Systems Engineering - Areas of Research Specialization

Our research areas reflect the breadth of Systems Engineering—from computational intelligence and system design to human integration and complex infrastructure systems.
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Systems Engineering Processes and Design
  • Computational Intelligence
  • Human System Integration
  • System of Systems Architecting
  • Infrastructure Systems

Modeling and Simulation

  • Developing Mathematical Models for Project Risk Management
  • Distributed System Modeling
  • Modeling and Simulation for Embedded Systems
  • Complex Systems Modeling

Systems Engineering Processes and Design

  • Simulation and Mathematical Optimization of Engineering Systems
  • Performance and Cost Optimization of Embedded Systems
  • Integration of Ontologies into System Engineering

Computational Intelligence

  • Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic Evolutionary Programming
  • Swarm Optimization for Intelligent Systems
  • Approximate Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning Application
  • Data Mining
  • Time Series Forecasting
  • Clustering Algorithms
  • Computational Intelligence in Game Theory

Human System Integration

  • Human-Centered Complex Systems Design
  • Modeling of Human Performance
  • Integrating Human Components to System of Systems 

System of Systems Architecting

  • System of Systems
  • Architecture Frameworks
  • Executable Architectures
  • Smart Systems Engineering
  • Design for Flexibility
  • System Architecture Evaluation
  • End-to-End System Security
  • High Speed Networks
  • Wireless Networks
  • Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
  • Information Assurance
  • Vulnerability Assessments
  • Reliability Analysis
  • Network-Centric Collaborative Design
  • Sustainable Development of Network Centric Infrastructure Systems

Infrastructure Systems

  • Health Monitoring of Infrastructure Systems
  • Behavior of Infrastructure Systems Under Extreme Conditions
  • Transportation Infrastructure Architecting
  • Energy Infrastructure Systems (Smart Grid, Capacity Modeling and Analysis, Renewable Systems, Energy Reliability)
  • Structures