Keith Glover
Keith Glover | |
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Nationality | British |
Alma mater | FIEEE; IEEE Control Systems Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | control engineering |
Institutions | University of Cambridge; University of Southern California |
Thesis | Structural Aspects of System identification (1973) |
Doctoral advisor | Jan C. Willems |
Website | eng |
Keith Glover
Education
Glover studied at Imperial College London (BSc, 1967) and MIT (PhD, 1973).[2]
Career and research
From 1973 to 1976, he worked as an assistant professor at the University of Southern California. In 1976, he moved to the University of Cambridge, where he became professor of control engineering and a fellow of Sidney Sussex College.[3][4]
Glover's research has dealt with both theoretical contributions to control and practical applications in the automotive and aerospace domains. A notable contribution was the development (with Duncan McFarlane) of the 'Hโ loop-shaping' technique for
Glover remained in post at Cambridge until his retirement. During his career there, he served a term (2002โ2009) as the Department of Engineering's head.[3] His sixtieth birthday and his retirement were both celebrated with 'GloverFest' workshops in his honour.[6] He retired from his professorship in 2013, becoming an emeritus professor.
Awards and honours
Glover was a visiting fellow at the Australian National University (1983โ1984) and a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellow (1991).[4] Glover has received the following awards:
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1993.[7]
- A Fellowship[1] of the Royal Academy of Engineering,[1] awarded in 2001.[8]
- A Fellowship of the IEEE, awarded in 1993.[9]
- The IEEE Control Systems Award, in 2001.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Keith Glover at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ a b "Prof K. Glover (staff profile)". Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. University of Cambridge. 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b Sidney Sussex (2014). "Professor Keith Glover (College Fellows and Staff)". Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ IEEE (2014). "IEEE Control Systems Award Recipients" (PDF). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE). Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ISBN 978-3540317548.
- ^ Royal Society (2014). "Fellowship". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Royal Academy of Engineering (2014). "List of Fellows". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- IEEE (2014). "IEEE Fellows Directory". Retrieved 4 January 2014.