about me
I’ve designed technology research at BBC R&D, mentored developers in collaboration with Snap Inc and directed shows at the Barbican and Bush Theatre.
I completed a PhD in Media and Arts Technology, following a BSc in Psychology at McGill University and an MA in Theatre Directing from the University of East Anglia.
Drawing inspiration from quantitative analysis of music performance, my research focuses on the systematic and computational analysis of performers’ craft. This includes areas such as actor movement for virtual reality and the structure of speech in stand-up comedy.
I’ve presented work at venues including CHI, the ACM conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, the Laughter Workshop, the European Research Music Conference, and the London Hopper Colloquium, where I was awarded second prize in the spotlight competition.
I was recognised for Outstanding Contribution to the Media and Arts Technology Programme for organising the 2017 interdisciplinary workshop, Intersections, and coordinating, Widen The Net: Collaborating Between Digital and Performance, a research get-together to encourage dialogue between researchers in MAT and the School of Drama.
My background stretches from immersive theatre and 360 video to queer cabaret to computer science. I speak English, French, Spanish and Turkish.
Whatever domain I’m working in, I delight in unpicking technical, creative and interpersonal knots.
