Azad Madni

Azad Madni of the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Sytems Engineering was selected for the 2011 Pioneer Award of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). One of the organization's top honors, the award is presented annually to inviduals who have "contributed uniquely to major products or outcomes enhancing society or its needs," states the society.

Madni is also director of the Viterbi School’s Systems Architecting and Engineering Program. He is the founder and chief scientist of Intelligent Systems Technology, Inc., a firm specializing in enterprise and systems engineering research and development for the defense and commercial sectors.

The award was presented in June at the INCOSE International Symposium in Denver, Colorado. Madni was cited “for recognition in the crucial frontiers of systems engineering and for working effectively to advance the theory, tools, and products required for the future of our profession.” With nearly 9,000 members, INCOSE is the world's largest professional systems engineering society.

Madni is an elected fellow of INCOSE and has served on a number of its committees. He is also an IEEE Fellow, a Fellow of the Society for Design and Process Science, and a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers. Madni joined the Viterbi faculty in 2009.