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Andrew Ellis is a Professor at Aston University, serving as Deputy Director of the Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AiPT). He holds adjunct professorships at University College Cork and Dublin City University. His research focuses on optical communications, photonics, and nonlinear optics, with emphasis on increasing capacity and functionality in optical networks. He has over 200 journal publications and numerous patents.
Education: B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Sussex (1987), Ph.D. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Aston in Birmingham (1997).
Research Interests: Optical superchannels, passive optical networks, nonlinear effects mitigation, and free-space optical communication systems. He leads projects on terabit/s transponders and Tbit/s broadband delivery.
Key Awards:
- Fellow of the Optical Society of America
- Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award (2013)
- Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer (2012)
Teaching: Courses on digital optical communication systems, measurement, automation, and data processing. Supervised over 12 PhD students, many of whom now work in academia and industry.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies and collaborative projects with institutions like Tyndall National Institute and Corning Research Centre.
