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Azad M Madni

Northrop Grumman Foundation Fred O'Green Chair in Engineering, and University Professor of Astronautics, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, and Education

Education

  • Doctoral Degree, Engineering, University of California - Los Angeles
  • Master's Degree, Engineering, University of California - Los Angeles
  • Bachelor's Degree, Engineering, University of California - Los Angeles

Biography

Azad Madni is a University Professor of Astronautics, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering in the University of Southern California. He is the holder of the Northrop Grumman Fred O’Green Chair in Engineering, and the Executive Director of USC’s Systems Architecting and Engineering Program. He also holds a joint appointment in the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and courtesy appointments in the Rossier School of Education and Keck School of Medicine. He is the Founding Director of the Distributed Autonomy and Intelligent Systems Laboratory and is a faculty affiliate of USC’s Ginsberg Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics in the Keck School of Medicine. He is the founding director of the Ph.D. degree program in Systems Engineering in Astronautics Department. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute founded by Nobel Laureate, George Olah. He is a member of the London Digital Twin Research Centre. He is the founder and CEO of Intelligent Systems Technology, Inc., an award-winning hi-tech company specializing in model-based approaches for addressing scientific and societal problems of national and global significance. He is the Chief Systems Engineering Advisor to The Aerospace Corporation. He has served as Principal Investigator on 97 R&D projects totaling $100M+.

Research Summary

• Exploiting Synergy Between Humans and AI through Augmented Intelligence
•Transdisciplinary Systems Engineering and Engineering Education
• Leveraging Digital Twin Technology in Model Based Systems Engineering
• Model-Based Systems Engineering of Autonomous Systems and System-of-Systems
• Adaptive Cyber-Physical-Human Systems and Machine Learning
• Interactive Storytelling in Virtual Worlds

Awards

  • 2023 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering 2023 AIMBE College of Fellows
  • 2023 Phi Kappa Phi 2023 Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • 2023 Intitute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2023 IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
  • 2023 National Academy of Engineering 2023 Member of Albert Einstein Donor Society
  • 2023 University of Southern California 2023 Phi Kapa Phi Faculty Recognition Award
  • 2023 National Academy of Engineering 2023 Member of NAE Marie Curie Donor Society
  • 2023 National Academy of Engineering 2023 National Academy of Engineering Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education
  • 2023 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2023 ASME Honorary Member
  • 2023 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2023 ASME CIE Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2022 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering 2022 IISE Fellow
  • 2022 University of Southern California 2022 University Professor of Astronautics, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
  • 2021 IEEE-USA 2021 IEEE-USA George F. McClure Citation of Honor
  • 2021 IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society's Judith A. Resnik Space Award
  • 2021 University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering Dean's Professor
  • 2021 International Council on Systems Engineering INCOSE Benefactor Award
  • 2021 National Academy of Engineering Elected Member of the National Academy of Engineering
  • 2021 University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering Northrop Grumman Foundation Fred O'Green Chair in Engineering
  • 2021 American Society for Engineering Education and International Council on Systems Engineering Joint ASEE SED/INCOSE Outstanding Systems Engineering Educator Award
  • 2021 International Council on Systems Engineering and American Society of Engineering Education 2021 Joint INCOSE/ASEE Outstanding Systems Engineering Educator Award
  • 2021 IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society 2021 IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Judith A. Resnik Space Award
  • 2021 University of Southern California 2021 Appointment to Northrop Grumman Foundation Fred O'Green Chair in Engineering
  • 2020 National Defense Industrial Association NDIA Lt. GenThomas R. Ferguson Systems Engineering Excellence award
  • 2020 IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics Society IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Norbert Wiener Outstanding Research Award
  • 2020 IEEE-USA IEEE-USA Entrepreneur Achievement Award
  • 2019 John Leland Atwood Award for excellence in aerospace engineering education
  • 2019 ASME CIE Leadership Award for advancing the use of computers in engineering
  • 2019 INCOSE Founders Award for increasing global awareness of INCOSE
  • 2019 William B. Johnson International Inter-Professional Founders Award from Engineers’ Council
  • 2019 Orange County Engineering Council Prestigious Pioneering Educator Award from Orange County Engineering Council
  • 2019 University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering Dean Honoree for Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club Faculty Recognition
  • 2018 INCOSE Outstanding Professional Services Award
  • 2017 James E. Ballinger Engineer of the Year Award from OCEC
  • 2017 IEEE SMC System Science and Engineering Award for founding and chairing most influential and active Model Based Systems Engineering Technical Committee
  • 2017 Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching and Education
  • 2017 John F. Guarrera Engineering Educator of the Year from Engineers’ Council
  • 2016 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award, Engineer’s Council
  • 2016 Outstanding Educator Award, Orange County Engineering Council
  • 2016 Lifetime Accomplishments Award from the Boeing Company
  • 2016 Visionary Systems Engineering Leadership Award from the Boeing Company
  • 2016 INCOSE RMC Special Award for Pioneering Industry-Relevant Contributions to Transdisciplinary Systems Engineering
  • 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from INCOSE for fundamental contributions to SE
  • 2013 Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineering IISE Prize for Innovation in Curriculum Development
  • 2013 INCOSE-Los Angeles Susan C. Ruth Distinguished Service Award
  • 2012 American Institute for Aerospace and Aeronautics (AIAA) Fellow
  • 2012 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
  • 2012 Internation Concil on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)-Los Angeles Chapter Exceptional Achievement for Transformative Advances in Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Systems Engineering
  • 2011 International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Pioneer Award
  • 2011 International Council on Systems Engineering-Los Angeles (INCOSE-LA) Award for Seminal Contributions to Systems Engineering Research and Education
  • 2008 Viterbi School of Engineering Special Commendation for Performance as Technical Chair of 2008 CSER
  • 2008 Society of Design and Process Science at Eleventh World Conference on Integrated Systems, Design, and Process Science President's Award
  • 2007 Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) Fellow
  • 2006 Society of Design and Process Science at the Ninth World Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology C.V. Ramamoorthy Distinguished Scholar Award
  • 2005 International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Fellow
  • 2004 DARPA Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO) Significant Technical Achievement at 2004 DARPATech
  • 2004 Technology Council of Southern California Developer of the Year Award
  • 2004 DARPA Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO) Sustained Excellence by a Performer at 2004 DARPATech
  • 2003 Society for Design and Process Science (SDPS) Fellow
  • 2002 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow
  • 2000 ComputerWorld Magazine Distinguished CEOs of Top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch
  • 2000 Technology Council of Southern California Developer of the Year Award
  • 2000 Mass Mutual and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award for Entrepreneurship
  • 1999 The U.S. Small Business Administration National Tibbetts Award for California for Excellence in Technology Innovation
  • - Marquis List Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in Industry and Finance, and Who's Who in America
Appointments
  • Dir-Acad Prog, Systems Architecting and Engineering
  • Astronautical Engineering
  • Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Office
  • OHE 500T
  • Olin Hall of Engineering
  • 3650 McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089
  • USC Mail Code: 1192
Contact Information
  • (213) 821-1001
  • azad.madni@usc.edu
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