| Young Scholars Role | Former Chair |
| Research Area | Scaling the capacity, reach, and power efficiency of fiber optic communications networks. |
| Current position | Member of Technical Staff, Nokia Bell Laboratories |
| Education | Ph.D., Optoelectronics, University of Southampton MEng, Electrical Engineering , University of Hull |
| Young Scholar Prize Research | Ultra high speed, all-optical signal processing of coherent optical communications signals, based on nonlinear fiber optic devices. |
| Other Honors | 2008 – 2012 University of Southampton ORC PhD Research Scholarship 2004 – 2008 University of Hull Lord Wilberforce Full tuition Scholarship 2007 Institute of Engineering and Technology Prize, UK 2007 Nuffield Science Bursary for Academic Scientific Research, UK |
| Fun Fact | Born in Uganda, which is the world’s most ethnically diverse country – we have more than 40 different languages! |
