research
I am currently working as a postdoctoral researcher in Soma Design with Prof. Kia Höök and Ass. Prof. Iolanda Leite at KTH University Stockholm with funding from the Digital Futures program.
In January 2022, I completed my award-winning PhD thesis "In Touch: Affective haptics for embodied communication and connection" at the University of Bristol, UK, exploring the intersection of touch, robotics and well-being. The thesis presents some of my early investigations into how technology can facilitate human interactions, both with others and ourselves. I worked within the Soft Robotics group at the Bristol Robotics Lab, which is led by my PhD supervisor Professor Jonathan Rossiter. I then moved to Saarland University, Germany to do a postdoc exploring fabrication techniques for creating shape-changing textiles within the Human-Computer Interaction Lab with Prof. Jürgen Steimle. Below you can find out more about the fields of soft robotics and affective haptics as well as some of the publications and projects I have been involved in.
I believe in research being open to the public and strive to find opportunities to share our work. We have showcased our research to the public at Research Without Borders and FUTURES @ We the Curious as well as at an inspire talk at the KWMC: The Factory (see community page for more info).
Functional Fashion Competition
Breathe with me: part 1
Breathe with me: part 2
Prehension Blooms
Keeping in touch
RUBIC
Feel the Music
Outreach