The convergence of measurement science and computer science: A scientific conversation

This short paper is based on the first named author's final scientific conversations with Ludwik Finkelstein, it forms part of what was an on-going discussion whose aim was to bring together our work and perhaps to contribute to the further development of systems engineering. The paper argues for the creation of a new design discipline founded upon the convergence of measurement science and computer science. The convergence of these disciplines proceeds from both an improved appreciation of the fundamental relationships between the disciplines and from the technological developments that have brought measurement and computing ever closer together. The paper points to the underlying relationships between measurement science and computer science and suggests that these relationships can form a principled basis for tackling the design challenges that technological convergence presents. The paper concludes by setting out an initial agenda for the new discipline.