MIC and its primary software tool called Generic Modeling Environment (GME,[4] a kind of MetaCASE tool) have been successfully applied to embedded software,[5] car manufacturing[6] and medical systems,[7] among many other areas.

[citation needed] He is the Principal Investigator of a National Science Foundation initiative to create a web portal called CPS Virtual Organization (CPS VO)[8] with the goal of facilitating interaction and information exchange among CPS researchers in academia, government and industry across a broad range of institutions, programs, disciplines and even countries.

Before moving to the United States in 1983, Sztipanovits received a number of prestigious awards in Hungary, including the National Prize in 1985 and the Golden Ring of the Republic in 1982 for scientific and engineering achievements.

[citation needed] He received the Medal for Exceptional Public Service from the Office of the Secretary for Defense in 2002 and the Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award Medal and a Citation in 2010.

[citation needed] In 2018, he became an honorary John von Neumann Professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.