OpenFieldUM-Dearborn · Dearborn, Michigan, United States
The University of Michigan-Dearborn is a premier comprehensive public university founded in 1959 on 200 acres of land donated by the Ford Motor Company. Celebrated for industry-embedded engineering education, electric vehicle mobility research, cybersecurity, and automotive manufacturing excellence, UM-Dearborn delivers high-impact degrees backed by the prestigious University of Michigan tradition.
UM-Dearborn houses four colleges: the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL), College of Business, and College of Education, Health, and Human Services. The university is home to the Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems (IAVS) and the Cybersecurity Center.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA and rigor. Graduate admissions require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA, statement of purpose, two to three letters of recommendation, and English language proficiency (TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 6.5+).
Elite automotive doctorate collaborating with major OEMs on battery management systems, vehicle electrification, autonomous collision avoidance, and lightweight structural composites.
Advanced computer science doctorate focusing on V2X (vehicle-to-everything) security protocols, embedded edge computing, adversarial machine learning, and computer vision.
Specialized NSA-designated cybersecurity curriculum focusing on in-vehicle CAN bus security, embedded hardware cryptography, ethical hacking, and industrial IoT defense.
Interdisciplinary master's combining biomechanics modeling, ergonomic occupant safety design, biocompatible polymers, and assistive rehabilitation robotics.
Applied ecological master's utilizing the 300-acre Environmental Study Area and Rouge River watershed to study urban wetland remediation, stormwater pollutants, and biodiversity conservation.
AACSB-accredited MBA curriculum emphasizing manufacturing operations, global automotive supply chain resilience, corporate financial analytics, and technology leadership.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Murphey conducts research in machine learning, computer vision, electric vehicle power management, driver behavior modeling, and big data automated diagnost...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Computer and Information Science
Department of Computer and Information Science
Dr. Ma directs the Cybersecurity Center, investigating vehicle cyber-physical system security, cryptographic protocols, RFID privacy, and smartphone security....
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Reyes-Villanueva specializes in mechanical behavior of lightweight structural materials, impact crashworthiness, fiber-metal laminates, and automotive compo...
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