Anastasios Nicolaos Venetsanopoulos

Background

Venetsanopoulos, Anastasios Nicolaos was born on June 19, 1941 in Athens, Greece. Son of Nicolaos Anastasios and Elli (Papacondilis) Venetsanopoulos. emigrated to Canada, 1968.

Education

Diploma, Athens College, 1960; diploma in electrical and mechanic engineering, National Technology U., Athens, 1965; honorary doctorate, National Technology U., Athens, 1994; Master of Science, Yale University, 1966; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1969.

Career

Assistant in instruction engineering and applied science, Yale University, 1966-1968; research assistant, Yale University, 1968-1969; lecturer, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1968-1969; assistant professor electrical engineering, U. Toronto, 1970-1973; associate professor, U. Toronto, 1973-1981; professor, U. Toronto, since 1981; chairman communications group department electrical engineering, U. Toronto, 1974-1978, 81-86; associate chairman electrical and computer engineering, U. Toronto, 1978-1979, 97-; member electrical and computer engineering Executive Committee, U. Toronto, 1981-1986, 97-; member electrical engineering curriculum committee, U. Toronto, 1972-1979. Academic visitor Imperial College Arts and Technology, U. London, 1979-1980. Vis.prof. National Technology U. Athens, spring 1979-1980, Federal University of Technology ofLausanne, Switzerland, 1986-1987, 93-94, U. Florence, Italy, summer 1987.

Consultant electrical engineering Consociates Ltd.

Achievements

• Anastasios Nicolaos Venetsanopoulos has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member allocations and agency relations committee United Community Fund, Toronto, 1971-1974. President Hellenic-Canada Cultural Society, 1972-1975. Secretary general Greek Community Metropolitan Toronto, 1973-1975.

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (finance chairman international symposium on circuit theory 1973, technical program chairman international conference communications 1978, 86, vice-chairman Toronto section 1976-1977, chairman 1977-1979, associate editor transactions on circuits and systems 1985-1987, guest editor special issue Transactions on Circuits and Systems in Image Processing 1987, technical program Chairman.internat. conference on acoustics, speech and signal processing 1991), Engineering Institute Canada. Member Association Professional Engineers Ontario, Association Professional Elec. Engineers Greece, Association Professional Mech.

Engineers Greece, Canada Society Elec. Engineering (chairman Toronto section 1975-1977, national director 1976-1988, president 1983-1986), Yale Science and Engineering assosiation, New York Academy Sciences, Technology Chamber Greece, American-Hellenic Ednl. Progress Association (Vice-President Toronto section 1973-1975, president 1975-1977), Intercultural Council (chairman educational committee 1971-1980, senior v.p.1977-1980), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Father:

Nicolaos Anastasios Venetsanopoulos

Mother:

Elli (Papacondilis) Venetsanopoulos