Eben Upton Eben C. Upton was born in Pontypool, United Kingdom on April 5, 1978. Eben grew up in the small town of Ilkely in Northern England [1]. Eben is the son of Clive Upton, and is currently married to Liz Upton who is the head of communications at the Raspberry Pi Foundation which he founded. Eben Upton is known for the creation of the software and hardware of the Raspberry Pi.
Eben Upton bought his first computer and began programming at the age of 10 [2]. The computer was called the BBC Micro; running off a simple programming language called BASIC. Other computers he has worked with at an early age are called the Commodore Amiga [2].
Education
Eben Upton attended college at the University of Cambridge. Completing a Bachelor’s of the Arts degree in Physics and Engineering in 1999. He went on to study for his PhD in Computer Science and completed a MBA degree all from Cambridge University. Under the direction of Dr. Martin Richards, Eben wrote his thesis on Compiling with Data Dependence Graphs.
Career
Dr. Eben Upton works as a Technical Director and ASIC architect for Broadcom. Dr. Eben is the founder and CEO of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Also, he is the creator of two successful mobile games and middleware companies that are called Ideaworks 3d and Podfun. Dr. Upton is appointed a position as the Director of Studies for computer science at the University of Cambridge’s St. John’s College. He serves as Chair of the Khronos Open VG Working Group since 2008 and is a member of the advisory board at TTI Technologies LLC since October 1, 2013 [3].
Raspberry PI
Eben Upton came up with the idea back in 2006 while finishing up his PhD in computer science at the University of Cambridge [2]. Wanting to keep the Raspberry Pi cheap and affordable, he designed the single chip computer as small as a credit card at a tenth of the cost of a normal computer starting at only $35. The computer is constructed with no case, only seeing the bare circuited board equipped with only five ports: a HDMI port to connect to a TV, a USB port to connect to multiple devices [2], Ethernet port for data, analog TV, and stereo. The device was built to reboot interest in little kids about computers, but people of all ages wanted it. When the Raspberry Pi went on sale, it was reported that 12 million units were sold, becoming United Kingdom’s bestselling PC. He continues to produce and sell his product through a nonprofit organization, the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which he founded.
Raspberry Pi Foundation
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a charity organization founded in 2008. This foundation works to promote the basic study of computer science in education systems. Providing a low cost, high performance computer that people can use to learn and solve problems with. Also, providing service and education by giving people access to computers and providing free resources on how to learn about and what can be made with computers. In April 2014, the foundation provides free training to teachers through its Picademy.
Picademy
Picademy is a free face to face training program service provided by the Raspberry Foundation. The training is aimed to support and guide educators through their digital making and computing science learning. The Picademy, provides a course that starts with a two-day continuing professional development (CPD) event in the U.K. or the U.S.A. Aiming to teach the students skills and confidence to embrace computing. Prepare students to see technology as “objects to think with”, as opposed to “tech for tech’s sake” [4]. Day 1, the course will take you through a workshop introducing the student a range of digital making skills. Throughout Day 1, the student will learn to control electronic components such as LEDs, buttons, and motors. Which will give the necessary tools to the student to create music from code. Day 2, the student will now have the opportunity with the new skills that they have learned and apply it to their own project ideas. Project such as: killer robots, Christmas jumpers with twinkling LEDs, games in Minecraft, and Pi-powered vehicles. Giving the educator the experience to see a project through the eyes of a student. The educator will be given a certification as an official Raspberry Pi Certified Educator [4].
Awards
Dr. Eben Upton was one of four entrepreneurs awarded the Silver Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering on June 27, 2013 for establishing the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote computer science in children. Dr. Eben Upton was recognized by MIT Technology Review TR35 in 2012 as one of the top 35 innovators under the age of 35 [2].
Eben C. Upton was born in Pontypool, United Kingdom on April 5, 1978. Eben grew up in the small town of Ilkely in Northern England [1]. Eben is the son of Clive Upton, and is currently married to Liz Upton who is the head of communications at the Raspberry Pi Foundation which he founded. Eben Upton is known for the creation of the software and hardware of the Raspberry Pi.
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Early life programming
Eben Upton bought his first computer and began programming at the age of 10 [2]. The computer was called the BBC Micro; running off a simple programming language called BASIC. Other computers he has worked with at an early age are called the Commodore Amiga [2].
Education
Eben Upton attended college at the University of Cambridge. Completing a Bachelor’s of the Arts degree in Physics and Engineering in 1999. He went on to study for his PhD in Computer Science and completed a MBA degree all from Cambridge University. Under the direction of Dr. Martin Richards, Eben wrote his thesis on Compiling with Data Dependence Graphs.
Career
Dr. Eben Upton works as a Technical Director and ASIC architect for Broadcom. Dr. Eben is the founder and CEO of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Also, he is the creator of two successful mobile games and middleware companies that are called Ideaworks 3d and Podfun. Dr. Upton is appointed a position as the Director of Studies for computer science at the University of Cambridge’s St. John’s College. He serves as Chair of the Khronos Open VG Working Group since 2008 and is a member of the advisory board at TTI Technologies LLC since October 1, 2013 [3].
Raspberry PI
Eben Upton came up with the idea back in 2006 while finishing up his PhD in computer science at the University of Cambridge [2]. Wanting to keep the Raspberry Pi cheap and affordable, he designed the single chip computer as small as a credit card at a tenth of the cost of a normal computer starting at only $35. The computer is constructed with no case, only seeing the bare circuited board equipped with only five ports: a HDMI port to connect to a TV, a USB port to connect to multiple devices [2], Ethernet port for data, analog TV, and stereo. The device was built to reboot interest in little kids about computers, but people of all ages wanted it. When the Raspberry Pi went on sale, it was reported that 12 million units were sold, becoming United Kingdom’s bestselling PC. He continues to produce and sell his product through a nonprofit organization, the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which he founded.
Raspberry Pi Foundation
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a charity organization founded in 2008. This foundation works to promote the basic study of computer science in education systems.
can be made with computers. In April 2014, the foundation provides free training to teachers through its Picademy.
Picademy
Picademy is a free face to face training program service provided by the Raspberry Foundation. The training is aimed to support and guide educators through their digital making and computing science learning. The Picademy, provides a course that starts with a two-day continuing professional development (CPD) event in the U.K. or the U.S.A. Aiming to teach the students skills and confidence to embrace computing. Prepare students to see technology as “objects to think with”, as opposed to “tech for tech’s sake” [4]. Day 1, the course will take you through a workshop introducing the student a range of digital making skills. Throughout Day 1, the student will learn to control electronic components such as LEDs, buttons, and motors. Which will give the necessary tools to the student to create music from code. Day 2, the student will now have the opportunity with the new skills that they have learned and apply it to their own project ideas. Project such as: killer robots, Christmas jumpers with twinkling LEDs, games in Minecraft, and Pi-powered vehicles. Giving the educator the experience to see a project through the eyes of a student. The educator will be given a certification as an official Raspberry Pi Certified Educator [4].
Awards
Dr. Eben Upton was one of four entrepreneurs awarded the Silver Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering on June 27, 2013 for establishing the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote computer science in children.
Dr. Eben Upton was recognized by MIT Technology Review TR35 in 2012 as one of the top 35 innovators under the age of 35 [2].
References
1. Peplow, M. (2015, February 28). Eben Upton: The Raspberry Pi Pioneer. Retrieved July 09, 2017, from http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/eben-upton-the-raspberry-pi-pioneer
2. Review, M. T. (n.d.). Innovator Under 35: Eben Upton, 34. Retrieved July 09, 2017, from http://www2.technologyreview.com/TR35/Profile.aspx?trid=1307
3. Byfield, B. (n.d.). Meet Raspberry Pi's Eben Upton » Linux Magazine. Retrieved July 09, 2017, from http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Meet-Raspberry-Pi-s-Eben-Upton
4. Picademy - Free Professional Development from Raspberry Pi. (n.d.). Retrieved July 22, 2017, from https://www.raspberrypi.org/training/picademy/