I am researching chatbots as part of my PhD. I consider design and STS to investigate social interaction, affect and violence. Within the doctoral project I am reviewing what is usually described as personal space as multiple HCI enactments. All this sits between my lecturing, that is weighty in both pleasure and time. For the past 8 years, I am a senior lecturer and pathway leader in graphic design at the University for the Creative Arts, Epsom. Since March 2010, I am also a research assistant for C4D, a Cox funded centre situated at London College of Communication, University of the Arts, and Cranfield University. I currently live and work in London.
UPCOMING & RECENT EVENTS
Conference paper presented at EASST Italy, 'Chatbot Liveness: Designing the Reenactments in Audio' September 2010
Research in design, Shanghai, August 2010
PhD Viva - September 29th!
Conference paper presented at CRESC, Manchester, 'The Affective Weapons of Chatbots'
I have finally submitted my PhD, July/August 2009.
Visit to Rob Dickinson's recent work in Amsterdam, 'Who, What, Where, When and How,' July 2009.
ONGOING
Presentation at UCCA on the Integration of Contextual Studies into Teaching Graphic Design, June, 2008
A second but wider presentation of my research to the Microsoft team at the Cambridge lab, November 2007. Lots of interesting and challenging questions were posed to me. Thanks Alex for the invite to the series of talks you organised.
External/doctoral grants reviewer for Microsoft, November 2007
Interview by Nicola Castelow, London College of Fashion Student, 14th May 2007
Paper presentation on Deleuze and Technology, seminar, ITU, Copenhagen, 7th - 9th May 2007
Paper presentation at Repeat, Repeat Conference, Chester, 19-21st April 2007
I have just come back from presenting to a small team of researchers at the Microsoft lab in Cambridge, March 2007. Thankyou, Alex, Laurel and Anab it was good to share, talk and listen.
February saw me spending time meeting up with people at Transmediale, Berlin, February 2007. A sort of working-break...
