Nomisma and Ontonix Organize Event on Complexity and Critical Infrastructures and Networks

Como, 1-st November, 2017. Nomisma, a company that carries out economic research for businesses and public administrations at national and international level, and Ontonix, the first company to develop technology and methodologies for Quantitative Complexity Management, organize jointly an event dedicated to complexity and critical infrastructures and networks.

The event shall be held in Bologna at Nomisma headquarters, Palazzo Davila Bargellini, on November 23-rd, 2017. Dr. Francesco Antonioli from il Sole 24 Ore will moderate the event with speakers from IBM, CISCO, Banca Popolare di Sondrio, Universita' di Roma La Sapienza, Ministry of Economic Development, Euro IB Investment Bank, Nomisma and Ontonix.

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"Critical infrastructures are large, interconnected and complex networks of networks, on which depends the functioning of a modern state. Their hallmark is high complexity", said Dr. J. Marczyk, the founder and President of Ontonix. "However, this complexity has never actually been measured. We know these systems are complex but we don't know how complex that is. Today, with our technology, we are able to measure the complexity of very large-scale systems, including millions of variables.  The reason why it is important to measure and monitor the complexity of critical infrastructures is due to one fundamental fact: excessive complexity is a formidable source of fragility. Fragile systems are vulnerable which, in turn, implies increased exposure" he added. "Our dependence on energy, IT, telecommunication networks, or the intenet, increases quickly and on a daily basis. Real-time monitoring of their complexity  provides, in addition to a measure of their resilience, an efficient early-warning capability, pinpointing concentrations of fragility and anticipating potential systemic collapses before they arise. The old 'Too Big To Fail' paradigm is giving way to a new one: 'Too Complex To Survive'" said Mr. D. Noventa, VP at Ontonix and promoter of the event.

About Nomisma

Nomisma, economic research company, was founded in Bologna in 1981 as a limited company, upon the initiative of Nerio Nesi and Francesco Bignardi, then president and general manager of BNL. The two founders gained the support of the major Italian banks and several international banks and entrusted the coordination of the research to Romano Prodi, then Professor of Economics and Industrial Policy at the University of Bologna.

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Dr. Jacek Marczyk

Visionary, ex rocket scientist, businessman and writer with over 35 years of experience in QUANTITATIVE large-scale Uncertainty and Complexity Management in diverse fields (manufacturing, finance, economics).

Author of ten books on simulation, uncertainty and complexity management, rating.

Developed in mid 90s the theory of eigenvalue orbits, a generalization of the concept of eigenvalue.

In 2000-2005 has developed the first Quantitative Complexity Theory (QCT), including a comprehensive measure of complexity.

Founded Ontonix Complexity Management in 2005 in the USA and launched in 2006 the first commercial system for MEASURING and managing complexity: OntoSpace.

www.ontonix.com

In 2009 developed real-time technology to measure the complexity and stability of patients during operation or permanence in Intensive Care Units.

http://www.ontomed.net

Developed a new theory of risk and rating published in 2009 in a book entitled "A New Theory of Risk and Rating".

Over last decade develops quantitative complexity management (QCM) technology and solutions for applications in economics, finance, Risk Rating and Management as well as in Asset Management and medicine. In the past five years works towards the democratization of ratings.

ISO Developing Guidelines on Business Complexity Analysis

Como, 20-th July, 2017. The ISO Technical Committee 292 is developing the ISO 22375 Security and Resilience Guidelines for Business Complexity Analysis.

The project stems from the Italian UNI 11613 Business Complexity Assessment guidelines published in December 2015. The UNI 11613 is the World's first complexity-specific standard which has been originated by Ontonix and of which Ontonix is the principal co-author.

"Over the past fifteen years, since we have devised the Quantitative Complexity Theory, we have transformed the idea of measuring and managing complexity into a technology, then into commercial software products and finally into a business. We are very proud to be the originators of the first complexity-specific standard and the fact that now ISO is developing the ISO 22375 is further confirmation of the importance of complexity management in today's turbulent economy and society", said Dr. J. Marczyk, the founder and President of Ontonix. "We are glad to see that ISO 22375 points specifically to complexity-induced risk, which, according to Ontonix, is probably the most severe and hidden form of exposure that we face today", he added. "However, in order to manage complexity it must first be measured. Talking about complexity is not enough. Serious science starts when you begin to measure", he concluded.

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Dr. Jacek Marczyk

Visionary, ex rocket scientist, businessman and writer with over 35 years of experience in QUANTITATIVE large-scale Uncertainty and Complexity Management in diverse fields (manufacturing, finance, economics).

Author of ten books on simulation, uncertainty and complexity management, rating.

Developed in mid 90s the theory of eigenvalue orbits, a generalization of the concept of eigenvalue.

In 2000-2005 has developed the first Quantitative Complexity Theory (QCT), including a comprehensive measure of complexity.

Founded Ontonix Complexity Management in 2005 in the USA and launched in 2006 the first commercial system for MEASURING and managing complexity: OntoSpace.

www.ontonix.com

In 2009 developed real-time technology to measure the complexity and stability of patients during operation or permanence in Intensive Care Units.

http://www.ontomed.net

Developed a new theory of risk and rating published in 2009 in a book entitled "A New Theory of Risk and Rating".

Over last decade develops quantitative complexity management (QCM) technology and solutions for applications in economics, finance, Risk Rating and Management as well as in Asset Management and medicine. In the past five years works towards the democratization of ratings.

Ontonix and Altec Space Sign Agreement

Como, July 17-th 2017. Ontonix, a company developing solutions and services in Quantitative Complexity Management, has signed an agreement with Altec Space. Turin-based ALTEC – Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering Company – is the Italian center of excellence for the provision of engineering and logistics services to support operations and utilization of the International Space Station and the development and implementation of planetary exploration missions.


About Altec

ALTEC is a public-private company owned by the major European space company, Thales Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency, ASI.  ALTEC is based in Turin and has liaison offices at NASA and ESA. ALTEC services ranging from engineering and logistics support, training of astronauts, to support experiments in biomedicine in particular, the processing of scientific data, the development and management of the ground segment of space programs and the promotion of space culture.

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Dr. Jacek Marczyk

Visionary, ex rocket scientist, businessman and writer with over 35 years of experience in QUANTITATIVE large-scale Uncertainty and Complexity Management in diverse fields (manufacturing, finance, economics).

Author of ten books on simulation, uncertainty and complexity management, rating.

Developed in mid 90s the theory of eigenvalue orbits, a generalization of the concept of eigenvalue.

In 2000-2005 has developed the first Quantitative Complexity Theory (QCT), including a comprehensive measure of complexity.

Founded Ontonix Complexity Management in 2005 in the USA and launched in 2006 the first commercial system for MEASURING and managing complexity: OntoSpace.

www.ontonix.com

In 2009 developed real-time technology to measure the complexity and stability of patients during operation or permanence in Intensive Care Units.

http://www.ontomed.net

Developed a new theory of risk and rating published in 2009 in a book entitled "A New Theory of Risk and Rating".

Over last decade develops quantitative complexity management (QCM) technology and solutions for applications in economics, finance, Risk Rating and Management as well as in Asset Management and medicine. In the past five years works towards the democratization of ratings.

Ontonix Receives Contract from Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Como, February 7-th 2017. Ontonix, a company developing solutions and services in Quantitative Complexity Management, announces a contract from the Banca Popolare di Sondrio for the annual renewal of the license of its software products as well as consulting services.


About Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Founded in 1871, the Banca Popolare di Sondrio is one of the first Italian cooperative banks that was inspired by the popular cooperative banking movement. Over time and thanks to the gradual expansion of it´s activities and presence on the territory, the bank gained more regional dimensions with the possibility of operating nationwide, while at the same time keeping strong ties to the zone of origin. The bank employs more than 2,500 persons, and has 300 branches. For more information visit website.

Dr. Jacek Marczyk

Visionary, ex rocket scientist, businessman and writer with over 35 years of experience in QUANTITATIVE large-scale Uncertainty and Complexity Management in diverse fields (manufacturing, finance, economics).

Author of ten books on simulation, uncertainty and complexity management, rating.

Developed in mid 90s the theory of eigenvalue orbits, a generalization of the concept of eigenvalue.

In 2000-2005 has developed the first Quantitative Complexity Theory (QCT), including a comprehensive measure of complexity.

Founded Ontonix Complexity Management in 2005 in the USA and launched in 2006 the first commercial system for MEASURING and managing complexity: OntoSpace.

www.ontonix.com

In 2009 developed real-time technology to measure the complexity and stability of patients during operation or permanence in Intensive Care Units.

http://www.ontomed.net

Developed a new theory of risk and rating published in 2009 in a book entitled "A New Theory of Risk and Rating".

Over last decade develops quantitative complexity management (QCM) technology and solutions for applications in economics, finance, Risk Rating and Management as well as in Asset Management and medicine. In the past five years works towards the democratization of ratings.

Ontonix Receives Contract from Intesa San Paolo

Como, November 22-nd 2016. Ontonix, a company developing solutions and services in Quantitative Complexity Management, announces a contract from Intesa San Paolo. In the framework of the contract Ontonix will deliver consulting services in complexity-based market risk analysis. 


About Intesa San Paolo

Intesa Sanpaolo is the banking group which was formed by the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI. The merger brought together two major Italian banks with shared values so as to increase their opportunities for growth, enhance service for retail customers, significantly support the development of businesses and make an important contribution to the country's growth.

Intesa Sanpaolo is among the top banking groups in the euro zone, with a market capitalisation of 35.3 billion euro.

For more information visit website.

Dr. Jacek Marczyk

Visionary, ex rocket scientist, businessman and writer with over 35 years of experience in QUANTITATIVE large-scale Uncertainty and Complexity Management in diverse fields (manufacturing, finance, economics).

Author of ten books on simulation, uncertainty and complexity management, rating.

Developed in mid 90s the theory of eigenvalue orbits, a generalization of the concept of eigenvalue.

In 2000-2005 has developed the first Quantitative Complexity Theory (QCT), including a comprehensive measure of complexity.

Founded Ontonix Complexity Management in 2005 in the USA and launched in 2006 the first commercial system for MEASURING and managing complexity: OntoSpace.

www.ontonix.com

In 2009 developed real-time technology to measure the complexity and stability of patients during operation or permanence in Intensive Care Units.

http://www.ontomed.net

Developed a new theory of risk and rating published in 2009 in a book entitled "A New Theory of Risk and Rating".

Over last decade develops quantitative complexity management (QCM) technology and solutions for applications in economics, finance, Risk Rating and Management as well as in Asset Management and medicine. In the past five years works towards the democratization of ratings.

Ontonix Receives Contract From SAIC

Como, November 3-rd 2016. Ontonix, a company developing solutions and services in Quantitative Complexity Management, announces a contract from SAIC. In the framework of the contract Ontonix will deliver consulting services as well as its Quantitative Complexity Management  software suite, comprising OntoSpace, OntoDyn, OntoTest and OntoNet. For more information on the QCM suite visit website.


About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a premier technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 15,000 employees worldwide. For more information visit website.
 

Dr. Jacek Marczyk

Visionary, ex rocket scientist, businessman and writer with over 35 years of experience in QUANTITATIVE large-scale Uncertainty and Complexity Management in diverse fields (manufacturing, finance, economics).

Author of ten books on simulation, uncertainty and complexity management, rating.

Developed in mid 90s the theory of eigenvalue orbits, a generalization of the concept of eigenvalue.

In 2000-2005 has developed the first Quantitative Complexity Theory (QCT), including a comprehensive measure of complexity.

Founded Ontonix Complexity Management in 2005 in the USA and launched in 2006 the first commercial system for MEASURING and managing complexity: OntoSpace.

www.ontonix.com

In 2009 developed real-time technology to measure the complexity and stability of patients during operation or permanence in Intensive Care Units.

http://www.ontomed.net

Developed a new theory of risk and rating published in 2009 in a book entitled "A New Theory of Risk and Rating".

Over last decade develops quantitative complexity management (QCM) technology and solutions for applications in economics, finance, Risk Rating and Management as well as in Asset Management and medicine. In the past five years works towards the democratization of ratings.

Ontonix Receives Contract from Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Como, January 28-th 2016. Ontonix, a company developing solutions and services in Quantitative Complexity Management, announces a contract from the Banca Popolare di Sondrio for the annual renewal of the license of its software products as well as consulting services.


About Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Founded in 1871, the Banca Popolare di Sondrio is one of the first Italian cooperative banks that was inspired by the popular cooperative banking movement. Over time and thanks to the gradual expansion of it´s activities and presence on the territory, the bank gained more regional dimensions with the possibility of operating nationwide, while at the same time keeping strong ties to the zone of origin. The bank employs more than 2,500 persons, and has 300 branches. For more information visit website.

Dr. Jacek Marczyk

Visionary, ex rocket scientist, businessman and writer with over 35 years of experience in QUANTITATIVE large-scale Uncertainty and Complexity Management in diverse fields (manufacturing, finance, economics).

Author of ten books on simulation, uncertainty and complexity management, rating.

Developed in mid 90s the theory of eigenvalue orbits, a generalization of the concept of eigenvalue.

In 2000-2005 has developed the first Quantitative Complexity Theory (QCT), including a comprehensive measure of complexity.

Founded Ontonix Complexity Management in 2005 in the USA and launched in 2006 the first commercial system for MEASURING and managing complexity: OntoSpace.

www.ontonix.com

In 2009 developed real-time technology to measure the complexity and stability of patients during operation or permanence in Intensive Care Units.

http://www.ontomed.net

Developed a new theory of risk and rating published in 2009 in a book entitled "A New Theory of Risk and Rating".

Over last decade develops quantitative complexity management (QCM) technology and solutions for applications in economics, finance, Risk Rating and Management as well as in Asset Management and medicine. In the past five years works towards the democratization of ratings.

UNI publishes the VACO (Business Complexity Assessment) Guidelines

Como, 17-th December, 2015. UNI, Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione, that performs regulatory activities in Italy, has published the UNI 11613 Valutazione della Complessità (Business Complexity Assement) guidelines. UNI 11613 furnishes guidelines as to how an organization may establish, monitor and put into practice the assessment of business complexity. The goal is to identify the critical complexity of a business and to identify and rank its drivers, with the objective of increasing the resilience of an organization.

The UNI 11613 guidelines may be accessed here.

The guidelines have been impulsed by Dr. J. Marczyk and Mr. D. Noventa of Ontonix, who are also its principal co-authors. The guidelines propose various methods of complexity quantification, among which is the metric developed by Ontonix that takes into account structure and entropy. The metric is identified via the following functional expression: C=f(N, S, E) where N is the number of business parameters, S is an adjacency matrix and E the entropy matrix.

“UNI 11613 establishes an important precedent” said Dr. J. Marczyk. “It is fact the first ever attempt to regulate complexity and the procedures needed to monitor it. We wish to extend our appreciation and thanks to UNI, its technical committee and to the whole working group which has contributed enthusiastically to the guidelines” he added. "We are proud of the fact that these guidelines on complexity - a necessary step towards the first complexity-specific ISO standard - have originated in Italy", he concluded.

 

About UNI.

Established in 1921, the UNI is recognized by the Italian State and by the European Union, and represents Italian legislative activity at the International Standards Organization (ISO) and European Committee for Standardization (CEN). For more information visit website.

 

Dr. Jacek Marczyk

Visionary, ex rocket scientist, businessman and writer with over 35 years of experience in QUANTITATIVE large-scale Uncertainty and Complexity Management in diverse fields (manufacturing, finance, economics).

Author of ten books on simulation, uncertainty and complexity management, rating.

Developed in mid 90s the theory of eigenvalue orbits, a generalization of the concept of eigenvalue.

In 2000-2005 has developed the first Quantitative Complexity Theory (QCT), including a comprehensive measure of complexity.

Founded Ontonix Complexity Management in 2005 in the USA and launched in 2006 the first commercial system for MEASURING and managing complexity: OntoSpace.

www.ontonix.com

In 2009 developed real-time technology to measure the complexity and stability of patients during operation or permanence in Intensive Care Units.

http://www.ontomed.net

Developed a new theory of risk and rating published in 2009 in a book entitled "A New Theory of Risk and Rating".

Over last decade develops quantitative complexity management (QCM) technology and solutions for applications in economics, finance, Risk Rating and Management as well as in Asset Management and medicine. In the past five years works towards the democratization of ratings.