ASIFWorking Paper · 2024

Adaptive Systemic Integrity Framework

Abstract

ASIF provides a general mathematical framework for measuring systemic integrity across heterogeneous complex systems. The framework establishes a two-dimensional integrity space defined by structural integrity (SII) and systemic coherence (SCI), enabling regime classification and early-warning detection of critical transitions.

Core Constructs

ASIF operates on two primary dimensions:

κ

SII — Structural Integrity Index

Measures structural coherence relative to historical equilibrium. Captures multi-dimensional deviations in system architecture.

χ

SCI — System Coherence Index

Quantifies incoherence — the degree of anomalous, divergent behavior among system components.

Regime Classification

Stable System

SII > 70, SCI < 30

Transitional Stability

SII > 50, SCI < 50

Complex Regime

Mixed signals

Systemic Decoupling

SII < 50, SCI > 50

Critical Regime

SII < 30, SCI > 70

Testable Predictions

P1

Rising SCI preceding SII decline by 2–8 weeks constitutes an early-warning signal.

P2

Critical Slowing Down signatures (variance increase, autocorrelation increase) should be detectable near regime transitions.

P3

The SII/SCI divergence metric should achieve AUC ≥ 0.75 for crisis prediction 4 weeks ahead.

Applications

ASIF has been applied to financial markets (via IRSA + FSAI*) and is under development for healthcare and critical infrastructure domains. The framework is designed for domain-agnostic instantiation with domain-specific indicator sets.