Doctoral Program in Engineering Sciences, Industrial and Transport Engineering Area

This line considers research and development in topics such as optimization models, simulation of large-scale systems, financial engineering and innovation. It also considers the economic modeling of regulated markets (such as natural resources and telecommunications) and in sectors of public relevance, such as transportation, environment, education and health, the planning of operations in all types of organizations, the determination of willingness to pay for reducing transport externalities (delays, accidents, pollution). Complex problems in financial engineering are also studied. The tools and techniques required for these issues include appropriate methods to collect useful information for decision-making, and the formulation of models that allow understanding the behavior of the different actors involved.

This line seeks to understand and address numerous challenges associated with working with complex systems, such as the design of public transport networks, planning in complex logistics networks, especially under uncertainty, the optimization of port operations, the design of air transport networks, and other large problems such as itinerary design, work shifts and resource allocation, institutional designs for incentive alignment, and development of quasi-market mechanisms, among others.

The application requirements, according to the regulations of the Doctoral program in Engineering Sciences, are the following:

1. In case of having foreign academic degrees, these must be equivalent to those mentioned above.
2. Applicants must have sufficient understanding of the English language to read articles, books, and access international documents and databases. Applicants who do not have a certificate of English language proficiency as stated in the regulations of the UC Doctoral program must take a diagnostic test at the university to assess their language level and enroll in the courses indicated to achieve the required competencies.
3. The Program is based on joint work between a supervising professor and a student in a defined area of specialization, so a certain degree of affinity of interests is required. The latter makes it impossible to assure the admission of all qualified applicants. Therefore, it is highly recommended to contact a professor working in the area of interest before applying.

In the following link you will find the list of UC Engineering academics grouped by academic area.

• To be a Doctoral Candidate.
• To have passed all courses and academic activities of the study plan, maintaining a cumulative grade point average higher than or equal to 5.0 during all semesters of permanence in the program and within a period not exceeding ten academic semesters.
• To have finished and passed the doctoral thesis and the degree exam.
• To have stayed in the Doctoral program for at least four semesters.
• To have no debts of any kind with the University.