Milica Stojanovic

Milica Stojanovic is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University, with a secondary affiliation as a permanent Guest Investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Her expertise spans wireless communications, underwater acoustic systems, and statistical signal processing. She holds a B.S. from the University of Belgrade and M.S./Ph.D. from Northeastern University.

• Education: B.S. (1988, University of Belgrade), M.S./Ph.D. (1991/1993, Northeastern University)
• Postdoctoral Fellowships: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1993), NSF Research Scholarship (1994)

Her research focuses on underwater acoustic communications, pioneering advancements in signal processing and network design. Notable contributions include phase-coherent modems and underwater OFDM systems. Awards include IEEE Fellow (2010), Ocean Engineering Society’s Distinguished Technical Achievement (2015), and Aarhus University’s honorary doctorate (2022). She chairs the IEEE Technical Committee on Underwater Communication and serves as an editor for the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering.

Recent projects include underwater acoustic networks, software-defined networking for the Internet of Underwater Things, and robotic aquaculture systems. Her work bridges theoretical research with practical applications in marine environments.

• Grants: U.S. Army Research Lab, NSF, Office of Naval Research
• Labs: Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (IoT)