ULS notes/quotes

See page 31, Scale Changes Everything

Focus: interdisciplinary perspective

"New, interdisciplinary perspective and new research in building ultra-large-scale systems is long overdue. "




"The most critical property of a ULS system is its capacity to adapt to
the change dynamics of (including the resolution of risk/uncertainty
in) its environment. To be able to assure that given ULS systems have
adequate adaptive capacity we need a new discipline of ecosystem
architecture. Such a discipline will build on but transcend the
discipline of software architecture." – Kevin Sullivan, University of
Virginia



"The architecture of a ULS system is dynamic hierarchy / constellation
of interacting system architectures, each with its own value
propositions, element types (including individuals and organization)
and associated properties (such as self-interest and private values),
relations (such as those found in strategic games) and theories (such
as game theory)." – Mark Klein, SEI Carnegie Mellon University



City Analogy:

streets, subways, buses, airports
electricity, water, sewer, telecommunications
goods and services, economy
culture, entertainment,
governance, protection, damage control, health