Mark Austin Publications

Publications: 2020 -- present

  • Borjigin S.G., Austin M.A., and Zontek-Carney E., Semiautomated Development of Textual Requirements:
    Combined NLP and Multidomain Semantic Modeling Approach (asce library),
    Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Volume 38, Issue 5, September 2022.

  • Delgoshaei P., Heidarinejad M., and Austin M.A., A Semantic Approach for Building System Operations:
    Knowledge, Representation and Reasoning (pdf), Sustainability, 14(10), 5810, May 11, 2022.

  • Coelho M., Austin M.A., Mishra S., and Blackburn M.R., Teaching Machines to Understand Urban Networks:
    A Graph Autoencoder Approach (pdf), International Journal on Advances in Networks and Services,
    Vol 13, No 3&4, December, 2020, pp. 70-81.

  • Austin M.A., Coelho M., and Blackburn M., SE4AI: Design of Digital Twin Architectures that support AI and Machine Learning
    Formalisms Working Side-by-Side as a Team, AI4SE/SE4AI Workshop, Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Armamments Center (AC), US Army, Aberdeen, Maryland, October 2020.

  • Austin M.A., Delgoshaei P., Coelho M. and Heidarinejad M., Architecting Smart City Digital Twins: Combined
    Semantic Model and Machine Learning Approach (Special Collection on Engineering Smarter Cities with Smart City
    Digital Twins) (asce library), Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Volume 36, Issue 4, July, 2020.

  • Coelho M., and Austin M.A., Teaching Machines to Understand Urban Networks ( pdf ),
    The Fifteenth International Conference on Systems (ICONS 2020), Lisbon, Portugal, February 23-27, 2020, pp. 37-42.
    Best Paper Award.
Publications: 2010-2019

  • Austin M.A. and Johnson J., Compositional Approach to Distributed System Behavior Modeling and
    Formal Validation of Infrastructure Operations with Finite State Automata: Application to Viewpoint-Driven
    Verification of Functionality in Waterways (pdf), Systems, Vol. 6, No. 2, January 2018, p. 28.

  • Coelho M., Austin M.A., and Blackburn M.R., The Data-Ontology-Rule Footing: A Building Block for
    Knowledge-Based Development and Event-Driven Execution of Multi-Domain Systems, (pdf),
    2018 Conference on Systems Engineering Research, Charlottsville, VA, May 8-9, 2018.

    Also see: Chapter 21, Systems Engineering in Context , Springer, 2019.

  • Delgoshaei P., Heidarinejad M., and Austin M.A., Combined Ontology-Driven and
    Machine Learning Approach to Management of Building Energy Consumption,
    2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, Chicago, September 26-28, 2018.

  • Coelho M., Austin M.A., and Blackburn M.R., The Data-Ontology-Rule Footing: A Building Block for
    Knowledge-Based Development and Event-Driven Execution of Multi-Domain Systems (pdf),
    17th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2018), Charlottsville, VA, May 8-9, 2018.

  • Blackburn M.R., Austin M.A., and Coelho M., Modeling and Cross-Domain Dependability Analysis of
    Cyber-Physical Systems (pdf), The 12th Annual IEEE International Systems Conference (SYSCON 2018)},
    Vancouver, Canada, April 23-26, 2018, pp. 23-30.

  • Austin M.A. and Johnson J., Compositional Approach to Distributed System Behavior Modeling and
    Formal Validation of Infrastructure Operations with Finite State Automata: Application to
    Viewpoint-Driven Verification of Functionality in Waterways (pdf),
    Systems, Vol. 6, No. 2, January 2018, p. 28.

  • Coelho M., Austin M.A. and Blackburn M.R., ``Semantic Behavior Modeling and Event-Driven Reasoning for
    Urban System of Systems,'' International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems (pdf),
    Vol. 10, No 3 and 4, December 2017, pp. 365-382.

  • Delgoshaei P. and Austin M.A., Framework for Knowledge-Based Fault Detection and Diagnostics in
    Multi-Domain Systems: Application to Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems (pdf),
    International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems, Vol. 10, No 3 and 4, December 2017, pp. 393-409.

  • Petnga L., Austin M.A. and Kaisar E., Formal Analysis of Delays in Waterway System Operations with
    Timed Automata Modeling, The 7th METRANS International Urban Freight Conference (I-NUF),
    Long Beach, CA, October 17--20, 2017.

  • Delgoshaei P., Heidarinejad M., Austin M.A., and Pertzborn A.J., Semantic Inference-Based Control
    Strategies for Building HVAC Systems Using Modelica-Based Physical Models (pdf),
    The 10th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2017),
    Jinan, China, October 19--22, 2017.

  • Petnga L., Austin M.A., and Blackburn M., Semantically-enabled Model-based Systems Engineering of
    Safety-critical Network of Systems, INSIGHT Practioners Magazine, INCOSE (Working in coorperation with
    John-Wiley and Sons), Vol. 20, Issue 3, September 2017.

  • Delgoshaei P., Austin M.A., Pertzborn A., Heidarinejad M. and Chandan V., Towards a Semantically-enabled
    ontrol Strategy for Building Simulations: Integration of Semantic Technologies and Model Predictive Control (pdf),
    15th International Conference of IBPSA (Building Simulation 2017), San Francisco, August 7-9, 2017.

  • Petnga L., Austin M.A. and Blackburn M.B., Semantically-enabled Model-based Systems Engineering of
    Safety-critical Network of Systems ( pdf ), 27th Annual INCOSE International Symposium (INCOSE 2017),
    Adelaide, Australia, July 15-20, 2017.

  • Knizhnik J., Austin M.A. and Carigan C., Robotic Satellite Servicing Trade Space Down Selection (pdf),
    27th Annual INCOSE International Symposium (INCOSE 2017), Adelaide, Australia, July 15-20, 2017.

  • Bou-Harb E., Kaisar E., and Austin M.A., On the Impact of Empirical Attack Models Targeting Marine Transportation,
    The 5th IEEE International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems (MT-ITS 2017),
    Napoli, Italy, June 26-28, 2017.

  • Coelho M., Austin M.A., and Blackburn M., Distributed System Behavior Modeling of Urban Systems with Ontologies,
    Rules and Many-to-Many Association Relationships (pdf),
    The Twelth International Conference on Systems (ICONS 2017), Venice, Italy, April 23-27, 2017, pp. 10-15.
    Best Paper Award.

  • Delgoshaei P., Austin M.A., and Veronica D., Semantic Models and Rule-based Reasoning for Fault Detection and Diagnostics:
    Applications in Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems (pdf),
    The Twelth International Conference on Systems (ICONS 2017), Venice, Italy, April 23-27, 2017, pp. 48-53.

  • Petnga L. and Austin M.A., Model-Based Design and Formal Verification Processes for
    Automated Waterway System Operations (pdf),
    Systems: Special Issue on Product, Process, System Design Review Methods and Tools,
    Vol. 4, No. 2, June 2016, p. 23.

  • Petnga L. and Austin M.A., An Ontological Framework for Knowledge Modeling and Decision Support in
    Cyber-Physical Systems (pdf), Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 30, No. 1, January 2016, pp. 77-94.

  • Arellano A., Zontek-Carney E., and Austin M.A., Frameworks for Natural Language Processing of Texual Requirements (pdf),
    International Journal On Advances in Systems and Measurements, Vol. 8, No. 3 and 4, December 2015, pp. 230--240.

  • Petnga L. and Austin M.A., Safe Traffic Intersections: Metrics, Tubes, and Prototype Simulation for Solving the Dilemma Zone Problem (pdf),
    International Journal On Advances in Systems and Measurements, Vol. 8, No. 3 and 4, December 2015, pp. 241--254.

  • Petnga L. and Austin M.A., Spatial Ontologies and Models for Safety-Critical Cyber-Physical Systems (pdf),
    International Conference on Complex Systems Engineering (ICCSE 2015), Hartford, CT, November 9-11, 2015.

  • Arellano A., Carney E., and Austin M.A., Natural Language Processing of Textual Requirements,
    The Tenth International Conference on Systems (ICONS 2015), Barcelona, Spain, April 19-24, 2015.
    Best Paper Award.

  • Petnga L. and Austin M.A., Tubes and Metrics for Solving the Dilemma Zone Problem,
    The Tenth International Conference on Systems (ICONS 2015), Barcelona, Spain, April 19-24, 2015.

  • Austin M.A., Delgoshaei P., and Nguyen A., Distributed Systems Behavior Modeling with Ontologies, Rules, and
    Message Passing Mechanisms ( online ), 13th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2015),
    Stevens Institute of Technology Campus, Hoboken, New Jersey, March 17-19, 2015.
    MITRE Best Transistion in Systems Engineering Research Award.

  • Delgoshaei P., Austin M.A., and Pertzborn A., Semantic Framework for Modeling and Simulation of
    Cyber-Physical Systems (pdf), International Journal On Advances in Systems and Measurements,
    Vol. 7, No's 3-4, December 2014, pp. 223-238.

  • Petnga L. and Austin M.A., Semantic Platforms for Cyber-Physical Systems,
    24nd Annual International Symposium of The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE 2014),
    Las Vegas, NV, June 30 -- July 3, 2014.

  • Mosteller M., Austin M.A., Yang S. and Ghodssi R., Platforms for Engineering Experimental Biomedical Systems ( pdf ),
    IEEE Systems Journal, Vol. 9, Issue 4, December 2015, pp. 1218--1228.

  • Petnga L. and Austin M.A., Model-Based Systems Engineering for Design and Automated Operation of
    Modern Waterway Systems, 8th Annual IEEE International Systems Conference,
    Ottawa, Canada, March 31 - April 3, 2014.

  • Delgoshaei P., Austin M.A., and Veronica D.A., A Semantic Platform Infrastructure for Requirements Traceability and
    System Assessment, 9th International Conference on Systems (ICONS 2014),
    Nice, France, February 23-27, 2014.

  • Petnga L. and Austin M.A., Cyber-Physical Architectures for Modeling and Enhanced Operations of Connected-Vehicle Systems,
    2nd IEEE/TRB International Conference on Connected Vehicles (ICCVE 2013), Las Vegas, December 2-6, 2013.

  • Petnga L. and Austin M.A., Ontologies of Time and Time-based Reasoning for MBSE of Cyber-Physical Systems (pdf),
    11th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2013),
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, March 19-22, 2013.
    Best Conference Paper Award. .

  • Nassar N. and Austin M.A., Model-Based Systems Engineering Design and Trade-Off Analysis with RDF Graphs (pdf),
    11th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2013),
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, March 19-22, 2013.

  • Mosteller M., Austin M.A., Yang S., and Ghodssi R., Platforms for Engineering Experimental Biomedical Systems (pdf),
    INSIGHT Magazine, Vol. 15, Issue 4, December 2012, pp. 9-16.

  • Delgoshaei P. and Austin M.A., Software Patterns for Traceability of Requirements to Finite-State Machine Behavior: Application to Rail Transit Systems Design and Management,
    14th Annual International Symposium of The International Council on Systems Engineering, Rome, Italy, July 9-12, 2012.

  • Mosteller M., Austin M.A., Yang S., and Ghodssi R., Platforms for Engineering Experimental Biomedical Systems,
    14th Annual International Symposium of The International Council on Systems Engineering, Rome, Italy, July 9-12, 2012.
    Best Paper Award.

  • Delgoshaei P. and Austin M.A., Software Patterns for Traceability of Requirements to Finite-State Machine Behavior,
    10th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research, St. Louis, Missouri, March 19-22, 2012.

  • Johnnie J., Austin M.A., Sriram G., Conway M. and Misra A., Systems Engineering and Metabolic Engineering: A
    Side-by-Side Comparison, 10th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2012),
    St. Louis, Missouri, March 19-22, 2012.

  • Delgoshaei P. and Austin M.A., Software Design Patterns for Ontology-Enabled Traceability,
    Ninth Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research, Redondo Beach, CA, April 14-16, 2011.

  • Austin M.A. and Wojcik C.E., Ontology-Enabled Traceability Mechanisms,
    Twentieth Annual International Symposium of The International Council on Systems Engineering, Chicago, USA, July 12-15, 2010, Paper 562.

  • Austin M.A., Tabatabaee V., and Baras J.S., Systems Engineering Challenges for Design and Real-time Management of Component-Enabled Wireless Ad-hoc Networks,
    Eigth Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2010),
    Hoboken, New Jersey, March 17-20, 2010, Paper 1569270853.
Publications: 2000-2009

  • Sebastianelli R. and Austin M.A., Symbolic Analysis of Sub-Optimal Bang-Bang Control Mechanisms in Base Isolated Structures,
    Journal of Shock and Vibration, Vol. 16, No. 2, February 2009, pp. 195-211.

  • Selberg S. and Austin M.A., Toward an Evolutionary System of Systems Architecture (pdf),
    Eighteenth Annual International Symposium of The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Utrecht, The Netherlands, June 15-19, 2008.

  • Johnson J. and Austin M.A., A Process Modeling Framework for Formal Validation of Panama Canal System Operations (pdf),
    Eighteenth Annual International Symposium of The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Utrecht, The Netherlands, June 15-19, 2008.

  • Fogarty K. and Austin M.A., Systems Modeling and Traceability Applications of the Higraph Formalism ,
    Systems Engineering: The Journal of the International Council on Systems Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 2, Summer 2009, pp. 117-140.

  • Austin M.A. and Raley C., Design Platform Methodology for Augmented Cognition, Chapter 8 of Augmented Cognition: A Practitioner's Guide , pp. 196-221,
    Edited by Dylan D. Schmorrow and Kay M. Stanney, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, P.O. Box 1369, Santa Monica, CA 90406-1369, September 2008, p. 280.

  • Selberg S. and Austin M.A., Backbone Infrastructures for Sustainable System-of-Systems Management,
    Sixth Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research, Los Angeles, April 4-6, 2008.

  • Kaisar E. and Austin M.A., Synthesis and Validation of High-Level Behavior Models for Narrow Waterway Management Systems,
    Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, September 2007, pp. 373-378.

  • Fogarty K., and Austin M.A., System Modeling and Traceability Applications of the Higraph Formalism (pdf),
    ISR Technical Report 2007-21, Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, September 2007, 48 p.

  • Austin M.A., and Sebastianelli R., Phase Analysis of Actuator Response for Sub-Optimal Bang-Bang and Velocity Cancellation Control of Base Isolated Structures,
    Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Vol. 14, Issue 7, July 2007, pp. 1034-1061.

  • Sebastianelli R. and Austin M.A., Energy Balance and Power Demand Assessment of Actuators in Base Isolated Structures supplemented with Modified Bang-Bang Control,
    Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 25, No. 5, March 2007, pp. 541-564.

  • Kaisar E., Austin M.A., and Papadimitriou S., Formal Development and Evaluation of Narrow Passageway System Operations,
    European Transport/Transporti Europei, Vol. 34, December 2006, pp. 88-104.

  • Austin M.A., Mayank V., and Shmunis N., Ontology-Based Validation of Connectivity Relationships in a Home Theater System,
    International Journal of Intelligent Systems, Vol. 21, No. 10, October 2006, pp. 1111-1125.

  • Austin M.A., Matrix and Finite Element Stack Machines for Structural Engineering Computations with Units,
    Advances in Engineering Software, Elsevier, Vol. 37, No. 8, August 2006, pp. 544-559.

  • Austin M.A., Mayank V., and Shmunis N., PaladinRM: Graph-Based Visualization of Requirements Organized for Team-Based Design,
    Systems Engineering: The Journal of the International Council on Systems Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 2, May 2006, pp. 129-145.

  • Austin M.A., Toward Platform Architectures for Modular Cognitive Cockpits,
    Ist International Conference on Augmented Cognition, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, July 26, 2005.

  • Kaisar E., Austin M.A., Lagakos V., and Papadimitriou S., Hierarchical Object-Oriented Models for Management of Narrow Passageways,
    European Research Studies Journal, Volume VI, Issue (3-4), 2004, pp. 95-108.

  • Kaisar E., Austin M.A., and Haghani A., An Object-Oriented Approach for the Architecture Design of the Management of Narrow Passageways (pdf),
    International Workshop on Harbour, Maritime and Multinodal Logistics, Modeling and Simulation, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 16-18, 2004

  • Mayank V. and Austin M.A., Ontology-Enabled Validation of System Architectures,
    Fourteenth Annual International Symposium of The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Toulouse, France, June 20-24, 2004.

  • Austin M.A. and Lin W.J., Energy-Balance Assessment of Isolated Structures,
    Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 3, March 2004, pp. 347-358.

  • Mayank V., Kositsyna N., and Austin M.A., "Requirements Engineering and the Semantic Web: Part II. Representation, Management and Validation of Requirements and System-Level Architectures (pdf),
    ISR Technical Report 2004-14, University of Maryland, College Park, MD., March 2004, (p. 72).

  • Selberg S.A. and Austin M.A., "Requirements Engineering and the Semantic Web" ( pdf ), ISR Technical Report 2003-20, University of Maryland, College Park, MD., May 2003, (p. 62).

  • Austin M.A., Baras J.S., and Kositsyna N.I., Combined Research and Curriculum Development in Information-Centric Systems Engineering,
    Twelth Annual International Symposium of The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Las Vegas, USA, July, 2002.

  • Casey M.J. and Austin M.A., Semantic Web Methodologies for Spatial Decision Support (pdf),
    Proceedings of DSIAge2002: International Conference for Decision Support Systems in the Internet Age, July 3-7, 2002. Cork, Ireland.

  • Austin M.A. and Kaisar E., Multi-Level Object-Based Modeling of Narrow Passageway Transportation Systems,
    6th World MultiConference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics, July 14-18, Orlando, FL, 2002.
    Best Paper Award , Section for Information Technology Applications in Transportation.

  • Lagakos V., Kaisar E., and Austin M.A., Object-based Models for Management of Narrow Passageways in Transportation Systems,
    Eleventh Annual International Symposium of The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Melbourne, Australia, July 1-5, 2001.

  • Austin M.A., Lin W.J., and Chen X.G., Structural Matrix Computations with Units,
    Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 14, No. 3, July 2000, pp. 174-182.
Select Publications Prior to 2000

  • Austin M.A. and Chancogne D., Introduction to Engineering Programming : in C, MATLAB, and JAVA ,
    John Wiley and Sons, New York, December 1998, (p. 656).

  • Austin M.A., Web-Based Systems Engineering Application Profiles, Eighth Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE),
    Vancouver, Canada, July 26-30, 1998. Formats Available: Postscript (compressed) (328 KB)

  • Lin W.J. and Austin M.A., Design of a Scripting Language for the Energy-Based Analysis of Nonlinear Structural Systems,
    13th U.S. National Congress of Applied Mechanics, University of Florida, Gainsville, June 21-26, 1998.

  • Lin W.J. and Austin M.A., Architecture and Design of ALADDIN Matrix and Finite Element Environment,
    Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Philadelphia, PA, USA, June 16-18, 1997.

  • Austin M.A. and Voon B.K., Structural Optimization in a Distributed Computing Environment,
    Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 107, September 1993, pp. 173-192.

  • Austin M.A., High Order Integration of Structural Dynamics Equations: Theory and Numerical Experiments,
    International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 36, July 1993, pp. 2107-2122.

  • Austin M.A., Krishnaprasad P.S., and Wang L.S., Almost Poisson Integration of Rigid Body Systems,
    Journal of Computational Physics, Volume 107, June, 1993, pp. 105-117.

  • Austin M.A., Creighton S., and Albrecht P., XBUILD : Preprocessor for Finite Element Analysis of Steel Bridges,
    Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, January, 1993, pp. 54-70.

  • Austin M.A. and Preston J., Solid Modeling of RC Beams, Part 1 : Data Structures and Algorithms,
    Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, October 1992, pp. 389-403.

  • Preston J. and Austin M.A., Solid Modeling of RC Beams, Part 2 : Computational Environment,
    Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE. October 1992, pp. 404-416.

  • Austin M.A., Mahin S.A., and Pister K.S., CSTRUCT: Computer Environment for the Design of Steel Structures,
    Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, July, 1989, pp. 209-227.

  • Austin M.A., Pister K.S., and Mahin S.A., A Methodology for the Probabilistic Limit States Design of Earthquake-Resistant Structures,
    Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, August 1987, pp. 1642-1659.

  • Austin M.A., Pister K.S., and Mahin S.A., Probabilistic Limit States Design of Moment-Resistant Frames under Seismic Loading,
    Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, August 1987, pp. 1660-1677.

  • Austin M.A. and Pister K.S., Design of Friction-Braced Frames under Seismic Loading,
    Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, December 1985, pp. 2751-2769.


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