As many of you probably know by now, I am quite the Potterhead :). As well as that, I am also co-organising a conference on the cultural impact that the Harry Potter books and films have had in the years between the publication of the first novel in the series (in 1997) to date. I…… Continue reading “The Making of Harry Potter” Exhibition

Had a great few days in Marseille attending COOP 2012, 10th International  Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems. The theme this year was “From research to practice: Results and open challenges”, and indeed there was an excellent variety of papers covering the entire space between field studies and design and evaluation. The program featured work on…… Continue reading COOP 2012

This week I visited Linköping University where I was invited by the Interaction and Service Design Research Group to give a talk on my research. It was a really interesting visit as I had not been at Linköping University before and I got a chance to take a tour of the campus (and admire some interesting architecture!)…… Continue reading Research Talk at Linköping University

Hi All, welcome to my new website! It’s still work in progress so bear with me as I add all relevant information and related media and make each page interesting! I am a lecturer and researcher in Interaction Design. I am currently working at the University of Limerick’s Interaction Design Centre. My interests lie in…… Continue reading Welcome to my website!