SDM Instructor, Senior Lecturer

Bruce Cameron

Bruce Cameron is a senior lecturer in engineering at MIT and an instructor in the SDM integrated core class. He also frequently serves as a thesis advisor for SDM students. Bruce is the director of the System Architecture Group at MIT and also teaches in the Sloan School of Management Executive Education program. Bruce holds a B.A.Sc. from the University of Toronto and earned his Ph.D. and two M.S. degrees from MIT.

SDM Instructor and Thesis Advisor, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Edward Crawley

Edward Crawley is the Ford Professor of Engineering at MIT and a professor in the Aeronautics and Astronautics department. He is an instructor in the SDM integrated core class and has previously served as faculty co-director for the program. His research has focused on the architecture, design, and decision support and optimization in complex technical systems. Ed also serves as a thesis advisor for many SDM students. He earned his B.S., M.S., and Sc.D. from MIT.

SDM Thesis Advisor and Affiliate Faculty, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Olivier de Weck

Olivier de Weck is a professor of aeronautics and astronautics and engineering systems at MIT and the faculty director of the Engineering Systems Laboratory. He served as the lead instructor of the SDM integrated core class and has advised many theses for SDM students. Olivier holds an S.M. in aeronautics and astronautics and a Ph.D. in aerospace systems from MIT.

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Research Scientist and Lecturer

George Lordos

George Lordos is a lecturer and research scientist at SDM, a research scientist for the Engineering Systems Lab, and a lecturer at MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He holds a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from MIT, a master’s of science in engineering and management from the System Design and Management program at MIT, an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT, and a B.A. from the University of Oxford.
He is the Vice Chairman of the AIAA Space Resources Technical Committee and the founder of the Space Resources Workshop at MIT. George is researching the industrial ecology of human settlements on the Moon and Mars. He previously had a 25-year professional career as a technical project manager, strategy consultant, system architect, company director and entrepreneur.
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Academic Director, Senior Lecturer, Director of the Global Teamwork Lab
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Bryan Moser

Dr. Bryan Moser is the academic director of System Design and Management (SDM) and senior lecturer in the School of Engineering and the Sloan School of Management. In SDM he is responsible for academic strategy including curriculum development and the quality of teaching and research. He leads the teaching of the SDM core and teaches two advanced subjects on engineering teamwork research and agent-based modeling of sociotechnical systems. In Japan, Dr. Moser is senior researcher in the MODE initiative (Maritime and Ocean Digital Engineering) at the University of Tokyo, a visiting senior researcher to JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), and a visiting professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Dr. Moser received two degrees from MIT:  a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering in 1987 and an S.M. in Technology and Policy in 1989. His doctorate in 2012 is from the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences. Prior to returning to MIT in 2014, he worked for 25 years in industry at Nissan Motor Company, United Technologies Corporation, and as founder and CEO of GPD, the maker of the TeamPort platform for model-based project management.

Bryan focuses on teamwork for complex systems problems and use of model-based methods to improve engagement and performance of diverse teams.  He has applied model-building, agent-based simulation, interactive design, and instrumentation of teamwork to challenges in new product development, urban planning, R&D, infrastructure, and sustainability. He leads the Global Teamwork Lab (GTL).

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SDM Instructor, Research Associate

Eric Rebentisch

Eric Rebentisch is an instructor in the SDM integrated core class and thesis advisor for SDM students. He is a research associate at the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center at MIT. He holds a B.S. in aerospace engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, a Master of Organizational Behavior from Brigham Young University, and a doctorate in management of technological innovation from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.

SDM Thesis Advisor, Principal Research Scientist

Donna Rhodes

Donna Rhodes is a principal research scientist in the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center. She serves as a thesis advisor for SDM students and has also taught thesis workshops for SDM. Donna holds a B.A., M.S. and Ph.D. from Binghamton University.

SDM Faculty Co-Director, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Warren Seering

Warren is the Weber-Shaughness Professor of Mechanical Engineering in MIT’s School of Engineering and a faculty co-director for the SDM program. His research interests include dynamic system modeling, design theory and methods, and product development processes. He was instrumental in the design of the product development track for the SDM program.

Warren has also served as co-director of the MIT Center for Innovation in Product Development, as a founding director of the Nissan Cambridge Basic Research Laboratory, and served as director of the advisory board of the International Design Society. He is currently a member of the Educational Advisory Panel for the Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Warren on the MechE Website