John V. McCanny | |
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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 |
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Sir John Vincent McCanny CBE FRS FREng MRIA [1] (born 25 June 1952) is the emeritus Regius Professor of Electronics and Computer Engineering at Queen's University Belfast, [2] and director of the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology. [3]
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.
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. [4]
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