Engineering Systems Design We live in an increasingly

Engineering Systems & Design

We live in an increasingly complex society

ESD is the study of large-scale complex systems …

… to solve big societal challenges Energy Water Environment Security Health Transportation Food Liveability

Alignment to core strengths of Singapore § Logistics & supply chains § Infrastructure systems § Transportation and mass transit § Financial services § Healthcare § Natural resources management § Retail § Hospitality & entertainment

World-class faculty § One of the largest such groups in the world, with over 70 faculty members in steady-state § Faculty members are from the very best universities in the world § Diverse in nationalities

Our research interests § Supply chains § Logistics § Transportation § Economics & game theory § Stochastic modelling § Telecommunication § Financial engineering systems § Innovation & § Renewable energy entrepreneurship § Electricity markets § Optimization

3. 5 -year (8 terms) programme § 3 common freshmore terms of Math, Science and Humanities § Students select ESD in the 4 th term § Specialisation in 1 of 7 focus tracks § Internship and exchanges § Project and design intensive § Joint collaboration between MIT & SUTD § 2 -year programme § 1 st year by coursework at MIT § 2 nd year by research at SUTD § Attachment to industry § 2 Masters’ degrees awarded, one from MIT and one from SUTD Ph. D § Masters Undergraduate Our programmes at a glance § 3 -5 year programme § Coursework, summer research projects, thesis § Flexible advising structure § Attachment to industry § Professional development programme

Our Undergraduate Programme

Our students study … Process design and engineering of operations • Manufacturing / service operations management • Evaluation and improvement of processes • Managing constraints and risks Efficient resource allocation • What to make • When to make • How much to make Managing flows • • Material flows Information flows Financial flows People flows

… with emphasis on § Process and business model innovation through engineering new ways of producing, distributing, and consuming § Leveraging data to make smart business decisions v Consumer data, financial data, trade data, traffic data, energy consumption data § Drawing insights from economics, policy, business and social science

A unique curriculum Fundamentals § § Mathematics Physical sciences Biological Sciences Humanities Analytics § § § Optimization Probability & Statistics Simulation Network Science System Dynamics Economics, Management & the Social Context § § § Economics Financial Decision Making Operations Management Quality and Reliability Organizations & People Project Management

Course sequence

7 focus tracks in which to specialise

Multiple industry project opportunities § Introduction to Design (freshmen year) § Engineering Systems Design (sophomore year) § Operations Management (junior year) § Capstone (senior year, 2 semesters) § Internships (sophomore and junior years)

Examples of industry projects completed by students Cost & benefits of recycling vs. incinerating food - NEA Improving order-picking efficiency When is the best time to buy budget airline tickets - Handstand LLP Predictive model for air freight volume/ pricing in Asia - Panalpina Crowd management at MRT stations Which products sell with each other in a store? - Google - Accenture Improving taxi boarding operations - Redmart Improving runway inspection process - Changi Airport Improving packing process in distribution centre - Infineon - Changi Airport Tunnel fire and smoke detection of a driverless train system SMRT Warehouse space optimisation Workflow optimisation for warehouse - SBS Transit Optimising preventive maintenance schedule for buses – SBS Transit - PSA Selection of Air Curtains for T 1 and T 4 - Changi Airport

Internships at world-class organisations

Our Graduate Programmes

Dual Masters’ programme structure MIT Programmes 10 -13 months 12 months Coursewo rk at MIT Research at SUTD Master of Engineeri ng degree in chosen MIT programm e Master of Engineeri ng (Research ) in ESD § § Master of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Master of Science in Engineering and Management Master of Engineering in Logistics Industry attachment opportunity

Ph. D programme structure Industry attachment opportunity Common core courses Advance d technical electives Summer research projects Professional development programme Ph. D thesis

Ph. D coursework § Linear optimization § Linear control theory § Stochastic models § Convex optimization § Statistics § Stochastic calculus § Operations management § Dynamic programming § Microeconomics § Economics of information § Real analysis § Water resources planning and management § Game theory Core courses Advanced technical electives

Collaboration Opportunities

We welcome collaboration in … Student projects Undergraduate internships Industry leaders seminar Industry attachment for Masters and Ph. D students Industry visits / field trips Faculty-led research Corporate partners programme … and more

Calendar of activities Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Capstone (seniors) Operations mgmt project (juniors) ESD project (sophomores) Undergrad internships (freshmores, juniors) Masters industry attachment (cont’d) Ph. D industry attachment (on-going) Industry leaders seminars and field trips (on-going) Faculty research (on-going) Dec

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