Biography
Dr. Filip Čučkov, the inaugural Director of the Auster Center for Applied Innovation and Research and Auster Professor of Applied Innovation at Tufts University, is a seasoned academic, engineer, and leader in engineering education, research, and innovation in robotics, automation, and cyber-physical systems. Throughout his career, he has driven transdisciplinary applied research projects in both large and small organizations, managed engineering teams of various sizes, secured external funding, and published high-impact 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). In his previous roles, Dr. Čučkov served as Director of Expeditionary Cyber and Unmanned Autonomous Systems research programs at Northeastern University's Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, and as a faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Old Dominion University.