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Systems Engineering and Artificial Intelligence

  • Contains one of the first chapters, co-authored by an artificial "intelligent worker” and its human creators
  • Describes cutting edge research on autonomous human-machine teams, systems and Digital Twins
  • Deals with the complexity and the insights gained from the concept of interdependence

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Introduction to “Systems Engineering and Artificial Intelligence” and the Chapters

    • William F. Lawless, Ranjeev Mittu, Donald A. Sofge, Thomas Shortell, Thomas A. McDermott
    Pages 1-22
  3. Recognizing Artificial Intelligence: The Key to Unlocking Human AI Teams

    • Patrick Cummings, Nathan Schurr, Andrew Naber, Charlie, Daniel Serfaty
    Pages 23-45
  4. Artificial Intelligence and Future of Systems Engineering

    • Thomas A. McDermott, Mark R. Blackburn, Peter A. Beling
    Pages 47-59
  5. Effective Human–Artificial Intelligence Teaming

    • Nancy J. Cooke, William F. Lawless
    Pages 61-75
  6. Systems Engineering for Artificial Intelligence-based Systems: A Review in Time

    • James Llinas, Hesham Fouad, Ranjeev Mittu
    Pages 93-113
  7. Human-Autonomy Teaming for the Tactical Edge: The Importance of Humans in Artificial Intelligence Research and Development

    • Kristin E. Schaefer, Brandon Perelman, Joe Rexwinkle, Jonroy Canady, Catherine Neubauer, Nicholas Waytowich et al.
    Pages 115-148
  8. Re-orienting Toward the Science of the Artificial: Engineering AI Systems

    • Stephen Russell, Brian Jalaian, Ira S. Moskowitz
    Pages 149-174
  9. Digital Twin Industrial Immune System: AI-driven Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructures

    • Michael Mylrea, Matt Nielsen, Justin John, Masoud Abbaszadeh
    Pages 197-212
  10. A Fractional Brownian Motion Approach to Psychological and Team Diffusion Problems

    • Ira S. Moskowitz, Noelle L. Brown, Zvi Goldstein
    Pages 213-246
  11. An Executive for Autonomous Systems, Inspired by Fear Memory Extinction

    • Matt Garcia, Ted Goranson, Beth Cardier
    Pages 259-282
  12. Contextual Evaluation of Human–Machine Team Effectiveness

    • Eugene Santos Jr, Clement Nyanhongo, Hien Nguyen, Keum Joo Kim, Gregory Hyde
    Pages 283-307
  13. Collaborative Communication and Intelligent Interruption Systems

    • Nia Peters, Margaret Ugolini, Gregory Bowers
    Pages 349-362
  14. Shifting Paradigms in Verification and Validation of AI-Enabled Systems: A Systems-Theoretic Perspective

    • Niloofar Shadab, Aditya U. Kulkarni, Alejandro Salado
    Pages 363-378
  15. Toward Safe Decision-Making via Uncertainty Quantification in Machine Learning

    • Adam D. Cobb, Brian Jalaian, Nathaniel D. Bastian, Stephen Russell
    Pages 379-399

About this book

This book provides a broad overview of the benefits from a Systems Engineering design philosophy in architecting complex systems composed of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and humans situated in chaotic environments.   The major topics include emergence, verification and validation of systems using AI/ML and human systems integration to develop robust and effective human-machine teams—where the machines may have varying degrees of autonomy due to the sophistication of their embedded AI/ML.  The chapters not only describe what has been learned, but also raise questions that must be answered to further advance the general Science of Autonomy. 

The science of how humans and machines operate as a team requires insights from, among others, disciplines such as the social sciences, national and international jurisprudence, ethics and policy, and sociology and psychology. The social sciences inform how context is constructed, how trust is affected when humans and machines depend upon each other and how human-machine teams need a shared language of explanation. National and international jurisprudence determine legal responsibilities of non-trivial human-machine failures, ethical standards shape global policy, and sociology provides a basis for understanding team norms across cultures. Insights from psychology may help us to understand the negative impact on humans if AI/ML based machines begin to outperform their human teammates and consequently diminish their value or importance. This book invites professionals and the curious alike to witness a new frontier open as the Science of Autonomy emerges.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Paine College, Augusta, USA

    William F. Lawless

  • Information Technology Division, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA

    Ranjeev Mittu

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA

    Donald A. Sofge

  • Lockheed Martin Space Systems, King of Prussia, USA

    Thomas Shortell

  • Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, USA

    Thomas A. McDermott

About the editors

William Lawless is Professor of Mathematics and Psychology. Dr. Lawless has published over fifty book chapters and/or journal articles and is featured in more than 120 peer-reviewed conference publications.

Ranjeev Mittu is the Branch Head for the Information Management and Decision Architectures Branch within the Information Technology Division at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. The research within the branch is focused on visual analytics and augmented reality, immersive simulations, intelligent decision support applications, distributed systems and enterprise and service oriented architectures.

Donald A. Sofge is a Computer Scientist with the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA, where he leads the Distributed Autonomous Systems Group. He has extensive expertise in the application of artificial intelligence, machine learning, machine vision (and other forms of artificial perception), planning and control theory to robotic systems.

Thomas Shortell is a Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin. He has been awarded the PhD degree by Drexel University.

Tom McDermott is a leader, educator, and innovator in multiple technology fields. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the Systems Engineering Research Center at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, as well as a consultant specializing in strategic planning for uncertain environments. He serves as Director of Strategic Integration on the Board of the International Council on Systems Engineering.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Systems Engineering and Artificial Intelligence

  • Editors: William F. Lawless, Ranjeev Mittu, Donald A. Sofge, Thomas Shortell, Thomas A. McDermott

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77283-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-77282-6Published: 02 November 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-77285-7Published: 03 November 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-77283-3Published: 02 November 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 569

  • Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 116 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

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eBook USD 139.00
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Softcover Book USD 179.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 179.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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