Ricardo Valerdi

Ricardo Valerdio
CitizenshipUnited States, Mexico
OccupationsSports Analytics, Systems Engineering, Cost Estimation

Ricardo Valerdi is a computer scientist and a professor in the Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering at the University of Arizona. His research interests encompass systems engineering, cost estimation, and sports analytics. Valerdi is known for founding and serving as co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Enterprise Transformation, and he has also held the position of editor-in-chief for the Journal of Cost Analysis and Parametric.

Ricardo Valerdi is a Fellow of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) and a foreign member of the Mexican Academy of Engineering. He has held several academic positions, including Visiting Fellow at the UK Royal Academy of Engineering, Visiting Professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Fulbright Scholar at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid, Spain. Valerdi also serves as the Faculty Athletics Representative for the University of Arizona, where he acts as a liaison to the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA.