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<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 and 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&amp;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://u><cob.fit.edu/b> innovation-entrepreneurship.php here] = Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship<br/p><p>Dr. Scott Benjamin is = Florida Institutew of Technology has multiple faculty members across many disciplines who have a successful entrepreneur turned academic whose passions include helping students create history of actively practicing and encouraging Innovation and launch business venturesEntreprenuership. He received his undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship and real estate from the University of Miami  <u>'''Dr. Beshoy Morkos'''</u> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beshoy Morkos is an assistant professor in the Department of 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 &amp; investment, continuing medical of system models which help engineers and project planners intelligently make informed decisions at earlier stages of engineering design. On the engineering educationfront, hospital supplies Dr. Morkos’ research explores means to integrate innovation and restaurantsentrepreneurship in engineering education through entrepreneurially-minded learning, improve persistence in engineering, he earned his doctorate degree address challenges in Entrepreneurship senior design education, and Strategic Management from promote engineering education in international teams and settings. Dr. Morkos’ research is currently supported by the University of MarylandNational Science Foundation (NSF), Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), and NASA JPL.</pspan> <pbr/>In addition to currently serving as a principle for Signature Properties<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, he is actively involved the development of several companies providing a range of products including software, consulting services and apparel developmentsans-serif;">Dr. Morkos received his Ph. As time allows, DrD. Benjamin consults for several companies on strategic management issues, business plan review from Clemson University in the Clemson Engineering Design and negotiation trainingApplications Research (CEDAR) lab under Dr. Joshua Summers.</p><p>In August 2012, Dr. Benjamin came to Florida Tech as In 2014, he was awarded the Director 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. </pu style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Scott Benjamin<p/u>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 technologies, and enjoys dabbling in Maryland. After 20 years of business ventures including real estate investments. He has recently been a Fellow for the National Intellectual Property development & investment, continuing medical education, hospital supplies and restaurants, he earned his doctorate degree in Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Strategic Management Task force and serves from the University of Maryland. In addition to currently serving as a consultant principle for an Intellectual Property and Patent Management Organization (PMO). He frequently consults on Signature Properties, he is actively involved the development of several companies providing a variety range of topics, products including leadershipsoftware, lean process improvement, six sigmaconsulting services and apparel development. As time allows, innovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle Dr. Benjamin consults for several companies on strategic managementissues, 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, his research efforts focus on impacting technology-sensitive industries by creating sustainableresources, lean business models through the deployment of innovative continuous improvement methodologiescapital and mentoring services to student entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new venture. He takes a unique systems-thinking approach At the center, students learn to innovation and technology, lean, healthcare, and product lifecycle management, which has cultivated multi-disciplinary collaborations, generating 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. </p><pu>Program Chair of M'''Dr.S. in Innovation and EntrepreneurshipCarlos Otero'''</pu><pstyle="margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Director of Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management</p><p>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>.&nbsp; 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(http://wwwof Virginia, Wise. Prior to that, he worked for 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.fit.edu/research/committees/ipc/) is handled under His research interests are in computer systems engineering, with particular emphasis on the umbrella design, performance evaluation, and optimization of the office systems and processes across a variety of Researchdomain areas (including wireless, intelligence, and big data systems).&nbsp; Dr. The current value Otero is a senior member of Research Sponsored Projects is over $94 millionthe IEEE. 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</p><div><br/></div>'''<u>Dr. University faculty expended $16Abram Walton</u>''' Dr.5 million to buy equipment, support students, pay salaries Abram Walton is an Associate Professor of Technology Management 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 Innovation at Florida Tech undergraduate . He received his Ph.D. and graduate researchM.S. These new research university institutes include: Human Centered Design Institutein Technology and Innovation Management from Purdue University. Before his academic life, Institute for Energy Systemshe was a Fire Fighter and EMT, Institute for Marine Research, Institute for Materials and he later held leadership positions as a Manager of Wal-Mart Stores. He is a co-founder of the International Journal of Innovation Science &amp; Nanotechnology , an academic journal cited by most major indexing organizations and Institute for Research on Global Climate Changeavailable at thousands of libraries throughout the world. Dr.</p><h2> University-Industry collaboration<br /> </h2><p>Florida Tech Walton has a lot of collaboration with Harris Corporation(http://harris.com) The main collaboration between Harris authored numerous publications, conference proceedings, and his textbooks on Leadership and Management have sold over 15,000 copies. Dr. Walton serves on the University is the Harris Institute Executive Committee for Assured Information(http://harris-institutethe Board of Directors for the International Association of Innovation Professionals.fit.edu/) The Harris Institute for Assured Information He is an interdisciplinary center that focuses on high-risk disruptive work aimed the Director of the Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management at helping us trust Florida Tech, as well as for the information that we so often rely on. Founded Center for Ethics and Leadership, and was instrumental in 2009 by a grant from Harris Corporation, launching the Harris Institute brings together computer science, psychology, business new B.S. and biology to carry out cutting-edge research M.S. in computer securityInnovation and Entrepreneurship. Our goal  In addition to his academic pursuits, he is lofty: to change the way we think about the information that flows around usPrincipal of a boutique technology commercialization consulting firm, and serves as a Senior Consultant of Systems Engineering to help drive the COO of a fundamental shift DOD firm specializing in how we protect itcounter-IED technologies, and enjoys dabbling in real estate investments.</p><h2> Regional and local economic development efforts<br /> </h2><p>Currently Florida Tech is working on forming more regional He has recently been a Fellow for the National Intellectual Property and local economic development efforts, but the main one currently in place is the Women's Business CenterKnowledge Management Task force and serves as a consultant for an Intellectual Property and Patent Management Organization (http://wbc.fit.eduPMO). The vision He frequently consults on a variety of the Women's Business Center at Florida Institute of Technology is to help women topics, including leadership, lean process improvement, six sigma, innovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle management, and men become entrepreneurial leaders new product development. He has successfully helped launch several new technology ventures and thinkers and to successfully achieve economic independence through entrepreneurship. The Women’s Business Center works with companies on early-stage technology commercialization efforts, new product development, and leadership development. As an Associate Professor of Technology and Innovation at the Florida Institute of Technology is a community organization that provides business coaching, mentoringhis research efforts focus on impacting technology-sensitive industries by creating sustainable, training programs and seminars, and networking opportunities lean business models through the deployment of innovative continuous improvement methodologies. He takes a unique systems-thinking approach to assist startup innovation and second stage entrepreneurs in Brevardtechnology, 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. Program Chair of M.S. in 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>. 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