Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Systems Engineering
Objectives
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of systems engineering, focusing on the design, modeling, interconnection, and management of large complex systems. In addition to the methods of traditional engineering, systems engineering relies on skills and expertise in areas such as optimization, simulation, economics and finance, risk management, and decision making under uncertainty. These skills come together to address the challenges of designing and managing complex interconnected systems, ranging from an automobile or an airplane to communication systems, financial markets, the power grid, and many more.
The Department of Systems Engineering at UT Dallas focuses research and curriculum in the fundamentals of systems engineering and management, with applications in interdisciplinary areas of interest to industry, such as energy systems, financial engineering systems, software systems, healthcare systems, control and mechatronic systems, and others. In so doing, the Department of Systems Engineering offers an MS degree in Systems Engineering and Management, a joint program with the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management. The program brings together faculty and disciplines from the engineering and management schools into a single program that has traditional and executive education formats.
Research
The Systems Engineering Department at UT Dallas is committed to interdisciplinary research. Led by faculty members with industry experience and innovative research programs, the focus is on the following fields: high-precision mechatronic systems with applications in atomic-scale lithography for fabrication of solid-state quantum devices, atomically precise manufacturing and high-speed scanning probe microscopy; robotic systems and control in a variety of multidisciplinary applications; modeling, analysis and control of multiagent systems in complex networks; graph machine learning for network control applications, resilience and security in networked multiagent systems, transportation systems management and operation strategies, mathematical methods for complex networks and engineering applications; functional safety systems with applications in machine learning and energy storage systems.
In keeping with the established tradition of research at UT Dallas, the Systems Engineering Department, through its research efforts and its Systems Engineering and Management MS degree program, encourages students to interact with researchers in other programs in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the Naveen Jindal School of Management, including computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, computer engineering, operations management, finance, marketing, innovation and entrepreneurship, and business management.
Master of Science in Systems Engineering and Management
Department Faculty
Professors: Stephanie Adams, S.O. Reza Moheimani, Mark W. Spong, Steve Yurkovich
Associate Professor: Justin Ruths
Assistant Professor: Waseem Abbas
Chair Emeritus: Mathukumalli Vidyasagar
Professor of Instruction: Nhut Nguyen
The Systems Engineering and Management MS is a joint program offered by the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the Naveen Jindal School of Management. Features are:
- Two program formats
- Professional Master's - with classes offered on weekends only for those in the workforce
- Traditional Master's - with classes offered on weekdays
- Flexible choice of core courses in both engineering and management disciplines.
- Elective courses for concentrations in various industry sectors.
- Qualifying students may enter the program in the spring, summer or fall semester.
- Program may be completed in 18 to 24 months with typical course load.
- Opportunity for pursuing combined Systems Engineering and Management MS and MBA in a Double Degree Program.
More information is available under Master of Science Degree in Systems Engineering and Management.
Apart from the Master of Science Degree in Systems Engineering and Management program, the Department of Systems Engineering offers several courses that may be included in a Master of Science Degree in Systems Engineering and Management concentration or taken by students in other disciplines:
SYSE 6323 (EECS 6323 and MECH 6323) Robust Control Systems
SYSE 6324 (BMEN 6388 and EECS 6336 and MECH 6313) Nonlinear Systems
SYSE 6325 (MECH 6325) Optimal Estimation and Kalman Filter
SYSE 6326 (BMEN 6324 and EECS 6324 and MECH 6324) Robot Control
SYSE 6327 Multi-Agent Robotic Systems