Ra'ed M Jaradat
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Biography
Old Dominion University - Engineering
Assistant Professor/ ISE/The Institute for Systems Engineering/ The United States Army Research/ U.S Government
Higher Education
Raed
Jaradat
Starkville, Mississippi
Research Interests:
Systems Engineering
System of Systems
Systems Thinking and Complexity
Risk Management
Big Data and Virtual Reality
Engineering Management and Technology
Dr. Raed Jaradat is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Mississippi State University and a visiting research scientist working with the Institute for Systems Engineering Research/MSU/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dr. Jaradat received a PhD in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering from Old Dominion University in 2014. His main research interests include systems engineering and management systems, systems thinking and complex system exploration, system of systems, virtual reality and complex systems, systems simulation, risk, reliability and vulnerability in critical infrastructures with applications to diverse fields ranging from the military to industry. His publications appeared in several ranking journals including the IEEE Systems Journal, and the Computers & Industrial Engineering Journal. His total awarded proposals exceed $ 3.4 M
Experience
Old Dominion University
Graduate Instructor and Research Assistant / Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Graduate Instructor for ENMA 301 Introduction to Engineering Management course (Adobe Connect) ENMA 415 Introduction to Systems Engineering (Video streaming) ENMA 420 Statistical Concepts in Engineering Management(on-campus)
Currently work on a project with The National Center for System of Systems Engineering that studies Student Complex System Entry headed by Prof Chuck Keating. The project will attempt to determine the systemic issues the student encounters and carry out system mapping between the subsystems involved in student enrollment. Upon the determination of those issues, a strategic systems response plan will be conceptualized and implemented to improve the system performance.
The thrust of the center’s work is on development and testing of theory, methodologies, and technologies to more effectively deal with complex system problem domains with annual research exceeding $1.5MPenn State University
Visiting Professor
Ra'ed M worked at Penn State University as a Visiting Professor
Mississippi State University
Assistant Professor/Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
The Institute for Systems Engineering/ The United States Army Research/ U.S Army
Assistant Professor
Ra'ed M worked at The Institute for Systems Engineering/ The United States Army Research/ U.S Army as a Assistant Professor
National Center for System of Systems Engineering/ Old Dominion University
Postdoctoral Scholar
Conducting Research in multidisciplinary complex problem domains
Writing proposals for pursuing funds
Education
Old Dominion University
Ph.D.
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology Fellowship
Student Success Award
Old Dominion University
Graduate Instructor and Research Assistant / Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Graduate Instructor for ENMA 301 Introduction to Engineering Management course (Adobe Connect) ENMA 415 Introduction to Systems Engineering (Video streaming) ENMA 420 Statistical Concepts in Engineering Management(on-campus) Currently work on a project with The National Center for System of Systems Engineering that studies Student Complex System Entry headed by Prof Chuck Keating. The project will attempt to determine the systemic issues the student encounters and carry out system mapping between the subsystems involved in student enrollment. Upon the determination of those issues, a strategic systems response plan will be conceptualized and implemented to improve the system performance. The thrust of the center’s work is on development and testing of theory, methodologies, and technologies to more effectively deal with complex system problem domains with annual research exceeding $1.5MThe Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Masters
Operations Management and Research
Publications
A Three-Phase Framework Approach for Elicitation of Infrastructure Requirements
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures
Abstract - Many of the current traditional system engineering (TSE) approaches for elicitation of requirements are insufficient when deployed in complex situations. TSE approach to requirement elicitation is based on assumption of stable environmental conditions. However, the elicitation of requirements for complex systems (i.e., interdependent critical infrastructures) requires innovative approaches that should go beyond technical aspects of a situation. Complex situations arise when multiple complex infrastructures interdependently interact to provide goods and services for public health and safety. The elicitation of requirements for such a system must consider the nature of system of interest, its environment and system observer. On this backdrop, this paper reviews complexity associated with attained requirements for complex infrastructures, failures and provides an overview of a proposed high-level framework for infrastructure requirement elicitation.
A Three-Phase Framework Approach for Elicitation of Infrastructure Requirements
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures
Abstract - Many of the current traditional system engineering (TSE) approaches for elicitation of requirements are insufficient when deployed in complex situations. TSE approach to requirement elicitation is based on assumption of stable environmental conditions. However, the elicitation of requirements for complex systems (i.e., interdependent critical infrastructures) requires innovative approaches that should go beyond technical aspects of a situation. Complex situations arise when multiple complex infrastructures interdependently interact to provide goods and services for public health and safety. The elicitation of requirements for such a system must consider the nature of system of interest, its environment and system observer. On this backdrop, this paper reviews complexity associated with attained requirements for complex infrastructures, failures and provides an overview of a proposed high-level framework for infrastructure requirement elicitation.
A collective reflections on the Ph.D. student’s journey: shades of technicism and epistemic pluralism
J. Administrative Theory & Praxis
The purpose of this essay is to provide a reflection on our collective PAT-Net experience from our perspectives. Our perspectives as PhD students are unique as several of us had to balance a plethora of diverse roles while we took part in the conference planning and prepared ourselves to be conference participants. Additionally, our perspective is further enriched because the three of us come from different disjointed disciplines Most noteworthy from the conference experience, this reflection presents our reactions to two particular ideas – “technicism” and “epistemic pluralism”, which we eventually realized were pertinent and useful to understand as we begin to engage a growing list of disciplines that share a common interest in contemporary governance.
A Three-Phase Framework Approach for Elicitation of Infrastructure Requirements
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures
Abstract - Many of the current traditional system engineering (TSE) approaches for elicitation of requirements are insufficient when deployed in complex situations. TSE approach to requirement elicitation is based on assumption of stable environmental conditions. However, the elicitation of requirements for complex systems (i.e., interdependent critical infrastructures) requires innovative approaches that should go beyond technical aspects of a situation. Complex situations arise when multiple complex infrastructures interdependently interact to provide goods and services for public health and safety. The elicitation of requirements for such a system must consider the nature of system of interest, its environment and system observer. On this backdrop, this paper reviews complexity associated with attained requirements for complex infrastructures, failures and provides an overview of a proposed high-level framework for infrastructure requirement elicitation.
A collective reflections on the Ph.D. student’s journey: shades of technicism and epistemic pluralism
J. Administrative Theory & Praxis
The purpose of this essay is to provide a reflection on our collective PAT-Net experience from our perspectives. Our perspectives as PhD students are unique as several of us had to balance a plethora of diverse roles while we took part in the conference planning and prepared ourselves to be conference participants. Additionally, our perspective is further enriched because the three of us come from different disjointed disciplines Most noteworthy from the conference experience, this reflection presents our reactions to two particular ideas – “technicism” and “epistemic pluralism”, which we eventually realized were pertinent and useful to understand as we begin to engage a growing list of disciplines that share a common interest in contemporary governance.
Integrating System Safety into System of Systems
System Safety
Traditional system engineering (TSE) has many limitations to applying efficient safety behaviors in the integrated complex system of systems (SoS) domain. Increasing complexities and the huge interrelated components of systems bring to question the ability of traditional system engineering tools to effectively deal with SoS problems. The purpose of this paper is to explore the implementation of system of systems engineering (SOSE) to develop safety behaviors in integrated complex systems. To support this purpose we have structured this paper into the following primary areas. First, the literature is reviewed to show the limitations of using TSE in the complex SoS domain and the need for SoSE. Second, a set of necessary attributes have been proposed to help safety professionals better understand safety in complex SoS. Third, a framework has been developed to show the applicability of using SoSE methodology to enhance safety in complex SoS. The suggestion is to deploy some dimensions of SoSE within the system safety domain to add further understanding and lessen the confusion with respect to addressing system safety integration within complex SoS. The paper concludes with challenges and future research for development of such integration.
A Three-Phase Framework Approach for Elicitation of Infrastructure Requirements
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures
Abstract - Many of the current traditional system engineering (TSE) approaches for elicitation of requirements are insufficient when deployed in complex situations. TSE approach to requirement elicitation is based on assumption of stable environmental conditions. However, the elicitation of requirements for complex systems (i.e., interdependent critical infrastructures) requires innovative approaches that should go beyond technical aspects of a situation. Complex situations arise when multiple complex infrastructures interdependently interact to provide goods and services for public health and safety. The elicitation of requirements for such a system must consider the nature of system of interest, its environment and system observer. On this backdrop, this paper reviews complexity associated with attained requirements for complex infrastructures, failures and provides an overview of a proposed high-level framework for infrastructure requirement elicitation.
A collective reflections on the Ph.D. student’s journey: shades of technicism and epistemic pluralism
J. Administrative Theory & Praxis
The purpose of this essay is to provide a reflection on our collective PAT-Net experience from our perspectives. Our perspectives as PhD students are unique as several of us had to balance a plethora of diverse roles while we took part in the conference planning and prepared ourselves to be conference participants. Additionally, our perspective is further enriched because the three of us come from different disjointed disciplines Most noteworthy from the conference experience, this reflection presents our reactions to two particular ideas – “technicism” and “epistemic pluralism”, which we eventually realized were pertinent and useful to understand as we begin to engage a growing list of disciplines that share a common interest in contemporary governance.
Integrating System Safety into System of Systems
System Safety
Traditional system engineering (TSE) has many limitations to applying efficient safety behaviors in the integrated complex system of systems (SoS) domain. Increasing complexities and the huge interrelated components of systems bring to question the ability of traditional system engineering tools to effectively deal with SoS problems. The purpose of this paper is to explore the implementation of system of systems engineering (SOSE) to develop safety behaviors in integrated complex systems. To support this purpose we have structured this paper into the following primary areas. First, the literature is reviewed to show the limitations of using TSE in the complex SoS domain and the need for SoSE. Second, a set of necessary attributes have been proposed to help safety professionals better understand safety in complex SoS. Third, a framework has been developed to show the applicability of using SoSE methodology to enhance safety in complex SoS. The suggestion is to deploy some dimensions of SoSE within the system safety domain to add further understanding and lessen the confusion with respect to addressing system safety integration within complex SoS. The paper concludes with challenges and future research for development of such integration.
Operational Risk Management
Momentum Press
This book is developed to give businessperson the opportunity to learn operational risk management from a systems perspective and be able to readily put this learning into action, whether in the classroom or the office, coupled with their experience and respective discipline.
A Three-Phase Framework Approach for Elicitation of Infrastructure Requirements
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures
Abstract - Many of the current traditional system engineering (TSE) approaches for elicitation of requirements are insufficient when deployed in complex situations. TSE approach to requirement elicitation is based on assumption of stable environmental conditions. However, the elicitation of requirements for complex systems (i.e., interdependent critical infrastructures) requires innovative approaches that should go beyond technical aspects of a situation. Complex situations arise when multiple complex infrastructures interdependently interact to provide goods and services for public health and safety. The elicitation of requirements for such a system must consider the nature of system of interest, its environment and system observer. On this backdrop, this paper reviews complexity associated with attained requirements for complex infrastructures, failures and provides an overview of a proposed high-level framework for infrastructure requirement elicitation.
A collective reflections on the Ph.D. student’s journey: shades of technicism and epistemic pluralism
J. Administrative Theory & Praxis
The purpose of this essay is to provide a reflection on our collective PAT-Net experience from our perspectives. Our perspectives as PhD students are unique as several of us had to balance a plethora of diverse roles while we took part in the conference planning and prepared ourselves to be conference participants. Additionally, our perspective is further enriched because the three of us come from different disjointed disciplines Most noteworthy from the conference experience, this reflection presents our reactions to two particular ideas – “technicism” and “epistemic pluralism”, which we eventually realized were pertinent and useful to understand as we begin to engage a growing list of disciplines that share a common interest in contemporary governance.
Integrating System Safety into System of Systems
System Safety
Traditional system engineering (TSE) has many limitations to applying efficient safety behaviors in the integrated complex system of systems (SoS) domain. Increasing complexities and the huge interrelated components of systems bring to question the ability of traditional system engineering tools to effectively deal with SoS problems. The purpose of this paper is to explore the implementation of system of systems engineering (SOSE) to develop safety behaviors in integrated complex systems. To support this purpose we have structured this paper into the following primary areas. First, the literature is reviewed to show the limitations of using TSE in the complex SoS domain and the need for SoSE. Second, a set of necessary attributes have been proposed to help safety professionals better understand safety in complex SoS. Third, a framework has been developed to show the applicability of using SoSE methodology to enhance safety in complex SoS. The suggestion is to deploy some dimensions of SoSE within the system safety domain to add further understanding and lessen the confusion with respect to addressing system safety integration within complex SoS. The paper concludes with challenges and future research for development of such integration.
Operational Risk Management
Momentum Press
This book is developed to give businessperson the opportunity to learn operational risk management from a systems perspective and be able to readily put this learning into action, whether in the classroom or the office, coupled with their experience and respective discipline.
A three-phase framework for elicitation of infrastructure requirements
Int. J. Critical Infrastructures
Many of the current traditional system engineering (TSE) approaches for elicitation of requirements are insufficient when deployed in complex situations. TSE approach to requirement elicitation is based on assumption of stable environmental conditions. However, the elicitation of requirements for complex systems (i.e., interdependent critical infrastructures) requires innovative approaches that should go beyond technical aspects of a situation. Complex situations arise when multiple complex infrastructures interdependently interact to provide goods and services for public health and safety. The elicitation of requirements for such a system must consider the nature of system of interest, its environment and system observer. On this backdrop, this paper reviews complexity associated with attained requirements for complex infrastructures, failures and provides an overview of a proposed high-level framework for infrastructure requirement elicitation.
A Three-Phase Framework Approach for Elicitation of Infrastructure Requirements
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures
Abstract - Many of the current traditional system engineering (TSE) approaches for elicitation of requirements are insufficient when deployed in complex situations. TSE approach to requirement elicitation is based on assumption of stable environmental conditions. However, the elicitation of requirements for complex systems (i.e., interdependent critical infrastructures) requires innovative approaches that should go beyond technical aspects of a situation. Complex situations arise when multiple complex infrastructures interdependently interact to provide goods and services for public health and safety. The elicitation of requirements for such a system must consider the nature of system of interest, its environment and system observer. On this backdrop, this paper reviews complexity associated with attained requirements for complex infrastructures, failures and provides an overview of a proposed high-level framework for infrastructure requirement elicitation.
A collective reflections on the Ph.D. student’s journey: shades of technicism and epistemic pluralism
J. Administrative Theory & Praxis
The purpose of this essay is to provide a reflection on our collective PAT-Net experience from our perspectives. Our perspectives as PhD students are unique as several of us had to balance a plethora of diverse roles while we took part in the conference planning and prepared ourselves to be conference participants. Additionally, our perspective is further enriched because the three of us come from different disjointed disciplines Most noteworthy from the conference experience, this reflection presents our reactions to two particular ideas – “technicism” and “epistemic pluralism”, which we eventually realized were pertinent and useful to understand as we begin to engage a growing list of disciplines that share a common interest in contemporary governance.
Integrating System Safety into System of Systems
System Safety
Traditional system engineering (TSE) has many limitations to applying efficient safety behaviors in the integrated complex system of systems (SoS) domain. Increasing complexities and the huge interrelated components of systems bring to question the ability of traditional system engineering tools to effectively deal with SoS problems. The purpose of this paper is to explore the implementation of system of systems engineering (SOSE) to develop safety behaviors in integrated complex systems. To support this purpose we have structured this paper into the following primary areas. First, the literature is reviewed to show the limitations of using TSE in the complex SoS domain and the need for SoSE. Second, a set of necessary attributes have been proposed to help safety professionals better understand safety in complex SoS. Third, a framework has been developed to show the applicability of using SoSE methodology to enhance safety in complex SoS. The suggestion is to deploy some dimensions of SoSE within the system safety domain to add further understanding and lessen the confusion with respect to addressing system safety integration within complex SoS. The paper concludes with challenges and future research for development of such integration.
Operational Risk Management
Momentum Press
This book is developed to give businessperson the opportunity to learn operational risk management from a systems perspective and be able to readily put this learning into action, whether in the classroom or the office, coupled with their experience and respective discipline.
A three-phase framework for elicitation of infrastructure requirements
Int. J. Critical Infrastructures
Many of the current traditional system engineering (TSE) approaches for elicitation of requirements are insufficient when deployed in complex situations. TSE approach to requirement elicitation is based on assumption of stable environmental conditions. However, the elicitation of requirements for complex systems (i.e., interdependent critical infrastructures) requires innovative approaches that should go beyond technical aspects of a situation. Complex situations arise when multiple complex infrastructures interdependently interact to provide goods and services for public health and safety. The elicitation of requirements for such a system must consider the nature of system of interest, its environment and system observer. On this backdrop, this paper reviews complexity associated with attained requirements for complex infrastructures, failures and provides an overview of a proposed high-level framework for infrastructure requirement elicitation.
Development of a framework to evaluate human risk in a complex problem domain
Int. J. Critical Infrastructures
Although there are various techniques such as cost-benefit analysis that risk managers can use to place a monetary value on human life, these techniques have met with only varying levels of success even when applied to problems that have direct relationships among entities. Furthermore, these techniques have not enjoyed even this level of success when applied to problems that have ambiguous, uncertain and dynamic relationships among the entities. This paper proposes a three-phased framework that will attempt to guide decision makers beyond traditional thinking toward a more systemic (holistic) perspective to addressing human risk. The correct implementation of this emerging framework can help risk managers to: 1) better understand the nature of complex systems problems; 2) gain additional knowledge with which to assess human risks; 3) shift away from the traditional way of thinking and toward applying a holistic perspective based on systems theory in conjunction with systems thinking.
A Three-Phase Framework Approach for Elicitation of Infrastructure Requirements
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures
Abstract - Many of the current traditional system engineering (TSE) approaches for elicitation of requirements are insufficient when deployed in complex situations. TSE approach to requirement elicitation is based on assumption of stable environmental conditions. However, the elicitation of requirements for complex systems (i.e., interdependent critical infrastructures) requires innovative approaches that should go beyond technical aspects of a situation. Complex situations arise when multiple complex infrastructures interdependently interact to provide goods and services for public health and safety. The elicitation of requirements for such a system must consider the nature of system of interest, its environment and system observer. On this backdrop, this paper reviews complexity associated with attained requirements for complex infrastructures, failures and provides an overview of a proposed high-level framework for infrastructure requirement elicitation.
A collective reflections on the Ph.D. student’s journey: shades of technicism and epistemic pluralism
J. Administrative Theory & Praxis
The purpose of this essay is to provide a reflection on our collective PAT-Net experience from our perspectives. Our perspectives as PhD students are unique as several of us had to balance a plethora of diverse roles while we took part in the conference planning and prepared ourselves to be conference participants. Additionally, our perspective is further enriched because the three of us come from different disjointed disciplines Most noteworthy from the conference experience, this reflection presents our reactions to two particular ideas – “technicism” and “epistemic pluralism”, which we eventually realized were pertinent and useful to understand as we begin to engage a growing list of disciplines that share a common interest in contemporary governance.
Integrating System Safety into System of Systems
System Safety
Traditional system engineering (TSE) has many limitations to applying efficient safety behaviors in the integrated complex system of systems (SoS) domain. Increasing complexities and the huge interrelated components of systems bring to question the ability of traditional system engineering tools to effectively deal with SoS problems. The purpose of this paper is to explore the implementation of system of systems engineering (SOSE) to develop safety behaviors in integrated complex systems. To support this purpose we have structured this paper into the following primary areas. First, the literature is reviewed to show the limitations of using TSE in the complex SoS domain and the need for SoSE. Second, a set of necessary attributes have been proposed to help safety professionals better understand safety in complex SoS. Third, a framework has been developed to show the applicability of using SoSE methodology to enhance safety in complex SoS. The suggestion is to deploy some dimensions of SoSE within the system safety domain to add further understanding and lessen the confusion with respect to addressing system safety integration within complex SoS. The paper concludes with challenges and future research for development of such integration.
Operational Risk Management
Momentum Press
This book is developed to give businessperson the opportunity to learn operational risk management from a systems perspective and be able to readily put this learning into action, whether in the classroom or the office, coupled with their experience and respective discipline.
A three-phase framework for elicitation of infrastructure requirements
Int. J. Critical Infrastructures
Many of the current traditional system engineering (TSE) approaches for elicitation of requirements are insufficient when deployed in complex situations. TSE approach to requirement elicitation is based on assumption of stable environmental conditions. However, the elicitation of requirements for complex systems (i.e., interdependent critical infrastructures) requires innovative approaches that should go beyond technical aspects of a situation. Complex situations arise when multiple complex infrastructures interdependently interact to provide goods and services for public health and safety. The elicitation of requirements for such a system must consider the nature of system of interest, its environment and system observer. On this backdrop, this paper reviews complexity associated with attained requirements for complex infrastructures, failures and provides an overview of a proposed high-level framework for infrastructure requirement elicitation.
Development of a framework to evaluate human risk in a complex problem domain
Int. J. Critical Infrastructures
Although there are various techniques such as cost-benefit analysis that risk managers can use to place a monetary value on human life, these techniques have met with only varying levels of success even when applied to problems that have direct relationships among entities. Furthermore, these techniques have not enjoyed even this level of success when applied to problems that have ambiguous, uncertain and dynamic relationships among the entities. This paper proposes a three-phased framework that will attempt to guide decision makers beyond traditional thinking toward a more systemic (holistic) perspective to addressing human risk. The correct implementation of this emerging framework can help risk managers to: 1) better understand the nature of complex systems problems; 2) gain additional knowledge with which to assess human risks; 3) shift away from the traditional way of thinking and toward applying a holistic perspective based on systems theory in conjunction with systems thinking.
System requirements engineering in complex situations
Requirements Engineering Journal
The purpose of this paper is to present an alternative systems thinking–based perspective and approach to the requirements elicitation process in complex situations. Three broad challenges associated with the requirements engineering elicitation in complex situations are explored, including the (1) role of the system observer, (2) nature of system requirements in complex situations, and (3) influence of the system environment. Authors have asserted that the expectation of unambiguous, consistent, complete, understandable, verifiable, traceable, and modifiable requirements is not consistent with complex situations. In contrast, complex situations are an emerging design reality for requirements engineering processes, marked by high levels of ambiguity, uncertainty, and emergence. This paper develops the argument that dealing with requirements for complex situations requires a change in paradigm. The elicitation of requirements for simple and technically driven systems is appropriately accomplished by proven methods. In contrast, the elicitation of requirements in complex situations (e.g., integrated multiple critical infrastructures, system-of-systems, etc.) requires more holistic thinking and can be enhanced by grounding in systems theory.
