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Foreword; Preface; Contents; Systems Lifecycle, Sustainability, Complexity, Safety and Security; Mathematical and Computational Modelling Frameworks for Integrated Sustainability Assessment (ISA); 1 Introduction; 2 Integrated Sustainability Assessment (ISA); 2.1 Environmental Sustainability Assessment; 2.2 Economic Sustainability Assessment; 2.3 Social Sustainability Assessment; 3 Integrated Mathematical and Computational Methodologies; 3.1 Klöepffer Technique; 3.2 Multi-criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA); 3.3 System Dynamics (SD); 3.4 Agent-Based Modelling (ABM)
3.5 Sustainability Network Analysis3.6 Sustainability Optimization and Scenario Analysis; 4 Resilience; 5 Conclusions, Discussions and Further Work; References; Sustainable Maintenance Strategy Under Uncertainty in the Lifetime Distribution of Deteriorating Assets; 1 Introduction; 2 Optimal Preventive Maintenance Policy; 2.1 Uncertainty Quantification Using Via Decision-Theoretic Sensitivity Analysis; 3 Decision-Theoretic Sensitivity Analysis; 3.1 Expected Value of Perfect Information; 3.2 Gaussian Process Emulators; 3.3 The TI Emulator; 4 Numerical Examples
4.1 Sensitivity Analysis of Time-Based Maintenance Decisions4.2 The Condition-Based Maintenance Policy; 5 Conclusions and Discussion; References; 3 A Novel Safety Metric SMEP for Performance Distribution Analysis in Software System; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 2.1 Error Propagation; 2.2 MSS and Universal Generating Function; 3 Proposed Approach; 4 Error Propagation and Failure Analysis; 4.1 Performance Distribution of System Module; 4.2 Formulation of Safety Metric SMEP; 5 Conclusions; References
Prior Elicitation and Evaluation of Imprecise Judgements for Bayesian Analysis of System Reliability1 Introduction; 2 Nonparametric Elicitation; 3 Imprecise Probabilities: Modelling and Modification Issues; 4 A Gaussian Process Model for Imprecise Probabilities; 5 Applications in Reliability Analysis; 5.1 Example: Beta Prior Distribution; 5.2 Example: Gamma Prior Distribution; 6 Conclusions and Future Work; References; Systemic Modelling, Analysis and Design for Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics; 5 Early Detection of Software Reliability: A Design Analysis; Abstract; 1 Introduction
2 Background3 Design Metrics; 4 Reliability Estimation Framework; 5 Empirical Model; 5.1 Calculation of Reld; 6 Influence of Design Metrics on Reliability; 7 R-MODEL Estimation; 8 Model Evaluation and Validation; 9 Threats to Validity; 9.1 Internal Validity; 9.2 External Validity; 10 Conclusions; References; 6 Using System Dynamics for Agile Cloud Systems Simulation Modelling; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Techniques of CSSM; 3 Rationalization for Simulation Modelling in Investigating Cloud Software Project Problems; 3.1 Why System Dynamics?; 4 System Dynamics; 4.1 Systems Thinking
3.5 Sustainability Network Analysis3.6 Sustainability Optimization and Scenario Analysis; 4 Resilience; 5 Conclusions, Discussions and Further Work; References; Sustainable Maintenance Strategy Under Uncertainty in the Lifetime Distribution of Deteriorating Assets; 1 Introduction; 2 Optimal Preventive Maintenance Policy; 2.1 Uncertainty Quantification Using Via Decision-Theoretic Sensitivity Analysis; 3 Decision-Theoretic Sensitivity Analysis; 3.1 Expected Value of Perfect Information; 3.2 Gaussian Process Emulators; 3.3 The TI Emulator; 4 Numerical Examples
4.1 Sensitivity Analysis of Time-Based Maintenance Decisions4.2 The Condition-Based Maintenance Policy; 5 Conclusions and Discussion; References; 3 A Novel Safety Metric SMEP for Performance Distribution Analysis in Software System; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 2.1 Error Propagation; 2.2 MSS and Universal Generating Function; 3 Proposed Approach; 4 Error Propagation and Failure Analysis; 4.1 Performance Distribution of System Module; 4.2 Formulation of Safety Metric SMEP; 5 Conclusions; References
Prior Elicitation and Evaluation of Imprecise Judgements for Bayesian Analysis of System Reliability1 Introduction; 2 Nonparametric Elicitation; 3 Imprecise Probabilities: Modelling and Modification Issues; 4 A Gaussian Process Model for Imprecise Probabilities; 5 Applications in Reliability Analysis; 5.1 Example: Beta Prior Distribution; 5.2 Example: Gamma Prior Distribution; 6 Conclusions and Future Work; References; Systemic Modelling, Analysis and Design for Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics; 5 Early Detection of Software Reliability: A Design Analysis; Abstract; 1 Introduction
2 Background3 Design Metrics; 4 Reliability Estimation Framework; 5 Empirical Model; 5.1 Calculation of Reld; 6 Influence of Design Metrics on Reliability; 7 R-MODEL Estimation; 8 Model Evaluation and Validation; 9 Threats to Validity; 9.1 Internal Validity; 9.2 External Validity; 10 Conclusions; References; 6 Using System Dynamics for Agile Cloud Systems Simulation Modelling; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Techniques of CSSM; 3 Rationalization for Simulation Modelling in Investigating Cloud Software Project Problems; 3.1 Why System Dynamics?; 4 System Dynamics; 4.1 Systems Thinking