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Dr. Barry received numerous awards during this period, including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship and the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Award.<\/p>\n<p>His qualifications led him to a role as Design Engineer at Hydro One Networks in Ontario, Canada, and subsequently an academic career as Faculty Member at Virginia Tech University. As a faculty member, he received numerous awards, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.<\/p>\n<p>He co-founded Cauridor with Abdoulaye Bah, driven by a vision to create a digitally inclusive financial ecosystem for Africa. Cauridor provides a digital payments network connecting international money transfer and payments companies to customers across Africa. 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