I am a Lecturer in the School of Computing and Creative Technologies (SCCT) at the University West of England (UWE), Bristol. I am a Fellow of AdvanceHE (FHEA) and my teaching complements my decade of industry experience by focusing on software engineering, programming, and DevOps skills.
My research focuses on visual accessibility for people who are blind or visually impaired, particularly in the context of art. Most recently, I developed AR visual enhancements to “boost” visual stimuli, allowing people with a vision impairment to use their remaining sight to view paintings. Prior to that, I worked on developing low-cost audio tour systems for museums and multimodal interfaces to improve navigation.
I was previously Teaching Associate in the School of Computer Science and Informatics (COMSC) at Cardiff University. During my time at Cardiff University, I was the inaugural Lead Teaching Associate for COMSC where I represented the team of 28 Teaching Associates at the School Management Team (SMT) meetings, School Board and student experience panels. My efforts to promote collaboration and share best practices among the team were recognised with the Outstanding Contribution Award in 2023.
Further information is available about my research and teaching on their respective pages.