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Application of Artificial Intelligence and the Cynefin Framework to establish a Statistical System Prediction and Control (SSPC) in Engineering Education.

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Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

EMD Technical Session 1: Captstone, Ethics, and Statistical Methods

Page Count

30

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41718

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https://peer.asee.org/41718

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1041

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James Jaurez National University

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Dr. Jaurez is a dedicated Academic Program Director and Associate Professor in Information Technology Management at National University where he has served since 2004. Dr. Jaurez is also a FIRST Robotics Head Coach since 2014 and leads outreach in robotics to the community through partnerships with Makerplace, Steam MakerFest, UCSD Create, Learning for Life, and many others over his over 19 years as an educator. Dr. Jaurez holds degrees in Computing Technology (PhD), Education (Masters), Cybersecurity (MS), Business Administration and Finance (MBA), Marketing (BS), and Physics (Minor). Dr. Jaurez has professional experience in scientific instruments and software development. He also has led and been awarded many grants from Hewlett Packard, NASA, Qualcomm, Pratt and Whitney, WE Electronics, Department of Defense, NU Innovation, and NU Continued Innovations in the fields of game methodologies, robotics, fabrication, education, and community outreach. Dr. Jaurez has books, publications, and presentations in education technology, robotics, cybersecurity, project management, productivity, gamification, and simulations. Finally, Dr. Jaurez is a member at La Jolla Christian Fellowship, a member of ACM, the PMI, and many other professional organizations.

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Ben Radhakrishnan National University

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Nelson Altamirano National University

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Abstract

Using IBM OpenScale for Explainable AI (XAI) decisions in the engineering lifecycle can be made by mapping bias, quality, and drift in complex systems. Traditionally, the primary components of the systems engineering (SE) lifecycle include concept development, requirements engineering, systems architecture, systems design and development, systems integration, test and evaluation, transition operation, and maintenance. Using the Cynefin framework to identify decision points, most of the SE lifecycle can be viewed as a simple to the complicated domain while functioning at the process and subsystem levels. However, the decision points and Cynefin domains change, during the deployment, maintenance, and operations as the output of these complex systems changes to determine where and when projects or processes need revision, iterations, or fixes. Each step of the SE involves data collection and analysis, during project execution through monitoring and control, to verify project objectives and course-correct at the process level for optimal output. This complexity for large systems is difficult to manage based on the number of inputs and expertise required to determine anomalies. AI can help solve these issues by mapping large datasets and inputs into predictive outcomes, which can be monitored for variation and quality, while XAI can be utilized to probe and identify the operational complex system for features that significantly affect output and thus be able to rectify before system failures.

Jaurez, J., & Radhakrishnan, B., & Altamirano, N. (2022, August), Application of Artificial Intelligence and the Cynefin Framework to establish a Statistical System Prediction and Control (SSPC) in Engineering Education. Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41718

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