Quantifying the complexity of socio-technical systems-A generic, interdisciplinary approach

Florian Schöttl; Udo Lindemann

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2015.03.019

Quantifying the complexity of socio-technical systems-A generic, interdisciplinary approach

Florian Schöttl, Udo Lindemann

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Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

In the last decades, much effort has been invested to explore the phenomenon of complexity, aiming at a better understanding of systems to be able to cope with today's challenges of Systems Engineering. Most of the published approaches and methodologies assume complexity only as a system property and neglect human perception and interaction within the system. Therefore, we combine the Systems Engineering perspective of complexity with results from psychological research and present an interdisciplinary approach to describe and quantify complexity in socio-technical systems. This contribution supports Systems Engineers during the whole system lifecycle by pinpointing the technical and social variables which lead to complexity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Procedia Computer Science
Volume	44
Issue number	C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2015.03.019
State	Published - 2015
Event	18th Conference on Plasma-Surface Interactions, PSI 2015, 5-6 February 2015, Moscow, Russian Federation and the 1st Conference on Plasma and Laser Research and Technologies, PLRT 2015, 18-20 February 2015, Moscow, Russian Federation - Sankt Augustin, Germany Duration: 7 Jun 2013 → …

Keywords

Complexity potential
Perceived complexity
Quantification
Socio-technical system

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