Systems and Information Engineering

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The Systems Engineering and Information Department provides education and research opportunities on the analysis, design, test, and integration of processes, products, and technologies affecting the operation of complex engineering systems. The program combines depth in methodological and analytical foundations with a comprehensive exposure to different application domains including infrastructure systems (communications, transportation, public utilities), healthcare systems, and systems for defense and national security.

The central insight in systems engineering is that the analytical techniques for process and product improvement extend across applications. For example, the techniques used to improve communications routing may also apply to transportation routing and material handling in manufacturing systems. The formal disciplines that underlie these techniques constitute the basis for education and training in systems engineering.

The Department of Systems and Information Engineering provides instruction and conducts research in methodologies for systems analysis, design, and integration; and analytical techniques for making decisions and turning data into information.

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering participates in the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP) by presenting graduate-level courses in a distributed learning environment.  CGEP students achieve a Master of Materials Science and Engineering degree. CGEP students participate in live class sessions alongside their student peers sitting in the classroom, accessing the interactive sessions via their computer and internet connection.  Class sessions are also recorded for later viewing/reviewing.