Institute for Systems Research

Welcome to ISR!

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision

Communications & Networks

Control, Optimization and Modeling

Energy Systems

Micro & Nanosystems

Neuroscience and Computational Biology

Operations Research, Decision Making

Robotics and autonomy

Security

Systems Engineering; Engineering Design

Founded in 1985

Originally the Systems Research Center, ISR is one of the National Science Foundation's original six engineering research centers.

Interdisciplinary by nature

More than 60 ISR faculty, from 13 departments and five University of Maryland colleges, develop basic solution methodologies and tools for a wide range of systems problems.

Graduate systems education

ISR offers M.S., M.Eng. and certificate options in systems engineering with a variety of specializations and both thesis and non-thesis options.

Enabling technologies

ISR research addresses issues associated with the technical development of systems.

Analysis and design tools

Engineering and biological system frontiers can be pushed because engineers have powerful analysis and design tools that ISR was key in developing.

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Oct 8, 2024

State-of-the-Art 3D Nanoprinter Now at UMD

The $650,000 3D printer housed in Prof. Ryan Sochol’s Laboratory is the only system of its kind within 400...

Oct 3, 2024

UMD, Partners Receive $31M for Semiconductor Research

Aug 9, 2024

Two NSF Awards for ECE Alum Michael Zuzak (Ph.D. ’22)

Jul 24, 2024

Applications Open for Professor and Chair of UMD's Department...

Jul 17, 2024