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Cambridge, GB

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

IDEA-FAST, Open Lab

• IDEA-FAST is a research project that explores how data captured from multiple sensing devices can be used to provide objective and reliable digital measures for fatigue and sleep disturbances across a range of.
• Led a team of two software engineers to develop systems to automate data transfer from sensing devices and a mobile application to support patients engaging in a research study.
• Wireframed a mobile application to visualise data created from wearing multiple sensing devices to incentivise when patients wear devices without revealing health data.
• Setup a containerised infrastructure for development and to provide ongoing support, e.g., ticketing (zammad) and surveys (limesurvey).
• Supervised MSc and BSc student's dissertations on a range of topics, including: (i) designing interactions with and visualising health data from multiple sensing devices; and (ii) visualising social media usage data to.

Open Lab, Newcastle University

• Applied participatory research methods to iteratively design, develop, and evaluate five digital prototypes to enhance and explore the qualitative research process of practitioners in small (12 participants) and.
• Designed and developed a digital platform (Gabber) that structures the capture and annotation of audio interviews, annotating the audio directly as the analysis stage, and using analysed snippets to share insights.
• Led co-research deployments and embedded fieldwork with organisations that include: (i) the National Health Service (NHS); (ii) a charity that delivers services to vulnerable adults; and (iii) the world’s largest.
• Evaluated field deployments using qualitative (e.g., interviews, Wizard of Oz) and quantitative (e.g., log analysis) methods.

IDEA-FAST, Open Lab

• Led the systematic usability evaluation of 24 commercial and medical-grade sensing devices and associated software for monitoring health that informed which devices were selected for a clinical trial feasibility study.
• Designed and delivered workshops to academics, clinicians, and manufacturers of sensing devices to capture expert user-experience reviews on the look, comfort, and feel of these sensing devices to inform the device.
• Co-led a public engagement of 100+ participants to evaluate the experience wearing these devices across 4 dance sessions.
• Applied mixed methods to gather evidence across these engagements, e.g., questionnaires, workshops, and interviews.

Institute Of Neuroscience

• Researched and designed WellnessTalk, a digital prototype that uses aggregated data from mobile application usage to support personal reflection on how individual's digital and offline habits impact their mental health.
• Designed, scripted, and coordinated the voice-over and production of a video concept to illustrate the problem space, research question, and design response (WellnessTalk) to inform discussions between clinicians and.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Designed and led a digital campaign to support the IFRC Secretariat capturing perspectives from volunteers across their global network about the future of the Red Cross Red Crescent and integrating the network’s.
• Managed a team of 2 developers and 1 designer to add features (e.g. internationalize) and rebrand Gabber (the technology platform developed through my PhD) to TalkFutures.
• Deployed TalkFutures globally in 4 languages (Arabic, French, Spanish, English), resulting in 11 1⁄2 hours of interviews from 86 countries being captured, and 9 reports written by participants (see links below for.
• Managed and supported participants of campaign through WhatsApp groups.
• TalkFutures has since went on to be used by other societies in the Red Cross Red Crescent, e.g. by IFRC Americas to support discussion between volunteers around region-specific topics to inform discussion in a regional.

Berkeley, California

• Developed a web-based prototype to research how data captured during user onboarding in an online hiring platform (Mooqita) could better match students with companies.
• Mooqita is a start-up that extends online learning courses by offering additional challenges to e-learners that are developed with industrial partners.
• Interviewed staff from companies to evaluate the utility of data captured for use by them during screening of applicants.Skills: JavaScript (MeteorJS), web design, Qualitative research (interviews, design workshops).

Cardiff, United Kingdom

• Exploratory research project developing an autonomous SMS chat service – structured using brief motivational interventions – to invoke reflection from participants about their recent visit to an Alcohol Treatment.
• Developed a content-management system for nurses in the ATC to gather patient data was also developed with a focus on simplicity and quick data entry.Skills: Python (Flask, SocketIO, SQL, Twilio's REST API), web-design.

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Near Oxford

• Designed and developed cross-platform desktop features for searching, downloading and publishing research data by scientists at ISIS (Neutron and Muon Source) and ORNL in Mantid, a framework and desktop application for.
• Designed and developed a new interface that enables scientists to search for and access their experiment data directly, independent of platform and when off-site – previously only Windows was supported and access to.
• First use of the STFC’s Information Data Service (IDS) REST API to publish data files (raw, reduced, logs & analysed) from Mantid to the relevant experiment archive for access and modification by collaborators.
• Implemented DOI generation for published data upon request, which allows researchers to cite their analysed experiment data from within their publications.
• Redesigned and developed the Mantid downloads website to automatically update download links for each release – nightly builds and major releases.Skills: C++ (libraries: boost, QT, & poco, tech: SOAP, REST), Python.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Computer Science

Title - Designing Digital Qualitative Research Workflows: Enabling Stakeholder Participation Across All Research Stages

Mres Digital Civics, Human Computer Interaction

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computer Science With Industrial Placement