- Internal demonstrations and knowledge transfer activities,
- Build stakeholder relationships,
- Running brainstorming workshops to uncover novel experience formats through the exploration of user needs.
- Annual cross-industry collaborative demonstrations and stand-alone organisational prototype showcases,
- External presentations demonstrating the potential of technical standards and user research results to industry partners
- to build awareness in outreach programmes.

Recent external engagements I enjoyed organising (or giving) have included:
December 2021, Leuven, Belgium (virtual) | Challenges in Designing Inclusive Immersive Technologies, 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia – Invited Panel |
September 2021, Gather.town (Virtual) | The Future of Neuroscience and New Media, 3rd Neuroergonomics Conference – Invited talk, – Fireside Chat with Industry leaders |
Jun 2021, OhYay (Virtual) | Closing Ceremony presentation, hosting keynotes and Organisation, ACM IMX |
Jun 2021, London, UK (Virtual) | Designing for the Future: Anticipating the needs of BBC audiences, Guest lecture – Invited talk, – UCL Interaction Centre, University College London |
December 2020, Manchester, UK (Virtual) | What next for VR?, VR Manchester – Review of 2020 – Invited Panel |
November 2020, UK (Virtual) | Introduction to Social VR, BBC STEM Outreach event – KS3. – Guidebook to Playing on Mozilla Hubs – Suggested first activity instructions to Exploring Mozilla Hubs – Attached PDFs has been stripped off the BBC logo. They were originally created as part of a BBC Young Reporters’ BBC STEM activity. |
November 2020, Manchester, UK (Virtual) | Designing for the Future: Anticipating the needs of BBC audiences on (immersive) platforms, 6th International ARVR Conference – Invited Keynote |
Jun 2020, Barcelona, Spain (Virtual) | Toys and the TV: Serious Play, ACM IMX half-day virtual Workshop – Reviewed & curated track, – In collaboration with BBC Childrens’, IRT and ZDF AR Creative Challenge: Reimagine the Future of Storytelling with Augmented Reality, ACM IMX full-day special virtual Workshop – Invited track, – Co-organised with Snap Research and Microsoft Research |
Apr 2020, Hawaii, USA (Virtual) | Social VR: A New Medium for Remote Communication & Collaboration, ACM SIGCHI half-day Workshop – Reviewed and curated track, – Virtual workshop in Mozilla Hubs – In collaboration with CWI, Facebook, FXPAL, TU Eindhoven and Mozilla |
Mar 2018/9, London, UK | Future Media Interfaces, Guest lecture – Invited talk, – UCL Interaction Centre, University College London |
Mar 2019, Belem, Brazil | Enabling Richer Interactions delivering (synchronised) connected multi-device experiences, Jornada de Cooperação Internacional half-day guest lecture – Invited talk, – Universidade Federal do Pará Generating ideas for the future of TV, Half-day Workshop – – Invited, – Universidade Federal do Pará |
Oct 2018, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Virtual Embodiment for Good, VR Days Europe 2018 – Invited panel moderation |
Apr 2018, London, UK | Companion “screens”: Enabling richer interactions, HCI Open Day – Reviewed and curated track, – City, University of London |
Nov 2017, Luxembourg | Insights into VR and 360, World Broadcasting Union’s International Media Connectivity Group – Invited presentation & panel moderation, – WBU Forum |
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