John Richards

John earned his Bachelor of Engineering (Hons 1) in 1968 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1972, both in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales. He most recently served as Master of University House at the Australian National University (ANU), where he was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice President, as well as Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science. In the 1980s, he was the founding Director of the Centre for Remote Sensing at UNSW. John is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, a Fellow of Engineers Australia, and a Life Fellow of the IEEE. He is also President of the International Society for Digital Earth, with research interests in image interpretation and imaging radar.