Technology

DRAGAN BOSCOVIC
Senior Director, Wireless Systems and Networks Research

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Dragan Boscovic envisions, develops and drives the convergence of wireless and wireline edge network solutions across Motorola's businesses. As senior director of Wireless Systems and Networks for the Applied Research Center, Boscovic leads a global team of researchers that identify opportunities for new products, systems and services. His team leverages wireless technologies, including WiMAX and LTE (Long-Term Evolution), as well as IP connectivity to bring service intelligence onto home geteways and other on-premise devices in order to blend voice, video and Internet user experiences. He also creates the network architecture necessary to deliver services such as mobile and "Follow Me" TV, voice over IP (VoIP), media sharing, and video streaming over fixed and wireless networks.

Boscovic also plays a key role in sharing Motorola's technical insight with the larger industry. He organizes and leads Motorola's IP efforts in intelligent edge networks and adaptive radio systems. He also manages Motorola partnerships with various industry bodies and academic institutions such as Media X at Stanford University, the FP7 program in Europe and Zhejing University in China.

Currently, Boscovic is focused on developing edge networking technology enablers and topologies that facilitate advanced and converged video, Internet and voice services. The migration of service enablers toward home platforms such as home gateways, set-tops, WiMAX customer premises equipment (CPE) and femtocells is another area of particular interest.

Boscovic's research helps facilitate the creation of new business and technology ecosystems in which advanced service offerings and new business models can be quickly tested. With fast-paced new technology development, Boscovic understands the need for focused innovation that requires deep understanding of both technology and business trends. Motorola has always been a technology pioneer where imagination and innovation go hand-in-hand to embed intelligence into the technical solution and advance frontiers of human knowledge. This environment for nurturing technology innovation and creative business development is where Boscovic's passion lies.

Prior to this role, Boscovic served as director of Engineering and Technology for Motorola's Strategic Growth Engine, where he developed technologies that enhanced consumer's abilities to connect with multimedia and one another. He also worked within Motorola's R&D sites in Europe for 12 years, where he devised and executed longer-term research strategies that were transferred to Motorola's respective business units, including an IPv6 stack and a system performance assessment tool for hybrid satellite-terrestrial mobile TV. Boscovic is known for his work on Radio Ecology, which describes better use of the limited resources of the radio frequency (RF) spectrum. His vision has been endorsed by the International Telecommunication Union.

Boscovic has amassed 17 patents, with eight more pending, and has published several papers on topics including wireless technologies and cognitive networks. He is often called upon to share insights on wireless topics at industry events such as the International Consumer Electronics Show, Global Semiconductor Forum, AlwaysOn, Wireless World Initiative and Wireless World Research Forum.

Boscovic received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Belgrade in Serbia and a Doctorate degree from the University of Bath in the U.K..

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Selected Publications and Invited Papers

"Business Perspectives of End-to-End Reconfigurability," Bourse, D.; El-Khazen, K.; Lee, A.; Grandblaise, D.; Boscovic, D.; Wireless Communications, IEEE (see also IEEE Personal Communications), Volume 13, Issue 3, June 2006, pages 46-57.

"m@ANGEL: autonomic management platform for seamless cognitive connectivity to the mobile internet," Demestichas, P.; Stavroulaki, V.; Boscovic, D.; Lee, A.; Strassner, J.; Communications Magazine, IEEE, Volume 44, Issue 6, June 2006, pages 118-127.

"Business Models of End-to-End Reconfigurable Systems," Bourse, D.; El-Khazen, K.; Lee, A.; Boscovic, D.; Vehicular Technology Conference, 2006. VTC 2006-Spring. IEEE 63rd, Volume 1, 2006, pages 57-61, Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/VETECS.2006.1682775.