Background
Macleod, Ian Malcolm was born on December 24, 1952 in Benoni, South Africa. Son of Malcolm Derick and Thelma Emilie (Drennan) Macleod.
Electrical engineering educator
Macleod, Ian Malcolm was born on December 24, 1952 in Benoni, South Africa. Son of Malcolm Derick and Thelma Emilie (Drennan) Macleod.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1983.
Engineer, Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., United Kingdom, 1974-1977;
senior engineer, African Explosives and Chemical Industries Ltd., South Africa, 1977-1980;
senior lecturer, U. Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1980-1984;
Fuchs professor of control engineering, U. Witwatersrand, South Africa, since 1984. Member of advisory panel for control technical South African Foundation for Research Development, 1991-1994. Chairman technical commission on distributed computer control systems, International Federation Automatic Control, 1993-1995, 96-.
Visiting professor U. Newcastle, Australia, 1995.
Member S. African Institute Electrical Engineers, Computer Society South Africa, S. African Institute Measurement and Control.
Married Lorna Jean Kemp, March 15, 1975. Children: Carolyn Jean, Kenneth Ian, Malcolm James.