<h2> = Student
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 innovation 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.
</p><p><b><u>DrFlorida Tech also has dedicated educational programs at graduate and undergraduate levels for Innovation and Entreprenuership.
Scott Benjamin<More information abou those programs can be found [http://
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= Florida 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 and launch business ventures. He received his undergraduate degree Beshoy Morkos'''</u> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beshoy Morkos is an assistant professor in
entrepreneurship and real estate from the
University Department of
Miami Mechanical and
his masters of business administration from Aerospace Engineering at the
University Florida Institute of
MarylandTechnology where he directs the STRIDE Lab (SysTems Research on Intelligent Design and Engineering). His engineering design research focuses on developing computational representation and reasoning support for managing complex system design.
After 20 years The goal of
business ventures including real estate Dr. Morkos’ research is to fundamentally reframe our understanding and utilization of system representations and computational reasoning capabilities to support the development
& investment, continuing medical education, hospital supplies of system models which help engineers and
restaurantsproject planners intelligently make informed decisions at earlier stages of engineering design. On the engineering education front,
he earned his doctorate degree Dr. Morkos’ research explores means to integrate innovation and entrepreneurship in
Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management from the University of Maryland.</p><p>In addition to currently serving as a principle for Signature Propertiesengineering education through entrepreneurially-minded learning, improve persistence in engineering,
he is actively involved the development of several companies providing a range of products including softwareaddress challenges in senior design education,
consulting services and
apparel developmentpromote engineering education in international teams and settings.
As time allows, Dr.
Benjamin consults for several companies on strategic management issuesMorkos’ research is currently supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN),
business plan review and
negotiation trainingNASA JPL.</
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In August 2012<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif;">Dr.
Benjamin came to Florida Tech as Morkos received his Ph.D. from Clemson University in the
Director Clemson Engineering Design and Applications Research (CEDAR) lab under Dr. Joshua Summers. In 2014, he was awarded the ASME CIE Dissertation of the
Center year award for
Entrepreneurship and Business Developmenthis doctoral research.
His first initiative was to launch the Incubation Station at Florida TechHe graduated with his B.S.
This innovative center provides physical space, resources, capital and
mentoring services to student entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new ventureM.S in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 and 2008 from Clemson University and has worked on multiple sponsored projects funded by partners such as NASA, Michelin, and BMW.
At the center, students learn to not only conduct His past work experience include working at the
research necessary to develop the business plan but actually engage BMW Information Technology Research Center (ITRC) as a Research Associate and Robert Bosch Corporation as a Manufacturing Engineer. Dr. Morkos was a postdoctoral researcher in the
step Department of
generating revenue for their businesses.</p><p>In his spare timeEngineering & 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. Morkos’ research thrust include: design automation,
he coaches youth soccerdesign representations, computational reasoning, systems modeling, engineering education, design education, collaborative 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 methods, design for manufacturing, creativity and
Innovation Management from Purdue University. Before his academic lifeinnovation,
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 worldcreativity. Dr. Sen received his M.S. and Ph.
DrD.
Walton has authored numerous publications, conference proceedingsin Mechanical Design from Clemson University’s CEDAR Lab, and his
textbooks on Leadership and Management have sold over 15,000 copiesB.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
14 years of experience in new product development in a variety of industries around the
Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management at Florida Techglobe,
including six years as
well as a consultant, where he helped companies develop computer-supported processes for
the Center 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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In addition to his academic pursuits, he is the Principal of Dr. Scott Benjamin is a
boutique technology commercialization consulting firm, serves as a Senior Consultant of Systems Engineering to the COO of a DOD firm specializing successful entrepreneur turned academic whose passions include helping students create and launch business ventures. He received his undergraduate degree in
counter-IED technologies, entrepreneurship and
enjoys dabbling in real estate
investments. He has recently been a Fellow for from the
National Intellectual Property University of Miami and
Knowledge Management Task force and serves as a consultant for an Intellectual Property and Patent Management Organization (PMO)his masters of business administration from the University of Maryland.
He frequently consults on a variety After 20 years of
topics, business ventures including
leadershipreal estate development & investment,
lean process improvementcontinuing medical education,
six sigma, innovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle managementhospital supplies and restaurants,
he earned his doctorate degree in Entrepreneurship and
new product developmentStrategic Management from the University of Maryland.
He has successfully helped launch several new technology ventures and works with companies on early-stage technology commercialization efforts In addition to currently serving as a principle for Signature Properties,
new product he is actively involved the development
, of several companies providing a range of products including software, consulting services and
leadership apparel development.
</p><p>As
an Associate Professor of Technology time allows, Dr. Benjamin consults for several companies on strategic management issues, business plan review and
Innovation at the Florida Institute of Technology, his research efforts focus on impacting technology-sensitive industries by creating sustainablenegotiation training. In August 2012,
lean business models through Dr. Benjamin came to Florida Tech as the
deployment Director of
innovative continuous improvement methodologiesthe Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Development.
He takes a unique systems-thinking approach His first initiative was to
innovation and technologylaunch the Incubation Station at Florida Tech. This innovative center provides physical space,
lean, healthcareresources,
capital and
product lifecycle management, which has cultivated multi-disciplinary collaborationsmentoring services to student entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new venture. At the center,
generating students learn to not only conduct the research
and scholarship on innovative organizational strategies and best practices necessary to develop the business plan but actually engage in the step of generating revenue for
engineering and innovation initiativestheir businesses.
In his spare time, he coaches youth soccer, and plays anything that involves a ball or a puck. <
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Program Chair of M'''Dr.
S. in Innovation and EntrepreneurshipCarlos Otero'''</
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<p>Director of Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management</p><p
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Director Carlos E. Otero, Ph.D, is Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Florida Institute of
Center for Ethics and Leadership</p><h2> University Technology
Transfer Function<br /> </h2><p>. He has been a tenure-track faculty in the College of Engineering at University of South Florida
Tech's , Tampa, and the University
Technology Transfer Function(<of Virginia, Wise. Prior to that, he worked for 11 years in private industry as a
href="http://www.fitcomputer software engineer for military computer systems, including satellite communications, command and control, wireless security, and unmanned aerial vehicle systems.
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/committees/ipc/">http://wwwinterests 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.
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edu</
researchp><div><br/
committees/ipc></
div>'''<u>Dr. Abram Walton</
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) is handled under the umbrella of the office of Research''' Dr.
The current value of Research Sponsored Projects is over $94 million. The number 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 received prestigious NSF Career Awards.
He received his 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 Manager of Wal-Mart Stores. He is a
dozen research centersco-founder of the International Journal of Innovation Science,
five new interdisciplinary research institutes were initiated that are an academic journal cited by most major indexing organizations and available at thousands of libraries throughout the
focal point for Florida Tech undergraduate and graduate researchworld. Dr.
These new research university institutes include: Human Centered Design InstituteWalton has authored numerous publications,
Institute for Energy Systemsconference proceedings,
Institute for Marine Researchand his textbooks on Leadership and Management have sold over 15,
Institute 000 copies. Dr. Walton serves on the Executive Committee for
Materials Science & Nanotechnology and Institute the Board of Directors for
Research on Global Climate Changethe International Association of Innovation Professionals.
</p><h2> University-Industry collaboration<br /> </h2><p>He is the Director of the Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management at Florida Tech
has a lot of collaboration with Harris Corporation(http://harris.com/) The main collaboration between Harris and , as well as for the
University is Center for Ethics and Leadership, and was instrumental in launching the
Harris Institute for Assured Information(http://harris-institutenew B.
fitS.
edu/) The Harris Institute for Assured Information and M.S. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In addition to his academic pursuits, he 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 Principal of a boutique technology commercialization consulting firm, serves as a Senior Consultant of Systems Engineering to the COO of a DOD firm specializing in
2009 by a grant from Harris Corporationcounter-IED technologies,
the Harris Institute brings together computer science, psychology, business and
biology to carry out cutting-edge research enjoys dabbling in
computer securityreal estate investments.
Our goal is lofty: to change He has recently been a Fellow for the
way we think about the information that flows around us, National Intellectual Property and
to help drive Knowledge Management Task force and serves as a
fundamental shift in how we protect itconsultant for an Intellectual Property and Patent Management Organization (PMO).
</p><h2> Regional and local economic development efforts<br /> </h2><p>Currently Florida Tech is working on forming more regional and local economic development effortsHe frequently consults on a variety of topics, including leadership, lean process improvement, six sigma,
but the main one currently in place is the Women's Business Center(http://wbcinnovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle management, and new product development.
fitHe has successfully helped launch several new technology ventures and works with companies on early-stage technology commercialization efforts, new product development, and leadership development.
edu/). The vision As an Associate Professor of
Technology and Innovation at the
Women's Business Center at Florida Institute of Technology
is to help women and men become entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers and to successfully achieve economic independence , his research efforts focus on impacting technology-sensitive industries by creating sustainable, lean business models through
entrepreneurshipthe deployment of innovative continuous improvement methodologies.
The Women’s Business Center at Florida Institute of Technology is He takes a
community organization that provides business coachingunique systems-thinking approach to innovation and technology, lean,
mentoringhealthcare,
training programs and
seminarsproduct lifecycle management, which has cultivated multi-disciplinary collaborations,
generating research and
networking opportunities to assist startup scholarship on innovative organizational strategies and best practices for engineering and
second stage entrepreneurs innovation initiatives. Program Chair of M.S. in
Brevard, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Director of Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management Director of Center for Ethics and Leadership = University Technology Transfer Function<br/> = Florida Tech's University Technology 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 the last three years to 90—four of which have received prestigious NSF Career Awards. University faculty expended $16.5 million to buy equipment, 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.<br /></p>. 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]]<h2> Other </h2>{{CatTree|Florida_Institute_of_Technology}}