37-532: Stephen Byram Furber (born 21 March 1953) is a British computer scientist, mathematician and hardware engineer, and Emeritus ICL Professor of Computer Engineering in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester , UK. After completing his education at the University of Cambridge ( BA , MMath , PhD ), he spent the 1980s at Acorn Computers , where he was a principal designer of
74-644: A Distinguished Fellow at the British Computer Society (DFBCS) recognising his contribution to the IT profession and industry. Furber's nomination for the Royal Society reads: Professor Furber is distinguished for his fundamental contributions to the design and analysis of electronic systems, especially microprocessors. He was the original designer of the hardware architecture of the ARM processor,
111-577: A major scientific breakthrough". Furber's research interests include asynchronous systems , ultra-low-power processors for sensor networks , on-chip interconnect and globally asynchronous locally synchronous (GALS), and neural systems engineering. His research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Royal Society and the European Research Council (ERC). In February 1997, Furber
148-459: A person has relinquished all the duties of their former position, and they may continue to exercise some of them. In descriptions of deceased professors emeriti listed at U.S. universities, the title emeritus is replaced by an indication of the years of their appointments, except in obituaries , where it may be used to indicate their status at the time of death. Emeritus (past participle of Latin emerere , meaning 'complete one's service')
185-522: A senator of the minority party who has previously served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate . It is also used in business and nonprofit organizations to denote perpetual status of the founder of an organization or individuals who made significant contributions to the institution. Phil Knight , for example, is the co-founder of Nike , and after decades of being the CEO , he
222-546: A series of highly original asynchronous processors to execute the ARM instruction set . These have been fabricated and subjected to extensive experimental analysis. Furber's group is the world's leading centre of research in both fundamental theory and engineering implementation of such devices. In 2009, Unsworth Academy (formerly called Castlebrook High School) in Manchester introduced a house system, with Furber being one of
259-506: Is a compound of the Latin prefix e- (variant of ex- ) meaning 'out of, from' and merere (source of 'merit') meaning 'to serve, earn'. The word is attested since the early 17th century with the meaning 'having served out one's time, having done sufficient service'. The Latin feminine equivalent, emerita ( / ɪ ˈ m ɛr ɪ t ə / ), is also sometimes used, although in English
296-477: Is allowed to continue using the previous title, as in "professor emeritus". In some cases, the term is conferred automatically upon all persons who retire at a given rank, but in others, it remains a mark of distinguished service awarded selectively on retirement. It is also used when a person of distinction in a profession retires or hands over the position, enabling their former rank to be retained in their title. The term emeritus does not necessarily signify that
333-411: Is an artificial neural network realised in hardware, a massively parallel processing system eventually designed to incorporate a million ARM processors. The finished Spinnaker will model 1 per cent of the human brain's capability, or around 1 billion neurons. The Spinnaker project aims amongst other things to investigate: Furber believes that "significant progress in either direction will represent
370-730: Is delivering a computer incorporating a million ARM processors optimised for computational neuroscience . Furber was educated at Manchester Grammar School and represented the UK in the International Mathematical Olympiad in Hungary in 1970 winning a bronze medal. He went on to study the Mathematical Tripos as an undergraduate student of St John's College, Cambridge , receiving a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Mathematics (MMath – Part III of
407-587: Is now the emeritus of the company. Following her decision to retire from Democratic leadership, the House Steering and Policy Committee voted to grant Nancy Pelosi the title of Speaker Emerita in recognition of her service as Speaker of the House , while newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson referred to his ousted predecessor Kevin McCarthy as Speaker Emeritus . Cabinet of Singapore also adopted
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#1732779704812444-597: The BBC Micro and the ARM 32-bit RISC microprocessor . As of 2023, over 250 billion ARM chips have been manufactured, powering much of the world's mobile computing and embedded systems , everything from sensors to smartphones to servers. In 1990, he moved to Manchester to lead research into asynchronous circuits , low-power electronics and neural engineering , where the Spiking Neural Network Architecture (SpiNNaker) project
481-526: The CEO , Jean Innes , in 2023. Between 2018 and 2023, the Director and CEO was Sir Adrian Smith . The inaugural Director from 2015 was Andrew Blake (scientist) . Funding for the creation of the institute came from a £600m investment for the "Eight Great Technologies", and specifically so-called " big data ", signalled by the UK Government in 2013 and announced by George Osborne , Chancellor of
518-478: The Digital Catapult and infrastructure investments. The role of the institute is to provide the expertise and fundamental research into data science and artificial intelligence needed to solve real-world problems. The Alan Turing Institute has since 2021 run an annual event called AI UK, which is described as a national showcase of data science and artificial intelligence. The organisation's intranet
555-771: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2005 and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET). He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng). In September 2007 he was awarded the Faraday Medal and in 2010 he gave the Pinkerton Lecture . Furber was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours and was elected as one of
592-535: The UK prime minister (7 June 2013), describing the "Age of Algorithms". The letter presented a case that "The Government, working with the universities and industry, should create a National Centre to promote advanced research and translational work in algorithms and the application of data science". The Alan Turing Institute fits into a complex organisational landscape that includes the Open Data Institute ,
629-616: The Alan Turing Institute is housed within the current British Library building, but it is anticipated it will occupy new premises in a development planned on land between the Francis Crick Institute and library. In February 2023 the plans for the new building were approved by the local council. The Alan Turing Institute was founded following a letter from the Council for Science and Technology (CST) to
666-663: The Cambridge Processor Unit), on a number of projects; notably a microprocessor based fruit machine controller, and the Proton – the initial prototype version of what was to become the BBC Micro , in support of Acorn's tender for the BBC Computer Literacy Project . In 1981, following the completion of his PhD and the award of the BBC contract to Acorn computers, Furber joined Acorn where he
703-534: The EPSRC awarded the institute £10 million, on behalf of UK Research and Innovation , for 2021/22. The government's 2024 Spring Budget provided a further £100m, spread over five years, directed towards applying data science and artificial intelligence to healthcare, protecting the environment and bolstering national defence. Soon after, a review by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council recommended improvements in financial oversight of funding for
740-508: The Exchequer, in the 2014 budget . The bulk of the investment in "big data" was directed to computational infrastructure. Of the remainder, £42m was allocated to the institute to cover the first five years of its operation. The five founder universities each contributed £5m to the institute. Further funding has come primarily through grants from Research Councils, university partners and from strategic and other partnerships. In June 2021,
777-564: The Mathematical Tripos ) degrees. In 1978, he was appointed a Rolls-Royce research fellow in aerodynamics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and was awarded a PhD in 1980 for research on the fluid dynamics of the Weis-Fogh mechanism supervised by John Ffowcs Williams . During his PhD in the late 1970s, Furber worked on a voluntary basis for Hermann Hauser and Chris Curry within the fledging Acorn Computers (originally
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#1732779704812814-474: The UK government. It is named after Alan Turing , the British mathematician and computing pioneer. The Alan Turing Institute is an independent private-sector legal entity, operating not-for-profit and as a charity. It is a joint venture among the University of Cambridge , the University of Edinburgh , the University of Oxford , University College London (UCL) and the University of Warwick , selected on
851-407: The basis of international peer review . In 2018, the institute was joined by eight additional university partners: Queen Mary University of London , University of Leeds , University of Manchester , University of Newcastle , University of Southampton , University of Birmingham , University of Exeter and University of Bristol . The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) ,
888-776: The four houses. On 15 October 2010, Furber officially opened the Independent Learning Zone in Unsworth Academy. In 2012, a building at Radbroke Hall was named in his honour by Barclays Bank . In 2022, he was awarded the Charles Stark Draper Prize by the National Academy of Engineering of the United States of America alongside John L. Hennessy , David A. Patterson and Sophie M. Wilson for contributions to
925-757: The institute. Concurrently with the selection of founder universities, the EPSRC initiated a process to find a "location partner". The resulting selection of the British Library in London was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in December 2014 during the launch of the Knowledge Quarter , a partnership of organisations in and around the King's Cross area of the capital. As of 2023,
962-596: The invention, development, and implementation of reduced instruction set computer (RISC) chips. Furber was played by actor Sam Philips in the BBC Four documentary drama Micro Men , first aired on 8 October 2009. Furber is married to Valerie Elliot with two daughters, 3 grandchildren and plays bass guitar . "All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .” -- "Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies" . Archived from
999-522: The original on 11 November 2016 . Retrieved 9 March 2016 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link ) [REDACTED] This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. Emeritus Emeritus ( / ə ˈ m ɛr ɪ t ə s / ; female version: emerita ) is an honorary title granted to someone who retires from a position of distinction, most commonly an academic faculty position, but
1036-470: The primary funder of the institute, is also a member of the joint venture. The primary responsibility for establishing the Alan Turing Institute has been assigned to the EPSRC, with continuing engagement in the shaping of the institute from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Government Office for Science . The Chair, Doug Gurr , was appointed in 2022, and
1073-420: The status of emeritus is occasionally granted to senior officials upon retirement. In Judaism , emeritus is often a title granted to long-serving rabbis of synagogues or other Jewish institutions. In some cases, the title is also granted to chazzans . Rabbi Emeritus or Cantor Emeritus is largely an honorific title. Since 2001, the honorary title of president pro tempore emeritus has been given to
1110-535: The three laureates of Millennium Technology Prize in 2010 (with Richard Friend and Michael Grätzel ), for development of ARM processor. In 2012, Furber was made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum "for his work, with Sophie Wilson , on the BBC Micro computer and the ARM processor architecture." In 2004 he was awarded a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award . In 2014, he was made
1147-493: The title (e.g., "professor emeritus" or "emeritus professor"). When a diocesan bishop or auxiliary bishop retires, the word emeritus is added to their former title, i.e., "Archbishop Emeritus of ...". The term "Bishop Emeritus" of a particular see can apply to several people, if the first lives long enough. The title was applied to the Bishop of Rome, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI , on his retirement. In Community of Christ ,
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1184-590: The use of emeritus and so far it has been conferred to Senior Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong in 2011, when he and then- Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew both stepped down from the upcoming cabinet as part of the party's renewal process. Goh retired from politics in 2020 , though his title as an emeritus was kept intact. Alan Turing Institute The Alan Turing Institute is the United Kingdom's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence , founded in 2015 and largely funded by
1221-552: The word emeritus is often unmarked for gender. A tenured full professor who retires from an educational institution in good standing may be given the title " professor emeritus ". The title " professor emerita " is sometimes used for women. In most systems and institutions, the rank is bestowed on all professors who have retired in good standing, while at others, it needs a special act or vote. Professors emeriti may, depending on local circumstances, retain office space or other privileges. The adjective may be placed before or after
1258-612: The world's leading embedded processor core and a major engineering and commercial success for the United Kingdom. Having moved to Manchester University, he established a research team to investigate asynchronous processor design , which rapidly made fundamental contributions to the field. He has shown how to combine academic design theories with practical engineering constraints to achieve a remarkable and elegant synthesis. His work demonstrates in particular how to design microprocessors with low power and low radio frequency emissions, necessary for future wireless applications. Furber has designed
1295-707: Was a Hardware Designer and then Design Manager. He was involved in the final design and production of the BBC Micro and later, the Acorn Electron , and the ARM microprocessor . In August 1990 he moved to the University of Manchester to become the International Computers Limited (ICL) Professor of Computer Engineering and established the AMULET microprocessor research group. Furber's main research interests are in neural networks , networks on chip and microprocessors . In 2003, Furber
1332-534: Was a member of the EPSRC research cluster in biologically inspired novel computation. On 16 September 2004, he gave a speech on Hardware Implementations of Large-scale Neural Networks as part of the initiation activities of the Alan Turing Institute . Furber's most recent project SpiNNaker , is an attempt to build a new kind of computer that directly mimics the workings of the human brain. Spinnaker
1369-754: Was elected a Fellow of the British Computer Society . In 1998, he became a member of the European Working Group on Asynchronous Circuit Design (ACiD-WG). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2002 and was Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry into microprocessor technology. Furber was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng),
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