Andy Hopper

Sir
Andy Hopper
CBE FRS FIET FREng
Sir Andy Hopper CBE FRS FIET FREng
Born	Andrew Hopper; 9 May 1953 (age 71); Warsaw, Poland
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Swansea University (BSc); University of Cambridge (PhD);
Known for	Acorn Computers; Active Badge; Virtual Network Computing; RealVNC;
Spouse	Alison Gail Smith (m. 1988)
Awards	Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (1989); Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (1996); Mountbatten Medal (2004); Fellow of the Royal Society (2006); CBE (2007); MacRobert Award (2013); Bakerian Medal (2017);
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer Technology
Institutions	University of Cambridge; Swansea University;
Thesis	Local area computer communications networks (1978)
Doctoral advisor	David Wheeler
Doctoral students	Andy Harter
Website	www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~ah12

Sir Andrew Hopper CBE FRS FIET FREng (born 9 May 1953)^[5] is a British-Polish computer technologist and entrepreneur. He is treasurer and vice-president of the Royal Society, Professor of Computer Technology, former Head of the University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology, an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge^[7]^[8] and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.^[9]

^ Anon (2006). "Professor Andrew Hopper CBE FREng FRS". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:
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^ Andy Hopper, IT innovator, awarded CBE
^ Andy Hopper at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
^ Harter, Andrew Charles (1990). Three-dimensional integrated circuit layout. lib.cam.ac.uk (PhD thesis). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511666384. ISBN 9780511666384. OCLC 321015651. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.335724.
^ ^a ^b ^c "HOPPER, Sir Andrew". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. 2024. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.20751. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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^ Andy Hopper at DBLP Bibliography Server
^ Andy Hopper publications indexed by Microsoft Academic ^{[dead link]}
^ Interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 22 May 2008 (video)

Sir Andy Hopper CBE FRS FIET FREng

Born	Andrew Hopper (1953-05-09) 9 May 1953 (age 71)^[5] Warsaw, Poland
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Swansea University (BSc) University of Cambridge (PhD)
Known for	Acorn Computers Active Badge Virtual Network Computing^[6] RealVNC
Spouse	Alison Gail Smith (m. 1988) ^[5]
Awards	Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (1989) Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (1996) Mountbatten Medal (2004) Fellow of the Royal Society (2006)^[1] CBE (2007)^[2] MacRobert Award (2013) Bakerian Medal (2017)
Scientific career
Fields	Computer Technology
Institutions	University of Cambridge Swansea University
Thesis	Local area computer communications networks (1978)
Doctoral advisor	David Wheeler^[3]
Doctoral students	Andy Harter^[4]

Website	www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~ah12