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 Environment Health Food Water Security Transportation 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 Financial engineering Innovation & entrepreneurship Optimization Economics & game theory Stochastic modelling Telecommunication systems Renewable energy Electricity markets

Our programmes at a glance 3-5 year programme Coursework, summer research projects, thesis Flexible advising structure Attachment to industry Professional development programme 3.5-year (8 terms) programme 3 common freshmore terms of Math, Science and Humanities Students select ESD in the 4th term Specialisation in 1 of 7 focus tracks Internship and exchanges Project and design intensive Joint collaboration between MIT & SUTD 2-year programme 1st year by coursework at MIT 2nd year by research at SUTD Attachment to industry 2 Masters’ degrees awarded, one from MIT and one from SUTD PhD Masters Undergraduate

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 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 Economics, Management & the Social Context Economics Financial Decision Making Operations Management Quality and Reliability Organizations & People Project Management Analytics Optimization Probability & Statistics Simulation Network Science System Dynamics

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 - Redmart 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 - Accenture Which products sell well with each other in a store? - Google Improving taxi boarding operations - Changi Airport Improving runway inspection process - Changi Airport Improving packing process in distribution centre - Infineon Tunnel fire and smoke detection of a driverless train system - SMRT Warehouse space optimisation - SBS Transit Workflow optimisation for warehouse - PSA Optimising preventive maintenance schedule for buses – SBS Transit Selection of Air Curtains for T1 and T4 - Changi Airport

Internships at world-class organisations

Our Graduate Programmes

Dual Masters’ programme structure 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 MIT Programmes Coursework at MIT Research at SUTD Master of Engineering (Research) in ESD Master of Engineering degree in chosen MIT programme 10-13 months 12 months Industry attachment opportunity

PhD programme structure Industry attachment opportunity Common core courses Advanced technical electives Summer research projects PhD thesis Professional development programme

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

Collaboration Opportunities

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

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

ESD Contact us ENGINEERING SYSTEMS & DESIGN  http://esd.sutd.edu.sg  yuchiann_foo@sutd.edu.sg  6499 4788