Projects are complex undertakings involving a unique set of tasks and activities conducted within a set of constraints to meet defined objectives. One of the key areas requiring proactive management within projects is risk, arising from uncertainties which could affect achievement of objectives. Risk in projects is also complex, arising from a wide range of sources and having a broad scope of p...

In this contribution two European research projects funded by the European Commission in the framework of the IST programme are introduced. The goal is to present the basic ideas and concepts of the projects “ Multi-Agents-based Diagnostic Data Acquisition and Management in Complex Systems (MAGIC)” and “Intelligent Fault Tolerant Control in Integrated Systems (IFATIS)” which both aim at the sol...