Systems Engineering and Operations Research

Research Interest: Systems Architecture, MBSE Evaluation and Validation

Research Interest: Dynamic programming, reinforcement learning, stochastic optimization, location routing problem

Research Interest: AI enhanced Model based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and Digital Twins

Research Interest: game theory, optimization, modeling, analysis of uncertainties, and data analytics

Research Interest: Digital Twin, Object Detection and Tracking, Timeseries Database, IoT, and AIOps.

George Mason University’s Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research students turned bold ideas into award-winning innovations in 2025.

Fellowships, cybersecurity accolades, and top conference wins prove George Mason University’s Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research isn’t just competing—it’s setting the standard for excellence.

Professor Lizhi Wang, a new faculty member with a joint appointment in George Mason University’s Department of Bioengineering and Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research, has brought his systems approach to optimizing agriculture, livestock farming, and now human health.

The Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research welcomes Guiping Hu as the new department chair. Hu is ready to take the department to new heights and achieve its full potential.

Four George Mason students in the aviation flight training and management minor took to the skies recently for a solo flight, the final step in completing requirements for the program.