Center Director

Professor Petros Ioannou the Director of the USC-Capital One Center, is a renowned expert in dynamical complex systems, intelligent control and neuro adaptive networks with application to autonomous, intelligent transportation and financial systems. He is a University Professor and holds the A.V ‘Bal’ Balakrishnan Endowed Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also holds a courtesy appointment with the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering. He is the founder and Director of a successful Master program in Financial Engineering housed at theViterbi School of Engineering. Dr. Ioannou is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Inventors and Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea and the European Academy of Sciences, a Life Fellow of IEEE and Fellow of IFAC and AAAS.He is the author/co-author of 9 books and over 400 research papers in the areas of system theory, intelligent and adaptive control and applications and intelligent transportation systems. He is the author of the textbook Mathematics and Tools for Financial Engineering published by SIAM.As a visionary leader, Dr. Ioannou guides the USC-Capital One Center's mission to advance the application of AI and ML in finance, leveraging his deep expertise to push the boundaries of innovation in these fields. Under his leadership, the USC-Capital One Center aims to foster groundbreaking research, nurture the next generation of leaders, and develop impactful solutions for the financial industry.