Background
Sharkey, Paul Martin was born on October 3, 1962 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland. Son of John Brendan and Brid (Nolan) Sharkey. arrived in England, 1988.
Sharkey, Paul Martin was born on October 3, 1962 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland. Son of John Brendan and Brid (Nolan) Sharkey. arrived in England, 1988.
Diploma in electrical engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology, 1985. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Dublin, 1985. Master of Arts, University Dublin, 1991.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, 1988.
Research engineer University Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1985-1988. Research fellow University Oxford, England, 1988-1993. Director, consultant Oxford Mechatronics Ltd., since 1991.
Lecturer University Reading, England, 1993-1997, senior lecturer England, 1997-1998, director virtual reality research group, telerobotics research group England, 1994-1997, director interactive systems research group England, since 1997, reader of interactive systems England, 1998-1999, professor cybernetics, since 1999. Chair research committee School Computer Science, Cybernetics and Electronic Engineering, since 1999. Program chair European Conferences on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies, since 1995.
International program committee member Mechatronics Conferences, since 1995, Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice Conferences, since 1996. Member program committee Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Conference on Robotics, Automation, 1998. Member organizing committee Mechatronics, 1998.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member), Institute Electrical Engineers, Council of Engineering.
Married Karen Yvonne Meynink, December 30, 1991. Children: Liam, Eoin, Conall.