Research Fellow

Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design

Royal College of Art

My research concerns Technology Futures, focusing on interdisciplinary design-computing research in designing digital cultures for preferable futures. This involves exploring speculative design for equity in emerging technologies for all abilities, which requires understanding digital materiality, resistance to digitisation and cyborg post-humanism.

My expertise in interdisciplinarity comes from nearly two decade’s experience with inter- and multi-disciplinary research. Specifically, between computing research with first natural sciences, then social sciences, followed by business research, and most recently design research.

Interests
  • Technology Futures
  • Speculative Design
  • Digital Cultures
  • Inclusive Design
Education
  • PhD, Electrical & Electronic Engineering

    Imperial College London

  • B/MEng, Computing

    Imperial College London

Experience

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Royal College of Art
Helen Hamlyn Centre of Design
1970 – Present
 
 
 
 
 
Imperial College London
School of Design Engineering
1970 – 1970
 
 
 
 
 
Glasgow School of Art
Innovation School
1970 – 1970
 
 
 
 
 
Queen Mary University London
Arts Research Centre, School of English & Drama
1970 – 1970
 
 
 
 
 
University of Warwick
Service Systems Group, Warwick Manufacturing Group
1970 – 1970
 
 
 
 
 
University of Cambridge
Computer Science & Technology / Institute of Manufacturing
1970 – 1970
 
 
 
 
 
London School of Economics & Political Science
Department of Media & Communications
1970 – 1970
 
 
 
 
 
Universität Kassel
Department of Linguistics
1970 – 1970
 
 
 
 
 
Imperial College London
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
1970 – 1970
 
 
 
 
 
MIT Media Lab Europe
Dynamic Interactions Group
1970 – 1970
 
 
 
 
 
Philips Research Laboratories
Mobile Applications Group
1970 – 1970

Portfolio

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Charge of The Researchers
Another poem of key performance indicators in academia.
Charge of The Researchers
Bye Bye Trump
Counter to the end of the US presidential term.
Bye Bye Trump
Corona Trends
Dynamic graph showing the trending of coronavirus in cities around the world.
Corona Trends
Lord of The KPIs
Poem of key performance indicators in academia.
Lord of The KPIs
What the Hell?
Brand ownership for ethical consumers.
What the Hell?
90 Year Phone
Prototype of 1920s phone with 2010s VoIP calling.
90 Year Phone
Mobile Highlands
Haiku of mobile Internet struggles in the highlands.
Mobile Highlands
Touchscreen Thimbles
Prototype of thimble to support using touchscreens.
Touchscreen Thimbles
30 Year Phone
Prototype of 1970s phone with 2000s bluetooth calling.
30 Year Phone
iPhone [x]S
Lyric regarding the choice in smartphone ownership.
iPhone [x]S
Mobile Internet of The Highlands
Poem of mobile Internet struggles in the highlands of Scotland.
Mobile Internet of The Highlands
Socially-Sustainable Email
Prototype of relay that keeps email during working hours.
Socially-Sustainable Email
Socially-Sustainable Smartphone
Envisagement of a socially-sustainable smartphone.
Socially-Sustainable Smartphone
Precision Soldering
Prototype for accessible precision soldering.
Precision Soldering
Good vs Email
Envisagement of the struggle with email.
Good vs Email
Context Aware Art
Social media linked to a dynamic Mondrian’s Composition II.
Context Aware Art