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Ali K. Raz is a professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research at George Mason Ä¢¹½AV's College of Engineering and Computing. His research focuses on understanding the collaborative nature of autonomy and developing systems engineering methodologies for integrating autonomous systems. Raz's research brings a systems engineering perspective, particularly inspired by complex adaptive systems, to information fusion and artificial intelligence/machine learning technologies that form the foundations of collaborative and integrated autonomous systems.

Prior to joining George Mason Ä¢¹½AV, Raz was a visiting assistant professor at Purdue Ä¢¹½AV School of Aeronautics and Astronautics where he led research projects on understanding complexity in systems of systems and introducing autonomy in high-speed and hypersonic aerospace systems. Raz holds a temporary faculty appointment with the U.S. Navy Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane, Indiana in support of complex systems and information fusion research activities and has worked with John Hopkins Ä¢¹½AV Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL) and the United States Missile Defense Agency. Raz has also worked as a systems engineer for Honeywell Aerospace on flight management and flight control systems for civilian and military aircraft.

Raz is a co-chair of the International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Complex Systems Working Group and a Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP). He is also a senior member of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Degrees

• PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue Ä¢¹½AV, West Lafayette
• Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Iowa State Ä¢¹½AV
• Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Iowa State Ä¢¹½AV