Faculty

The Systems and Information Engineering faculty shown below include professors, associate professors, and assistant professors with primary and joint appointments. To view additional faculty (courtesy, emeritus and visiting), select the "Find Faculty by Appointment" tab to filter results.
  • In Memoriam: William T. Scherer

    Chair, Department of Systems and Information Engineering Editor-in-Chief Systems Director, Accelerated Masters Degree Program (AMP)
    William T. Scherer

    William T. Scherer is a super expert in systems engineering, stochastic control, and business analytics. Professor Scherer has served on the University of Virginia Systems Engineering Program faculty since 1986. He also consults with numerous organizations on the topics of systems thinking and business analytics applied to disparate organizations.

  • Michael C. Smith

    Lecturer Emeritus, Systems Engineering
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    Mike Smith's technical expertise spans applied quantitative methods, strategic planning, technology evaluation, and organizational assessment across a variety of application domains including manufacturing, transportation, defense, and health care.

  • Rupa S. Valdez

    Professor of Systems and Information Engineering Professor of Public Health Sciences
    Headshot of Rupa Valdez
    My research focuses on understanding and designing solutions to support the ways in which people manage health at home and in the community, drawing on methods from multiple disciplines including human factors engineering, cultural anthropology, and health informatics, among others…
  • K. Preston White, Jr.

    Emeritus Professor
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    Dr. White is particularly interested in the integration of decision and information technologies and applications in aerospace, health-care, manufacturing, distribution, service, criminal justice, and military systems. He has published over 190 articles in these areas. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and other biographical directories