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Employment & Roles

2022 - 2025

Distinguished Visiting Professor

Hunan University, China

2021 - Present

Academic Fellow

Digital Environment Research Institute

2021 - Present

Turing Fellow

The Alan Turing Institute

2019 - Present

Professor of Interaction Design

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

2001 - 2010

Lecturer

Queen Mary University of London

2002 - 2006

Director and Founder

Optic Experience Design, London

2001 - 2002

Consultant

Darestep (Cap Gemini Ernst & Young), London


2018 - Present

Lead, Sonic Interaction Design Lab, Centre for Digital Music

Queen Mary University of London

2017 - Present

Director, EECS International Joint Ventures

Queen Mary University of London

2016 - Present

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

2009 - 2013

Director of Admissions EECS

Queen Mary University of London

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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.

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  Awards

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Honourable Mention at ACM CHI 2019 Conference
For full paper on Exploring Community Awareness Through Common Roots.
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Senior Member of the ACM 2018
In recognition of my excellence in the computing field.
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QMUL Public Engagement Award Winner 2017
Awarded to the Connected Seeds and Sensors Team.
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AT&T and NYU Connect Ability Challenge Winner 2015
Awarded to Design Patterns for Inclusive Collaboration (DePIC)
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QMUL Public Engagement Award Winner 2015
Awarded for collaboration with Hunan University China
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QMUL Public Engagement Award Finalist 2015
Design Patterns for Inclusive Collaboration (DePIC)
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International Conference on Auditory Design Best Paper Award Winner 2015
ICAD Award for Sonifications for Digital Audio Workstations
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Creativity and Cognition Best Paper Honourable Mention 2009
CC09 Creativity and Cognition Berkeley Art Museum USA
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British Computer Society Recognition of Service Award
Awarded for long-standing service to the British Computer Society
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BCS-HCI Best Paper Honourable Mention 2012
Awarded at BCS Human-Computer Interaction 2012
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BCS-HCI Best Interactive Experience Winner 2011
Awarded for innovation and collaboration on Graffito
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Drapers Award for Excellence in Teaching Short List 2011
Short listed for delivering high quality teaching at QMUL
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ACM Recognition of Service Award Winner 2010
For long standing service to the Association of Computer Machinery
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ASSETS Best Work from UK Researchers Award Winner 2008
Awarded at BCS-HCI Conference on Assistive Technologies

Education

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

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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, and Sorbonne Université (IRCAM).