Dr. Milosh Vladimir Ivanovich – Professional Biography

last updated October, 2007

Introduction

An outstanding academic background has seen Milosh go from a nine-year old immigrant who didn't speak English, to attaining his PhD in Information Technology by the age of only 22. He attended East Oakleigh Primary School for two years, and then enrolled in a program for gifted students at University High. Milosh obtained his high school certificate at the age of 15 and became the youngest full-time student at that time to enrol at Monash University. 

At 19, Milosh obtained his degree in electrical engineering with First Class Honours as Generation Dux and went on to complete his Masters degree in just seven months. The degree was "Masters by research", enabling Milosh to combine his project with work tasks at the nearby Telstra Research Laboratories, where he worked at the time. In 1995, Milosh was awarded the Ian Langlands medal of the Institute of Engineers, Australia, for being the best graduate from all Engineering Faculties within Victoria during that year. 

Milosh then took only two years to complete his PhD while working at the Telstra Research Laboratories in Clayton as Senior Research Engineer. Once again, the academic nature of the Telstra research assignments allowed Milosh to combine work and study, and achieve the degree in record time - about two thirds of the time it usually takes an Australian PhD student from enrolment to graduation. In 1999, Milosh was awarded the Monash University Mollie Holman Medal for the best doctoral thesis, and has since emerged as one of Australia's leading authorities on teletraffic engineering and network modelling. 

From November 1998 until September 1999, Milosh was employed by SingTel Optus as Senior System Designer to manage all aspects of the design and maintenance of the Australian Academic Research Network (AARNet), at the time the largest managed ATM & IP network in Australia, with a budget of over $60 million per annum.

Community Leadership

In December 1999, Milosh was announced the Victorian Young Achiever of the Year 2000, as well as the Young Australian of the Year for Science and Technology in Victoria, and one of three national finalists in the Science and Technology category. The bestowment of this great honour has led to community, ambassadorial and leadership engagements for Milosh, such as:

· Being chosen as a Youth Representative to meet Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Phillip, at Government House in Melbourne during the Queen's Australian tour in March, 2000.

· Meeting the Victorian Premier, the Australian Prime Minister, the Victorian and Tasmanian Governors, to promote Australian research and development, through innovation and excellence programs aimed at young Australians.

· The offer and acceptance of the prestigious role of founding co-chairman of the Young Australian of the Year Alumni Foundation.

· Being chosen by the Victorian government to be one of 100 Australia Day Ambassador for the Centenary of Federation, 2001.

· Invited by the Foundation for Young Australians to be one of 100 delegates at the 2001 "Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow" Forum held in Launceston.

· Invited by The Age and Herald-Sun newspapers, and Monster.Com website, to be interviewed, write articles and participate in round-table discussion groups highlighting today's young leaders under 30 in the Australian community and their responsibilities as role models in the broader sense.

· Invited to address Victoria's best and brightest VCE graduates at the Premier's VCE Awards, held at Government House in April, 2001.

· In the capacity of one of the former winners of the award, being asked to deliver the opening address at the media conference and launch of the 2001 Young Australian of the Year Awards in May, 2000.

Professional

In addition to his doctorate, Milosh, 32 at the time of writing, has published and presented over 35 academic publications, including a book chapter, a provisional patent, an ITU-T standards submission, and peer-reviewed articles in top-level IEEE technical journals and conferences spanning North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. 

Milosh has been recognised for his achievements and potential within the upper echelons of such Australian corporate giants as Telstra, SingTel Optus and the Australian Academic & Research Network (AARNet). 

In 2007 Milosh was appointed Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and also of Monash University, for his work as an external supervisor of Ph.D students; he has, since 2006, also been engaged as an "industry-based" visiting lecturer at Swinburne University's Master of Networking Science postgraduate program. 

Milosh is currently working as Senior Emerging Technology Specialist at Telstra's Chief Technology Office in Melbourne, in a role responsible for analysing the suitability of future wireless technologies to the company's framework for service delivery, and liaising with the senior management team of the company.

Current and former colleagues, as well as peers both in and out of the IT&T industry, have repeatedly stressed Milosh's ability to offer a unique perspective and broad overview of leading edge IT&T technology and how it impacts our lives, from a person who is young enough to be in the GenX bracket, but "old" enough academically and industry-wise to have achieved the above. 

Family

Milosh's hobbies and interests are spending time with his family and parents, playing and watching basketball and tennis, swimming, web surfing and computer gaming.

Milosh is married to Gordana and has two sons Dushan and Milan, as well as a daughter Ivanka. His parents, Vladimir and Slavica, as well as his wife and children, have been a pillar of support and strength for Milosh, in all his achievements to date.

Further Detail on Selected Activities mentioned above

· Invited by the Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victorian Government) and National Australia Day Council to be an "Australia Day Ambassador for the Centenary of Federation, 2001", on the merits of contribution to Science and Technology to the Victorian community and previous Young Australian of the Year Awards for Victorian categories. There are 100 Ambassadors assigned to most cities/towns/region of the state. The Ambassadorial role has involved many formal and informal interactions with Business, Academia and Government leaders at State level, culminating in the Governor's Australia Day Luncheon and speeches at the Colac Australia Day Celebrations.

· Invited by the "The Herald-Sun" Editor in Chief to contribute to a series of Editorials on "Generation X" views on society, technology and generally significant issues. Milosh's article was published on page 20 of the August 29, 2000 edition, entitled "This Catch 22 Risks Dividing Society". The content dealt with the important issues of public healthcare and education systems, and required reforms (personal views on this).

· Invited by "The Age" Editor in Chief, to participate in an ongoing forum called "Thirty Young Leaders Under 30", covering the views on diverse society issues of thirty "Generation X" leaders in various fields of endeavour. Pictorials and interviews were published in "The Age" newspaper and magazines throughout 2000.

· For outstanding achievements, invited by Telstra CEO, Dr. Ziggy Switkowski to meet with him personally in a one-on-one discussion about company strategy and important issues (June, 2000). As an outcome of this meeting, Dr. Switkowski reserved a special ad-hoc place in the esteemed "Telstra CEO Leaders 2000" Program, where only a select few (50) staff members out of the total workforce of 50,000 are invited to attend and develop their leadership skills. Normally the reservation period and the interview processes for this program are in excess of half a year, but a place was immediately reserved.

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