Bernard P. Zeigler

Bernard Phillip Zeigler (born March 5, 1940) is a Canadian-born engineer and Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona. He is a notable figure in advanced modeling and simulation, known for inventing Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) in 1976. Zeigler is also Chief Scientist at RTSync, specializing in commercial applications of DEVS, Model-Based System Engineering, Predictive Analytics, and Machine Learning.