1. Engineering Systems & Design

2. We live in an increasingly complex society

3. ESD is the study of large-scale complex systems …

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

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. Our Undergraduate Programme

10. 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

11. … 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

12. 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

13. Course sequence

14. 7 focus tracks in which to specialise

15. 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)

16. 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

17. Internships at world-class organisations

18. Our Graduate Programmes

19. 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

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

21. 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

22. Collaboration Opportunities

23. 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

24. 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)

25. ESD Contact us ENGINEERING SYSTEMS & DESIGN  http://esd.sutd.edu.sg 