Bob Hopgood

Biography

1959 - 1963:

Joined AERE Harwell from University and worked in the Applied Mathematics Group - quantum chemistry and thermonuclear fusion using Mercury and the IBM 704 and 709.

1963 - 1963:

Worked at Aldermaston designing and writing the IBM 7030 (STRETCH) FORTRAN compiler.

1963 - 1967:

Joined Atlas Computer Laboratory to develop the Algol system for Atlas.

1967 - 1968:

Sabbatical year at Carnegie-Mellon University working on a display package for the Formula Algol system and the implementation of the Brooker-Morris Compiler-Compiler on a Bendix G21.

1968 - 1971:

Installed SD4020 microfilm recorder and produced the GROATS graphic system and many early computer animated films.

1971 - 1975:

Head of systems software which included development of the node software for UK's first packet switching exchanges; installed 1906A; developed SPROGS animation system; installed FR80.

1975-1978:

Set up of the SRC's Interactive Computing Facility including PDP10s, Primes and GEC systems

1978-1979:

SRC's Coordinator for the Computer Science Committee's Distributed Computing Systems programme of research.

1979-1984:

Head Atlas Computing Division at RAL then the Computing Division when two Divisions merged. Responsible for IBM and Fujitsu mainframes, Joint Network Team. Was responsible for all SERC's technical and commercial negotiations with Three Rivers Computer Corporation and ICL in a joint project to develop the PERQ workstation as SERC's standard system. From 1981 onwards, the Division was responsible for a number of coordinating activities associated with Computer Science research in UK universities.

1984-1994:

Head of Informatics Division at RAL with responsibilities for the Interactive Computing Facility, the Common Base Programme, various Alvey activities, and the Transputer Initiative. The emphasis over the period changed from supporting SERC's Engineering Board programme to an externally funded R&D programme covering most areas of Informatics.

1992-1995:

Chairman of the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) Executive Committee.

1995-2000:

RAL's W3C Advisory Committee Representative. Ran the W3C UK Office. RAL's Project Leader on W3C-LA which established the W3C Offices in Europe.

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1968-2000:

Professor Associate at Dept Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University.

1970-2000:

Standards for computer graphics. Member of both BSI and ISO standards committees in the computer graphics area. Editor of GKS, PHIGS standards. Chairman BSI IST/31. Currently standardising PNG through ISO. Member of the SVG Working Group.

Last updated 16 March 2000