Keith Glover FRS,

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, FIEEE is a British electrical engineer. He is an

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at the

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. He is notable for his contributions to robust controller design and

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Education

Glover studied at

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(BSc, 1967) and

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(PhD, 1973).

Career and research

From 1973 to 1976, he worked as an assistant professor at the

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. In 1976, he moved to the

, where he became professor of

and a fellow of

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. Glover's research has dealt with both theoretical contributions to control and practical applications in the automotive and aerospace domains. A notable contribution was the development (with

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) of the ' loop-shaping' technique for

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design. When awarding him the

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, the

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cited Glover's 'pioneering and fundamental contributions to robust controller design and model order reduction'. Glover remained in post at

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until his retirement. During his career there, he served a term (2002–2009) as the Department of Engineering's head. His sixtieth birthday and his retirement were both celebrated with 'GloverFest' workshops in his honour. He retired from his professorship in 2013, becoming an

Awards and honours

Glover was a visiting fellow at the

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(1983–1984) and a

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fellow (1991). Glover has received the following awards: * Elected a

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(FRS) in 1993. * A Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering, awarded in 2001. * A Fellowship of the

, awarded in 1993. * The

, in 2001.

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