Keith Glover facts for kids

Keith Glover is a British electrical engineer. He is a retired professor of control engineering at the University of Cambridge. He is well-known for his work on designing strong control systems and making complex models simpler.

His School Days

Keith Glover studied at Imperial College London. He earned his first degree there in 1967. Later, he went to the MIT. He completed his PhD there in 1973.

Career and Research

From 1973 to 1976, Keith Glover worked as a professor at the University of Southern California. In 1976, he moved to the University of Cambridge. There, he became a professor of control engineering. He also became a fellow of Sidney Sussex College.

Glover's research focused on how to control systems. This included both new ideas and real-world uses. For example, he worked on cars and airplanes. A key idea he helped create was the 'H_∞ loop-shaping' method. He developed this with Duncan McFarlane. This method helps design control systems that work well even when things change.

When he received the IEEE Control Systems Award, the IEEE praised his "pioneering and fundamental contributions." They noted his work on designing strong controllers and simplifying complex models.

Glover stayed at Cambridge until he retired. From 2002 to 2009, he was the head of the Engineering Department. His 60th birthday and retirement were celebrated with special workshops called 'GloverFest'. He retired from his professorship in 2013. After that, he became a retired professor.

Awards and Honours

Keith Glover was a visiting fellow at the Australian National University from 1983 to 1984. He was also a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellow in 1991. He has received many important awards:

• He was chosen as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1993.
• He became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2001.
• He was made a Fellow of the IEEE in 1993.
• He received the IEEE Control Systems Award in 2001.