Azad M. Madni, Ph.D., NAE
LECTURES
“If you want to change the world, you have to change the metaphor.”
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Recent Invited Talks and Keynotes
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AI Based Aiding Continuum in Space and Airborne Systems, Spirit of St. Louis Medal Lecture, 2026 ASME Aerospace, Structures, Structural Dynamics (SSDM) Conference, Long Beach California, June 9, 2026.
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Integration of Industrial Engineering and Systems Engineering, IISE Albert G. Holzman Award Lecture, 2026 IISE Conference and Expo, Arlington, Texas, May 18, 2026.
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Transdisciplinary Systems Engineering: A 21st Century Imperative, SEOR Distinguished Lecture Seminar, Johnson Center, September 30, 2024.
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Transdisciplinary Systems Engineering: New Mindset for 21st Century Engineers, Opening Keynote, Research and Innovation Expo, University of Texas, Arlington, April 16-18, 2024.
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Transdisciplinary Engineering and Engineering Education for the 21st Century, 24th Annual Carl M. Franklin Lecture on Science and Society, The Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, February 23, 2024.
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Transdisciplinary Engineering: Reaching Beyond Engineering to Exploit Concepts from Other Disciplines, USC Viterbi Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, February 12, 2024.
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AI and Justified Confidence Workshop, National Academy of Science Workshop, September 28, 2022.
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Service Systems Engineering in the Era of Human-Centered AI, Forum on Complex Unifiable Systems, National Academy of Engineering, October 17, 2022.
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Engineering Complex Systems for Climate Change and Energy Transition, Triennial IAP Conference, Nov 1, 2022.
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Transdisciplinary Systems Engineering: Exploiting Convergence of Engineering with Other Disciplines, ASME IEDTC-CIE Keynote Presentation, St. Louis, Missouri, August 15, 2022.
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Model-Based Interactive Storytelling: Exploiting Convergence of Systems Engineering and Entertainment Arts, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge, IISE Webinar, February 24, 2022.
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From Models to Interactive Stories in Virtual Worlds: Model Based Systems Engineering in the 21st Century, Gordon Center Conference (co-sponsored by the Gordon Center and Technion), Israel, June 22-23, 2021.
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Data Exploitation, 24th Annual Ground Systems Architectures Workshop, Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel, Opportunities in Data Exploitation, March 2-5, 2020.
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(Panelist), Model Based Engineering: Paradigm Shift or Business as Usual? 2020 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 7-14, 2020.
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From Models to Interactive Stories in Virtual Worlds: Model Based Systems Engineering in the 21st Century, Sigma Theta Mu Lecture, 13th Annual INCOSE Great Lakes Regional Conference (GLRC 13), October 22-25, 2019.
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SERC Research and My Research Projects, Systems Engineering Forum, The Aerospace Corporation, February 11-14, 2019.
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IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Technical Committee on Model-Based Systems Engineering. February 11-14, 2019.
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The Evolution of Intelligent Systems and Formal Methods, Keynote Address, AIAA Intelligent Systems Technical Committee Workshop, The Aerospace Corporation, August 7-8, 2018.
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Resilient Cyber-Physical-Human Systems and the Role of Machine Learning, Keynote Presentation, Center for Systems and Software Engineering Annual Research Review, University of Southern California, March 14, 2018.
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Systems Engineering in the 21st Century: Trends, Opportunities, and a New Mindset, Invited Talk, INCOSE-LA, Nov 9, 2016.
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Understanding Systems Architecture and Complexity Through Interactive Model-Based Storytelling, Invited Talk CESUN Conference, George Washington University, June 27-29, 2016.
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Model Based Systems Engineering Meets Interactive Storytelling in Virtual Worlds, Invited Presentation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, April 2016.
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Model, Stories, Immersive Experience: System Engineering in 21st Century, Keynote Address, INCOSE Regional Mini-Conference, April 2016.
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Exploiting Disciplinary Convergence in Complex Systems Engineering, Keynote Presentation, Center for Systems and Software Engineering (CSSE), March 2016.
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Experiential Design Through Model-Driven Storytelling in Virtual Worlds, Aerospace Corporation Colloquium, Invited Presentation, September 24, 2014.
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Experiential and Human Factors Aspects of Elegant Systems Design,” Invited Presentation, Boeing Professor’s Day, April 2014.
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Enabling Elegant Systems Design Through Technical Storytelling in Virtual Worlds,” Keynote Presentation, 2014 Center for Systems and Software Engineering Annual Research Review, Los Angeles, California, 2014.
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Storytelling to Educate and Persuade: A Healthcare Perspective,” Invited Lecture, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Seminar Series, Keck School of Medicine, January 7, 2013.
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Affordable, Adaptable and Effective: The Case for Engineered Resilient Systems,” Invited Provocative Talk, Engineering Resilient Systems Workshop, Keck Institute for Space Studies, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, July 30-Aug. 3, 2012.