CV

๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐ŸŽ“ Education

PhD Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Edinburgh Centre for Robotics (Heriot-Watt University, University of Edinburgh)

Sep 2021 - Nov 2025

EPSRC scholarship, my research focuses on long-term behavior learning for robot-assisted recovery after critical injury. You can read more about my project here.

MSc Artificial Intelligence

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

Distinction. My dissertation was titled โ€˜Improved Visualisation Methods for Convolutional Neural Networksโ€™ (Grade 81%). You can read more about my project here.

BSc (Hons) Computer Science

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Sep 2015 - Aug 2019

First Class. My dissertation was titled โ€˜Relating Mobile Sensing Data to Depression Scores in University Studentsโ€™ (Grade 86%)

Lasswade High School

Aug 2009 - May 2015

Advanced Higher Computing, Higher Computing, Higher Mathematics, Higher Information Systems, Higher Graphic Design

๐Ÿ’ป Work Experience

Research Assistant

Heriot-Watt University

Apr 2023 - Sep 2023 (Full-time) | Jun 2024 - Present (Part-time)

The Feather project aims to develop an intervention for the early detection of urinary tract infections, consisting of smart sensing, an intelligent social agent, and a decision support system. I am focussing on human-robot interaction design, back-end logic development and LLM integration.

Technology Consultant

FarrPoint

Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

Focussed largely on cyber-security and digital transformation for public/private sector clients. Reviewed IT network infrastructure and security policies, contributed to technical documentation and was part of a small software development team working on internal products.

Senior Cash Office Co-worker

IKEA

Aug 2014 - Jul 2019

Cash office specialist and lead safe responsible, member of the frontline team leading the general running of the checkout line. Attended country meetings and deployed small-scale IT projects.

๐Ÿ† Awards

Deputy Principles Award

Aug 2019

Grade A or equivalent in six or more courses studied as part of an undergraduate degree in one academic year (year 4).

๐Ÿ“ Certifications

Microsoft Certified - Azure Fundamentals

14 Feb 2020

You can verify my certification here

๐Ÿ“ข Public Engagement and Community Outreach

Robot demonstrator

2022

I have been a part of various events, demonstrating robotic technologies and engaging with the public. Some events include the CENSIS Summit, the National Robotarium official opening event and the Edinburgh Science Festival.

๐ŸŽค Speaking

3-Minute Thesis

June 2024

I took part in Heriot-Wattโ€™s 3-Minute Thesis competition, where I presented my PhD research in 3 minutes to a non-specialist audience.

3-Minute Thesis

General talks

I frequently give talks/lectures to visiting academics/students on topics of Human-Robot Interaction and AI, as well as presentations at conferences around the world.

General talks

๐Ÿ“‹ Organising

Pint of Science Organiser

December 2023 - May 2024

I was an organiser for the Tech-Me-Out event for the Edinburgh Pint of Science festival, which included 3 nights of talks from researchers in the field of AI and robotics.

Pint of Science Organiser

CHI'23 Workshop Organiser

2023

2nd organiser for the Socially Assistive Robots as Decision Makers - Transparency, Motivations and Intentions workshop (ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, Germany 2023)

CHI'23 Workshop Organiser

Postgraduate Student Representative for Computer Science

March 2023 - Present

I work with students, faculty staff and the Student Union to improve the life of postgraduate students in Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University.

โœ๏ธ Teaching & Supervising

MSc Supervision

Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

I have co-supervised an MSc project, leading to a publication at HRI2024 (accepted, awaiting publication).

Enhanced Tutor

2022 - Present

I have strong experience leading tutorials/lab sessions, designing and marking coursework and exams and lecturing. Courses include Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents (Year 3/MSc), Human-Robot Interaction (Year 4/MSc), Advanced Human-Computer Interaction (Year 4/MSc), Web Design and Databases (Year 1), Software Development 1 (Year 1), and Software Engineering Foundations (MSc).