Background
Forrest, Archibald Robin was born on May 13, 1943 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Samuel and Agnes Dollar (Robin) Forrest.
consultant computer science educator
Forrest, Archibald Robin was born on May 13, 1943 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Samuel and Agnes Dollar (Robin) Forrest.
Bsc, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1968.
Technical officer, Cambridge U., 1968-1971; assistant director research, Cambridge U., 1971-1974; reader computer science, U. East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1974-1980; professor, U. East Anglia, Norwich, England, since 1980. Visiting professor Syracuse (New York) U., 1971-1972, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1979, Beijing Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics, 1979. Visiting scientist Xerox Palo Alto (California) Research Center, 1982-1983.
Fellow British Computer Society, Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, Association for Computing Machinery, Computer Graphics Pioneers (vice chief old timer 1990-1992).
Married Rosemary Ann Foster, April 6, 1973. Children: Matthew Simon, Susanna Margaret.