Prospective students
I’m always looking for great students to work on research projects. I particularly encourage students from any underrepresented groups in Computer Science to talk to me about potential projects. Before you reach out, take a look at my research and publications to make sure that what you want to study is a good fit for what I do.
If you are interested in doing a PhD in the area of human-computer interaction, contact me with a copy of your CV to discuss opportunities. For more information about postgraduate research degrees at Northumbria University, visit here.
Please read my advice on how to write a PhD proposal.
Potential research topics:
- Understanding and designing for Digital Wellbeing
- Designing around surveillance capitalism
- Platformisation of work
- Online/offline experiences and mental health
- Improving computer-mediated communication experiences
- User experience of multi-device ecologies (mobile, wearable, and/or smart IoT devices)
Current students

Lauren Scott, PhD student in Computer Science (2022 – present), 1st supervisor [website]

Ed Hyatt, PhD student in Information Sciences (2022 – present), 2nd Supervisor

Carlos Alvarez, PhD student in Computer Science (2019 – present), 1st supervisor [website] [project website]

Sena Çerçi, PhD student in Design (2019 – present), 2nd supervisor [project website]
Alumni
- Giulia Campaioli, research intern, (2021 – 2022), in collaboration with Prof. Adriano Zamperini from University of Padova.
- Selina Sutton, PhD student, Computer and Information Sciences (2018 – 2021), 3rd supervisor
- Dr Parvin Asadzadeh, post-doc working on EPSRC GAMO funded project (2018 – 2019)
- Lucia Sanz Vilar, research assistant working on iWARDs and digital wellbeing studies (2018)