Mitola joins Stevens as VP of Research Enterprise
Father of Cognitive Radio arrives
Sheeraz Hyder
Issue date: 11/21/08 Section: Campus News
After a long and illustrious career in government and industry, Joseph Mitola joined Stevens Institute of Technology on October 1 as Vice President of Research Enterprise. Described as the "Father of cognitive radio," Mitola also holds joint appointments in the School of Engineering and Science and the School of Systems and Enterprise. Provost George Korfiatis said "Mitola's experience in industry, government and academia, as well his pioneering contributions in research, are outstanding qualifications for this new position that has been created to advance the university's recognition and standing among the world's leading research universities."
As VP, Mitola is "responsible for promoting large-scale, cross-disciplinary research initiatives among Stevens' diverse research centers, laboratories and contract research projects." According to Mitola, he will serve as a "mentor" to professors "on how to enhance Stevens impact on the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security (DHS)." Since he started at Stevens, Mitola has been flying around the world seeking out new partnerships with companies, research firms and federal agencies in order to enhance the impact the research that professors at Stevens conduct has. He said that "every week" has been spent in an airplane.
Mitola speaks constantly to Dr. Anthony Tether, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on the "contributions that Stevens could make." He tries to find imaginative ways to fund research at Stevens such as when he helped Pat White, Director of the Wireless Information Security Center, get additional funding for research into wireless radio. Mitola is also tasked with enhancing the impact on Stevens, such as the recently announced DOD Systems Engineering Research Center. He also meets with investors such as the Carlyle Group and Qinetiq who are interested in pursuing joint work. He noted that in the coming years though "the job won't change, the players will".
He praised the "dynamite" work environment at Stevens and commented that it is great "interacting with students." Mitola noted that while he has been a professor for many years he mainly taught modular courses but now he is "advising Ph.D. students" and interacting on a more intimate level with students. When Mitola arrived, he devised a three-prong strategy. He would "spend a month learning, a month asking and a month showing." Next on his agenda is overseeing the "evolution of the academic websites to incorporate research." Mitola started his career at the DOD and then moved onto E-Systems and from there did "quasi-academic" work for the MITRE Corporation as Chief Scientist. From 2002 to 2005, he worked for DARPA where he won the Office of Secretary of Defense Award. Since the 70s he has also held several visiting or adjunct teaching appointments and while he "likes teaching" he has a "harder time with the academic schedule." "Through Dr. Mitola's leadership, the university's recognition as a force in research will be promoted nationally and internationally, thereby providing added value for internal and external constituencies," said Stevens President Harold. J. Raveche to Stevens News Service.
Mitola is internationally recognized as the father of cognitive radio and his formulation and research into software-defined radio. As founding chair of the SDR Forum, he "pioneered global innovation" through "industry, government and academic research organizations. He coined the term cognitive radio and created the first architecture for them.
Mitola holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with Highest Honors from Northeastern University. He also received his Master of Science degree in Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University and a Licentiate in Engineering. His Doctorate in Teleinformatics is from The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
As VP, Mitola is "responsible for promoting large-scale, cross-disciplinary research initiatives among Stevens' diverse research centers, laboratories and contract research projects." According to Mitola, he will serve as a "mentor" to professors "on how to enhance Stevens impact on the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security (DHS)." Since he started at Stevens, Mitola has been flying around the world seeking out new partnerships with companies, research firms and federal agencies in order to enhance the impact the research that professors at Stevens conduct has. He said that "every week" has been spent in an airplane.
Mitola speaks constantly to Dr. Anthony Tether, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on the "contributions that Stevens could make." He tries to find imaginative ways to fund research at Stevens such as when he helped Pat White, Director of the Wireless Information Security Center, get additional funding for research into wireless radio. Mitola is also tasked with enhancing the impact on Stevens, such as the recently announced DOD Systems Engineering Research Center. He also meets with investors such as the Carlyle Group and Qinetiq who are interested in pursuing joint work. He noted that in the coming years though "the job won't change, the players will".
He praised the "dynamite" work environment at Stevens and commented that it is great "interacting with students." Mitola noted that while he has been a professor for many years he mainly taught modular courses but now he is "advising Ph.D. students" and interacting on a more intimate level with students. When Mitola arrived, he devised a three-prong strategy. He would "spend a month learning, a month asking and a month showing." Next on his agenda is overseeing the "evolution of the academic websites to incorporate research." Mitola started his career at the DOD and then moved onto E-Systems and from there did "quasi-academic" work for the MITRE Corporation as Chief Scientist. From 2002 to 2005, he worked for DARPA where he won the Office of Secretary of Defense Award. Since the 70s he has also held several visiting or adjunct teaching appointments and while he "likes teaching" he has a "harder time with the academic schedule." "Through Dr. Mitola's leadership, the university's recognition as a force in research will be promoted nationally and internationally, thereby providing added value for internal and external constituencies," said Stevens President Harold. J. Raveche to Stevens News Service.
Mitola is internationally recognized as the father of cognitive radio and his formulation and research into software-defined radio. As founding chair of the SDR Forum, he "pioneered global innovation" through "industry, government and academic research organizations. He coined the term cognitive radio and created the first architecture for them.
Mitola holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with Highest Honors from Northeastern University. He also received his Master of Science degree in Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University and a Licentiate in Engineering. His Doctorate in Teleinformatics is from The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.