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Background
Undergraduate degree in Archaeology from Queen's University, Belfast, followed by a couple of years working in a wide range of muddy trenches on rescue excavations in Ireland. Back to Queen's to undertake an MSc in Computer Science and Applications. A bit more digging, a short time as a programmer, a PhD in the Computer Science department at the University of Bristol, a post-doc in the Arch and Anth department, then a move to Goldsmiths.
Teaching
I am Senior Tutor in academic year 2011-2012, managing the pastoral welfare of all undergraduates and taught postgraduates in the department.
Feedback and consultation hours: Term 2, Tuesdays 11-12pm
IS52018C SOFTWARE PROJECTS
IS53032A ADVANCED GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION
IS53008A USER INTERFACE DESIGN
IS53018A PROJECT IN COMPUTING AND INTERACTION DESIGN
Director: BA/BSc (Hons) Computing and Interaction Design
2007/08 CELT Fellowship: Teaching Web 2.0 by doing Web 2.0
I am also a strong advocate for the legitimate use of biscuits as a teaching aid.
Research Interests
Computer graphics, digital image display, visual perception and psychophysics, digital archiving, visual representation theory, virtual interpretations of past environments, computing for archaeology, user interfaces and interaction design.
Current projects include laser scanning of rock art, Libya - a project for National Geographic in conjunction with the Trust for African Rock Art (TARA).
AHRC ICT Methods Network seminar on Theoretical Approaches to Virtual Representations of Past Environments. This took place at Goldsmiths in March 2007. Seminar report (also available as a pdf).
I am currently supervising Karsten Seipp's PhD in interaction design on mobile devices, and Zahra Mohammadi Hoseinieh's PhD on augmented reality for archaeological reconstructions.
Publications
A list of publications.
My citations acccording to Google
Scholar.
These are a few of my favourite things
Driving to Mongolia in a Nissan Micra and a clapped out Mk II Polo.
Running long distances.
Campaigning for better mental health legislation: join the Mental Health Alliance's campaigns.