Prof. Stojče Dimov Ilčev is Chair of Research and Postgraduate Studies in Space Science and CNS at Durban University of Technology (DUT), Durban, South Africa. He studies both maritime radio engineering and nautical science at Montenegro University in Kotor, maritime electronics and communications at Rijeka University in Croatia, postgraduate satellite engineering at Skopie University in Macedonia and Belgrade University in Serbia. Prof. Ilčev holds Bachelor (BSc), Master in Electrical Engineering (MSc) and Doctor of Science (PhD) degrees. He also holds the certificates for Radio operator 1st class (Morse), for GMDSS 1st class Radio Electronic Operator and Maintainer and for Master Mariner without limitations. Since 1969, Ilčev worked onboard merchant ships, in Satellite Earth Station, at Coast Radio Station, shipping company, Nautical School and at Maritime Faculty. Since 2000, he worked at IS Marine Radio and CNS Systems companies on research and projects relating to modern Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) for maritime, land and aeronautical applications. He has written three books on CNS engineering and systems for maritime, land and aeronautical applications and he has many projects and inventions in this field including DVB-RCS and Stratospheric Platforms.
