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Rochester Chapter
Society for Imaging Science and Technology

Website: http://rochesterengineeringsociety.wildapricot.org/ISandT

Our meeting locations have changed and additional February 12 or 13, 2020 - "Digital Substitution - How
details will be available monthly. Te January meeting production volume web inkjet printing can substitute for ofset
is in Room 214 at the Irondequoit Public Library at sheet fed."
6:00 p.m. No meeting reservations are required.

Meeting Schedule: Venue ideas requested - we are soliciting input
January 15, 2020 - "Exploring how to solve problems that regarding other possible venues for our meetings.
arise in complex systems," by Garrett Hughes, Modeling
Complex Systems.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Exploring how to solve problems that arise in

complex systems

by Garrett A. Hughes, Modeling Complex Systems

Abstract: Engineering, Dartmouth College; Professional

This talk describes an approach that will help prepare Certifications: (1) Object Oriented Software
a person to solve problems that arise in the context of Development, (2) Internetworking. Learning Tree
a complex system. This approach — which we call the International, Reston, Virginia.
MCS process — is twofold. First, it exposes the problem
solver to an education that is both horizontal and Relevant Employment: 2015 - 2019 Principal Architect,

vertical in scope. Second, it requires the construction ModelingComplexSystems.net; 1989 - 2006 Kodak,
of a dynamic model of the complex system that can Senior Systems Analyst, Computational Science
duplicate the problem of interest. The reasons for these Group, Research Labs; 1984 - 1989 Adjunct Professor,

particular requirements will provide the basis of our talk. Computer Science Department, University of Vermont;
1980 - 1989 Principal, Environmental Systems
Biographical Sketch: Modeling, Inc.
Education: B.S. Physics. Michigan State University;
M.Ed. Teacher Education (Environmental Sciences),

University of Vermont; M.S. Systems Engineering
(Policy Analysis and Design), Thayer School of

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