On the second semester, we have Cybernetics Practice course where we learn how to analyse various examples of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), by employing systems analysis and complementary methodologies to explore concepts of safety, sustainability, responsibility and scale. We critically explore the ways CPSs are planned, designed, built, operated, maintained and regulated, as well as assess how CPSs link to and affect other systems, both physical and non-physical. We also identify mechanisms that restrict, shape and support CPS systems being deployed at scale.
We did multiple New Branch of Engineering (NBE) workshops to define what it means to be a cybernetician or cyberneticist or NBE practitioner, including practicing our elevator pitch. We learned various topics such as:
- System requirements, goals and boundaries.
- Lifecycles and decommissioning.
- Trust and Risk Assessments, where we did the Pancake Star challenge (pictures below).
- CPS Governance and Accountability.
- Assurance and Regulation of Autonomous Systems.
