Master of Science - Human Systems Engineering - Intelligent Systems

Intelligent technologies have seen rapid growth in the last decade. These technologies are now seen within public sector industries such as military and space exploration, private sector such as medicine manufacturing, and education sector with the rise interactive e-learning environments and the use of learning technology within classrooms. The real change will be the way the humans are able to interact with these new technologies: humans teaming up with robots and AI assistants.

The MS program in Human Systems Engineering with a concentration in Intelligent Systems provides students with a deep understanding of the science of human performance and experience in the engineering of intelligent systems, robotics and autonomous systems industries.

Students in this program participate in courses focusing on methods and tools in applied cognitive science and foundations of human systems engineering, including uses of simulation and robotics, among other topics.

This concentration prepares students for facilitating the future of work when humans will work closely with heterogeneous technology in the military, space exploration, education, manufacturing, medicine and agriculture.

Career Opportunities

Graduates skilled in human interactions with robots, artificial intelligence agents and autonomous systems are needed to design the future of work. They can compose teams of human and nonhuman agents so that they are safe, effective, and have a positive impact on society and human well-being. The individuals who design those interactions and who decide what tasks to allocate to AI need to understand human capabilities and limitations and be able to work on multidisciplinary teams to ensure human considerations are accounted for.