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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 Entrepreneurship, 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&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></b> cob.fit.edu/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  <u>'''Dr. Beshoy Morkos'''</u> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beshoy Morkos is an assistant professor in entrepreneurship the Department of Mechanical 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 of business administration from the University of MarylandEngineering). After 20 years 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 ventures including real estate 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, 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.</pspan> <pbr/>In addition to currently serving as a principle for Signature Properties<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, he is actively involved sans-serif;">Dr. Morkos received his Ph.D. from Clemson University in the development of several companies providing a range of products including software, consulting services Clemson Engineering Design and apparel developmentApplications Research (CEDAR) lab under Dr. Joshua Summers. As time allowsIn 2014, Dr. Benjamin consults he was awarded the ASME CIE Dissertation of the year award for several companies on strategic management issues, business plan review his doctoral research. He graduated with his B.S. and negotiation trainingM.</p><p>In August 2012S in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 and 2008 from Clemson University and has worked on multiple sponsored projects funded by partners such as NASA, Michelin, Drand BMW. Benjamin came to Florida Tech as the Director of His past work experience include working at the BMW Information Technology Research Center for Entrepreneurship (ITRC) as a Research Associate and Business DevelopmentRobert Bosch Corporation as a Manufacturing Engineer. His first initiative Dr. Morkos was to launch a postdoctoral researcher in the Incubation Station Department of Engineering & Science Education at Florida TechClemson University performing NSF funded research on engineering student motivation and its effects on persistence and the use of advanced technology in engineering classroom environments. This innovative center provides physical spaceDr. Morkos’ research thrust include: design automation, design representations, computational reasoning, systems modeling, engineering education, design education, resourcescollaborative design, capital and mentoring services to student entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new venturedata/knowledge management.</span> <u>'''Dr. At the center, students learn to not only conduct Chiradeep Sen'''</u> Dr. Sen is an Assistant Professor of Design at Florida Institute of Technology. He teaches a series of courses in the research necessary to develop the business plan but actually engage area of design and manufacturing, including courses in the step of generating revenue advanced design theory and methods, design for their businesses.</p><p>In his spare time, he coaches youth soccermanufacturing, creativity and innovation, artificial intelligence in engineering, and plays anything that involves a ball or a puckcomputer-aided design automation. His current research explores the mental models and cognitive processes of innovative design and creativity.</p><p><b><u>Dr. Abram Walton</u></b></p><p>DrSen received his M.S. Abram Walton is an Associate Professor of Technology Management and Innovation at Florida TechPh. He received his Ph.DD. in Mechanical Design from Clemson University’s CEDAR Lab, and Mhis B.S. in Technology and Innovation Management Mechanical Engineering from Purdue Jadavpur Universityin India. Before He received the 2011 ASME Best Dissertation Award for his academic life, he was a Fire Fighter doctoral dissertation on the formal representation and EMTreasoning on mechanical functions, and he later held leadership positions as a Manager mental model used in innovative design for modeling complex systems in the absence of Wal-Mart Storesthe knowledge about their components and structure. Dr. He is Sen has a total of 14 years of experience in new product development in a co-founder variety of industries around the International Journal of Innovation Scienceglobe, an academic journal cited by most major indexing organizations including six years as a consultant, where he helped companies develop computer-supported processes for their innovative and available at thousands of libraries throughout the worldroutine designs. The companies and business verticals he served range from consumer product design and manufacturing, tools and dies, large industrial energy equipment, automotive, and medical equipment. At Florida Tech, Dr. Walton has authored numerous publications, conference proceedings, and his textbooks on Leadership and Management have sold over 15,000 copies. Dr. Walton serves on Sen directs the Executive Committee Research in Information Science for the Board of Directors for the International Association of Innovation ProfessionalsEngineering (RiSE) research group. He is the Director of the Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management at Florida Tech, as well as for the Center for Ethics  <u style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Scott Benjamin</u> Dr. Scott Benjamin is a successful entrepreneur turned academic whose passions include helping students create and Leadership, launch business ventures. He received his undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship and was instrumental in launching real estate from the new B.S. University of Miami and M.Shis masters of business administration from the University of Maryland. After 20 years of business ventures including real estate development & investment, continuing medical education, hospital supplies and restaurants, he earned his doctorate degree in Innovation Entrepreneurship and EntrepreneurshipStrategic Management from the University of Maryland.</p><p>In addition to his academic pursuitscurrently serving as a principle for Signature Properties, he is actively involved the Principal development of several companies providing a boutique technology commercialization range of products including software, consulting firmservices and apparel development. As time allows, serves as a Senior Consultant of Systems Engineering to the COO of a DOD firm specializing in counter-IED technologiesDr. Benjamin consults for several companies on strategic management issues, business plan review and enjoys dabbling in real estate investmentsnegotiation training. In August 2012, Dr. He has recently been a Fellow for Benjamin came to Florida Tech as the National Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management Task force and serves as a consultant Director of the Center for an Intellectual Property Entrepreneurship and Patent Management Organization (PMO)Business Development. He frequently consults on a variety of topicsHis first initiative was to launch the Incubation Station at Florida Tech. This innovative center provides physical space, including leadership, lean process improvement, six sigma, innovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle managementresources, capital and mentoring services to student entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new product developmentventure. He has successfully helped launch several new technology ventures and works with companies on early-stage technology commercialization effortsAt the center, new product development, and leadership developmentstudents learn to not only conduct the research necessary to develop the business plan but actually engage in the step of generating revenue for their businesses. In his spare time, he coaches youth soccer, and plays anything that involves a ball or a puck. </pu><'''Dr. Carlos Otero'''</u><pstyle="margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">As an Associate Carlos E. Otero, Ph.D, is Associate Professor of Technology and Innovation Computer Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology, his research efforts focus on impacting technology.&nbsp; He has been a tenure-sensitive industries by creating sustainabletrack faculty in the College of Engineering at University of South Florida, Tampa, lean business models through and the deployment University of innovative continuous improvement methodologiesVirginia, Wise. He takes Prior to that, he worked for 11 years in private industry as a unique computer software engineer for military computer systems-thinking approach to innovation , including satellite communications, command and technologycontrol, lean, healthcarewireless security, and product lifecycle management, which has cultivated multi-disciplinary collaborationsunmanned aerial vehicle systems. His research interests are in computer systems engineering, generating research and scholarship with particular emphasis on innovative organizational strategies the design, performance evaluation, and best practices for engineering optimization of systems and processes across a variety of domain areas (including wireless, intelligence, and innovation initiativesbig data systems).&nbsp; Dr. Otero is a senior member of the IEEE.</p><pdiv>Program Chair of M.S. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship<<br/p><p/div>Director of Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management'''</pu>Dr. Abram Walton<p/u>Director of Center for Ethics and Leadership'''</p><h2> University Dr. Abram Walton is an Associate Professor of Technology Transfer Function<br /> </h2><p>Management and Innovation at Florida Tech's University Technology Transfer Function (http://www.fitHe received his Ph.D. and M.S.edu/research/committees/ipc/) is handled under the umbrella of the office of Researchin Technology and Innovation Management from Purdue University. The current value of Research Sponsored Projects is over $94 millionBefore his academic life, he was a Fire Fighter and EMT, and he later held leadership positions as a Manager of Wal-Mart Stores. The number of Florida Tech faculty who serve as principal investigators has also doubled in He is a co-founder of the last three years to 90—four International Journal of which have received prestigious NSF Career AwardsInnovation Science, an academic journal cited by most major indexing organizations and available at thousands of libraries throughout the world. University faculty expended $16Dr.5 million to buy equipmentWalton has authored numerous publications, support studentsconference proceedings, pay salaries and to cover general expenses. In addition to his textbooks on Leadership and Management have sold over a dozen research centers15, five new interdisciplinary research institutes were initiated that are 000 copies. Dr. Walton serves on the focal point Executive Committee for the Board of Directors for the International Association of Innovation Professionals. He is the Director of the Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management at Florida Tech undergraduate and graduate research. These new research university institutes include: Human Centered Design Institute, Institute , as well as for Energy Systems, Institute the Center for Marine ResearchEthics and Leadership, Institute for Materials Science &amp; Nanotechnology and Institute for Research on Global Climate Changewas instrumental in launching the new B.S. and M.S. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.</p><h2> University-Industry collaboration<br /> </h2><p>Florida Tech has In addition to his academic pursuits, he is the Principal of a boutique technology commercialization consulting firm, serves as a lot Senior Consultant of collaboration with Harris Corporation (http://harris.com) The main collaboration between Harris and Systems Engineering to the University is the Harris Institute for Assured Information(<http://harrisCOO of a DOD firm specializing in counter-instituteIED technologies, and enjoys dabbling in real estate investments.fit.edu/) The Harris Institute He has recently been a Fellow for the National Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management Task force and serves as a consultant for Assured Information is an interdisciplinary center that focuses Intellectual Property and Patent Management Organization (PMO). He frequently consults 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 Corporationa variety of topics, including leadership, the Harris Institute brings together computer sciencelean process improvement, psychologysix sigma, innovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle management, business and biology to carry out cutting-edge research in computer securitynew product development. Our goal is lofty: to change the way we think about the information that flows around us, He has successfully helped launch several new technology ventures and to help drive a fundamental shift in how we protect itworks with companies on early-stage technology commercialization efforts, new product development, and leadership development.</p><h2> Regional As an Associate Professor of Technology and local economic development Innovation at the Florida Institute of Technology, his research efforts<br /> </h2><p>Currently Florida Tech is working on forming more regional focus on impacting technology-sensitive industries by creating sustainable, lean business models through the deployment of innovative continuous improvement methodologies. He takes a unique systems-thinking approach to innovation and local economic development effortstechnology, lean, but the main one currently in place is the Women's Business Center(http://wbchealthcare, 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.fit Program Chair of M.edu)S. The vision in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Director of the Women's Business Center at Florida Institute for Lifecycle and Innovation Management Director of Technology is to help women Center for Ethics and men become entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers and to successfully achieve economic independence through entrepreneurship. The Women’s Business Center at Florida Institute of Leadership = 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<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 Brevardthe 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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