Dr. Jón Atli Benediktsson, Professor

Dr. Jón Atli Benediktsson

Rektor/President of University of Iceland 1 July 2015 to June 30, 2025.
Professor, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Degrees
1990, Ph.D., Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, Electrical Engineering
1987, M.S.E.E., Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, M.S.E.E.
1984, Cand. Scient, University of Iceland, Electrical Engineering

Memberships
International Member, National Academy of Engineering.
Fellow, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE).
Fellow, The International Society for Photonics and Optices (SPIE).
Member, Academia Europea.
Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA). 
Member, Association of Chartered Engineers (VFI) in Iceland.
Member, Societas Scientiarum Islandica.

Research Areas: Remote sensing, analysis of biomedical signals, pattern recognition, data fusion, image processing, and signal processing.
Rannsóknasvið: Fjarkönnun, greining lífeðlisfræðilegra merkja, mynsturgreining, gagnabræðsla, myndvinnsla og merkjafræði.

Curriculum Vitae