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I received my secondary education at Turriff Academy, Aberdeen, Scotland,and received my B.Sc.(Eng.Hons 2.1) and my M.Sc.(Eng.) from Aberdeen University, Scotland. I worked in the Department of Telecommunications, Pretoria, and then at Cape Town University and Groote Schuur Hospital on computer software and signal processing before joining Stellenbosch University, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering. In 1978 I emigrated to Canada and after spending some time in industry I returned to Academe and earned my Ph.D. in 1986. Since 1980 I have been at the Technical University of Nova Scotia which was merged with Dalhousie University in 1996. I have held various adademic positions and am currently Director of the Master of Engineering in Internetworking Program. My research interests are in signal processing and network communications.

For Robertson genealogy buffs my great grandfather was Alexander Forbes Robertson b. 8 Jun.1861 at Mawcarse, and he had four sons, Alexander b. 24 Nov.1886, Peter b.18 Jan.1892, David b. 10 Feb.1883, Thomas b.12 Jun. 1894 and daughters Isabella b. 13 Oct.1889, Margaret b. 24 Nov.1884 all born in Broughty Ferry to his wife Barbara Robertson b.3 Apr. 1853 at Monifieth.

AFR's father was Thomas Alexander Robertson believed b. circa Jul.1828 and mother Julia Forbes believed b. circa Aug.1833. Thomas Alexander had, as siblings to AFR, Isabella, John, Elizabeth.

Thomas Alexander's father was probably John Robertson b. circa Dec.1775, and that John's father might have been the John Robertson who married Janet Stewart on 15 Dec.1770 and may have emigrated to the United States. (A John with a wife Janet Stewart died in 1816 in Madison, Mississippi.).

Contact me for a copy of the family tree to 2005.

For you animal lovers out there I recommend arf-aruba.com a volunteer group which assists animals on the Caribbean Island of Aruba.

Turriff Academy Senior Classes 1962

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