MATLAB 8.6 (R2015b) is expected to work on a system that would meet all the necessary system requirements as mentioned in the following link :
Also, you can learn more about the platform road map for the MATLAB and Simulink Product families by referring the following link :
Please check whether the tablet meets the system requirements as mentioned in the above links. However, MATLAB support on Microsoft Surface Pro tablet is not tested or verified, and some capabilities of Windows 8, such as touch-based gestures might not work.
Also currently, MATLAB and Simulink are not supported for Windows 8 "RT" ARM-based Surface tablets.