System Modelling and Simulation Community Event - Refining the Understanding of Systems Modeling and Simulation

30th September 2025, online INCOSE Webex

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SMS Community Meeting #73 - September 2025 - Refining the Understanding of Systems Modeling and Simulation: An Invitation to Engage & Community Meeting

Tuesday 30th September 2025 at 08:00 (Los Angeles) | 11:00 (New York) 16:00 (London) | 17:00 (Berlin)

On behalf of INCOSE TechOps, the host for this meeting - An online SMS community meeting with a 90-minute duration. The meeting will remain open for any SMS community members to join online.

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M​ain Presentation Details

The NAFEMS-INCOSE Systems Modeling & Simulation Working Group (SMSWG) invites the global Systems Modeling and Simulation (SMS) community to join a collaborative and forward-looking community meeting that will explore recent advancements in our collective understanding of SMS.

This session features selected insights from the SMSWG Focus Team Refining the Understanding of SMS, with team lead Alexander Busch presenting highlights from two recent international conference contribution developed and delivered collaboratively by Focus Team members Frank Popielas, Rod Dreisbach, Greg Garstecki, and Alexander Busch with Phyllis Marbach: “What Simulation Engineers Need to Know About MBSE” (presented at the NAFEMS World Congress 2025), and “Generalizing the Systems Engineering Vee: Adding Time as a Third Dimension and Refining the Role of Analysis Tools” (presented at the INCOSE International Symposium 2025). “Bridging the Divide: Linking Architectural Specification and Verification by System Simulation” (INCOSE International Symposium 2025 panel).

These results help bridging the gap between the simulation and systems engineering communities, introduce more dynamic interpretations of the SE Vee in line with virtual product development and Verification & Validation (V&V) by analysis and simulation, and stimulate deeper integration of analysis and simulation tools into model-based workflows. This interactive session offers participants the opportunity to review these developments, contribute their perspectives, and shape an emerging consensus on a foundational question: What is SMS?

Engagement formats will include: Open Mic Discussions, where attendees can voice thoughts, raise challenges, or offer alternative views in real time, and Live Polling and Voting, enabling instant feedback on key definitions, priorities, and directions for future work. Whether you are a simulation expert, systems engineer, or MBSE practitioner, your voice is vital in advancing this shared understanding. Join us in shaping the future of SMS.