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
McDermid received his undergraduate education at Cambridge University and later his Ph.D. at the University of Birmingham, UK in 1981.[2]
Career
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 the BCS from 2000 to 2003 and a founding member of the United Kingdom Computing Research Committee (UK CRC). 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. He is regarded as a world-leading authorities in the area of safety-critical and real-time software.[5]
Awards
He was made an OBE and elected to Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is a fellow of the British Computer Society.[citation needed]
