A rose by any other name...would probably be given an acronym [cognitive systems engineering]

TLDR

Design of complex sociotechnical systems, historically called cognitive engineering or CSE, has recently expanded into a variety of new terms under the umbrella of human‑centered computing, creating an acronym soup. The article aims to characterize new approaches to designing complex sociotechnical systems using a biological classification scheme. The authors organize the discussion around a rose metaphor, classifying the new approaches into biological genuses and varieties.

Abstract

In this article, we concern ourselves with characterizations of the "new" approaches to the design of complex sociotechnical systems, and we use a biological classification scheme to organize the discussion. Until fairly recently, the design of complex sociotechnical systems was primarily known as "cognitive engineering" or "cognitive systems engineering" (CSE), a term introduced to denote an emerging branch of applied cognitive psychology. A number of new terms have since emerged, all of which might be considered members of the genus "human-centered computing" (HCC). A number of varieties have entered the fray, resulting in an "acronym soup" of terms that have been offered to designate "the" new approach to cognitive engineering. Using the rose metaphor, and taking some liberties with Latin, this article is organized around a set of "genuses" into which the individual "varieties" seem to fall.