<p>Jon Wade is a Professor in the School of Systems and Enterprises at the Stevens Institute of Technology and currently serves as the Associate Dean of Research. Dr. Wade is leading research in the areas of complex systems, complexity management and the use of technology in systems engineering education. He has an extensive background in leading research and development organizations and managing the development of Enterprise quality products. </p><p>Previously, Dr. Wade was the Executive Vice President of Engineering at International Game Technology (IGT) where he created corporate vision, led product development, championed the development of a corporate architecture and system development practices, and managed corporate wide research and development. Before joining IGT, Dr. Wade spent 10 years at Sun Microsystems during which time he managed the development of the UltraSPARC V based Enterprise Server family and served as the Product Manager for high-performance interconnects. Prior to this, he led advanced development of supercomputer systems at Thinking Machines Corporation. </p><p>Dr. Wade received his SB, SM, EE and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to his publications, he has received 11 patents in the areas of integrated circuits, computer architecture, networked systems and internal combustion engines. Dr. Wade is a member of the Sigma Xi (Scientific Research), Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering), and Eta Kappa Nu (National Electrical Engineering) Honorary Societies. </p>