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Andrew P. Sage

Founding Dean Emeritus
University Professor and
  First American Bank Professor
SEOR Dept., MS4A6
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-1506
ASage@gmu.edu


Education
  • B. S. E. E. The Citadel, 1955
  • S. M. E. E. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956
  • Ph. D. Purdue University, 1960
  • D. Engr. University of Waterloo, 1987 (Honoris Causa)
  • D. Engr. Dalhousie University, 1997 (Honoris Causa)

Research
  • Systems Integration and Architecting, Complex Adaptive Systems and Knowledge Management, Economic Systems Analysis, Systems Management.

Recent Books
  • Sage, A. P. and Armstrong, J. E., Jr., An Introduction to Systems Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, 2000.
  • Sage, A. P. and Rouse, W. B. (Eds.), Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management, John Wiley and Sons, 1999.
  • Sage, A. P., Systems Management for Information Technology and Software Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, 1995.

Selected Articles
  • Sage, A. P. and Cuppan, C. D., "On the Systems Engineering and Management of Systems of Systems and Federations of Systems," Information, Knowledge, and Systems Management, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2001, pp. 325-345.
  • Sage, A. P., and Lynch, C. L., "Systems Integration and Architecting: An Overview of Principles, Practices, and Perspectives," Systems Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, Volume 1, No. 3, November 1998, pp. 176-227.
  • Nieves, J. M., and Sage, A. P., "Human and Organizational Error as a Basis for Process Reengineering: With Applications to Systems Integration Planning and Marketing," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and Humans, Volume 28A, Number 6, November 1998, pp. 742-762.
  • Sage, A. P., and Rouse, W. B., "Information Systems Frontiers in Knowledge Management," Information Systems Frontiers, Vol. 1, No. 3, October 1999, pp. 205-219.
  • Sage, A. P., "Sustainable Development: Issues in Information, Knowledge, and Systems Management," Information, Knowledge, and Systems Management, Volume 1, Number 3/4, Winter 1999, pp. 185-223.
  • Sage, A. P., "Transdisciplinarity Perspectives in Systems Engineering and Management," a Chapter in Transdisciplinarity: Recreating Integrated Knowledge, M. A. Somerville and D. Rapport, Eds. EOLSS Publishers Ltd., Oxford UK, 2000, pp. 158-169.
  • Janssen, T. J., and Sage, A. P., "A Group Decision Support System for Science Policy Conflict Resolution," in E. G. Beroggi (Ed.), Special Issue on Public Policy Engineering Management of the International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2000, pp. 472-490.
  • Sage, A. P., "Systems Engineering Education," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Special Issue on Systems Engineering Education. W. Thissen Guest Editor, Vol. 30C, No. 2, May 2000, pp. 164-174.
  • Jensen, A. J., and Sage, A. P., "A Systems Management Approach for Improvement of Organizational Performance Measurement Systems," Information, Knowledge, and Systems Management, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2000, pp. 33-61.

Professional Activities
  • Editor in Chief, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, January 1972 - December 1998; Editor, Automatica, July 1981 - June 1996;
  • Co-Editor in Chief (with W. B. Rouse), Information, Knowledge, and Systems Management, IOS Press, April 1999 - present;
  • Editor In Chief, International Council on Systems Engineering Journal Systems Engineering, January 1998 - present.

Selected Professional Awards
  • Elected to the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the theory and practice of systems engineering and systems management, 2004
  • International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Pioneer Award, 2002
  • Eta Kappa Nu, Eminent Member Award, 2002
  • Third Millennium Medal, IEEE, 2000
  • Simon Ramo Medal, IEEE, 2000
  • Donald G. Fink Prize Award, IEEE, 1994
  • Superior Public Service Award, US Navy, December 1994.
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Life Fellow)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow)
  • International Council on Systems Engineering (Fellow)
 


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