Researcher

Dr. Paul D. Collopy is a SERC Research Council Emeritus member having provided guidance, with a focus in the Systems Engineering and Systems Management Transformation research area. Dr. Collopy is also a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management at University of Alabama in Huntsville. In addition to his work in academia, his career background includes leadership roles with the National Science Foundation and the Value-Driven Design Institute, and engineering positions with Procter & Gamble, Morton Thiokol, and GE Aircraft Engines.

Dr. Collopy is credited as the original developer of economic-based technology value models, and served as the lead advisor to the DARPA System F6 program for its Value-Centric Design for Adaptability technology pillar. Co-inventor on two patents and author of more than forty papers, Dr. Collopy speaks around the world about the design of large complex systems. He has been licensed as a professional engineer since 1981. Dr. Collopy received his Ph.D. and Masters in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University, as well as his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering.