One of the main goals of the Institute is to prepare professionals and new researchers with skills in the state of the art. This is achieved through the involvement of our researchers in three specific programs offered by the University of Chile:
Master Program in Operations Management
The Center of Operations Management of the Department of Industrial Engineering started its M.Sc. degree on Operations Management in 2000 accepting 13 students for the first semester. From then, the number of accepted students has increased steadily.
The program combines methodological courses, such as "Mathematical Programming", "Stochastic Models", "Microeconomics" with applied courses such as e.g. "Logistics and Production", "Information Technology" and "Operations Management in the Service Industry". Furthermore, it contains integrating courses where master students are working with case studies applying the acquired knowledge in real-world applications reported in literature.
During the last years students from other Latin American countries have entered to the program, indicating the potential this program has for international development.
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Master Program in Transportation Engineering
The Transportation Group of the Department of Civil Engineering at University of Chile offers a M.Sc. degree in Transportation which is distinguished by its interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary urban transportation issues.
The program offers a variety of opportunities for well-qualified and motivated engineering students, to contribute to important research in a variety of areas, such as transportation economics, planning, system analysis, modeling, logistics, traffic flow, etc. Emphasis is paid on the development of fundamental skills and knowledge in transportation related issues combined with advanced mathematical and computational techniques, to address transportation problems affecting urban travel and goods movement.
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Ph.D. Program in Complex Engineering Systems
The Ph.D. Program in Complex Engineering Systems was born as a result of the activities of our research group and combines contents and approaches from industrial, transport, mathematical and electrical engineering, aimed to develop skills in problem solving using advanced techniques.
A common core of methodological subjects dealing with optimization on networks, uncertainty, information technology and economics has been identified as a necessary starting series for the candidates of the new program, followed by the choice of an area of specialization which means methodological as well as applied courses from all departments involved, considered as elective courses. These engineering systems generated by operations management, transportation and energy problems are characterized by the complex interaction between maximizing-equilibrium behaviors and the physical or virtual characteristics of different types of networks. Such systems present inherent uncertainties and externalities in complex problems. New formulations and solution methods will be the main subject of study, dealing with areas like transportation, natural resources, urban land use, power systems and management systems, where the need to master both specific methodological tools and the different applied areas is apparent.
The research members of this Scientific Millennium Science Nucleus have already played a very active role in identifying the need of this Ph.D. program, designing its structure, and starting the formal process. The same Scientific Millennium Science Nucleus will be even more important for the future steps regarding this program, such as e.g. offering grants for Ph.D. candidates, national and international promotion of the program, promoting top-level research and education.
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