Michael J Ryan

Dr Mike Ryan holds BE, MEngSc and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the University of New South Wales. He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia (FIEAust), a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) in systems engineering, electrical and ITEE colleges, a Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE), a Fellow of the International Council on Systems Engineering (FINCOSE), a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders (FIML), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW (FRSN). Since 1981, he has held a number of positions in communications and systems engineering and in management and project management. From 1998 to 2020, he was with the University of New South Wales, at the Australian Defence Force Academy where he was most recently the Director of the Capability Systems Centre. He is currently the Director of Capability Associates Pty Ltd. His research and teaching interests are in communications and information systems, requirements engineering, systems engineering, project management, and technology management. He is the Co-Chair of the Requirements Working Group INCOSE. He is the author or co-author of thirteen books, four book chapters, and over 400 technical papers and reports.