As the complexity and heterogeneity of a system grows, the challenge of specifying, documenting and synthesizing correct, machine-readable designs increases dramatically. Separation of the system into manageable parts is needed to support analysis at various levels of granularity so that the system is maintainable and adaptable over its life cycle. In this paper, we argue that operads provide an effective knowledge representation to address these challenges. Formal documentation of a syntactically correct design is built up during design synthesis, guided by semantic reasoning about design effectiveness. Throughout, the ability to decompose the system into parts and reconstitute the whole is maintained. We describe recent progress in effective modelling under this paradigm and directions for future work to systematically address scalability challenges for complex system design.

随着系统复杂性和异构性的增长，指定、记录和综合正确的机器可读设计的挑战急剧增加。需要将系统分成可管理的部分，以支持不同粒度级别的分析，以便系统在其生命周期内可维护和适应。在本文中，我们认为操作符提供了一种有效的知识表示来应对这些挑战。语法正确设计的正式文档是在设计综合过程中建立的，由有关设计有效性的语义推理指导。在整个过程中，将系统分解为部分并重新构成整体的能力得以保持。