prompt engineering, so a comprehensive set of tailorable prompts are presented in the guide. This will help Systems Engineers with technical, ethical, legal, and organizational considerations regarding use of AI in analyses.
And finally, any AI-generated analysis should be validated before implementation, so the user is guided in accomplishing such validation, along with a reminder of limitations of AI-assisted analysis and the need for documentation and record keeping.
PRESENTER: Mr. Ken Cureton
Kenneth L. Cureton holds a BS in Physics from California State University Los Angeles and an MS in Systems Architecting and Engineering from USC, where he has served as a part-time lecturer since 1996. He retired from Boeing (heritage Rockwell) after 29 years, with additional experience spanning 16 years in commercial and government sectors. His expertise includes enterprise systems architecting and engineering, system-of-systems modeling and integration, complex networked systems interoperability, resilience engineering, and avionics design for manned and unmanned space systems.
Mr. Cureton chairs the INCOSE Resilient Systems Working Group and serves on AIAA Space Settlement and Systems Engineering Technical Committees. He previously co-chaired the IEEE SMC MBSE Working Group and served as Technical Council Chair Emeritus for the NCO Industry Consortium.