Established in 1902, the medal honors pioneering leaders whose work has fundamentally advanced human progress. Madni joins a distinguished group of recipients that includes Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Claude Shannon, Gordon Moore, Andrew Viterbi and Elon Musk.
Madni, executive director of USC’s Systems Architecting and Engineering Program, was recognized for pioneering contributions to transdisciplinary systems engineering. His research has reshaped how complex, high-risk systems in aerospace, defense, autonomous navigation, manufacturing and healthcare are designed, built and deployed. He is the Northrop Grumman Foundation Fred O’Green Chair in Engineering and is a University Professor, a rank awarded very selectively at USC based on multi-disciplinary interests and significant accomplishments in several disciplines… Continue reading.