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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Remote

Bristol, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the advancement of haptic feedback systems by combining machine learning techniques to produce context aware adaptive tactile sensory experiences.
• Produced texture rendering algorithm using a Tensorflow-based machine learning pipeline achieving a 76% accuracy in accurately recognizing roughness qualities from images, enabling a new product vertical for.
• Analysed behavioral data to examine performance of prototypes; driving research-driven decision-making.
• Drafted, edited, and co-authored successful grant proposals while providing mentorship to team members. Research discoveries led to successful application of >£100k grant funding.

London, United Kingdom

• Conducted a comprehensive investigation on the impact of mobile phone usage on overall well-being.
• Orchestrated a large-scale survey involving 500+ device users, collaborating with data engineers to develop an efficient data logging pipeline.
• Combined objective and subjective well-being measures with aggregated mobile device usage data and performed exploratory data analysis.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Investigated UX of mobile speech synthesis application.
• Designed research studies using methods including usability studies, design workshops, and field studies.
• Performed within group parametric analysis on collected data.
• Delivered key findings to engineering & design teams via written reports and talks. Received national recognition for research efforts.

• Explored novel multi-modal feedback and its application during mobile device interaction.
• Requirements gathering to understand technical and business requirements from product managers and designers.
• Performed exploratory research with users via design workshops to evaluate, verify, and refine initial concepts, plus discover user-centric requirements from end users.
• Designed and developed working prototypes from requirement gathering phase.
• Formulated research questions and hypotheses, and answer through quantitative lab-based user studies.
• Work published and featured in The Times newspaper.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Computer Science (Human-Computer Interaction)

Thesis: "Auditory Feedback for Automated Vehicles: How Do We Re-Establish a Connection Between the Driver and the Vehicle?" With the.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Audio Technology And Multimedia, Hons 1St Class

Dissertation: “A Graspable Interface for Musical Expression During Music Therapy” This work investigated the current drawbacks faced by.