Rutgers School of Engineering's doctoral degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering is a program for those looking to advance academic knowledge in areas that include systems engineering production and manufacturing engineering, quality and reliability engineering, energy, and transportation systems. The core competencies of the program are stochastic systems and optimization, reliability and quality, automation sciences, computation sciences, and advanced manufacturing. The breath of applications encompasses manufacturing systems and engineering, intelligent transportation systems, energy systems, supply chain and logistics, aviation safety, and cyber-physical security. Active research in these areas by both faculty and graduate students includes publication in leading research journals and generates support from agencies including the National Science Foundation, the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, and Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration, New Jersey State agencies, and private industry.