Past, Present, and Future of the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF)

Aurelijus Morkevicius (Dassault Systemes)

Keywords
enterprise architecture;enterprise architecture framework;mbse;system of systems engineering;uaf
Abstract

The fourth industrial evolution, Internet of Things, and large-scale machine-to-machine interactions are driving digital transformation in the industry. Model-based Systems engineering (MBSE), as a new paradigm of capturing and analyzing knowledge about the system, is one of the core factors to drive this transformation. MBSE practices are more and more widely applied to system-of-systems (SoS), including enterprise and mission engineering. It becomes a crucial part of the successful digital transformation. This presentation explores enterprise and SoS Engineering with Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) putting a specific focus on answering the following questions:

o How SoS engineering differs from systems engineering and where enterprise engineering fits?

o How is UAF related to model-based systems engineering (MBSE)?

o What kind of problems is UAF applicable for solving?

o What industries UAF is applicable for?

o Where one could find more information on UAF?,

o Whats new in a brand new UAF V1.2?, and

o How UAF will be affected by SysML V2

Questions above will be answered from the perspective of the co-chairman and leading architect of UAF standard development, giving the real-world examples of UAF application in various industries.