Azad Madni awarded 2026 John Fritz Medal

Indian-American engineer Azad M. Madni, a professor at the University of Southern California (USC), has been awarded the 2026 John Fritz Medal. Often referred to as the ‘Nobel Prize of Engineering’, the medal recognizes leaders who have advanced human progress.

Madni, the executive director of USC’s Systems Architecting and Engineering Program, was honored for his pioneering work in transdisciplinary systems engineering. His contributions include advances in disciplinary convergence, augmented intelligence, green learning, and interactive storytelling within virtual worlds.

Originally from Mumbai, India, Madni attended St. Xavier’s College before moving to the United States in 1965. He completed his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).