The College of Engineering at a leading Hispanic-serving institution announced recently that thanks to a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education the college will establish a new degree that will allow graduate students to enhance their knowledge in data analytics, computer simulation, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and machine learning.
According to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), as part of the grant, the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering will establish a laboratory for systems innovation with modeling and simulation to stimulate interest in big data analysis, development of simulation models, 3D-model design and AR/VR applications development.
“With this new concentration, UTEP will train students to be more innovative, technologically sound, and able to cope with a rapidly evolving environment of industries,” said Bill Tseng, professor and chair of the Department of Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering and principal investigator for the grant. “This will allow our graduates to thrive in today’s industrial landscape, where the very nature of work is changing due to technological advances, and constantly shifting supply chains and customer needs.”
The grant will also support significant revisions to two existing courses – Industrial Data Analytics and Computer Simulation – that will be restructured to align with this project’s goals. In addition, two new courses – Machine Learning for Systems Emulation and AR/VR-Based Simulation – will be developed.
“Industries are always facing new kinds of challenges and problems, such as constantly changing customer demand and preferences,” said Fashiar Rahman, assistant professor of research and co-principal investigator. “These challenges cannot be fully addressed using traditional knowledge. Students who graduate from this concentration will gain the necessary expertise to make substantial contributions to the search for solutions.”
The concentration in systems modeling and simulation under the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering will allow graduate students to enhance their knowledge in data analytics, computer simulation, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and machine learning. The program will have its first cohort of students by the Spring 2024 semester.
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