The Skoltech Center for Digital Engineering hosted the final session of the «Systems Engineering» course

At the final session, six student teams presented their projects on the general topic 'Solving Problems on the Northern Sea Route.

Among the presentations were:

- OSU-Oceanic Support Unit: Solution for Swift Spare Part Delivery to Northern Route Cargo Ships,

- UAV Express: Rapid Spare Part Delivery System for Northern Sea Route Shipping,

- «Helios Voyager 1» Systems Requirements & Definition Review,

- Satellite Based Observation System for Northern Sea Route (NSR),

- Ship shell inspecting drone system,

- Airborne Parcel Delivery System (APDS).

The authors of the course are scientists from the Skoltech Center for Digital Engineering Professor Clement Fortin and Professor of Practice Mikhail Belov. 

Clement Fortin, Professor, Head of System Thinking Group  (Skoltech Center for Digital Engineering), Dean of Education

"The Systems Engineering course introduces students to the fundamentals of systems engineering as an interdisciplinary approach and a means of realising successful systems as defined by the International Council for Systems Engineering. The course covers the full spectrum of system life cycle management, including conceptual design, design, implementation, assembly, integration and testing (AIT), operation and disposal of systems. It also discusses the principles of system architecture. A foundational course for Skoltech students of engineering systems program, it discusses many applications of systems engineering, including some parts of space systems engineering. The Systems Engineering course follows the V-Model of Systems Engineering as a study guide. The plan includes a design project that is completed throughout the semester".

Mikhail Belov, Professor of the Practice, Нead of the Optimal Enterprise Group (Skoltech Center for Digital Engineering)

"This year, we gave students the freedom to choose the topic of their final project, specifying only the general theme - the solution had to be related to solving the problems of the Northern Sea Route. The students coped well with the tasks, chose interesting topics and proposed good engineering solutions using approaches from their specialization - robotics, life cycle management, computer vision and control systems. And, of course, they demonstrated the knowledge and skills they had acquired in the field of systems engineering".

This year's course assistants were System Thinking Group researchers Yana Brovar, a research engineer, and Saina Sadeghzadeh, a PhD student.

Yana Brovar, course assistant, System Thinking Group research engineer (Skoltech Digital Engineering Centre)

"Systems engineering is a demanding course that requires students to adopt a broader, system-level perspective. This year, the most significant challenges arose from understanding and applying modeling languages. Many students initially struggled to connect abstract modeling techniques with practical outcomes, but their dedication and curiosity drove them to overcome these hurdles. Despite the difficulties, they showed great resilience, gradually mastering these concepts and recognizing their importance in solving complex engineering problems. By the end, they successfully created fascinating prototypes, demonstrating both their creativity and newfound understanding".

Saina Sadeghzadeh, course assistant, PhD student  ‘Engineering Systems’

"Systems engineering course is required for anyone who wants to be professional in their field of engineering and system development! This year we paracticed a lot with student to get the core idea of sys engineering in modeling languages, operations and project management,etc. As an maintenance engineer who has a lot of experience in aircraft maintenance field, I would recommend all student to train and practice about the whole lifecycle of the product in order to be succeed in their future projects"!