- Promotion to a USC Professor of Practice with Distinction, 2024
- Election as a Fellow of the Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance, 2024
- National Medal of Technology and Innovation, 2023. (USC announcement) (certificate) (medal) (photo) (USC certificate) (Dornsife school article)
- Selection as a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association, 2021. (USC announcement) (certificate)
- Selection as a Fellow of the International Congress on Systems Engineering, 2021. (USC announcement)
- Selection as a Member (2017) and Fellow (2019) of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors (USC certificate)
- Election to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (2005)
- Selection as a Fellow of the IEEE (2011)
- The IEEE Simon Ramo Medal for systems engineering and systems science (2011)
- The TRW Chairman’s Award for Innovation, 1994
- The TRW Chairman’s Award for Innovation, 1996
- The TRW Chairman’s Award for Innovation, 1997
- The Army’s Order of Saint Barbara and medal (1996)
- The iCMG award for system architecture (2012) (award)
- The Northern Virginia Technology Council CTO-of-the-year award (2011) (award)
- Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2018)
- Adjunct Professor of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (2013)
- In 2001, the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade-and-Below project for which Dr. Siegel was responsible received the initial award from “CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering”, as one of the top five best-managed software projects within the entire United States government.
- In 2003, the same project received the Federal 100 Monticello Award.
- In 2004, the same project was selected as the “Most Innovative U.S. Government Program” by the Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA). IDGA is a non-partisan information-based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense.
- In 2005, the Tactical Internet project for which Dr. Siegel was responsible was honored in London, England, as the Battlespace Information “2005 program of the year”
- In 2011, the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade-and-Below project was honored with the 2011 iCMG award for best systems architecture
- Dr. Siegel is certified by the International Congress on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) as an Expert Systems Engineering Practitioner (ESEP) (2014)
- Dr. Siegel is a certified at the “black belt” level in the 6-sigma methodology (2002)
He has received dozens of other awards.
Dr. Siegel (left) with President of the United States Joseph Biden, on the occasion of my receiving the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, 10-2023.
Photo by Ryan K. Morris
Dr. Siegel (right) with Dr. Simon Ramo (left) in 2011, on the occasion of my being named the winner of the IEEE Simon Ramo Medal; Dr. Ramo was then 97 years old.
Signing the FBCB2 contract, 1995. My long-time boss and mentor, Jack Distaso, in at the table in the center:
Signing the Network Hollywood contract with Randy Blotke of Warner Brothers, 1999:
With Dr. Larry Gold of Somalogic, at the building that he endowed at the University of Colorado:
At the induction ceremony for the National Academy of Engineering, 2005 (with NAE president William Wulf and NAE chairman Craig Barrett):
With my former boss and mentor Peter Karacsony, Munich, 1992:
With the TRW Systems management team, 2002. President Don Winter is at front-center.
My customers and friends, LTG Bill Campbell and (then) BG Steve Boutelle, 1999:
With my Ph.D. advisor Dr. Barry Boehm:
With USC professor Dr. Don Paul (former VP & CTO of Chevron) speaking together at the Hart Energy Conference, August 2013, in Houston:
