John A. McDermid
John A McDermid | |
|---|---|
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University University of Birmingham |
| Known for | Software engineering |
| Awards | BCS Fellow FREng (2002) OBE (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Software engineering |
| Institutions | University of York, UK |
John A. McDermid OBE FREng is a computer scientist and professor[1] at the University of York, UK, and chairman of Rapita Systems Ltd. UK.
Education[edit]
McDermid received his undergraduate education at Cambridge University and later his Ph.D. at the University of Birmingham, UK in 1981.[2]
Career[edit]
McDermid was with the UK Ministry of Defence as a research scientist and spent five years in the software industry. He then moved to take up the position of chair in software engineering[3] at the University of York since 1987. He became head of Department of Computer Science for the years 2006-2012 and 2016-2017. He is author or editor of six books and has published over 370 papers.[4] He was a vice president of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT from 2000 to 2003 and a founding member of the United Kingdom Computing Research Committee. He is a member of the Defence Scientific Advisory Council and the Rolls-Royce Electrical and Controls Advisory Board. He became chairman of Rapita Systems in January 2014.[5]
Awards[edit]
He was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and elected to Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is a fellow of the BCS.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "John A. McDermid, Department of Computer Science, University of York".
- ^ "Mathematics Genealogy Project: John Alexander McDermid".
- ^ "John A. McDermid Home page".
- ^ "Research publications of John A. McDermid".
- ^ "Safety Expert Professor John McDermid OBE appointed Rapita Systems Chairman, 2014".
- ^ "John McDermid - The conversation". theconversation.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
