Background
McDermott, Hugh Joseph was born on August 28, 1959 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Paul Joseph and Mary Agnes (McArdle) McDermott.
McDermott, Hugh Joseph was born on August 28, 1959 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Paul Joseph and Mary Agnes (McArdle) McDermott.
Bachelor in Applied Science in Electronics, University Melbourne, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, University Melbourne, 1988.
Graduate research assistant University Melbourne, 1982-1984, research fellow, 1984-1996, senior research fellow, 1996-2001. Principal research fellow Garnett Passe Rodney Williams Memorial Found Cooperative Research Center Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Innovation, since 2001. Associate professor University Melbourne, since 2001.
Senior scientist Human Communications Research Center, Melbourne, since 1987. Deputy program manager Cooperative Research Center Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Innovation, since 1999. Senior research consultant Bionic Ear Institute, Melbourne, since 1989.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, associate editor Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering since 1997). Fellow Acoustical Society of America.
Life partner, Colette Mary McKay.