Current team
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Lauren Scott, PhD student in Computer Science (2022 – present), 1st supervisor [website]
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Ed Hyatt, PhD student in Information Sciences (2022 – present), 2nd Supervisor
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Cheng Fan, PhD student in Design (2023 – present), 2nd Supervisor
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Dr Sena Çerçi, PDRA working on Productivity tools for Neurodiversity
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Jenni Campbell, RA working on Productivity tools for Neurodiversity
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:
- Designing around surveillance capitalism
- Platformisation of work
- Inclusive productivity tools with a focus on neurodiversity
- Understanding and designing for Digital Wellbeing
- Improving computer-mediated communication experiences
- User experience of multi-device ecologies (mobile, wearable, and/or smart IoT devices)
Alumni
PhD students:
- Sena Çerçi, PhD student in Design (2019 – 2023), 2nd supervisor [project website]
- Carlos Alvarez, PhD student in Computer Science (2019 – 2022), 1st supervisor [website] [project website] – currently at PayPal
- Selina Sutton, PhD student, Computer and Information Sciences (2018 – 2021), 3rd supervisor
RA/PDRAs:
- Giulia Campaioli, research intern, (2021 – 2022), in collaboration with Prof. Adriano Zamperini from University of Padova.
- 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)