Engineering
Examine components, interfaces, and operating conditions together, with attention to how their interactions shape behavior.
ENGINEERING & SYSTEMS INTELLIGENCE
Clarity within
complexity.
A clearer understanding of the signals, relationships, and decisions that shape a system.
Explore our focusEngineeringSystems intelligenceEmerging-risk analysis
OUR FOCUS
Understand the
whole system.
Technical systems do not operate in isolation. Their behavior reflects the connections between technology, people, and decisions.
Systems intelligence
Connect observations with context. Look beyond individual indicators to the relationships that give them meaning.
Emerging-risk analysis
Study changes over time that may point to growing fragility, blind spots, or delayed decisions.
PATENT PENDING
Adaptive
Fragility Index.
The Adaptive Fragility Index detects emerging fragility in complex, human-in-the-loop systems. It combines weak, sub-threshold signals across many data sources into one early-warning score.
- Patent pending (U.S. provisional application filed April 2026)
- Research accepted for peer-reviewed publication
- Case study: retrospective of the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio derailment using public data
- Applications: aviation maintenance, rail, pharma manufacturing, healthcare, autonomous systems
Every engagement begins with a blind retrospective study on the client's own historical data.
RESEARCH QUESTION
How can organizations build a clearer understanding of change within complex systems?
ABOUT MATKOV SYSTEMS
Justin Matkov.
Justin Matkov is an engineer and program manager with 13 years of experience in complex systems engineering and modernization of naval platforms. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.Eng. in Engineering Management from Penn State, and DAWIA Level II certification in Engineering & Technical Management. He is the inventor of the Adaptive Fragility Index.
Start with a clear question.
Follow the evidence.
Understand the connections.
CONTACT
Start a conversation.
Get in touch to discuss your engineering, systems intelligence, or emerging-risk questions.
Justin Matkov
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