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Derek Abbott
Born	3 May 1960 (1960-05-03) (age 48) South Kensington, London, UK
Residence	Australia, UK
Citizenship	British - Australian
Fields	Physicist and Electronic Engineer
Institutions	University of Adelaide Austek Microsystems GEC Hirst Research Centre
Alma mater	Loughborough University University of Adelaide
Doctoral advisor	Kamran Eshraghian Bruce Davis
Doctoral students	Said F. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning Electronic engineering is a discipline dealing with the behavior and effects of Electrons (as in electron tubes and transistors and with electronic devices systems or equipment The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia Austek Microsystems Pty Ltd (1984-1994 was an Australian company founded by Craig Mudge to commercialize technology developed by CSIRO through their The General Electric Company or GEC was a major UK company involved in consumer and defence electronics communications and engineering Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Loughborough University is a Campus university located in the Market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement Kamran Eshraghian is an Electronic engineer notable for being a key early pioneer of VLSI in Australia. Al-sarawi Matthew J. Berryman Peter Celinski Bradley S. Ferguson Adrian P. Flitney Gregory P. Harmer Mark D. McDonnell Samuel P. Mickan
Known for	Parrondo's paradox theory Stochastic theory Experimental T-ray imaging
Influences	Nicholas J. Phillips

Derek Abbott (3 May 1960, in South Kensington, London, UK) is a physicist and electronic engineer. Parrondo's paradox is a Paradox in Game theory and is often described as A losing strategy that wins. Stochastic (from the Greek "Στόχος" for "aim" or "guess" means Random. Electromagnetic waves sent at terahertz frequencies, known as terahertz radiation, submillimeter radiation, terahertz waves, terahertz Nicholas (Nick John Phillips (born September 26, 1933) is an English Physicist, notable for the development of photochemical processing techniques for Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning Electronic engineering is a discipline dealing with the behavior and effects of Electrons (as in electron tubes and transistors and with electronic devices systems or equipment He is a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide, Australia. The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He is notable for leading theoretical work in the development of Parrondo's paradox, contributions to the field of stochastic resonance, and experimental contributions to T-ray imaging. Parrondo's paradox is a Paradox in Game theory and is often described as A losing strategy that wins. Stochastic resonance (also known as SR) is observed when noise added to a system improves the systems performance in some fashion Electromagnetic waves sent at terahertz frequencies, known as terahertz radiation, submillimeter radiation, terahertz waves, terahertz

1 Early years
2 Career
3 Selected publications
4 Honours and awards
5 Erdős number
6 Scientific genealogy
7 Miscellaneous
8 See also
9 External links
10 References

Early years

In the period 1963-1965 Abbott attended the famous Norland College pre-school, Chislehurst, Kent, UK, as a boarder. Norland College founded in 1892 by Emily Ward is a provider of childcare training and education Chislehurst is a suburban settlement in south east London, England and part of the London Borough of Bromley. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Then during 1965-1967 he attended Oakfield School, Dulwich, UK. Oakfield School is an independent coeducational preparatory school situated in the leafy outskirts of Dulwich Village, London, United Kingdom This article is about Dulwich in London Dulwich South Australia is a suburb of Adelaide. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In 1968, he attended the École de Ferney-Voltaire, France, and the École Seminaire de Collonges-sous-Salève, France. Ferney-Voltaire is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Collonges-sous-Salève is a Village and commune in the Haute-Savoie département of eastern France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In 1969 he did a stint at Bassett House School, London, UK. Bassett House School is a preparatory school for children aged 3 to 11 years old based in North Kensington. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the 1969-1971 period, he was a boarder at Copthorne Preparatory School, Sussex, UK. Copthorne Preparatory School is situated in West Sussex for pupils aged between 2 and 13 Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located During 1971-1978 he attended Holland Park School, London, UK. Holland Park School was opened in London, UK, in 1958. It became the flagship for Comprehensive education, and in its heyday had over 2000 in London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Career

In 1978, he began work at GEC Hirst Research Centre, Wembley, UK, performing research in the area of CCD and microchip design for imaging systems. The General Electric Company or GEC was a major UK company involved in consumer and defence electronics communications and engineering Wembley is an area located in North-West London, England which forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A charge-coupled device ( CCD) is an analog Shift register, that enables the transportation of analog signals (electric charges through successive stages (capacitors Microchipsjpg|right|thumb|200px|Microchips ( EPROM memory with a transparent window showing the integrated circuit inside Whilst working, he graduated in 1982 with a BSc in Physics from Loughborough University, where his key intellectual influence was Nicholas J. Phillips. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Loughborough University is a Campus university located in the Market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands Nicholas (Nick John Phillips (born September 26, 1933) is an English Physicist, notable for the development of photochemical processing techniques for In 1986, at the time when the mysterious GEC deaths started, he began work as a microchip designer at Austek Microsystems in Adelaide, Australia. Austek Microsystems Pty Ltd (1984-1994 was an Australian company founded by Craig Mudge to commercialize technology developed by CSIRO through their Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. In 1987, he joined the University of Adelaide completing his PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering in 1995 under Kamran Eshrahian and Bruce R. The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of Engineering that deals with the study and application of Davies. He is currently a full professor in the same department.

Selected publications

G. P. Harmer and D. Abbott, "Losing strategies can win by Parrondo's paradox," Nature (London), Vol. 402, No. 6764 p. 864, Dec. 1999.
J. M. R. Parrondo, G. J M R Parrondo also Juan Manuel Rodríguez Parrondo, (b January 9, 1964) is a Spanish Physicist best known for the strikingly counterintuitive P. Harmer and D. Abbott, "New paradoxical games based on Brownian ratchets," Physical Review Letters, Vol. 85, No. 24, pp. 5226-5229, Dec. 2000.
G. P. Harmer, D. Abbott, "Parrondo's paradox," Statistical Science, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 206-213, May 1999.
G. P. Harmer and D. Abbott, "A review of Parrondo's paradox," Fluctuation and Noise Letters, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. R71-R107, Jun 2002.
S. Mickan, D. Abbott, J. Munch, X.-C. Zhang and T. Xi-Cheng Zhang is director of the Center for Terahertz Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. van Doorn, "Analysis of system trade-offs for terahertz imaging," Microelectronics Journal, Vol. 31, No. 7, pp. 503-514, Jul. 2000.
A. P. Flitney and D. Abbott, "Quantum version of the Monty Hall problem," Physical Review A, Vol. 65, Art. No. 062318, 2002.
G. P. Harmer, B. R. Davis, and D. Abbott "A review of stochastic resonance: circuits and measurement," IEEE Trans. Instrum. & Meas. , Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 299-309, Apr. 2002.
A. P. Flitney, J. Ng, and D. Abbott, "Quantum Parrondo's games," Physica A, Vol. 314, pp. 35-42, 2002.
D. Abbott, P. C. W. Davies, and C. Paul Charles William Davies (born April 22, 1946) is a British-born Physicist, Writer and broadcaster, presently a professor R. Shalizi, "Order from disorder: the role of noise in creative processes," Fluctuation and Noise Letters, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. C1-C12, 2002.
D. Abbott, B. R. Davis, N. J. Phillips, and K. Nicholas (Nick John Phillips (born September 26, 1933) is an English Physicist, notable for the development of photochemical processing techniques for Eshraghian, "Simple derivation of the thermal noise formula using window-limited Fourier transforms," IEEE Trans. Education, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 1-13, 1996.

Honours and awards

Stephen Cole the Elder Prize (1999)
Fellow of the Institute of Physics (Life) (2001)
Tall Poppy Award for Science (2004)
SA Great Award for Science & Technology (2004)
Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2005)

Erdős number

Abbott's Erdős number is 4. The Institute of Physics (IOP is the UK and Ireland 's main professional body for Physicists It was founded as the Physical Society The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (read eye-triple-e) is an international Non-profit, professional organization The Erdős number (ɛrdøːʃ honoring the late Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős, is a way of describing the "collaborative distance" between a person His path to Erdős is as follows:

E. S. Key, M. M. Kłosek, and D. Abbott, "On Parrondo's paradox: how to construct unfair games by composing fair games," ANZIAM J. , 47, no. 4, pp. 495-511, (2006).
M. M. Kłosek, B. J. Matkowsky, Z. Schuss, "First-order dynamics driven by rapid Markovian jumps," SIAM J. Appl. Math. , 49, no. 6, pp. 1811-1833, (1989).
R. O. Davies and Z. Schuss, "A proof that Henstock's integral includes Lebesgue's," J. London Math. Soc. , 2, pp. 561-562, (1970).
R. O. Davies and P. Erdös, "Splitting almost-disjoint collections of sets into subcollections admitting almost-transversals," Colloq. Paul Erdős ( Hungarian: Erdős Pál, in English occasionally Paul Erdos or Paul Erdös, March 26, 1913 &ndash Math. Soc. Janos Bolyai, 10, North-Holland, Amsterdam, pp. 307-322, (1975).

Scientific genealogy

Abbott's scientific genealogy via his primary doctoral advisor runs as follows:

1774, MA, University of Cambridge, John Cranke
1782, MA, University of Cambridge, Thomas Jones
1811, MA, University of Cambridge, Adam Sedgwick
1830, MA, University of Cambridge, William Hopkins
1857, MA, University of Cambridge, Edward John Routh
1868, MA, University of Cambridge, John William Strutt (Lord Rayleigh)
1883, MA, University of Cambridge, J. J. Thomson
1903, MA, University of Cambridge, John Sealy Edward Townsend
1923, DPhil, University of Oxford, Victor Albert Bailey
1948, MSc, University of Sydney, Ronald Ernest Aitchison
1964, PhD, University of Sydney, Peter Harold Cole
1980, PhD, University of Adelaide, Kamran Eshraghian
1995, PhD, University of Adelaide, Derek Abbott

Miscellaneous

In 1999, Cosma R. An academic, or scientific Genealogy, is an attempt to organise a Family tree of scientists and scholars according to dissertation supervision relationships The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the John Cranke (1746-1816 is an English scientific thinker and clergyman particularly notable for starting a Scientific genealogy producing some eight Nobel Prize winners in total The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Thomas Jones ( June 23, 1756 - July 18, 1807) was Head Tutor at Trinity College Cambridge for twenty years and an outstanding teacher The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Adam Sedgwick ( 22 March 1785 &ndash 27 January 1873) was one of the founders of modern Geology. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the William Hopkins FRS (2 February 1793 &ndash 13 October 1866 was an English Mathematician and Geologist. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Edward John Routh FRS (20 January 1831–7 June 1907 was an English Mathematician, noted as the outstanding coach of students preparing for the Mathematical The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh OM (12 November 1842 &ndash 30 June 1919 was an English Physicist who with William Ramsay, discovered The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Sir Joseph John “JJ” Thomson, OM, FRS (18 December 1856 &ndash 30 August 1940 was a British Physicist and Nobel laureate The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the John Sealy Edward Townsend (7 June 1868 - 16 February 1957 was a Mathematical Physicist who conducted various studies concerning the Electrical conduction The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Victor Albert Bailey 18 December, 1895, Alexandria, Egypt - 7 December 1964, Geneva, Switzerland The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia Ronald Ernest Aitchison was born in Hurstville, NSW, Australia on 29 December, 1921. The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia Peter Harold Cole is an electronic engineer notable for pioneering research in the area of RFID technology holding over 30 patents The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia Kamran Eshraghian is an Electronic engineer notable for being a key early pioneer of VLSI in Australia. The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia Shalizi, at the Santa Fe Institute, made a bet that if Abbott included the name "Monica Lewinsky" in a published scientific journal article he would pay for one beer. The Santa Fe Institute (SFI is a non-profit research institute located in Santa Fe New Mexico, United States, dedicated to the study of Complex systems Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom then- United States President Bill Clinton admitted to Abbott successfully met the challenge, in a paper on game theory, published in Chaos, Vol. Game theory is a branch of Applied mathematics that is used in the Social sciences (most notably Economics) Biology, Engineering, 11, No. 3, pp. 705-714, 2001.
In the late 1990s, Abbott wore two watches, one on each wrist. When asked why, he would reply, "It is a way of identifying the best students—to check their powers of observation. "
In the 1990s, during undergraduate lectures, if a student raised a hand and spotted a mistake in the lecture material, Abbott would open his wallet and give the student the lowest coin or note that he happened to be carrying. On occasion, if he forgot to bring coins, he had to part with a high denomination. Around 1998, he also adopted the same prize money approach for the "most perceptive question" asked in a lecture [1].
He attended Oakfield School at the same time as the singer Kim Wilde. Oakfield School is an independent coeducational preparatory school situated in the leafy outskirts of Dulwich Village, London, United Kingdom Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, November 18, 1960 in Chiswick, West London) is an English Pop singer, professional
He attended Copthorne Preparatory School at the same time as the deputy editor of Private Eye, Francis Wheen. Copthorne Preparatory School is situated in West Sussex for pupils aged between 2 and 13 Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical Magazine, edited by Ian Hislop. Francis James Baird Wheen (born 22 January 1957) is a British journalist writer and broadcaster
At Holland Park School, the singer Yazz was one of his classmates. Holland Park School was opened in London, UK, in 1958. It became the flagship for Comprehensive education, and in its heyday had over 2000 in This article is about the solo artist 'Yazz' For the synthpop duo known as 'Yaz' in the US see Yazoo (band.
At Holland Park School he was taught English Literature by the comedian Mike Walling and music by Andy Mackay the saxophonist of Roxy Music. Holland Park School was opened in London, UK, in 1958. It became the flagship for Comprehensive education, and in its heyday had over 2000 in Mike Walling (born 8 July 1950 is an English comic actor and screenwriter Andrew "Andy" Mackay (born 23 July 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Saxophonist for the Art rock group Roxy Music Roxy Music is an English Art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry ( vocals and keyboards)
In the early 1970s he lived next door to Cat Stevens' drummer Gerry Conway in Holland Park, London. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician Gerry Conway (born September 11 1947 in King's Lynn, Norfolk) is an English rock Drummer, best known for having performed with the Holland Park is a district and a public park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in west central London in England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

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References

Who's Who in South Australia, Ed. Parrondo's paradox is a Paradox in Game theory and is often described as A losing strategy that wins. J M R Parrondo also Juan Manuel Rodríguez Parrondo, (b January 9, 1964) is a Spanish Physicist best known for the strikingly counterintuitive Suzannah Pearce, Publ: Crown Content Pty Ltd. , Melbourne, Australia, 2007, p. 1, ISBN 978-1-74095-142-5

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