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innovation Innovation and
entrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship<br />
</h2>= <p>The Florida Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Melbourne, Florida. The university has 5 academic divisions, focusing mainly on engineering, science and mathematics. Over the past year Florida Tech has begun to focus on Innovation and
EntreprenuershipEntrepreneurship, bringing in faculty with an I&
amp;E background, as well as starting up a student business incubator last year. Currently the student business incubator has 12 student start-ups and is still growing.
</p><h2> Faculty Currently most of the innovation and entrepreneurship
<br /> </h2><p>work is being done in the college of business, but Florida Tech
has brought in two new faculty members with a background in Innovation is working on involving the engineering school and get more engineering students and
Entrepreneurship. Both faculty
members are involved
in extensive I&E research.
<Florida Tech also has dedicated educational programs at graduate and undergraduate levels for Innovation and Entreprenuership. More information abou those programs can be found [http://
p><p><b><u>Drcob.
Scott Benjamin<fit.edu/
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= </p><pFlorida Institutew of Technology has multiple faculty members across many disciplines who have a history of actively practicing and encouraging Innovation and Entreprenuership. <u>
'''Dr.
Scott Benjamin is a successful entrepreneur turned academic whose passions include helping students create Beshoy Morkos'''</u> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beshoy Morkos is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and
launch business ventures. He received his undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship and real estate from Aerospace Engineering at the
University Florida Institute of
Miami Technology where he directs the STRIDE Lab (SysTems Research on Intelligent Design and
his masters Engineering). His engineering design research focuses on developing computational representation and reasoning support for managing complex system design. The goal of Dr. Morkos’ research is to fundamentally reframe our understanding and utilization of
business administration from system representations and computational reasoning capabilities to support the
University development of
Maryland. After 20 years system models which help engineers and project planners intelligently make informed decisions at earlier stages of
business ventures including real estate development & investment, continuing medical engineering design. On the engineering education
front,
hospital supplies Dr. Morkos’ research explores means to integrate innovation and
restaurantsentrepreneurship in engineering education through entrepreneurially-minded learning, improve persistence in engineering, address challenges in senior design education,
he earned his doctorate degree and promote engineering education in
Entrepreneurship international teams and
Strategic Management from the University of Marylandsettings. Dr. Morkos’ research is currently supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), and NASA JPL.
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apparel development. As time allows, Applications Research (CEDAR) lab under Dr.
Benjamin consults for several companies on strategic management issues, business plan review and negotiation trainingJoshua Summers.
</p><p>In
August 20122014,
Dr. Benjamin came to Florida Tech as he was awarded the
Director ASME CIE Dissertation of the
Center year award for
Entrepreneurship his doctoral research. He graduated with his B.S. and
Business DevelopmentM.
His first initiative was to launch the Incubation Station at Florida Tech. This innovative center provides physical spaceS in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 and 2008 from Clemson University and has worked on multiple sponsored projects funded by partners such as NASA,
resourcesMichelin,
capital and
mentoring services to student entrepreneurs seeking to launch BMW. His past work experience include working at the BMW Information Technology Research Center (ITRC) as a Research Associate and Robert Bosch Corporation as a
new ventureManufacturing Engineer. Dr.
At the center, students learn to not only conduct the research necessary to develop the business plan but actually engage Morkos was a postdoctoral researcher in the
step Department of
generating revenue for their businessesEngineering & Science Education at Clemson University performing NSF funded research on engineering student motivation and its effects on persistence and the use of advanced technology in engineering classroom environments. Dr.
</p><p>In his spare timeMorkos’ research thrust include: design automation, design representations, computational reasoning, systems modeling, engineering education, design education,
he coaches youth soccercollaborative design, and
plays anything that involves a ball or a puckdata/knowledge management.</
p><p><bspan> <u>
'''Dr.
Abram WaltonChiradeep Sen'''</u>
</b></p><p>Dr.
Abram Walton Sen is an
Associate Assistant Professor of
Technology Management and Innovation Design at Florida
TechInstitute of Technology. He
received his Ph.D. teaches a series of courses in the area of design and
M.S. manufacturing, including courses in
Technology advanced design theory and
Innovation Management from Purdue University. Before his academic lifemethods, design for manufacturing, creativity and innovation,
he was a Fire Fighter and EMTartificial intelligence in engineering, and
he later held leadership positions as a Manager of Walcomputer-
Mart Storesaided design automation.
He is a co-founder of His current research explores the
International Journal mental models and cognitive processes of
Innovation Science, an academic journal cited by most major indexing organizations innovative design and
available at thousands of libraries throughout the world. creativity. Dr.
Walton has authored numerous publications, conference proceedings, and Sen received his
textbooks on Leadership M.S. and
Management have sold over 15Ph.D. in Mechanical Design from Clemson University’s CEDAR Lab,
000 copiesand his B.S.
Drin Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University in India.
Walton serves He received the 2011 ASME Best Dissertation Award for his doctoral dissertation on the
Executive Committee formal representation and reasoning on mechanical functions, a mental model used in innovative design for
modeling complex systems in the
Board absence of
Directors for the
International Association of Innovation Professionalsknowledge about their components and structure. Dr.
He is the Director Sen has a total of
the Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management at Florida Tech14 years of experience in new product development in a variety of industries around the globe,
including six years as
well as for the Center a consultant, where he helped companies develop computer-supported processes for
Ethics their innovative and routine designs. The companies and business verticals he served range from consumer product design and
Leadershipmanufacturing,
tools and
was instrumental in launching the new B.S. dies, large industrial energy equipment, automotive, and
Mmedical equipment.
SAt Florida Tech, Dr.
Sen directs the Research in
Innovation and EntrepreneurshipInformation Science for Engineering (RiSE) research group. <
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Dr. Scott Benjamin<
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In addition to his academic pursuits, he Dr. Scott Benjamin is
a successful entrepreneur turned academic whose passions include helping students create and launch business ventures. He received his undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship and real estate from the
Principal University of
a boutique technology commercialization consulting firm, serves as a Senior Consultant Miami and his masters of
Systems Engineering to business administration from the
COO University of
a DOD firm specializing in counter-IED technologiesMaryland. After 20 years of business ventures including real estate development & investment, continuing medical education,
hospital supplies and
enjoys dabbling restaurants, he earned his doctorate degree in
real estate investmentsEntrepreneurship and Strategic Management from the University of Maryland.
He has recently been In addition to currently serving as a
Fellow principle for
the National Intellectual Property Signature Properties, he is actively involved the development of several companies providing a range of products including software, consulting services and
Knowledge Management Task force and serves as a consultant for an Intellectual Property and Patent Management Organization (PMO)apparel development. As time allows, Dr.
He frequently Benjamin consults
for several companies on
a variety of topics, including leadership, lean process improvement, six sigma, innovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle managementstrategic management issues,
business plan review and
new product developmentnegotiation training.
He has successfully helped launch several new technology ventures and works with companies on early-stage technology commercialization efforts, new product development In August 2012,
Dr. Benjamin came to Florida Tech as the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and
leadership developmentBusiness Development.
</p><p>As an Associate Professor of Technology and Innovation His first initiative was to launch the Incubation Station at
the Florida
Institute of TechnologyTech. This innovative center provides physical space, resources,
his research efforts focus on impacting technology-sensitive industries by creating sustainablecapital and mentoring services to student entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new venture. At the center,
lean business models through students learn to not only conduct the research necessary to develop the business plan but actually engage in the
deployment step of
innovative continuous improvement methodologiesgenerating revenue for their businesses.
He takes a unique systems-thinking approach to innovation and technology In his spare time,
lean, healthcarehe coaches youth soccer, and
product lifecycle management, which has cultivated multi-disciplinary collaborations, generating research and scholarship on innovative organizational strategies and best practices for engineering and innovation initiativesplays anything that involves a ball or a puck. <u>'''Dr.
Carlos Otero'''</
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>Program Chair of Mstyle="margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Carlos E.
SOtero, Ph.
in Innovation and Entrepreneurship</p><p>Director D, is Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology. He has been a tenure-track faculty in the College of Engineering at University of
Center for Lifecycle South Florida, Tampa, and
Innovation Management</p><p>Director the University of
Center Virginia, Wise. Prior to that, he worked for
Ethics and Leadership</p><h2> University Technology Transfer Function<br /> </h2><p>Florida Tech's University Technology Transfer Function(<a href="http://www.fit.edu/11 years in private industry as a computer software engineer for military computer systems, including satellite communications, command and control, wireless security, and unmanned aerial vehicle systems. His research
/committees/ipc/">http://www.fit.edu/research/committees/ipc/</a>interests are in computer systems engineering, with particular emphasis on the design, performance evaluation, and optimization of systems and processes across a variety of domain areas (including wireless, intelligence, and big data systems)
. Dr. Otero is
handled under the umbrella a senior member of the
office of ResearchIEEE.
The current value of Research Sponsored Projects is over $94 million. The number </p><div><br/></div>'''<u>Dr. Abram Walton</u>''' Dr. Abram Walton is an Associate Professor of
Technology Management and Innovation at Florida Tech
faculty who serve as principal investigators has also doubled in the last three years to 90—four of which have . He received
prestigious NSF Career Awardshis Ph.D. and M.S.
in Technology and Innovation Management from Purdue University
faculty expended $16.
5 million to buy equipmentBefore his academic life,
support studentshe was a Fire Fighter and EMT,
pay salaries and
to cover general expenses. In addition to over he later held leadership positions as a
dozen research centersManager of Wal-Mart Stores. He is a co-founder of the International Journal of Innovation Science,
five new interdisciplinary research institutes were initiated that are the focal point for Florida Tech undergraduate an academic journal cited by most major indexing organizations and
graduate researchavailable at thousands of libraries throughout the world. Dr.
These new research university institutes include: Human Centered Design InstituteWalton has authored numerous publications,
Institute for Energy Systems, Institute for Marine Researchconference proceedings,
Institute for Materials Science & Nanotechnology and
Institute for Research his textbooks on
Global Climate ChangeLeadership and Management have sold over 15,000 copies. Dr.
</p><h2> University-Industry collaboration<br /> </h2><p>Florida Tech has a lot Walton serves on the Executive Committee for the Board of
collaboration with Harris Corporation(<a href="http://harrisDirectors for the International Association of Innovation Professionals.
com/">http://harris.com/</a>). The main collaboration between Harris He is the Director of the Center for Lifecycle and
Innovation Management at Florida Tech, as well as for the
University is Center for Ethics and Leadership, and was instrumental in launching the
Harris Institute for Assured Information(<a href="http://harris-institutenew B.S.
fitand M.
edu/">http://harris-instituteS.
fitin Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
edu/</ In addition to his academic pursuits, he is the Principal of a
>). The Harris Institute for Assured Information is an interdisciplinary center that focuses on high-risk disruptive work aimed at helping us trust boutique technology commercialization consulting firm, serves as a Senior Consultant of Systems Engineering to the
information that we so often rely onCOO of a DOD firm specializing in counter-IED technologies, and enjoys dabbling in real estate investments.
Founded in 2009 by He has recently been a
grant from Harris Corporation, Fellow for the
Harris Institute brings together computer science, psychology, business National Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management Task force and
biology to carry out cutting-edge research in computer securityserves as a consultant for an Intellectual Property and Patent Management Organization (PMO).
Our goal is lofty: to change the way we think about the information that flows around usHe frequently consults on a variety of topics, including leadership, lean process improvement, six sigma, innovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle management, and
to help drive a fundamental shift in how we protect it.</p><h2> Regional and local economic new product development
. He has successfully helped launch several new technology ventures and works with companies on early-stage technology commercialization efforts
<br /> </h2>, new product development, and leadership development. <p>Currently Florida Tech is working on forming more regional As an Associate Professor of Technology and
local economic development Innovation at the Florida Institute of Technology, his research efforts
focus on impacting technology-sensitive industries by creating sustainable,
but lean business models through the
main one currently in place is the Women's Business Center(<deployment of innovative continuous improvement methodologies. He takes a
href="http://wbc.fit.edu/">http://wbc.fit.edu/</a>)unique systems-thinking approach to innovation and technology, lean, healthcare, and product lifecycle management, which has cultivated multi-disciplinary collaborations, generating research and scholarship on innovative organizational strategies and best practices for engineering and innovation initiatives.
The vision of the Women's Business Center at Florida Institute Program Chair of
Technology is to help women M.S. in Innovation and
men become entrepreneurial leaders Entrepreneurship Director of Center for Lifecycle and
thinkers Innovation Management Director of Center for Ethics and
to successfully achieve economic independence through entrepreneurship. The Women’s Business Center at Leadership = University Technology Transfer Function<br/> = Florida
Institute of Tech's University Technology
is a community organization that provides business coaching, mentoring, training programs and seminars, and networking opportunities to assist startup and second stage entrepreneurs Transfer Function ([http://www.fit.edu/research/committees/ipc/ http://www.fit.edu/research/committees/ipc/]) is handled under the umbrella of the office of Research. The current value of Research Sponsored Projects is over $94 million. The number of Florida Tech faculty who serve as principal investigators has also doubled in
Brevardthe last three years to 90—four of which have received prestigious NSF Career Awards. University faculty expended $16.5 million to buy equipment,
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties with starting, growing and sustaining their businesses.<br />support students, pay salaries and to cover general expenses. In addition to over a dozen research centers, five new interdisciplinary research institutes were initiated that are the focal point for Florida Tech undergraduate and graduate research. These new research university institutes include: Human Centered Design Institute, Institute for Energy Systems, Institute for Marine Research, Institute for Materials Science & Nanotechnology and Institute for Research on Global Climate Change. = University-Industry Collaboration<br/> = Florida Tech has a lot of collaboration with Harris Corporation ([http://harris.com http://harris.com]) The main collaboration between Harris and the University is the Harris Institute for Assured Information([http://harris-institute.fit.edu/ http://harris-institute.fit.edu/]) The Harris Institute for Assured Information is an interdisciplinary center that focuses on high-risk disruptive work aimed at helping us trust the information that we so often rely on. Founded in 2009 by a grant from Harris Corporation, the Harris Institute brings together computer science, psychology, business and biology to carry out cutting-edge research in computer security. Our goal is lofty: to change the way we think about the information that flows around us, and to help drive a fundamental shift in how we protect it. = Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> = Currently Florida Tech is working on forming more regional and local economic development efforts, but the main one currently in place is ([http://weventure.fit.edu http://weventure.fit.edu]). The vision of weVenture at Florida Institute of Technology is to help women and men become entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers and to successfully achieve economic independence through entrepreneurship. weVenture at Florida Institute of Technology is a community organization that provides business coaching, mentoring, training programs and seminars, and networking opportunities to assist startup and second stage entrepreneurs in Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties with starting, growing and sustaining their businesses. = Landscape Canvas<br/> = {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1wE3ktqioldOasLaJ6YfwBRXHdWLlOenFvcifFcxpbeo|width=1300|height=700}} = Related Links = '''Florida Institute of Technology''' [[Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]] Fall 2015 Leadership Circle [[Chris Ballentine|Chris_Ballentine]] [[Gerid Paquette|Gerid_Paquette]] [[Chris Woodle|Chris_Woodle]] Spring 2016 Leadership Circle [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie] [[Category:Universities]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega] [[Quintcey Parrish|Quintcey_Parrish]] Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce [[Malia Ashmead|Malia Ashmead]] [[Lara Eremita|Lara Eremita]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume] 2017 UIF PItch: Panthers for Progress Youtube Link: <span style="background-color: rgb(148, 176, 243);">[Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&feature=youtu.be]</span>[[Category:Schools]][[Category:Florida_Institute_of_Technology]]</p><h2> Other </h2>{{CatTree|Florida_Institute_of_Technology}}