ch. 1. Introduction to system of systems / Mo Jamshidi -- ch. 2. SoS architecture / Reggie Cole -- ch. 3. Emergence of SoS, sociocognitive aspects / Beverly Gay McCarter and Brian E. White -- ch. 4. A system-of-systems simulation framework and its applications / Ferat Sahin, Mo Jamshidi, and Prasanna Sridhar -- ch. 5. Technology evaluation for system of systems / Patrick T. Biltgen -- ch. 6. Enterprise system of systems / George Rebovich, Jr. -- ch. 7. Definition, classification, and methodological issues of system of systems / Marcus Bjelkemyr, Daniel T. Semere, and Bengt Lindberg -- ch. 8. Policymaking to reduce carbon emissions : an application of system-of-systems perspective / Datu Buyung Agusdinata, Lars Dittmar, and Daniel DeLaurentis -- ch. 9. Medical and health management system of systems / Yutaka Hata, Syoji Kobashi, and Hiroshi Nakajima -- ch. 10. The microgrid as a system of systems / Laurence R. Phillips -- ch. 11. An integrated intelligent decision support system based on sensor and computer networks / Qishi Wu ... [et al.] -- ch. 12. Defense applications of SoS / Charles E. Dickerson -- ch. 13. System of air vehicles / Richard Colgren -- ch. 14. System of autonomous rovers and their applications / Ferat Sahin ... [et al.] -- ch. 15. Space applications of system of systems / Dale S. Caffall and James Bret Michael -- ch. 16. Airport operations : a system-of-systems approach / Saeid Nahavandi ... [et al.] -- ch. 17. Knowledge amplification by structured expert randomization - KASERs in SoS design / Stuart H. Rubin -- ch. 18. System-of-systems standards / Mark A. Johnson.