Olivier de Weck

Olivier L. de Weck (born 1968) is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an Adjunct Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).[1][2][3] He has authored and co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications. He is a Fellow of the INCOSE and an Associate Fellow of the AIAA.[4][5] As of January 2013 de Weck serves as the editor-in-chief for Systems Engineering, the leading journal of INCOSE.[6] He is best known for contributions to the field of Systems Engineering in multidisciplinary design optimization, space logistics, and "ilities".

Olivier Ladislas de Weck
Born1968 (age 52–53)
Bern, Switzerland
Known formultidisciplinary system optimization, space exploration, systems engineering, "ilities", space logistics
Scientific career
FieldsSystems Engineering
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ETH Zurich, Airbus Group
WebsiteStrategic Engineering Research Group

Education and research

de Weck earned a Dipl. Ing. degree in Industrial Engineering from ETH Zurich in 1993. Between 1993 and 1997 he worked as a liaison engineer and engineering program manager on the Swiss F/A-18 fighter aircraft programs.[2] He earned both a S.M. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1999 and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Systems in 2001 from MIT.[1] His doctoral dissertation titled "Multivariable isoperformance methodology for precision opto-mechanical systems" was supervised by David W. Miller who serves as NASA's Chief Technologist as of March 2014.[7][8]

de Weck joined the MIT faculty in 2001 where he has a dual appointment with the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Engineering Systems Division.[1][2] He previously served on the National Research Council Committee on Cost Growth in NASA Earth and Space Science Missions (2009–2010) and as the Executive Director of the MIT Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE) Study (2010–2013).[9][10] As of 2011 he serves as the co-director of the Center for Complex Engineering Systems at KACST and MIT.[11] As of 2015 he serves as the faculty director of the MIT-Switzerland program.[12]

de Weck leads the Strategic Engineering Research Group which emphasizes "the process of architecting and designing complex systems and products in a way that deliberately accounts for future uncertainty and context in order to maximize their lifecycle value."[13] Past research has been sponsored by organizations such as NASA, DARPA, Xerox, and BP.[2]

de Weck developed or supervised development of a number of methods and tools including:

  • Isoperformance method to find performance-invariant designs[7][14]
  • Adaptive Weighted Sum (AWS) method to find equidistant Pareto optimal solutions[15][16]
  • Delta Design Structure Matrix (ΔDSM) to quantify the impact of new technology on an underlying system[17]
  • Time Expanded Decision Networks to make decisions under uncertainty[18][19][20]
  • Generalized Multi-commodity Network Flows (GMCNF) to find optimal resource routing through infrastructure[21][22][23]
  • SpaceNet space logistics discrete event simulation software[24]

In January 2017 de Weck started a two-year professional leave of absence from MIT to serve as the Senior Vice President for Technology Planning and Roadmapping at Airbus Group in Toulouse, France.[25]

Awards and honors
  • INCOSE Systems Engineering Journal Best Paper of the Year (2007)[26]
  • Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising (2010)[27]
  • INCOSE Systems Engineering Journal Best Paper of the Year (2010)[28]
  • International Conference on Engineering Design 2011 Reviewer's Favorite Paper Award (2011)[29]
  • Honorable Mention, American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) in Engineering and Technology (2011)[30]

Selected works

de Weck co-authored a book presenting the argument for Engineering Systems as a new discipline:

  • de Weck, Olivier L.; Roos, Daniel; Magee, Christopher L. (October 2011). Engineering Systems: Meeting Human Needs in a Complex Technological World. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262016704.

He appears in videos discussing the need for and technical challenges of interplanetary space exploration:

and is quoted in media coverage of research to use planetary bodies such as the moon as intermediate in-situ sources of propellants and other resources:

He has also published many articles in professional and academic publications such as:

References
  1. "MIT AeroAstro: Olivier de Weck". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. "MIT ESD Faculty and Teaching Staff: Olivier L. de Weck". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. "People@EPFL: Olivier Ladislas Alain de Weck". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. "Fellows Awards". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. "AIAA Associate Fellows" (PDF). January 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. "International Council on Systems Engineering Announces de Weck as Editor-in-Chief of Journal". PRLog Press Release Distribution. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. de Weck, Olivier L. (September 2001). Multivariable isoperformance methodology for precision opto-mechanical systems (Ph.D.). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/29901.
  8. "Dr. David W. Miller, Chief Technologist". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  9. Controlling Cost Growth of NASA Earth and Space Science Missions. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. 2010-10-21. ISBN 978-0-309-15737-7. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  10. "Production in the Innovation Economy Commission". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. "CCES Directors and Deputies". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  12. "MIT-Switzerland Program". Retrieved 22 Nov 2015.
  13. "MIT Strategic Engineering Research Group". Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. de Weck, O. L.; Jones, M. B. (2006). "Isoperformance: Analysis and design of complex systems with desired outcomes". Systems Engineering. 9: 45–61. doi:10.1002/sys.20043.
  15. Kim, I. Y.; de Weck, O. L. (2004). "Adaptive weighted-sum method for bi-objective optimization: Pareto front generation". Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 29 (2): 149. doi:10.1007/s00158-004-0465-1.
  16. Kim, I. Y.; de Weck, O. L. (2005). "Adaptive weighted sum method for multiobjective optimization: A new method for Pareto front generation". Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 31 (2): 105. doi:10.1007/s00158-005-0557-6.
  17. Smaling, R.; de Weck, O. (2007). "Assessing risks and opportunities of technology infusion in system design". Systems Engineering. 10: 1–25. doi:10.1002/sys.20061.
  18. US patent 8,260,652, Matthew Silver & Olivier de Weck, "Method and apparatus for determining and utilizing a time-expanded decision network", published 2012-09-04, assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  19. Silver, M. R.; de Weck, O. L. (2007). "Time-expanded decision networks: A framework for designing evolvable complex systems". Systems Engineering. 10 (2): 167. doi:10.1002/sys.20069.
  20. Mirshekarian, Sadegh (August 2015). "Enhanced Time-Expanded Decision Network: The Original TDN and More". Systems Engineering. 18 (4): 415–429. doi:10.1002/sys.21313.
  21. Ishimatsu, Takuto (June 2013). Generalized Multi-Commodity Network Flows: Case Studies in Space Logistics and Complex Infrastructure Systems (Ph.D.). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/82470.
  22. Jennifer Chu (14 Oct 2015). "To save on weight, a detour to the moon is the best route to Mars". MIT News. Retrieved 22 Nov 2015.
  23. Bruce Dorminey (16 Oct 2015). "NASA's Human Mars Missions Could First Fuel Up Near Moon". Forbes. Retrieved 22 Nov 2015.
  24. "SpaceNet Project Homepage". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  25. "MIT AeroAstro eNews September 2016". Sep 2016. Retrieved 4 Jan 2018.
  26. "de Weck receives 2007 Best Paper Award from Systems Engineering". Retrieved 22 Nov 2015.
  27. "Honorees by MIT". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  28. "De Weck and co-authors win best paper award". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  29. "MIT paper wins award at International Conference on Engineering Design". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  30. "The PROSE Award: 2011 Winners". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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