Hugh Francis Durrant-Whyte FRS FAA (born 6 February 1961) is a British-Australian engineer and academic.
He studied engineering at the University of London, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1983.
Hugh has published more than 350 research papers, graduated more than 70 PhD students, and won numerous awards and prizes for his work.
He resigned as NICTA CEO on 28 November 2014 citing differences with the Board over future funding arrangements.
[6] As a dual citizen with Australian and British citizenship, Durrant-Whyte was barred from overseeing the UK's nuclear weapons programme.