Singh Program in Networked & Social Systems Engineering (NETS)
The Singh Program in Networked & Social Systems Engineering (NETS) is an undergraduate program at the University of Pennsylvania, named after Rajendra and Neera Singh, owners of Telecom Ventures LLC. The Singhs donated $8 million to found the NETS program, described as "the world's first undergraduate engineering curriculum for the networked economy."[1][2]
The NETS program began in 2011 and graduated its first class in 2015. The founding directors of the program are Michael Kearns and Ali Jadbabaie.
Students receive a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Networked & Social Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science. The program was established to give undergraduates the opportunity to study network science by creating a curriculum consisting of computer science, economics, systems engineering, and sociology. Courses unique to the NETS program cover topics such as cloud computing, network theory, and algorithmic game theory.[3]
The introductory class for the major, A Networked Life,[4] is offered on Coursera and attracted 40,000 students in its first online offering.[5]
The undergraduate program has close ties with the Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences.[6][7] The NETS program, in conjunction with the Warren Center, has welcomed speakers such as Alvin E. Roth, Sue Gardner, Matthew O. Jackson, Éva Tardos, and Cynthia Dwork.
References
- ↑ http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/penn-launches-undergraduate-program-market-and-social-systems-engineering-nation-s-first
- ↑ http://www.thedp.com/article/2011/07/engineering_to_launch_new_major_in_the_fall
- ↑ http://issuu.com/penn-engineering/docs/pennengineering_spring_2011/24
- ↑ A Networked Life
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/2012/09/30/162053927/online-education-grows-up-and-for-now-its-free
- ↑ Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences
- ↑ http://www.thedp.com/article/2013/10/penn-creates-new-center-for-network-science-research