Faculty
Dr. Ivica Kostanic
Associate Professor | Director of WiCE
Dr. Kostanic joined Florida Tech in 2003 as an associate professor in the ECE department. He teaches mostly graduate level courses in areas of RF propagation, Communication theory and Wireless communication. Prior to joining FIT, Dr. Kostanic spent more than seven years working in wireless communication industry. He worked as a research engineer for Agilent Technologies, SAFCO Technologies and TEC Cellular. His research interest include broad range of topics in cellular, microwave and satellite communications.
Dr. Carlos E. Otero
Professor | Technical Director of WiCE, CpE
Dr. Carlos E. Otero has over 15 years of private industry experience in defense computer systems, including satellite communications, command and control, wireless security, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other advanced systems. His research interests include broad range of topics in computer and communication systems, with particular emphasis on algorithm design, performance evaluation, and optimization of systems. He has authored/co-authored one university textbook and over 70 scientific peer-reviewed publications in venues such as IEEE Intelligent Systems, IEEE Transactions in Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Systems Journal, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Expert Systems and Applications. Dr. Otero is a senior member of the IEEE.
Dr. Josko Zec
Research Professor
Dr. Josko Zec joined FIT in 2015 after 15-year experience in wireless communications industry spanning Agilent Technologies, Optimi and Ericsson and 5-year experience in satellite remote sensing. He received MS from New Jersey Institute of Technology and PhD from University of Central Florida, both in Electrical Engineering. His research and teaching focus is on radio communications, commercial mobile communications technologies and satellite remote sensing. He received NASA annual best project team award for contribution in Quickscat spacecraft mission in 1999.