I am a Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom, working on a project to reduce end use energy demand. My work and research interests are in a wide range of topics within the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), including but not limited to sustainable HCI, sustainable interaction design, ubiquitous computing, HCI design patterns, HCI for development, issues of evaluation, and interactive technologies. Recently I re-focused and realised I'm also very intrigued by any data-related problems, so add keywords such as data science, data analysis, data engineering, and visualisations into the mix.

Before moving to Lancaster University, I was an Assistant Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark, following my PhD and a post doc in Computer Science at ZPAC, the People and Computing Lab at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, led by Prof. Elaine May Huang. In my PhD thesis I tackled issues of obsolescence and e-waste by applying theoretical frameworks from Sustainable HCI to product design practice. In particular, my approach focused on integrating design guidelines into the design process with the goal to encourage a stronger bond between a device and its owner, preventing disposal and ultimately reducing e-waste. For more details, take a look at my project page and my publications or read my PhD thesis.

Here is a verbose version of my CV which I frequently update.

In case you were wondering about the pictures: I am a passionate hiker; both pictures were taken at the top of Barrhorn. You can find plenty of hiking pictures on my flickr account.