Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte
Occupation	Roboticist
Date Of Birth	Feb 6, 1961(1961-02-06)
Age	63
Birthplace	London
Country	Australia
Birth City	London
Horoscope	Pisces

Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte Biography

Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte is one of the most popular and richest Roboticist who was born on February 6, 1961 in London, London, Australia. Durrant-Whyte was born on 6 February 1961 in London, England. He was educated at Richard Hale School, then a state grammar school in Hertford, Hertfordshire. He studied engineering at the University of London, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1983. He then moved to the United States where he studied systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania: he graduated with a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree in 1985 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in

1986. He was a Thouron Scholar in 1983.

Durrant-Whyte is one of the early pioneers of SLAM with John J. Leonard. Durrant-Whyte became the CEO of NICTA on 13 December 2010. He resigned as NICTA CEO on 28 November 2014 citing differences with the Board over future funding arrangements.

In May 2018 Durrant-Whyte was appointed NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer by Gladys Berejiklian, NSW Premier. He took up his appointment on 3 September 2018.

In 1995, he accepted a chair at the University of Sydney as Professor of Mechatronic Engineering. He was also director of the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR) from 1999 to 2002. From 2002 until 2010 he held the position of Research Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems (CAS), a joint venture between the ACFR and mechatronics groups at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of New South Wales. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2010. Hugh has published more than 350 research papers, graduated more than 70 PhD students, and won numerous awards and prizes for his work. He played a critical role in raising the visibility of Australian robotics internationally and was named “Professional Engineer of the year” (2008) by the Institute of Engineers Australia Sydney Division and NSW “Scientist of the Year” (2010).

Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte Net Worth

Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte is one of the richest Roboticist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hugh Francis Durrant-Whyte FRS FAA (born 6 February 1961) is a British- Australian engineer and academic. He is known for his pioneering work on probabilistic methods for robotics. The algorithms developed in his group since the early 1990s permit autonomous vehicles to deal with uncertainty and to localize themselves despite noisy sensor readings using simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).

From 1986 to 1987, Durrant-Whyte was a BP research fellow in the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford. Then, from 1987 to 1995, he was a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and a university lecturer in engineering science.

He was appointed as the Chief Scientific Adviser at the UK Ministry of Defence on 27 February 2017. As a dual citizen with Australian and British citizenship, Durrant-Whyte was barred from overseeing the UK’s nuclear weapons programme.

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Hugh Ranked on the list of most popular Roboticist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte

1. Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte is a British-Australian engineer and academic.
2. He was the Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Ministry of Defence.
3. Durrant-Whyte has published over 300 research papers.
4. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and IEEE.
5. Durrant-Whyte received his PhD from Imperial College London.
6. He served as President of NICTA, Australia’s largest ICT research center.
7. Durrant-Whyte was awarded the IEEE Robotics and Automation Award in 2010.
8. He has held academic positions at several universities worldwide.
9. Durrant-Whyte’s research focuses on robotics, machine learning, and control systems.
10. He co-founded two successful tech startups: Elsag Bailey Process Automation and NICTA spin-off Baraja Pty Ltd.