Employment & Roles
2023 - Present
Professor of Creative Computing
The University of the Arts London
2022 - 2025
Distinguished Visiting Professor
Hunan University, China
2021 - 2023
Academic Fellow
Digital Environment Research Institute
2021 - 2023
Turing Fellow
The Alan Turing Institute
2019 - 2023
Professor of Interaction Design
Queen Mary University of London
2018 - 2023
Lead, Sonic Interaction Design Lab, Centre for Digital Music
Queen Mary University of London
2017 - 2023
Director, EECS International Joint Ventures
Queen Mary University of London
2016 - 2023
Director, EPSRC+AHRC Media and Arts Technology Centre for Doctoral Training
Queen Mary University of London
2014
Visiting Professor of Interaction Design
Hunan University, China
2014 - 2018
Lead, Interactional Sound and Music, Centre for Digital Music
Queen Mary University of London
2013 - 2019
Reader in Interaction Design
Queen Mary University of London
2018 - 2021
Distinguished Professor
Wuhan University of Technology, China
2018 - 2021
Guest Professor of Interaction Design
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
2011 - 2016
Deputy Dean for Science and Engineering
Queen Mary University of London
2010 - 2013
Senior Lecturer
Queen Mary University of London
2009 - 2013
Director of Admissions EECS
Queen Mary University of London
2002 - 2006
Director and Founder
Optic Experience Design, London
2001 - 2010
Lecturer
Queen Mary University of London
2001 - 2002
Consultant
Darestep (Cap Gemini Ernst & Young), London
Teaching
HCI and Interaction Design
I have extensive experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses with consistently positive student feedback - in 2011 I was short listed for a Drapers Award for Excellence in Teaching. I have taught courses on Graphic User Interfaces and Computer Mediated Communication, and supervise projects on Interactive Music and User Interface Design. I supervise undergrad and masters projects which focus on multi-person interaction with and through sound.
Awards
Honourable Mention at ACM CHI 2024 Conference
For full paper "Thinking with Sound: Exploring the Experience of Listening to an Ultrasonic Art Installation".
Honourable Mention at ACM CHI 2021 Conference
For full paper "Extended Reality (XR) Remote Research: a Survey of Drawbacks and Opportunities".
Honourable Mention at ACM CHI 2019 Conference
For full paper "Exploring Community Awareness Through Common Roots".
Honourable Mention at ACM Creativity and Cognition 2019 Conference
For full paper "LeMo: Exploring Virtual Space for Collaborative Creativity".
Senior Member of the ACM 2018
In recognition of my excellence in the computing field.
QMUL Public Engagement Award Winner 2017
Awarded to the Connected Seeds and Sensors Team.
AT&T and NYU Connect Ability Challenge Winner 2015
Awarded to Design Patterns for Inclusive Collaboration (DePIC)
QMUL Public Engagement Award Winner 2015
Awarded for collaboration with Hunan University China
QMUL Public Engagement Award Finalist 2015
Design Patterns for Inclusive Collaboration (DePIC)
International Conference on Auditory Design Best Paper Award Winner 2015
ICAD Award for Sonifications for Digital Audio Workstations
Creativity and Cognition Best Paper Honourable Mention 2009
CC09 Creativity and Cognition Berkeley Art Museum USA
British Computer Society Recognition of Service Award
Awarded for long-standing service to the British Computer Society
BCS-HCI Best Paper Honourable Mention 2012
Awarded at BCS Human-Computer Interaction 2012
BCS-HCI Best Interactive Experience Winner 2011
Awarded for innovation and collaboration on Graffito
Drapers Award for Excellence in Teaching Short List 2011
Short listed for delivering high quality teaching at QMUL
ACM Recognition of Service Award Winner 2010
For long standing service to the Association of Computer Machinery
ASSETS Best Work from UK Researchers Award Winner 2008
Awarded at BCS-HCI Conference on Assistive TechnologiesEducation
2002 - 2004
Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice
Queen Mary Westfield College, University of London
1994 - 1998
Ph.D. in Computer Science (HCI): A Framework for Modelling Video Content
Queen Mary Westfield College, University of London
1993 - 1994
Advanced MSc in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Queen Mary Westfield College, University of London
1990 - 1993
BSc (Honours) in Computer Science, First Class
King's College, University of London
PhD Examinations
I have examined PhD candidates at: University of London (three), University of Technology Sydney (three), University of Sussex, University of Cambridge, University of Helsinki, Goldsmiths University of London, University of Central Lancashire, Georgia Tech, University of Nottingham, De Montford University Leicester, Sorbonne Université (IRCAM), and University of Edinburgh.