Research
Systems and Information engineering is the scientific discipline focused on designing, analyzing, and improving complex human/technology/software systems that range from delivering information to multi-person sociotechnology systems to positively impact human well-being and society at large.
Our Research
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Operations Research and Analytics
Focused on the development and application of analytical methods to improve decision-making by employing techniques such as modeling, statistics, and optimization to arrive at optimal or near-optimal solutions to decision-making problems.
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Information and Intelligent Automation
Exploring smart, intelligent, and automated technology and method development and innovative ways these intelligent systems can improve society.
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Human Technology Interaction
Involves the application of scientific principles, methods, and data drawn from a variety of disciplines to the design and development of engineering systems to facilitate the interaction between humans (the users) and technology.
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Engineering Hoos Win Hughes Award
Read NowFind out who won this year’s Thomas Hughes Award for undergraduate research.
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In Photos: UVA Engineering Open House
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James H. Lambert Honored for Preparing a New Generation of Risk Analysis Leaders
Read NowJames H. Lambert has been recognized as a distinguished educator by the Society for Risk Analysis, an international scientific and professional society.
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Q&A: UVA’s Cindy Chang Talks About Her AI Tool for Optimizing Manufacturing Processes
Read NowHer lab’s approach finds the connections between individual processes and the manufacturing system as a whole — and tries to coordinate everything at once, she tells Tech Briefs.