CV

PhD, Haptics

• Developed soft haptic technologies for real-time robot operation in difficult environments
• Co-designed a 3D printable face shield visor for COVID-19 protection
• Equipment manager for the Centre for Advanced Robotics rapid prototyping lab
• Won funding for and participated in a 3-month visit to York University, Canada
• Supported undergraduate students competing in the 2020 Cybathlon (all-terrain wheelchair) competition
• Supervised/co-supervised 8 MSc, MEng and BSc project students to completion (2 prize winning projects)
• Webmaster for the Centre for Advanced Robotics public website
• Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

MEng, Electronic and Information Engineering

• Master's project
  • Developed a fingertip tactile display to impart a tactile representation of printed text, shape and colour
  • Awarded 85% mark and the Eric Laithwaite prize for outstanding innovation in an individual project
  • Demonstrated this and other HCI projects at the Imperial College and Great Exhibition Road Festivals
• Projects
  • Built a robotic walking aid featuring obstacle avoidance and detection of falls and clinical gait disorders
  • Built a voice controlled, smart exoskeleton for a coffee machine (sponsored by IBM)
  • Studied the human perception of depth cues in 3D images, and associated performance improvements when incorporated into visual interfaces. Published and presented a paper at IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization (IV2017).
  • Developed a small-scale C to MIPS compiler in C++ using FLEX, BISON and a MIPS simulator
  • Developed my own single camera 2D-3D image conversion algorithm, and implemented this on an FPGA
  • Designed an automated water monitoring system for the Nepal Water for Health Challenge

Haptics Research Associate

• Conducted research into using haptic feedback and XR to support the training of dexterous medical skills, focusing on physical examinations.
• Working towards deploying haptic medical simulations as part of the Imperial College medical curriculum.
• Close collaboration with surgeons and clinical teaching staff in multiple disciplines.
• Designing and executing user studies with both non-specialist and expert participants.
• Led a team of three researchers investigating optimized 3D printing of lower limb prosthetics.
• Funded by the Imperial College Digital Innovation Fund

Visiting Researcher

• Conducted research into soft, shape changing tactile displays to simulate medical lumps
• Embedded in the HeRo (Healthcare Robotics) Lab
• Funded by UKRI (UK) and NRF (Korea)

Co-Founder and Chief Engineer

• Designed and built a back-drivable wrist interface now being used in universities across the UK and Europe.
• Co-founded Human Robotix Ltd. to sell this robot to researchers and clinicians.

Visiting Researcher

• Conducted research into haptic rendering of environmental information when controlling underwater ROVs.
• Built and deployed an underwater robot, controlled by experimental haptic interfaces.
• Designed and executed a user study investigating haptic presentation of environmental information to ROV operators.
• Funded by UKRI (UK) and Mitacs (Canada)

Visiting Researcher

• Designed an approved, 3D printable, reusable face shield visor for rapid manufacturing and deployment early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Made and delivered nearly 3000 of these to hospitals and clinics in London.
• Designed and built a smartphone-based face scanner to automatically generate 3D printable, personalized face mask adapters and implemented a pipeline to automatically 3D print these for hospital staff.
• Designed innovative 3D printable implants and models to support novel maxillofacial surgeries, now being used clinically.
• Designed and prototyped a personalisible, sensorised jaw exerciser to support jaw rehabilitation after surgery.
• Developing biocompatible 3D printing materials for use in dentistry in collaboration with a market leader in 3D printing (project details under NDA).

Research Assistant

• Developing an affordable, portable, backdrivable force feedback interface for human motor control and haptics research and robotic physical rehabilitation.
• Supervised by Professor Etienne Burdet

Teaching Assistant

• 2023 UK Best PhD in Robotics Award (joint 2nd place)
• Honorable Mention for Best Paper, IEEE Haptics Symposium

• Engagement and Impact - Local Champion Award

• Best paper nominee, IEEE Haptics Symposium

• Best poster, Materials Research Institute Christmas Symposium

• Eric Laithwaite Prize

• Imperial College President’s Scholarship

• Bloodhound SSC Award for Excellence in Engineering
• Advanced STEM Leaders Award

• Rolls-Royce Arkwright Engineering Scholarship