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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

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