Ian Craig (engineer) explained

Ian Craig
Education:	University of Pretoria Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of the Witwatersrand
Occupation:	Educator

Ian Craig is a South African engineer. He was selected to give the 67th 2018 Bernard Price Memorial Lecture from the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE).^[1] The title of his lecture was Automatic Control: The Hidden Technology that Modern Society Cannot Live Without.^[2]

Academia

Craig has a BEng degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pretoria^[3] an S.M. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,^[4] an MBA and Ph.D and from the University of the Witwatersrand.^[5] In 1995 he became a professor at the University of Pretoria in its Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, as well as head of the Control Systems Group.^[6]

Publications

In 2005 Craig became editor-in-chief of Control Engineering Practice.^[7] He has published over 150 papers.^[8]

Board memberships

In 2011 Craig was appointed President of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), a position he held until 2014.^[9] Three years later he became IFAC Advisor^{[10] [11]} and then chair of its Foundation Board and Publications Committee.^[12] Craig is a Fellow of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Measurement and Control (SAIMC).^[13]

Acclaim

The awards and recognition Craig has received include the following:

• 2006: elected Fellow of the South African Academy of Engineering^[14]
• 2008: received the IFAC Outstanding Service Award^[15]
• 2014: President's Award recipient from the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)^[16]
• Exceptional  Academic Achiever Award from the University of Pretoria (three times)^[17]
• He is rated as an internationally acclaimed researcher by the South African National Research Foundation.^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: SAIEE The South African Institute Of Electrical Engineers - The 67th Bernard Price Memorial Lecture "Automatic Control: The Hidden Technology That Modern Society Cannot Live Without" 20 September 2018 University of Witwatersrand. 2021-10-07. www.saiee.org.za.
2. Web site: 2018-09 - The hidden technology - Wits University. 2021-10-07. www.wits.ac.za.
3. Linde. Louis. Craig. Ian. Kritzinger. Pieter. Lacquet. Beatrys. December 2003. Introduction to the specialist editors. Transactions of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers. 94. 4. 3. 0038-2221.
4. Web site: Personnel. 2021-10-07. www.up.ac.za.
5. Web site: Ian K. Craig. 2021-10-07. IEEE Xplore.
6. Web site: Control Systems University of Pretoria. 2021-10-07. www.up.ac.za.
7. Web site: Talk of Prof. Ian K. Craig Event Nov 10, 2015 Institute for Systems Theory and Automatic Control University of Stuttgart. 2021-10-07. www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de.
8. Web site: Ian Craig. 2021-10-07. scholar.google.com.au.
9. Web site: Ian Craig (ZA) — IFAC · International Federation of Automatic Control. 2021-10-07. www.ifac-control.org. en.
10. Web site: Aalto OpenLearning. 2021-10-07. openlearning.aalto.fi. fi.
11. Web site: Awards and Prizes. 2021-10-07. www.ifac2020.org. en.
12. Web site: Burchell. John. Message from the Interim President - John Burchell. sacac.org.za.
13. Web site: Launch of the newly upgraded Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Measurement and Control (SAIMC) Laboratory University of Pretoria. 2021-10-07. www.up.ac.za. en.
14. Web site: Craig. Ian. CV. tcct.amss.ac.c.
15. Web site: Outstanding Service Award Recipients 1990 – 2017. International Federation of Automatic Control.
16. Web site: Who's Who in IFAC: Publications Committee Chair. www.ifac-control.org.
17. Web site: UP Academic Achievers 2020. 2021-10-07. Issuu. en.
18. Web site: A marriage of brilliant minds. www.up.ac.za.