In multidisciplinary engineering system design, we integrate. From the very start of the design process, we combine the physical system with sensors, actuators, computer control, and human interfaces ...

Grappling with all the uncertainty, the epidemiologist’s role during the pandemic proved confusingly complex. A more pragmatic, problem-solving mindset might help in making good decisions. The last 20 ...

Years ago, I came into healthcare in a roundabout way. I studied industrial engineering, the science of looking at processes and systems and understanding, even predicting, how they work together.

Healthcare professionals with engineering backgrounds are about as rare as the Knicks winning an NBA championship. Tech engineering and development teams tend to move at warp speed, whereas mature ...

Our daily lives are built on seamless digital experiences, from checking in for a flight to running global logistics. The reliability of our applications has become a fundamental business dependency.

When Christopher Blackden enrolled in Drexel University’s online Master of Science in Systems Engineering program in 2012, he was working full-time as an IT technician while also raising a toddler at ...

What if the very principles that have guided engineering for decades are no longer enough? Imagine a world where traditional problem-solving methods falter in the face of systems that evolve faster ...