Justin P. Coon received a BSc degree (with distinction) in electrical engineering from the Calhoun Honours College, Clemson University, USA and a PhD in communications from the University of Bristol, UK in 2000 and 2005, respectively. He held various research positions at Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. (TREL) from 2004 until 2013, including the position of Research Manager from 2010 to 2013, during which time he led all research on physical layer communications and network modelling at TREL. Dr. Coon was a Visiting Fellow with the School of Mathematics at the University of Bristol, UK from 2010 until 2012, and he held a position as Reader in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the same university from 2012 to 2013. He joined the University of Oxford in 2013 where he is currently a Professor of Engineering Science and the Emmott Fellow in Engineering at Oriel College. Dr. Coon is the recipient of Toshiba’s Distinguished Research Award for his work on 4G systems and has received three “best paper” awards. He has published widely in IEEE and APS journals and conferences and is a named inventor on several dozen patents. Dr. Coon has served as an Editor for several IEEE journals and has chaired or co-chaired various IEEE conferences. His current research interests include graph compression, data privacy, and communications. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.