John McCanny
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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]
University of Ulster
FREng (1995)
CBE (2017)
Faraday Medal (2006)
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 |
| 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 |
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Education
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
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
- 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]
