Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

M. Vierlboeck, A. Pugliese, R. R. Nilchiani, P. T. Grogan, & R. Sugganahalli Natesh Babu, “Measuring Complexity at the Requirements Stage: Spectral Metrics as Development Effort Predictors,” Systems, 2026, DOI: 10.3390/systems14040364 (Open Access), PDF.

M. Vierlboeck, R. R. Nilchiani, & M. Blackburn, “Natural Language Processing to Assess Structure and Complexity of System Requirements,” Wiley Systems Engineering, 2024, DOI: 10.1002/sys.21784, PDF.

C. M. Edwards, R. R. Nilchiani, A. Ganguly, & M. Vierlboeck, “Evaluating the Tipping Point of a Complex System: The Case of Disruptive Technology,” Wiley Systems Engineering, 2024, DOI: 10.1002/sys.21782, PDF.

C. M. Edwards, M. Vierlboeck, R. R. Nilchiani, & Ian M. Miller, “Method for Measuring Resilience of Complex Systems Using Network Theory and Graph Energy,” IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering, 2024, DOI: 10.1109/OJSE.2024.3366939 (Open Access), PDF.

M. Vierlboeck, R. R. Nilchiani, & C. M. Edwards, “The Pandemic Holiday Blip in New York City,” in IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 568-577, June 2021, DOI: 10.1109/TCSS.2021.3058633 (Open Access), PDF.

Upcoming Journal Publications

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Conference Publications and Presentations

M. Vierlboeck, “JPL’s Integrated Systems Engineering Environment,” 2026 Advanced Prototype Engineering Technology Symposium (APETS), MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 2026, Slides.

L. Jones-Wilson, F. Karagoz, M. Vierlboeck, T. Boyer-Chammard, V. Gehlot, & H. Grip, “Mars Sample Recovery Helicopter Aerial Mode Commander Design Using Executable Models,” 2025 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2025, DOI: 10.1109/AERO63441.2025.11068685.

R. R. Nilchiani, J. D. Caddell, M. Vierlboeck, & C. M. Edwards, “The Concept of Primordial Markets,” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (ISSE), 2024, DOI: 10.1109/ISSE63315.2024.10741145, PDF.

J. Miles, G. Trancho, L. Wang, C. Boyer, D. Andersen, G. Herriot, B. Ellerbroek, M. Vierlboeck, & Robert Karban, “Analyzing the AO Operational Behavior of Non-sidereal Tracking on the Thirty Meter Telescope using SysML”, Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes 7th Edition (AO4ELT 7), 2023, Poster.

D. Dunbar, M. Vierlboeck, & M. Blackburn, “Use of Natural Language Processing in Digital Engineering Context to Aid Tagging of Model”, 2023 Annual IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon), 2023, DOI: 10.1109/SysCon53073.2023.10131050, PDF, Slides.

L. Xiao, G. Zhao, M. Vierlboeck, & R. R. Nilchiani, “A Framework on Early Decoupling Level Metric Assessment based on NLP4RE”, 20th International Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER), 2023, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-49179-5_12, PDF, Slides.

M. Vierlboeck, R. R. Nilchiani, A. Ganguly, & C. M. Edwards, “Requirements Engineering for the Development of Disruptive Systems Engineering Innovations,” 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (ISSE), 2022, DOI: 10.1109/ISSE54508.2022.10005334, PDF, Presentation Recording, Slides.

M. Vierlboeck, D. Dunbar, & R. R. Nilchiani, “Natural Language Processing to Extract Contextual Structure from Requirements”, 2022 Annual IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon), 2022, DOI: 10.1109/SysCon53536.2022.9773855, PDF.

M. Vierlboeck & R. R. Nilchiani, “Requirement Engineering in the Age of System and Product Complexity – A Literature Review,” 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (ISSE), 2021, DOI: 10.1109/ISSE51541.2021.9582439, PDF.

A. Pugliese, R. R. Nilchiani, & M. Vierlboeck, “Structural Complexity Analysis to Evaluate Technical Risk in Defense Acquisition,” Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, 2021, Event Page, PDF.

M. Vierlboeck, R. R. Nilchiani, & C. M. Edwards, “Systems Approach to Localize Tipping Points for the Emergency Services in Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (ISSE), 2020, DOI: 10.1109/ISSE49799.2020.9272229, PDF.

M. Vierlboeck, K. Gövert, J. Trauer, & U. Lindemann, “Budgeting for Agile Product Development,” 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED19), 2019, DOI: 10.1017/dsi.2019.223, PDF.

Talks and Webinars

J. Khawam, S. Costelloe, & M. Vierlboeck, “AI Regulations and Policy” (Panel), Society for International Affairs (SIA): Navigating AI Regulations in Global Trade, San Diego, CA, 2026, Event Page and Bio (Internet Archive), Slides.

M. Vierlboeck, “A Space Career in the USA,” Technical University of Munich, 2024, Webinar (Internet Archive), Slides.

Upcoming Conference Publications

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Pre-Print Publications

M. Vierlboeck, E. Van Wyk, N. Sanchez, B. Oaida, T. J. Eberhart, M. Piette Gomez, C. Delp, M. G. Jorritsma, & A. Desharnais, “Developing a Unified Verification and Validation Activity Standard at JPL,” arXiv, 2026, DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2609.28600 (Open Access), PDF.

M. Vierlboeck, A. Pugliese, R. R. Nilchiani, P. T. Grogan, & R. Sugganahalli Natesh Babu, “Measuring Complexity at the Requirements Stage: Spectral Metrics as Development Effort Predictors,” arXiv, 2026, DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2602.07182 (Open Access), PDF.

C. M. Edwards, R. R. Nilchiani, A. Ganguly, & M. Vierlboeck, “Evaluating the Tipping Point of a Complex System: The Case of Disruptive Technology,” TechRxiv, 2022, DOI: 10.36227/techrxiv.21126292 (Open Access), PDF.

M. Vierlboeck, R. R. Nilchiani, & M. Blackburn, “Natural Language Processing to Assess Structure and Complexity of System Requirements,” TechRxiv, 2022, DOI: 10.36227/techrxiv.20818984 (Open Access), PDF.

M. Vierlboeck, C. Lipizzi, & R. R. Nilchiani, “Natural Language in Requirements Engineering for Structure Inference – An Integrative Review,” arXiv, 2022, DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2202.05065 (Open Access), PDF.

M. Vierlboeck & R. R. Nilchiani, “Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine Developments and Rollout on the Capital Market – A Case Study,” arXiv, 2021, DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2105.12267 (Open Access), PDF.

M. Vierlboeck, R. R. Nilchiani, & C. M. Edwards, “The Easter and Passover Blip in New York City: How exceptions can cause detrimental effects in pandemic times,” medRxiv, 2020, DOI: 10.1101/2020.04.14.20065300 (Open Access), PDF.