School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Background

Educated at Purdue University, Ph.D. (1980) and the University of Texas at Arlington, B.A. Mathematics (1970). Lecturer in Mathematics at the Catholic University of America (1978-1980). Research Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory (1988-2003). Joined Loughborough University in 2007 as Professor and RAEng/EPSRC/BAES Chair of Systems Engineering.

Professional Affiliations

Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

Object Management Group (OMG)

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)

External Activities

Chair, INCOSE Architecture Working Group

Chair, OMG Mathematical Formalisms Special Interest Group

Co-chair, IEEE Systems of Systems Annual Conference (2010)

Signatory, International Consortium for Systems of Systems (ICSOS)

Key Areas of Expertise

Systems Architecture

Systems Engineering

Mathematical Theory of Models

Radar Systems

Research Interests and Activities

Model Driven Architecture for Systems Engineering

Computational Formalisms for Model Transformation

System of Systems Architecture and Engineering

Collaborative Systems Engineering Environments

Integration of Software and Systems Engineering

Expertise
Antennas
Applications of Systems Engineering
Collaborative Systems Engineering Environments
Integration of complex systems
Model Driven Architecture for Systems Engineering
Network Enablement of Capabilities
System of systems engineering
Systems Theory and Practice

Keywords


Architectures
Methodologies
Processes and Thinking
Systems Architectures
Mathematical Theory of Models
Radar Systems
Model Driven Architecture
Model Transformations
System of Systems
Systems Engineering Innovaton Laboratory
Architecture Working Group
IEEE System of Systems
Computational Formalisms for Model Transformation
Integration of Software and Systems Engineering

Professor Dickerson brings a broad experience to systems engineering at Loughborough University. His academic experience includes 15 years on the research staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He has also brought over 8 years of university teaching experience. In his  government experience, he was most recently the Director of Architecture in the Office of the Chief Engineer for the U.S. Navy (2000-2003). He was also the Aegis Systems Engineer for Ballistic Missile Defence (1998-1999).  His practice of systems design and engineering  in aerospace includes Advanced Avionics Systems Design at the Lockheed Skunkworks as well as Operations Analysis and Air Vehicle Survivability at Northrop Advanced Systems. Before joining Loughborough University, he was a Technical Fellow at BAE Systems (2003-2007), providing technical leadership for integrated C4ISR systems and architecture based family of systems engineering processes.

Recent keynotes, plenary sessions, and invited lectures that he has given include:

            INCOSE U.K. Autumn Assembly (2009)

            IEEE ICSOS Annual Conference (2008)

            AFCEA Annual European Conference (2008)

            U.S. DoD DISA Annual International Conference (2007)

Professor Dickerson also collaborates with a number of universities internationally, to include the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Stevens Institute.

At Loughborough University, Professor Dickerson leads the Systems Architecture Group for Engineering Research (SAGE Research), which is being formed around a core programme of academic research on model driven methods for systems architecting and engineering. Central to the philosophy of the research is the application of model driven methods through collaboration to fundamental engineering problems such as requirements traceability in the design of aerospace systems from concept to manufacturing. And the application  of system of systems architecture is being explored to areas as diverse as renewable energy and complex arrays of actuators.

His graduate teaching is tightly coupled with his research programme and thus gives rise to opportunities for doctorate students to apply the core programme to their own research.

Model Driven Architecture for Systems Engineering

Computational Formalisms for Model Transformation

System of Systems Architecture and Engineering

Collaborative Systems Engineering Environments

Integration of Software and Systems Engineering

ELP072 Systems Architecture

Professor Dickerson's graduate teaching is tightly coupled with his research programme and thus gives rise to opportunities for doctorate students to apply the core programme to their own research.