Three University of Southern California School of Engineering professors were among the eight scholars receiving $10,000 Okawa Foundation awards this year for their enterprising work in information technology and telecommunications.

Those accepting the research awards at a San Francisco awards ceremony held Oct. 23 were Melvin A. Breuer, professor of electrical engineering; Milind Tambe, associate professor of computer science; and Aiichiro Nakano, associate professor of computer science.

Breuer was recognized for his pioneering efforts to introduce a novel concept...