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.

News & Events

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Mar 10, 2025

Developing Efficient Systems for Deep Sea Exploration

MATRIX Lab PhD’s research published in Applied Ocean Research journal

Mar 5, 2025

UMD Researchers Win Top Honor for Advancing Hardware Security

Mar 3, 2025

Legacy of Excellence: ISR Professor Wins Coveted Recognition

Mar 3, 2025

The Clark School Celebrates Women and Multiracial Engineers and...

Feb 28, 2025

MATRIX Lab Hiring Research Development Director

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