How it Works:
As a cross-disciplinary program, the SE PhD program leverages the expertise of Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Management and Medical faculty from the College of Engineering, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Questrom School of Business and the School of Medicine. Graduate students are expected to complete a number of interdisciplinary courses and to fulfill the qualifying examination and dissertation defense requirements of the Program. The program can be completed in 3-5 years, on average. Learn more about the PhD Profile for Systems Engineering.
In collaboration with the Center for Information & Systems Engineering (CISE), research areas pursued by PhD candidates include, but are not limited to,
- Automation, Robotics, and Control
- Communications and Networking
- Computational Biology
- Information Sciences
- Production, Service, and Energy Systems
In conjunction with these interdisciplinary applications, students’ research activities focus on the use of methodologies such as:
- Optimization methods
- Information theory
- Control theory
- Queuing theory
- Applied probability and statistics
- Simulation
PhD Handbook
The SE PhD Handbook includes policies, program requirements, logistics and contacts.
Admission Requirements
For Application Deadlines, Requirements and Fee Waiver information, see the Graduate Admissions web page.
Deadline
- Fall: December 15