An Overview of the New Interdisciplinary Fields of Public Policy Engineering and Computational Public Policy for the Next Frontier in Public Policy

This extended abstract provides a brief overview of two new interdisciplinary fields defined by Ashu M. G. Solo called public policy engineering and computational public policy. Public policy engineering is the application of engineering, computer science, mathematics, or natural science to solving problems in public policy. Computational public policy is the application of computer science or mathematics to solving problems in public policy. Public policy engineering and computational public policy include, but are not limited to, principles and methods for public policy formulation, decision making, analysis, modeling, optimization, forecasting, and simulation. The definition of these two new fields will greatly increase the pace of research and development in these important fields.