DSM Community

Dependency and Structure Modelling (DSM, also known as Design Structure Matrix) techniques support the management of complexity by focusing attention on the elements of a complex system and how they relate to each other. DSM‐based techniques have proven to be very valuable in understanding, designing, and optimizing complex system architectures such as those of products, organizations, and processes (Source).

Upcoming event: 27th International DSM Conference

When: September 24-26, 2025
Where: New York, USA
Webpage: https://dsm-conference.org/

Past events

26th International DSM Conference (2024). 
Where: Stuttgart, Germany

25th International DSM Conference (2023). Papers are available here.
Where: Gothenburg, Sweden.

24th International DSM Conference (2022). Papers are available here.
​Where: Eindhoven, Netherlands

21st ​International DSM Conference (2019). Papers are available here.
​Where: Monterey, CA, USA

20th International DSM Conference (2018). Papers are available here.
​Where: Trieste, Italy

19th International DSM Conference (2017). Papers are available here.
Where: Aalto Design Factory, Espoo, Finland

18th International DSM Conference (2016). Papers are available here.
Where: São Paulo, Brazil

17th International DSM Conference (2015). Papers are available here.
Where: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

16th International DSM Conference (2014). Papers are available here.
Where: Ecole Centrale Paris​, Paris, France

15th International DSM Conference (2013). Papers are available here.
Where: Rapid Invention, Melbourne, Australia

14th International DSM Conference (2012). Papers are available here.
Where: ISID, Kyoto, Japan

13th International DSM Conference (2011). Papers are available here.
Where: MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

12th International DSM Conference (2010). Papers are available here.
Where: Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

11th International DSM Conference (2009). Papers are available here.
Where: Clemson University, Greenville, SC, USA

10th International DSM Conference (2008). Papers are available here.
Where: Jönköping International Business School / Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden

9th International DSM Conference (2007). Papers are available here.
Where: TU Munich, Munich, Germany

8th International DSM Conference (2006). Papers are available here.
Where: The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA, USA

7th International DSM Conference (2005). Papers are available here.
Where: The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA, USA

6th International DSM Conference (2004). Papers are available here.
Where: Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

5th International DSM Workshop (2003). Papers are available here.
Where: Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

4th International DSM Workshop (2002). Papers are available here.
Where: MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

3rd International DSM Workshop (2001). Papers are available here.
Where: MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

2nd International DSM Workshop (2000). Papers are available here.
Where: MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

1st International DSM Workshop (1999). Papers are available here.
Where: MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA