The field of Systems Engineering was born at Penn in 1953. It began with a series of seminars at the Moore School, at the request of local industry to help address the growing complexity in military systems. Since that beginning, complexity has become a central feature of many aspects of our lives: in transportation, in manufacturing, in telecommunications, in environmental control, in financial institutions, etc. Designing effective systems in the face of growing complexity is still our mission.

To find out more about systems engineering, visit the University Pennsylvania Urban Transportation Systems Group.