Complexity Analysis Commercialized

By DE Editors

OntoSpace, a complexity assessment and management tool for the analysisof complex systems, of their structure, and behavioral patterns, is theflagship product of Ontonix LLC (New York, NY), a technology companythat also provides uncertainty and complexity management services. Thecompany believes that OntoSpace is the first commercial application forpractical complexity management.

The key to datum that unlocks the concept underlying OntoSpace is thatit gives you the ability to unveil the non-intuitive behavior ofsystems. OntoSpace extends Monte Carlo techniques beyond simplecomputations of performance scatter or probabilities of failure intothe realm of robustness and complexity analyses. It provides rationalmeasures of both robustness and complexity, and it shows how thesefundamental attributes of any system are intimately linked.

OntoSpace makes system complexity a component of your design anddecision-making processes enabling you to manage it. The software workswith data originating from computer models, sensors, or historicalrecords. It generates intuitive cognitive maps that link together rulesand illustrate the possible states in which the system may find itselffunctioning.

With OntoSpace, you can obtain a set of system modes that represent thepossible behavioral patterns the system can exhibit over its entireoperational range. OntoSpace can quantify the complexity of the systemin each mode as well as quantify the complexity of the entire system,thus enabling you to understand your system’s structure and topology.

OntoSpace enables you to identify pathologies in the system, andidentify and analyze outliers OntoSpace can identify hubs (i.e.,critical elements) for each mode, which, if lost, may cause systemcollapse, such as a keystone species in an ecosystem. OntoSpace canalso be used to perform what-if studies and assess overall systemvulnerability and risk.

Here’s a partial list of the types of questions OntoSpace can be used for:

• Solving complex problems involving uncertainty or uncertain environments
• Managing risk and liability such as warranty or re-calls
• Determining where the fragility (i.e., vulnerability) of a system is concentrated
• Extracting knowledge out of massive amounts of data
• Monitoring complex systems or plants
• Monitoring and managing intricate time-domain scenarios such as battlefields, power grids, and air traffic
• Running stochastic simulations and extracting knowledge from the results

OntoSpace is application-independent, said to be easy to use, and doesnot require vast mathematical training or knowledge of statistics. Forcomplete details, download the OntoSpace product brochure by clickinghere (the link is at the bottom of the landing page).

In addition to OntoSpace, Ontonix also offers services in uncertaintymanagement, stochastic design, and complexity assessment, managementand complexity-based design and decision-making. A variety of trainingclasses and seminars are offered. Download a brochure on its trainingprograms by clicking here (the link is at the bottom of the landingpage).