Arthur
I was born in Durban, South Africa in 1941, and grew up there. I studied at the University of Natal (now the University of KwaZulu-Natal) and graduate with an Electronics Engineering honours degree (BScEng) cum laude. I worked at the University as a tutor for a while, married Elaine in 1963, and we went to study/work at Philips NV in Eindhoven Netherlands in 1963/4. There I met computers and switched my field from an electronics engineer to a computer scientist. I got my PhD in 1969 for a thesis on "Accelerating the arithmetic of binary digital computers" but it was really about fast binary division.
We moved to Australia permanently in 1969 for me to take up a position at Sydney University, and in 1974 I was appointed to a Foundation Chair at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. Shortly after arriving in Tasmania I took an Adult Education class in leadlighting, and my glass work commenced. In the meantime the new department grew and offered its courses, until it was one of the ten biggest in the university. I served on the Professorial Board and its Standing Committee, and was elected to the Chair of the Professorial Board. At various times I represented the University and acted as Acting Vice-Chancellor and Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor. In 1994 I accepted an appointment as Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University, and in this role my division won two national awards for excellence in service to students. I retired from the University in 1999, but was asked to return as Professor of Computing Research from 2001-2006.
I have written and published over 80 scientific papers, been awarded several prizes and awards, and have had a book published (and translated into German). I an a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society and a Fellow of Engineers Australia. I am still active in computing research and presently supervise three PhD students.
