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Prof. John Robinson  PhD PEng CEng

Professor

Email: john.robinson@york.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~jar11
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 2353

Research Area: Communication Technologies Group » Audio and acoustics

Areas of Expertise: Image Processing, Pattern Analysis



Biography

John Robinson is a professor of Electronic Engineering. His research and design contributions are in image and video processing and statistical pattern recognition. Recently he has worked on the application of deep learning to signal analysis, including the development of masked conditional neural networks. From 2012 to 2020 he was Pro-Vice Chancellor for Teaching, Learning and Students at the University, serving on the Executive Board. This followed four years as Head of Electronics at the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology at York, which he joined in 2000. Before that he held an Industrial Research Chair at Memorial University of Newfoundland, founding a spinout company, and previously worked for the University of Waterloo and Bell-Northern Research. He has a BSc in Maths from Durham, MSc and PhD in Engineering from Essex, and an MPhil in the Humanities from Memorial.  John is a Principal Fellow of the HEA.