Larson, Jay2015-12-102015-12-10July 13-179780975840078http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53821Coupled problems occur widely in the pure and applied sciences and engineering. Two types of models are becoming more common - multiscale models, which couple physical phenomena operating on different spatiotemporal scales, and multiphysics models, whichKeywords: Ad hoc approach; Address space; Analysis techniques; Applied science; Common component architecture; Complex system modelling; Complexity metrics; Coupled models; Coupled problems; Coupled systems; Design process; Distributed memory; Domain specific; Gene Coupled systems; Multiphysics systems; Multiscale systems; Parallel computing; Software engineering20092016-02-24