School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering

Departmental E-mail: isegrad [at] indiana [dot] edu

Departmental URL: https://www.engineering.indiana.edu/

(Please note that when conferring University Graduate School degrees, minors, certificates, and sub-plans, the University Graduate School’s staff use those requirements contained only in The University Graduate School Bulletin.)

Curriculum

Curriculum
Faculty

Ph.D. in Intelligent Systems Engineering

Requirements

A total of at least 90 credit hours of graduate-level (500+) coursework including:
at least 24 credits to fulfill the requirements of the ISE major;
at least 9 credits to fulfill the requirements of the University Ph.D. minor; and
the remaining credits can be received from regular courses, independent studies, and research.

Major

The major is to be chosen in one of the six defined ISE tracks in Bioengineering, Computer Engineering, Cyber-Physical Systems, Environmental Engineering, Molecular and Nanoscale Engineering, and Neuroengineering or in general intelligent systems engineering. The major requires 24 credits approved by ISE and includes:

• E500 (1 credit)
• One of E501-507 (3 credits)
• 9 credits of relevance to major
• 11 other engineering credits

Remaining elective credits can be satisfied by IU courses in other units related to the student's area of study in engineering with permission of ISE.

Qualifying Exam

Qualifying exams include a written portion, tailored by faculty for students in each concentration, followed by an oral exam administered by the advisory committee. The exam should ensure a student is prepared to start Ph.D. research and should be at a level comparable to a professional paper covering technologies in areas related to the student’s expected research. The qualifying examinations will normally be administered at the end of major and minor coursework.

Dissertation Proposal

Prior to a student engaging in dissertation research, a research proposal must be approved by the student’s research committee. The proposal is to be defended at a public colloquium.

Ph.D. Minors in Intelligent Systems Engineering

Doctoral students in other departments may complete a minor in one of 5 tracks within the Intelligent Systems Engineering department by satisfying the following requirements:

Ph.D. Minor in Bioengineering

A minor in Bioengineering requires 9 credit hours.

• E504 is required (3 Cr.)
• Choose 2 from any course listed as a Bioengineering track course at the 500 level or above to equal 6 credit hours. These can include E535, E540, E541, and E599 topics course relevant to Bioengineering.

Other courses not listed can be counted toward the minor with consultation of both the Department Chair and advisor.

Ph.D. Minor in Computer Engineering

A minor in Computer Engineering requires 9 credit hours.

• E501 is required (3 Cr.)
• Choose 2 from any course listed as a Computer Engineering track course at the 500 level or above to equal 6 credit hours. These can include E510, E512, E513, E514, E517, E518, E621 and E599 topics course relevant to Computer Engineering.

Other courses not listed can be counted toward the minor with consultation of both the Department Chair and advisor.

Ph.D. Minor in Cyber-Physical Systems

A minor in Cyber-Physical Systems requires 9 credit hours.

• E502 is required (3 Cr.)
• Choose 2 from any course listed as a Cyber-Physical Systems track course at the 500 level or above to equal 6 credit hours. These can include E512, E513, E514, E522, E523, E525, E526, E537, E622, E623 and E599 topics course relevant to Cyber-Physical Systems.

Other courses not listed can be counted toward the minor with consultation of both the Department Chair and advisor.

Ph.D. Minor in Molecular and Nanoscale Engineering

A minor in Molecular and Nanoscale Engineering requires 9 credit hours.

• E505 is required (3 Cr.)
• Choose 2 from any course listed as a Molecular and Nanoscale Engineering track course at the 500 level or above to equal 6 credit hours. These can include E537, E551, and E599 topics course relevant to Molecular and Nanoscale Engineering.

Other courses not listed can be counted toward the minor with consultation of both the Department Chair and advisor.

Ph.D. Minor in Neuroengineering

A minor in Neuroengineering requires 9 credit hours.

• E506 is required (3 Cr.)
• Choose 2 from any course listed as a Neuroengineering track course at the 500 level or above to equal 6 credit hours. These can include E535 and E599 topics course relevant to Neuroengineering.

Other courses not listed can be counted toward the minor with consultation of both the Department Chair and advisor.