John McCanny
Sir John McCanny | |
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 Sir John McCanny (left) and Sally Wheeler at their Knighthood/OBE investitures on 16 June 2017 | |
| Born | 25 June 1952 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester, University of Ulster |
| Known for | Digital Signal Processing |
| Awards | FRS (2002) FREng (1995) CBE (2017) Faraday Medal (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Digital Signal Processing |
| Institutions | Queen's University Belfast |
| Website | [1] |
Sir John Vincent McCanny (born 25 June 1952) is the emeritus Regius Professor of Electronics and Computer Engineering at Queen's University Belfast,[1] and director of the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology.[2]
Education
[edit]He earned a BSc from the University of Manchester in 1973, a PhD in Physics from the University of Ulster in 1978, and a DSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Queen's University Belfast in 1998.
Career
[edit]John was a professor at Queen's University of Belfast. He was also active in industries. He has co-founded two companies - Amphion Semiconductor Ltd. (acquired by Conexant) and Audio Processing Technology Ltd (acquired by Cambridge Silicon Radio). He is on the board of Titan IC Systems Ltd.[3]
Honours and awards
[edit]- In 1995 He was elected a Fellow[4] of the Royal Academy of Engineering[4]
- 1999 He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.[5]
- 2002 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society[6]
- 2003 He won the "RDS - Irish Times Boyle Medal for Scientific Excellence".[1]
- 2006 He was awarded the Faraday Medal by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
- 2011 He was awarded the Cunningham Medal by the Royal Irish Academy.[7]
- 2017 McCanny was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to higher education and economic development.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Boyle Medal Laureates". Royal Dublin Society. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Prof. John McCanny". Queen's University Belfast. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011.
- ^ "John McCanny: Executive Profile & Biography". Businessweek. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017.
- ^ a b "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Prof John McCanny, CBE, FRS, FREng Authorised Biography". Debrett's People of Today<.
- ^ "Fellows of the Royal Society" (PDF). Royal Society. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Royal Irish Academy | News Archive | Cunningham Medal Awarded to Professor John V. McCanny, MRIA". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N2.
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