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About the Authors

Gari D. Clifford received a B.Sc. in physics and electronics from Exeter University, Devon, United Kingdom , an M.Sc. in mathematics and theoretical physics from Southampton University, Southampton, United Kingdom, and a Ph.D. in neural networks and biomedical engineering from Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom, in 1992, 1995, and 2003, respectively. He has worked in industry on the design and production of several C ?-...