Justin Coon BSc MA PhD FIMA

Dr. Coon is a Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford and the Emmott Fellow in Engineering Science at Oriel College. He teaches several modules on communication theory and systems in the undergraduate Engineering Science course at Oxford.  Dr. Coon's research interests lie in the fields of information theory and digital / wireless communications.  He has published more than 200 papers in IEEE and APS journals and conferences and is a named inventor on more than 40 patents.  He has served as an Editor for several IEEE journals and has chaired or co-chaired several IEEE conferences.  Dr. Coon is a Senior Member of the IEEE.

Prof. Coon is the head of the Information and Network Science Lab at Oxford, which is focused on projects related to a broad array of theories and technologies.  The Lab's work touches upon information theory and communication systems.  Members of the INS Lab have contributed approximately 200 papers to leading journals (IEEE, APS) and conferences on these topics.

An area of the Lab's research that has gained attention lately has been related to the compression limits of graph data.  A major line of investigation relates to quantifying the rate-distortion bound for graph data sources.  Other focus areas of the INS Lab include data privacy and massive access communication.

Limits on Compression of Graph Structured Data

Uncovering information theoretic results that govern lossy compression of random graphs.

Spatial Massive Access Sensor Networks

Trading off sensor density and rate/complexity in spatial massive access systems.

Job Opportunities

I do not have any openings at this time.

Graduate Research

I am interested in supervising students on projects related to information theory and communications, particularly in areas that the INS Lab works on.

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