Michael Peter Kennedy#
| Membership Number: | 4056 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | IRELAND |
| Homepage(s): | https://people.ucd.ie/peter.kennedy |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2018 - present Professor of Microelectronic Engineering and Head of School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin
- 2000 - 2017 Professor of Microelectronic Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland
- 2012 - 2016 International Relations Secretary, Royal Irish Academy
- 2012 - 2014 Board member, ALLEA
- 2009 - 2010 Visiting Professor, Universita degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- 2005 - 2010 Vice-President for Research Policy and Support, University College Cork, Ireland
- 2003 - 2005 Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland
- 1999 - 2000 Associate Professor, University College Dublin, Ireland
- 1996 - 1999 Senior Lecturer, University College Dublin, Ireland
- 1992 - 1996 College Lecturer, University College Dublin, Ireland
- 1992 - 1992 Postdoctoral Research, UC Berkeley, USA
Fields of Scholarship
- Chaotic circuits
- Digital delta-sigma modulation
- Hysteresis
- Neural networks
- Phase-locked loops
- Oscillators
- Chaos communication
- Mixed-signal testing
- Frequency synthesis
- Nonlinear dynamics
Honours and Awards
- 2014 Fellow, Irish Academy of Engineering
- 2011 Best PhD paper, MIDAS Ireland
- 2009 Outstanding Chapter Chair, IEEE SSCS Solid-State Circuits Society
- 2009 Best PhD paper , MIDAS Ireland
- 2008 Best PhD paper , MIDAS Ireland
- 2004 Member, Royal Irish Academy
- 2004 Fellow (by Presidential Invitation), Engineers Ireland
- 2001 Outstanding Chapter Chair, IEEE UKRI Section
- 2001 Parsons Medal in Engineering Sciences, Royal Irish Academy
- 2000 Outstanding Chapter Chair, IEEE UKRI Section
- 2000 Millenium Medal, IEEE
- 2000 Golden Jubilee Medal, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
- 1999 Best Paper Award, ECCTD'99
- 1998 Fellow, IEEE
- 1997 Kelvin Lecturer, IEE
- 1991 Best Paper Award, Int. J. Cir. Th. Appl.
- 1988 Regents' Fellowship ,UC Berkeley
- 1986 Flagg/Anthony Scholar, UC Berkeley
- 1985 Travelling Scholarship, Fulbright
- 1984 Bursary in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NUI
