Researchers in this area deal with a wide variety of complex engineering systems. Topic areas range from the optimization and design of aircraft and gas turbine engines to the design of spacecraft, and also includes the design, verification and validation of software used to operate these devices, including robots and autonomous vehicles.
Autonomy, Complex Systems and Design
Abhishek Halder
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Control theory, machine learning and optimization
Ping He
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences
Multidisciplinary design optimization
Dae-Young Lee
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Spacecraft design optimization
Kristin Yvonne Rozier
Ph.D., Rice University
Formal methods and software validation