Borivoje Furht

Borivoje Furht is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, Florida, a position he has held since 1992. He maintains dual affiliations with FAU and the Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. At FAU, he serves as Director of the NSF-sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement since 2009.

His academic leadership includes serving as Chair of the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2009-2013) and Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (2002-2009). He earned his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Belgrade, following early career positions at the Institute Boris Kidric-Vinca in Yugoslavia and Modcomp (a computer division of Daimler Benz).

Dr. Furht's research spans multiple areas in computer science with a strong focus on multimedia technologies. His current research interests include multimedia systems, video coding and compression, cloud computing, big data, mobile multimedia, and wireless multimedia applications. Over his career, he has secured approximately $15 million in research funding from government agencies including NSF, NIH, Department of Navy, DoD, and NASA, as well as private industries such as IBM, Google, Apple, LexisNexis, Motorola, and Emerson.

His scholarly contributions include founding and serving as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications (Springer) and co-founding the Journal of Big Data (Springer). His work has been recognized with numerous awards including multiple FAU Researcher of the Year Awards (2019, 2013), a Distinguished Engineering Education Award from The Engineer's Council (2019), and various technical achievement awards throughout his career spanning from 1982 to 2019.

Dr. Furht has also served as a consultant to various companies, colleges, and universities, leveraging his expertise in multimedia systems and computer engineering across both academic and industrial settings.