John McCanny explained

John V. McCanny
Birth Date:	1952 6, df=yes
Nationality:	British
Field:	Digital Signal Processing
Work Institution:	Queen's University Belfast
Alma Mater:	University of Manchester, University of Ulster
Known For:	Digital Signal Processing
Prizes:	FRS (2002) FREng (1995) CBE (2017) Faraday Medal (2006)
Website:	https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/john-vincent-mccanny(e30e6875-97cb-4a90-9ff1-ef1b07fd044e).html

Sir John Vincent McCanny ^[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]

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.^[4]

Honours and awards

• In 1995 He was elected a Fellow^[1] of the Royal Academy of Engineering^[1]
• 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".
• 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.

External links

• http://flaxtrust.com/honourees/

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Fellows. 21 October 2014. 8 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160608094405/http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows. dead.
2. Web site: Boyle Medal Laureates. Royal Dublin Society. https://web.archive.org/web/20170220014716/https://www.rds.ie/Ireland-s-Philanthropic-Society/Our-Work/Projects/RDS-Irish-Times-Boyle-Medal-for-Scientific-Excelle/Boyle-Medal-Laureates. 2017-02-20.
3. Web site: Prof. John McCanny. https://web.archive.org/web/20111204171437/http://www.ecit.qub.ac.uk/Aboutus/BusinessCard/index.html?name=j.mccanny. 2011-12-04. Queen's University Belfast. dead.
4. Web site: John McCanny: Executive Profile & Biography. Businessweek. https://web.archive.org/web/20170105180648/http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=589786&privcapId=66320760. 2017-01-05.
5. Web site: Prof John McCanny, CBE, FRS, FREng Authorised Biography. Debrett's People of Today<.
6. Web site: Fellows of the Royal Society. Royal Society. 28 July 2013.
7. Web site: Royal Irish Academy News Archive Cunningham Medal Awarded to Professor John V. McCanny, MRIA . 31 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091207/http://www.ria.ie/news-(1)/cunningham-medal-awarded-to-professor-john-v--mcca.aspx . 24 September 2015 . dead .