Michel-Alexandre CARDIN, Ph.D.

 

Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

 

Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Block E1A, #06-25, 1 Engineering Drive 2, 117576, Singapore

Email : macardin@nus.edu.sg
Office: Block E1-#07-16
Phone: +65 6516-5387 | Fax No: +65 6777-1434
 
Background
 

Honours Bachelor of Science in Physics, McGill University, 2001

Master of Applied Science in Aerospace Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 2003

Space Studies Program, International Space University (ISU), 2003

Master of Science in Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2007

PhD in Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2011

Doctoral dissertation: Quantitative Performance-Based Evaluation of a Procedure for Flexible Design Concept Generation [PDF] – Advisor: Prof. Richard de Neufville; Committee members: A/Prof. Olivier L. de Weck, Prof. Daniel D. Frey, Prof. David Geltner, Dr. Gwendolyn L. Kolfschoten (TU Delft)

 

Personal website

 
Research Interests
  • Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
  • Flexibility in Engineering Design
  • Real Options Analysis
  • Engineering Systems Design
  • Technology, Management, and Policy
 
Application Domains: Urban Systems
  • Emergency services (e.g. fire-fighting/ambulance resource allocation)
  • Energy (e.g. innovative nuclear technology development)
  • Real estate (e.g. new city design)
  • Resource extraction (e.g. mining, oil and gas)
  • Transportation (e.g. mobility on-demand for last-mile connectivity)
  • Water (e.g. innovative water catchment technology development)
 
Research Affiliations
  • MIT Engineering Systems Division (ESD)
  • NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies (IRES)
  • Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)
International Service
  • Editorial Review Board
    • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (IEEE TEM)
  • Program Committee Member
    • 2013 Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
    • 2013 Conference on Complex Systems Design and Management (CSDM)
    • 2012 Institute of Industrial Engineers Asian Conference (IIE Asia)
  • Reviewer
    • ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (ASME JMD)
    • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (IEEE TEM)
    • Journal of Design Research (JDR)
    • Journal of Simulation (JoS)
    • Research in Engineering Design (RIED)
    • Risk Analysis (RA)
 
Membership
  • International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE) – Singapore Chapter