System Architecture Forum

The Embedded Systems Institute and the Stevens Institute of Technology jointly host the:
System Architecture Forum

Objective

The forum will have an emphasis on practical systems architecting and the application of architectural information and knowledge. The objective is to provide a venue for the exchange of practical experience in the realm of development, implementation and management of system and enterprise architectures. This shall in turn be a platform for the exchange of ideas for improved practices in the above areas as well as the goal-oriented use of architectural knowledge and information in various life cycle phases and enterprise functions.

Format

The forum will meet at regular intervals for a workshop equivalent to approximately one working day. A pre-defined topic will be discussed from two perspectives. The first perspective will be the "rear-view mirror" with exchange of experience around current and past practices, best and worst practices. The second perspective will look ahead with exchange of ideas to improve current practices. Research fellows from The Embedded Systems Institute (in Europe) and Stevens Institute of Technology (in the United States) will facilitate each workshop, capture the exchange and develop a white-paper summarising the outcome of each workshop.

Organisation

The forum will meet twice a year, alternately in Europe and in the USA. Each meeting will be hosted by one of the participating companies. ESI (for Europe) and SIT (for the USA) will lead the practical organisation and meeting facilitation.

Participants

The forum is initially aiming for participation from 8-12 organisations (or subdivisions thereof) that consider themselves non-competing to the extent that it will not impede an open and constructive exchange of experiences and ideas. The participating organisations should have identified the value of systems architecting and have a clear intent to improve their practices in this area. The participating individuals should be actively practicing, experienced architects at a system/product level. In addition to corporate representatives, the participating research institutions, The Embedded Systems Institute (ESI) and Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT), will participate with research fellows for facilitation and knowledge capture.

How to participate

Participation is on an invite-only basis. When you are seriously interested in becoming a member of the Architecting Forum, you can find for more information here.