TU Delft

Dynamic Adaptive Systems Design



The Dynamic Adaptive Systems Design group is headed by prof. dr. Frances Brazier. The group is part of the Section Systems Engineering at the Faculty Technology Policy and Management at the Delft University of Technology.
The group was previously named the Intelligent Interactive Distributed Systems group. In the fall of 2011, a new initiative will be launched: Participatory Systems.


Research Focus

Foundations of design, engineering and management of adaptive distributed (autonomous) systems in human organizations and society. The design of socio-eco-techno systems capable of self-management at one or more levels is the focus of our research.
  1. Design theory: design for redesign/adaptation, distributed design
  2. Design for interaction: design for trust, design for acceptance
  3. Design for (self-)management and (self-)regulation: design for autonomy
  4. Simulation and distributed emulation the means with which to study emergent behaviour (AgentScape)
Design of systems is an inherently interdisciplinary process based on values: values related to society as a techno- eco-system, systems of systems (both human and automated). Design processes start from values, includes models, architectures and implementations, agreements and regulations.