Trends and debates: Highlights of ReConf 2024
The big trend at ReConf 2024 was AI. Other highlights included debates on MBSE and news on ReqIF.
3 reasons why MBSE is not dead
Lately, I've been reading more and more often that MBSE is in a deep crisis. Of course, this may be because I am in the filter bubble of my own network. It may also be because we are following the Gartner hype cycle and MBSE has passed the peak of inflated expectations. I don't think MBSE is dead, and many others...
Exciting events: The November of Systems Engineering
This November, the Society for Systems Engineering (GfSE) is organizing two interesting events. Reason enough to briefly report on them: The systems.camp Nord will take place in Hamburg on 11.11.2023 and the Tag des Systems Engineering (TdSE) on 15-17.11.2023 in Würzburg. I will be giving a presentation and a tutorial at TdSE.
Gojko Adzic: 5 predictions for requirements management in the next 20 years
Gojko Adzic's attempt at this year's REConf is a bold one: how will requirements management develop over the next 20 years? As a successful book author and long-standing expert in software-heavy product development, Gojko has the right expertise. But 20 years is a long time - especially when it comes to making predictions about technology. In the following...
Christmas systems engineering with OpenAI
Even though I already published an article on the DALL-E image generator from OpenAI a few weeks ago, I have to follow up on it again: After ChatGPT dominated the press, the company is now releasing a 3D model generator for which there are certainly many applications in product development. However, so as not to spoil the holiday spirit, today we have...
How Cruise reduces the cost of the central control unit by 90%
Cruise is a start-up that manufactures autonomous vehicles. The company develops its own control units, with 90% reducing costs.
INCOSE Vision 2035
The INCOSE Systems Engineering Vision 2035 describes trends in systems engineering and how we can utilize these developments.
Automatically model requirements without anyone noticing
Traditionally, requirements are recorded in natural language and are therefore accessible to humans. However, they can only be processed by machines to a limited extent. This means that a human still has to read the requirements for many activities. And again. And again. Highly paid engineers often work through checklists that a working student could also take care of....
Does AI have a consciousness? Google engineer against Douglas Hofstadter
Google has published another AI model that suggests consciousness: LaMDA. The abbreviation stands for "Language Model for Dialogue Applications". This model is making a lot of noise, as a Google engineer claims that the model has sentience. My healthy skepticism is shared by Douglas Hofstadter, who has published several books on the subject of AI that are well worth reading. In the following...
8 ways in which AI will change the development of product lines
AI is transforming many areas of product development. In this article, we examine the possibilities with regard to product lines.
ReConf again at last!
ReConf is the largest conference on requirements management in Germany. I have attended the event almost every year since 2007, mostly as a speaker. ReConf usually takes place in March. The year before last, it coincided directly with the start of the coronavirus pandemic, which is why ReConf 2020 was unfortunately canceled at short notice. However, after several postponements, it will take place on...
Wright's Law - why Moore's Law is outdated
Moore's law states that the complexity of integrated circuits doubles approximately every 18 months without an increase in cost. This statement is useful and has served us well over the last few decades. Nevertheless, we know that at some point it will no longer be valid, if only because of the physical circumstances. Furthermore...
