"… a unique, and much needed, modeling and simulation based perspective of systems engineering. … The authors should be commended for pulling together the contributions of so many experts in the field. … covers both the foundational topics as well as a breadth of application areas. Anyone interested in modeling and simulation and/or systems engineering will find this a good handbook to have on their shelf!"—Murali Krishnamurthi, Presidential Teaching Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, USA"Comprehensiveness is what characterizes this work — instead of having to wade through disjointed discussions on topics related to Systems Engineering that are scattered through a myriad of journals and books, various aspects of the subject are now treated in one volume in a logical, integrated manner — with sufficient details in such a way that the volume can also be used as a sourcebook for anyone to quickly look up a particular item. … highly recommended …"—T. N. Goh, National University of SingaporeThe authors have to be congratulated for the high quality of their contributions. … I would highly recommend this book to professionals, researchers, and graduate students involved in complex systems. They may find valuable knowledge about simulation-based systems engineering which is indispensable for the study of complex systems."—From the Foreword by Dr. Tuncer Ören, SCS Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame, (Lifetime achievement award), Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada