Category 01 · Software Architecture
Software Systems Architecture & Engineering
System decomposition, interfaces, requirements allocation, software patterns, modularity, maintainability and lifecycle architecture.
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Software, AI & Computational Systems
Engineering architecture for software systems, artificial intelligence, neuromorphic computing, high-performance and embedded computation, autonomous agents, simulation, data and knowledge systems, human-machine interfaces, trusted computing and software verification.
Phase 6 · Level 1 gateway + Level 2 architectureNeuromorphic Computing is explicitly owned by Software, AI & Computational Systems. Existing AI Systems program/project pages remain available as a technical library while this branch defines the engineering-discipline hierarchy.
Level 2 Architecture
Computational Engineering Disciplines
These Level 2 pages establish the software, AI and computational engineering structure. Level 3 specialty expansion remains deferred until this parent architecture is reviewed and locked.
Category 02 · Runtime Systems
Operating Systems, Runtime & Middleware
Operating systems, schedulers, runtimes, middleware, orchestration, resource management and platform services.
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Category 03 · AI / ML
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Systems
Learning architectures, model training and inference, multimodal systems, evaluation, deployment and AI system integration.
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Category 04 · Neuromorphic
Neuromorphic Computing
Brain-inspired compute architectures, spiking systems, event-driven processing, neuromorphic hardware/software interfaces and adaptive compute.
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Category 05 · HPC / Accelerators
High-Performance & Accelerated Computing
Parallel systems, GPU and accelerator computing, heterogeneous compute, performance scaling and high-throughput numerical workloads.
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Category 06 · Embedded / Edge
Embedded & Edge Computing
Real-time embedded software, edge inference, cyber-physical compute, sensor processing and resource-constrained deployment.
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Category 07 · Autonomy
Autonomous & Agentic Systems
Autonomous agents, planning, perception-action loops, tool use, mission logic and bounded decision-making systems.
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Category 08 · Distributed AI
Multi-Agent & Distributed Intelligence
Cooperative agents, distributed reasoning, swarm coordination, consensus, orchestration and resilient multi-node intelligence.
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Category 09 · Simulation
Simulation, Digital Twins & Synthetic Environments
Physics-based and data-driven simulation, digital twins, synthetic environments, scenario generation and model correlation.
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Category 10 · Data / Knowledge
Data Engineering, Knowledge Graphs & Memory Systems
Data pipelines, knowledge graphs, semantic systems, vector and structured memory, provenance and machine-readable engineering knowledge.
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Category 11 · Reasoning
Language, Reasoning & Decision Systems
Language systems, symbolic and neural reasoning, decision architecture, planning, structured inference and explainable computation.
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Category 12 · HMI
Human-Machine Interfaces & Visualization
Operator interfaces, visualization, mixed-initiative control, human factors for computational systems and decision-support presentation.
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Category 13 · Trust / Safety
Cybersecurity, AI Safety & Trusted Computing
Secure software, model and data protection, trusted execution, alignment controls, fault containment and safety assurance for intelligent systems.
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Category 14 · Scientific Compute
Scientific Computing & Computational Methods
Numerical methods, optimization, scientific algorithms, uncertainty quantification, computational physics and engineering analysis workflows.
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Category 15 · V&V / Performance
Software V&V, Reliability & Performance Engineering
Verification, validation, testing, observability, reliability engineering, benchmarking, profiling and performance closure.
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