William Webb (engineer)
William Webb | |
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| Born | 1967 United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton, UK |
| Known for | technology entrepreneurship |
| Awards | FREng (2005) IET Mountbatten Medal (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Telecommunications engineering |
| Institutions | University of Southampton, UK Ofcom |
| Thesis | “QAM for Digital Mobile Radio (1992) |
William Webb FREng is a telecommunications engineer, and a visiting professor at the University of Southampton, UK. He was IET President 2014)[1] and is a Director of Webb Search Ltd., UK.
Education
[edit]Webb was educated at University of Southampton, UK. He received his undergraduate degree in 1989 and Ph.D. degree in 1992. He received his MBA from the same university in 1997.[2]
Career
[edit]Webb started his career at Smith System Engineering Ltd. UK. He then worked for Motorola Inc. He joined PA Consulting UK to work on a number of telecommunications projects. He joined Ofcom UK as Head of R&D and worked on radio spectrum policy. He was one of the co-founders of Neul which was acquired by Huawei in 2014. Webb was President of IET UK (2014) and CEO of Weightless SIG. He is a director at Webb Search Ltd.[3]
Awards
[edit]Webb received the IET Mountbatten Medal in 2018.[4] He was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2005.[5] He has received three honorary doctorate degrees, from University of Southampton,[6] Anglia Ruskin University[7] and University of Hertfordshire.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "IET Past Presidents, UK".
- ^ "Meet the Alumni - William Webb, University of Southampton".
- ^ "Biography of William Webb, Webb Search Ltd" (PDF).
- ^ "The Mountbatten Medallists, IET UK".
- ^ "William Webb honoured by Royal Academy of Engineering, Ofcom 2005".
- ^ "Graduation 2015 marks achievements of students and honorary graduates, University of Southampton, 2015".
- ^ "Honorary Degree Prof. William Webb, Anglia Ruskin University, 2015".
- ^ "University of Hertfordshire celebrates 2019 graduates' achievements with ceremonies at St Albans Cathedral, 2019".
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