Curriculum Vitae

(Not so) Short (& | But still as) Sweet
Personal Statement

Publications

For a list of publications, see my Publications page

Research Interests

Virtual worlds, chattable avatars/NPCs, multisensory perception, head mounted displays, spatial audio interaction, public experiences & installations

Education

• EngD in Digital Media, September 2017
  Compensating for Distance Compression in
  Virtual Audiovisual Environments
  University of Bath
  Advisors: Prof Eamonn O'Neill & Prof Michael Proulx
  Examiners: Prof Stephen Payne & Dr Betty Mohler
  PDF
• BSc in Computer Science, June 2012
  Object Detection and Tracking in Images and Point Clouds
  University College Dublin
  GPA: 3.83/4.0
  Awards: Best Final Year Project (School of Computer Science); Best Project (Deloitte)
  Advisor: Prof Eleni Mangina
  PDF

Academic Practice & Reviewing

Key Roles

• General Chair: British Computing Society Human Computer Interaction Conference 2025
• UKRI ESRC Peer Review College Member 2024 - Present

Conferences

• Foundation of Digital Games 2021
  Program Committee member, Games Beyond Entertainment and Game Education
  Info
• ISMAR 2020
  Invited mentorship for Doctoral Consortium
  Info
• ACM CHI
  Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Human Interaction
• ACM VRCAI
  Proceedings of the ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry
  Webpage
• ACM IMWUT
  Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable, and Ubiquitous Technologies

Journals

• Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
  Frontiers
• International Journal of Human Computer Studies
  Elsevier
• Electronic Journal of e-Learning
  Academic Publishing
• PLOS One
  Public Library of Science Journal
• ETRI Journal
  Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• International Journal of Game-Based Learning
  IGI Global
• Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
  IEEE

Teaching

Present

• CM1301: Principles, Tools, and Techniques for Secure Software Engineering (Module Leader)
• CMT206: Human Centric Computing
• COMSC X SHARE Summer School

Past

• CM2101: Human Computer Interaction
• CM6321: Emerging Technologies (Module Leader)

Qualifications

• Fellow (FHEA)
  Advance HE
  January 2022
• Professional Development Course for External Examiners
  Advance HE
  November 2021

Invited Talks

• Tech4Good Wales 2024
• Public lecture at Wales Tech Week, June 2020
  Info
• Keynote Speech at Audio Engineering Society, February 2015
  56th Conference on Audio for Games
  Conference report here (cache)
• Bath Spa University, October 2018
  Guest Lecture on Using Git & Github for Project Management
• Sherborne Science Cafe, July 2018
  Invited lecture on Perceptual Based Design for Virtual Reality Environments
  Info
• Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, May 2018
  Invited lecture on Using \(latex\) for Open Science
  Agenda
• Pint of Science, May 2018
  Public Lecture on Spatial Perception in Virtual Worlds
  Abstract
• University of Bath, February 2018
  Guest Lecture on Games for a purpose titled: Games (Beyond Games)
  Slides
• University of Bath, October 2017
  Guest Lecture on auditory user interface design titled: Auditory Interfaces
• Bath Spa University, November 2016
  Guest Lecture on Binaural Game Design and Development
• Bath College, February 2016
  Careers Day for A-Level Students