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 |
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.[1] From 1971 to 1978, he attended the Holland Park School London.[1]
In late 1977, he began work at GEC Hirst Research Centre, Wembley, UK,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
He became a fellow of the IEEE in 2005 "for contributions to analysis of noise and stochastic phenomena in vision systems".[5] He received an Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2024.[6]