Biography
Dr. Filip Čučkov is a seasoned academic, engineer, and leader who comes to Tufts with a wealth of experience in engineering education, research, and innovation in robotics, automation, and cyber-physical systems. Throughout his career, he has driven transdisciplinary applied research projects in large and small organizations, managed engineering teams of various sizes, secured external funding, and published over 50 peer-reviewed scholarly articles. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP).
Before joining Tufts, Dr. Čučkov was at Northeastern University's Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security where he served as a Senior Research Engineer and Director of Expeditionary Cyber and Unmanned Autonomous Systems research programs. Dr. Čučkov has previously served as a faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Boston and Wentworth Institute of Technology, where he chaired the Computer Engineering programs, as well at as his alma mater, Old Dominion University.