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NPS Experience
- 2018 - current: Professor
- 2008 - 2018: Associate Professor
Other Experience
- 2005 - 2008 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Interim Director of Systems Architecting and Engineering Program, and Principal, USC Center for Systems and Software Engineering, University of Southern California
- 2001 - 2005 Chief Science Officer, Cost Xpert Group
- 2000 - 2001 Chief Scientist, C-Bridge Institute
- 1992 - 2000 Manager, Software Engineering Process Group and Senior Engineering Specialist, Litton Systems
- 1981 - 1992 Management and technical positions at Librascope Corporation, TRW, Hughes Aircraft and General Dynamics.
Research Interests
Systems engineering tool environments for digital engineering, modeling and simulation of systems and software engineering processes, generative AI, system cost modeling, affordability and tradespace analysis, integrating systems and software engineering disciplines, intellectual property valuation, software litigation, systems engineering and lawmaking.
Awards
- 2025 - Jeff Grady Award for Advancing Systems Engineering Knowledge, INCOSE San Diego Chapter
- 2017 - Best Paper, IEEE Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM) conference
- 2016 - USC CSSE Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Southern California Center for Systems and Software Engineering
- 2015 - Best Paper: Software Estimating Track, International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association
Boards, Memberships, & Certifications
Professional Memberships
- 1998 President, San Diego Chapter (2017), International Council on Systems Engineering
- 1992 Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Scholarly Work
Publications
- Book Chapters
- Madachy, R. J., & Valerdi, R, (2020). Expert COSYSMO Systems Engineering Cost Model and Risk Advisor. Boca Raton, FL CRC Press.
- Madachy, R. J, (2017). Project Planning. Hoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sons.
- Books
- Madachy, R. J, (2025). What Every Engineer Should Know About Python. Boca Raton, FL CRC Press.
- Madachy, R. J., & Houston, D. X, (2017). What Every Engineer Should Know About Modeling and Simulation. Boca Raton, FL USA: CRC Press.
- Clark, B., & Madachy, R. J, (2015). Software Cost Estimation Metrics Manual for Defense Systems. Haymarket, VA USA: Software Metrics Inc.
- Madachy, R. J, (2007). Software Process Dynamics. Hoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sons.
- Boehm, B., Abts, C., Brown, A Winsor, Chulani, S., Clark, B. K., Horowitz, E., Madachy, R. J., Reifer, D. J., & Steece, B, (2000). Software Cost Estimation with COCOMO II. Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice-Hall.
- Computer Programs/Software/Applications/Models
- Madachy, R. J, (2023). System Cost Model Suite.
- Madachy, R. J, (2006). COCOMO II Tool.
- Conference Proceedings
- Green, J. M., & Madachy, R. J, (2019). Naval Combat System Product Line Economics.
- Madachy, R. J, (2017). System dynamics behaviors for modeling lawmaking processes.
- Madachy, R. J, (2016). System dynamics structures for modeling lawmaking processes.
- Rosa, W., Boehm, B., Madachy, R. J., Clark, B., Jones, C., McGarry, J., Wallshein, C., & Lanham, N, (2015). Early Phase Software Effort and Schedule Estimation Models.
- Journal Articles
- Rosa, W., Clark, B., Madachy, R. J., & Boehm, B, (2022). Empirical Effort and Schedule Estimation Models for Agile Processes in the US DoD. IEEE Transactions On Software Engineering, 8(48).
- Technical Reports
- Madachy, R. J, (2016). System Qualities Ontology, Tradespace and Affordability (SQOTA) Project – Phase 4.