About

I am Lecturer in Computer Science and I work at the beautiful Computational Foundry at Swansea University with amazing colleagues and collaborators.

I am also Research Fellow at MASI¹ where I lead on the international lablets programme that innovates ways of co-creating with marginalized communities in a world that has been profoundly shaped by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Previously I was Post Doctoral Research Officer for UnMute, an interdisciplinary, EPSRC² funded research project that creates novel, spoken language interaction opportunities with communities of minority language speakers who are currently digitally ‘unheard’. I also worked for the CHERISH Digital Economy Research Centre on a portfolio of applied, interdisciplinary research projects.

Throughout my career I draw on the skill-sets and sensibilities I developed during my PhD at the Centre in ICT for Development at the University of Cape Town: designing, developing, and evaluating new technologies that give everyday people better access, awareness, and control over the stuff that matters to them.

Most of my publications are available on this site, along with some occasional writing. My Curriculum Vitae has more detail, if you need it.

Focus

I’m currently focusing on launching a toolkit for UnMute and awaiting reviews for CHI 2024. Since starting my Lectureship in October, I am getting into the swing of things in the department and preparing for lecturing in January 2024.

Projects

• UnMute Toolkit Launch
• Amplify Impact Accelerator
• Grenoble Collaboration

Reading / Watching / Listening:

• 📖 Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
• 📖 Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered by Don Norman
• 📺 Lessons in Chemistry
• 🎧 The Solo Concertos by Anne-Sophie Mutter