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MS/SE Emphasis in Command, Control,
Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I)
C4I systems are pervasive throughout the civilian and military world, allowing responsible authorities such as commanders or chief executive officers to control resources such as personnel, equipment, and money. Civilian government examples include the air traffic control systems, the drug enforcement C4I systems, law enforcement agency systems, and various emergency preparedness systems. Military systems include national-level crisis management systems, the global command and control system, the NATO command and control systems, and various tactical C3 systems of the military services. Private industry examples include the corporate management systems of large national and multinational firms.
These systems include the equipment, people, and procedures necessary to accomplish the mission. The equipment may include a variety of sensors, communications systems, and information processing and decision-support systems. This area stresses the multidisciplinary approach necessary to understand the field.
The C4I emphasis focuses on the theory and practice of C4I and prepares students for careers in research, design, and development of C4I systems, or in the use and management of C4I systems. The courses offered emphasize the analytical and behavioral aspects of engineering complex C4I systems.
Basic Methods Courses for C4I
Students must complete: SYST 611 - System Methodology and Modeling and one of the following:
- ECE 528 - Random Processes in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- OR 542 - Stochastic Models in Operations Research
Emphasis-specific Courses for C4I
Students must complete the following courses:
- SYST 680/ECE 670/OR 683 Principles of C4I
- SYST 683 Modeling, Simulation, and Gaming
The remaining courses are electives taken from the list below. The set of elective courses must constitute a well-defined focus. Courses designated as basic methods courses may also be used as elective courses once the requirement of two basic methods courses has been met:
- SYST 671/OR 671 Judgment and Choice Processing and Decision Making
- SYST 684 - Sensor Data Fusion
- SYST 685 - Estimation and Tracking; Principles and Techniques
- SYST 760 - Special Topics in C4I Systems Engineering
- ECE 542 - Computer Network Architectures and Protocols
- ECE 630 - Statistical Communication Theory
- ECE 642 - Design and Analysis of Computer Communication Networks
- OR 651 - Military Operations Research I: Cost Analysis
- OR 652 - Military Operations Research II: Effective Analysis
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