Nishan Canagarajah
| Professor Nishan Canagarajah | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1966 (age 49–50) Sri Lanka |
| Other names | C. N. Canagarajah |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Academic |
Professor Cedric Nishan Canagarajah (born 1966; known as Nishan Canagarajah) is a British Tamil academic and one of the pro-vice-chancellors of the University of Bristol.[1]
Early life and family
Canagarajah was born in 1966 in Sri Lanka.[2][3] His mother was a teacher.[4] He was educated at St. John's College, Jaffna.[5] After school he joined the University of Cambridge from where he received a BA honours degree in electronics and information sciences in 1989 and a Ph.D. in digital signal processing in 1993.[2][3][6]
Canagarajah is married to Thabitha.[4] They have a daughter (Aarabi) and two sons (Sujan and Dheeran).[4]
Career
Canagarajah joined the University of Bristol in 1993 as a research assistant.[2][3] He was promoted to lecturer in 1994, senior lecturer in 1999 and reader in 2001.[3] He become professor of multimedia signal processing in 2004.[2][3] He was promoted to research director at the university's Faculty of Engineering in 2006 and head of Department of Computer Science in 2009.[2] He became head of Merchant Venturers School of Engineering in 2010 before becoming dean of the Faculty of Engineering in 2011.[2] He was appointed pro-vice-chancellor for research and enterprise in August 2014.[2]
References
- ↑ "Senior staff". University of Bristol.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah". University of Bristol.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Professor Nishan Canagarajah". Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol.
- 1 2 3 "Speaking Personally" (PDF). LynchPin: 19. Spring 2009.
- ↑ "Professor Nishan Canagarajah's Appointment as Pro-Vice Chnacellor of Bristol University". Tha Lifestyle 1 (3): 1. March 2014.
- ↑ "University of Bristol appoints new Pro Vice-Chancellor". University of Bristol. 11 March 2014.