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Wednesday August 21, 2024 5:45 PM PDT to 7:00 PM PDT
 

(This event is open to all, including non-INCOSE members.)

Please join us on Wednesday, August 21st, 2024, for a HYBRID presentation by Dr. Art Villanueva, ESEP on Emergence: the concept of how complex systems and patterns can arise from the interactions of simple components.

This presentation will be held in person at Filippi’s restaurant in Kearny Mesa (San Diego) and broadcast live via Zoom.

Date:   Wednesday, 21 August 2024, from 5:45-7pm PST (presentation begins at 6pm)
Location:   Filippi’s Restaurant, 5353 Kearny Villa Rd, San Diego, CA 92123 (Google Maps)
Cost:   Free! There is an optional Italian food buffet (pizza, paste, salads, soft drinks, etc.) offered at $5 for INCOSE members and students, $15 non-members.
Webcast:   This presentation will be webcast to remote audiences using Zoom:

https://incose-org.zoom.us/j/81564348646
Dial-in: 669-444-9171 (USA)
Meeting ID: 815 6434 8646

Synopsis:

During last year’s presentation, Dr. Villanueva explored the convergence of Systems Engineering (SE) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) (“On the Love Child of AI and SE”). This time around, we focus our attention to the concept of emergence – the way complex systems and patterns can arise from the interactions of relatively simple components.

We will begin by defining the key principles of emergence, drawing examples from the simple examples in computer science, mathematics, and the natural sciences. We will examine how emergent phenomena manifest in these areas.

For instance, we will look at how the flocking behavior of birds or the self-organization of ant colonies illustrate emergence in natural systems. In AI, we will explore how machine learning models can exhibit emergent properties that were not explicitly programmed. And in fields like game theory, we will see how macro-level patterns emerge from the micro-level interactions of individual agents.

By understanding the mechanisms of emergence, we can better harness its power to create innovative solutions, model complex systems, and unlock new frontiers. This presentation aims to provide an overview of this fascinating concept and its implications for the future of technology and beyond.

Presenter: Art Villanueva, DEng, ESEP

Dr. Art Villanueva is the Principal of PHRONOS, an AI services company dedicated to harnessing the power of AI and SE to client advantage. Previously, he was the Chief Artificial Intelligence Technology Strategist for Dell Technologies’ Federal Strategic Programs where he advised, evangelized, and molded Dell Federal’s posture in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence.

Dr. Villanueva’s experience spans multiple industries. In the Defense sector, he served as Chief Architect for billion-dollar programs at Northrop Grumman. In the public transportation arena, he led systems engineering activities for large-scale city-wide transportation systems at Cubic. He was also a successful entrepreneur in the renewable energy space.

Dr. Villanueva is an inventor, holding three utility patents and publishing several peer-reviewed papers. He holds a Doctor of Engineering in Systems Engineering from Colorado State University, specializing in meta-algorithmics for natural language processing, a Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture-based Enterprise Systems Engineering from the UCSD, and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics with a Specialization in Computing from UCLA. He is an INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP).

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