5 Serfaty

							               2009 M&S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
    Seven M&S Trends in Human-Centered Engineering

•    Richer “models” and “measures” of human performance
•    From Cognitive to Socio-Cultural models
•    Models as hypothesis-generators for Experimentation
•    Dynamic models as “Live” architectures
•    Toward “hybrid” simulations (V+C)
•    New science of Scenario Engineering
•    M&S as risk mitigation for acquisition across DOTMLPF

             Must model the “entire” socio-technical system
                            Daniel Serfaty
                         serfaty@aptima.com
               2009 M&S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
    NEW ENGLAND MODELING AND SIMULATION CONSORTIUM
     Promote, leverage and enable M&S contribution in problem-
    solving applications, learning, and discovery through thought-
       leadership, collaborative partnerships, and M&S industry
              representation in the New England region
    Enhance the Science of M&S             Facilitate Collaboration
    Develop and Shape the M&S              Promote Ethics in Practice and
     Workforce of Tomorrow                   Application
    Establish a National Presence          Influence National M&S Trends
     Open to Organizations and              Defense          Transportation
Individuals from Industry, Academia         Medical          Insurance
and Government who practice M&S             Pharmaceutical Finance
  or otherwise have a substantive           Aerospace        Homeland Security
          interest in M&S.                  Cognitive Science…


DRIVING M&S EXCELLENCE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND
                                Daniel Serfaty
                             serfaty@aptima.com
          2009 M&S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT


• Other Regional Support (examples)
   • New England DTC: Defense Technology Initiative
   • CIMIT: Center for Integration of Medicine and
   Innovative Technology consortium
   • Local Universities as resources
   • International conferences (e.g., BRIMS ‘08)


• Issues & Potential Congressional Initiatives
   • Finding and developing M&S talent
   • ITAR, EAR constraints
   • SBIR reauthorization

                       Daniel Serfaty
                    serfaty@aptima.com