Welcome to the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems!

ICES (Institute for Complex Engineered Systems) acts as an agent within Carnegie Mellon University to stimulate growth and new directions in multi-disciplinary research. In this capacity, our Institute is an engine for economic development and a critically important asset to southwestern Pennsylvania. Our research areas not only respond to the changing needs of society, but also focus on new and groundbreaking initiatives, such as the Center for Sensed Critical Infrastructures (CenSCIR) and the Center on Nano-enabled Device and Energy Technologies (CNXT).

Since its emergence from EDRC (Engineering Design Research Center) in 1986, ICES has capitalized on a solid foundation of multidisciplinary, engineering design research and has evolved to include new technologies including wearable computers, advanced infrastructure monitoring, software reliability, thermal management and the modeling of organizations as information networks, involving both human and computer dynamics. The establishment of new research centers and research thrusts remain an essential function as we move to expand our commitment to multidisciplinary research, systems thinking and industry collaboration within the College of Engineering and across all colleges at Carnegie Mellon. Please take some time to look at our current structure, research interests and people. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Director, Gary Fedder, or use the faculty and staff directories to identify potential contacts. We welcome your comments and your ideas.

Thank you for your interest in our work and the continued evolution of the Institute. We look forward to working with you in the near future.