Derek Abbott
Derek Abbott (born 3 May 1960) is a British-Australian physicist and electronic engineer. He was born in South Kensington, London, UK. From 1969 to 1971, he was a boarder at Copthorne Preparatory School, Sussex. From 1971 to 1978, he attended the Holland Park School London.
Derek Abbott | |
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| Born | 3 May 1960 South Kensington, London, England |
| Nationality | British, Australian |
| Alma mater | Loughborough University University of Adelaide |
| Occupation(s) | Physicist, electronic engineer |
| Known for | Parrondo's paradox Stochastics T-rays |
| Spouse | Rachel Egan (m.2010) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | M. A. Sargent Medal (2019) Barry Inglis Medal (2018) David Dewhurst Medal (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | University of Adelaide Austek Microsystems GEC Hirst Research Centre |
| Thesis | GaAs MESFET Photodetectors for imaging arrays (1995) |
| Doctoral advisors | Kamran Eshraghian Bruce R. Davis |
| Other academic advisors | Michael A. Brown |
| Doctoral students | Mark D. McDonnell |
| Website | Derek Abbott's Home Page |
In late 1977, he began work at GEC Hirst Research Centre, Wembley, UK, performing research in the area of CCD and microchip design for imaging systems. Whilst working, he graduated in 1982 with a BSc in Physics from Loughborough University. In 1986, he began work as a microchip designer at Austek Microsystems in Adelaide, Australia. In 1987, he joined the University of Adelaide completing his PhD thesis in Electrical & Electronic Engineering in 1995, entitled GaAs MESFET Photodetectors for Imaging Arrays, under Kamran Eshraghian and Bruce R. Davis.
He became a fellow of the IEEE in 2005 "for contributions to analysis of noise and stochastic phenomena in vision systems".