Neil Siegel

Neil Siegel
Born	Neil Gilbert Siegel (1954-02-19) February 19, 1954 (age 70) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Known for	Blue-Force Tracking FBCB2 Hunter UAV multicast communications protocols low-data-rate networking protocols Tactical Operations Centers Command and Control Centers
Spouse	Robyn Friend
Mother	Judith Love Cohen
Relatives	Jack Black (half-brother)
Awards	US National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2023) US National Academy of Engineering (2005) IEEE Simon Ramo Medal (2011) IEEE Fellow (2011) US National Academy of Inventors (2019)
Scientific career
Fields	Engineering, systems engineering, computer science
Institutions	TRW Northrop Grumman University of Southern California
Doctoral advisor	Barry Boehm
Website	neilsiegel.usc.edu

Neil Gilbert Siegel (born February 19, 1954) is an American computer scientist, systems engineer, and engineer, known for his development of many key systems for the United States military, including the Blue-Force Tracking system, the U.S. Army's first unmanned air vehicle system, and the US Army forward-area air defense system.^[1] Several of his inventions also found their way into consumer products, such as hand-held devices (e.g., mobile GPS devices, smartphones, etc.) whose map displays automatically orient themselves to align with the real-world's cardinal points. He also participated in the development of techniques that are now widely-used in healthcare ^[2].