Bernard P. Zeigler
Bernard Phillip Zeigler | |
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Bernard P. Zeigler in 2023 | |
| Born | March 5, 1940 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | McGill University MIT University of Michigan |
| Thesis | On the Feedback Complexity of Automata (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | John H. Holland |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Michigan Weizmann Institute of Science University of Arizona |
| Doctoral students | Andrew Barto |
Bernard Phillip Zeigler (born March 5, 1940) is a Canadian-born engineer, and Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona. Zeigler is a notable figure in the field of advanced modelling and simulation, known for inventing Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) in 1976. Zeigler is also Chief Scientist at RTSync, a company with expertise in the commercial applications of DEVS, and specializations in Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE), Predictive Analytics, and Machine Learning technology.