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The dependence on continuous availability of power for day-to-day functioning and sustenance of life is more critical today than ever before. A prolonged loss of power is no longer just an inconvenience, but brings normal life to a standstill. When Hurricane Sandy hit the U.S East Coast in October 2012, many lost their homes and properties due to the flooding and severe winds. However, a significant impact was the power outages to over 8 million customers across 21 states, for days and even weeks. This paper takes a systems view of these power outages from supply and demand sides, from a quantitative resilience perspective. The focus of this study is on the resilience action that enables restoration of the disrupted system. Generic resilience framework and metrics are used as the basis for the resilience analysis; the observations, lessons learnt, and recommendations based on this analysis are expected to improve recovery from large-scale power outages resulting from any disruptive event in future. C⃝ 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Eng 19: 59-75, 2016

In an effort to explore the relationship between the disciplines of systems engineering and software engineering, professionals from academia, industry, and government gathered for a workshop to deliberate on the current state, to acknowledge areas of inter-dependence, to identify relevant challenges, and to propose recommendations for addressing those challenges with respect to four topical areas: 1) Development Approaches, 2) Technical, 3) People, and 4) Education. This paper presents the deliberations and recommendations that emerged from that workshop, and the proposed project to be launched.