Decision Analytics Concentration Program
Overview / نظرة عامة
The interdisciplinary field of Decision Analytics (DA) seeks to understand and improve the judgment and decision making of individuals, groups, and organizations. Decision Analytics is grounded in theories and methods drawn from mathematics, probability and statistics, operations research, optimization, and artificial intelligence-based tools such as machine learning. The knowledge of this multidisciplinary area can be applied almost everywhere including government, manufacturing, design, health care, transportation, city planning, and business. The Systems Engineering department proposes a concentration in DA with the aim to equip students with the knowledge and skills for scientific decision making. The concentration consists of four courses taught by the systems Engineering Department, Mathematics and Information and Computer Sciences. The courses are Decision Making, Intelligent Decision Support Systems, Applied Game Theory and Cases in Decision Analytics.
يهدف التخصص إلى فهم وتحسين عمليات الحكم واتخاذ القرارات لدى الأفراد والمجموعات والمنظمات. يستند تحليل القرارات إلى نظريات وأساليب مستمدة من الرياضيات، والاحتمالات والإحصاء، وبحوث العمليات، والتحسين، وأدوات الذكاء الاصطناعي مثل تعلم الآلة. يمكن تطبيق المعرفة في هذا المجال متعدد التخصصات في جميع القطاعات تقريبًا، بما في ذلك الحكومة، والتصنيع، والتصميم، والرعاية الصحية، والنقل، والتخطيط الحضري، والأعمال التجارية. يقترح قسم هندسة النظم تركيزًا في تحليل القرارات يهدف إلى تزويد الطلاب بالمعرفة والمهارات لاتخاذ القرارات العلمية. يتألف هذا التخصص من أربعة مقررات تُدرس من قبل أقسام هندسة النظم والرياضيات وعلوم الحاسب والمعلومات، وتشمل: اتخاذ القرار، أنظمة دعم القرار الذكية، نظرية الألعاب التطبيقية، ودراسات حالة في تحليل القرارات.
Application for the Concentration Program
Eligibility Criteria
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all BSc KFUPM students.
- Students with applied major cannot enroll in concentrations.
- Students who completed (79 – 115 hours).
- Students who finished all junior-level courses of the specific majors are eligible to enroll in the concentration after completing the prerequisites.
Timeline:
- Applications open at the end of the first semester of the Junior year ( around November ) till the middle of the following semester ( around February)
- Applications are reviewed at the end of the second semester or early summer.
Hosting Department:
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
For more information about concentration programs, visit the general information page.
To apply for the concentration program, please visit the official application page provided by the university.
Offered To:
| Major | Pre/Co-requisites | Notes |
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| Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) | ISE 205 | - |
| Control & Instrumentation Engineering (CIE) | ISE 205 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | STAT 319 | - |
| Chemical Engineering (CHE) | STAT 319 | - |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | EE 315 | - |
| Software Engineering (SWE) | STAT 319 | - |
| Information & Computer Science (ICS) | STAT 319 | - |
Courses in the Concentration
| Course | Course Title | Brief Description | Pre-requisites | Instructors | Average GPA | Notes |
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| ISE 447 | Decision Making | Decision-making models and applications. | STAT201 Or STAT212 Or STAT319 Or ISE205 | Prof. Salih Duffuaa, Dr. Ahmed Attia | - | - |
| ISE 455 | Applied Models for Optimal Decisions | Decision-making, programming, risk, and case studies with a project. | ISE 447 | Prof. Salih Duffuaa | ||
| MATH 407 | Applied Game Theory | Game theory in energy, strategies, Nash equilibrium, OPEC, resource allocation, and supply chain. | ISE 303 or STAT 361 | Dr. Slim Belhaiza, Dr. Nika Salia | ||
| ICS 487 | Intelligent Decision Support Systems | Decision Support Systems (DSS), evolution, IDSS architecture, techniques, and applications. | ISE 205 or STAT 319 or EE 315 | Dr. Andri Mirzal, Dr. Tarek Helmy El-Bassuny |
| Semester | Course 1 | Course 2 |
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| First Semester (Fall) | ISE 447 | ICS 487 |
| Second Semester (Spring) | ISE 455 | MATH 407 |
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Resources
- For courses’ study materials click here
Instructors
| Photo | Name | Courses | Office Number | Telephone | Office Hours | Department | Specialization | Taqeem Post | Coordinator | |
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| Prof. Salih Duffuaa | ISE 447 & ISE 455 | Building 22 Room 422 | duffuaa@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 2692 | - | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Mathematical Modeling and Optimization | Taqeem Post |  Program Coordinator |
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| Dr. Ahmed Attia | ISE 447 | Building 22 Room 240 | amattia@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 2905 | - | Industrial & Systems Engineering | Supply chain modeling and optimization. | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Tarek Helmy El-Bassuny | ICS 487 | Building 22 Room 311 | helmy@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 1967 | - | Information & Computer Science | Artificial intelligence | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Andri Mirzal | ICS 487 | Building 22 Room | 966-13-860 | - | Information & Computer Science | Machine Learning | Taqeem Post | |||
| Dr. Slim Belhaiza | MATH 407 | Building 5 Room 203-2 | slimb@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 1054 | - | Mathematics | Game theory | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Nika Salia | MATH 407 | Building 5 Room 307 | nika.salia@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 2720 | - | Mathematics | Discrete Mathematics, Game Theory | Taqeem Post | ||
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