Jean Armstrong is a professor at Monash University, Australia, where she leads a research group working on topics including optical wireless, radio frequency and optical fiber communications. She has published numerous papers including over seventy on aspects of OFDM for wireless and optical communications and has six commercialized patents. Jean was born in Scotland and received a BSc (First Class Honours) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh and MSc in Digital Techniques from Heriot-Watt University. Before emigrating to Australia she worked as a Design Engineer at Hewlett-Packard Ltd., Scotland. In Australia she has held a range of academic positions at Monash University, the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University.
Dr Nathan Gomes will chair the seminar. All members of academic, technical and administrative staff are welcome to the seminar. RAs and postgraduates (PhD candidates and MSc students) are particularly encouraged to attend the event. For any further enquiries, please contact Dr Nathan Gomes (N.J.Gomes@kent.ac.uk).