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Andrew Eckford is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at York University in Toronto, Ontario. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1996, followed by M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Toronto in 1999 and 2004, respectively, specializing in Electrical Engineering. Before joining York University in 2006, he completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Toronto. Andrew's research interests focus on the applications of information theory to nonconventional channels and systems, with a particular emphasis on the use of molecular biological methods for communication. His work has been recognized in major media including the Economist and the Wall Street Journal. Additionally, his research was a finalist for the IET Communications Innovation Award in 2015 and for the Bell Labs Prize in 2014. He is a co-author of the textbook 'Molecular Communication,' which was published by Cambridge University Press.
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