Hi, I'm Ben

I'm a PhD student at UCL Interaction Centre. My research focuses on well-being technologies and emotional ergonomics supported by intelligent systems. I prototype experimental interfaces that emphasise the human over the user.

I run No Blank Space, building Amulet, an app for social journalling with metaphors of energy to nurture support networks; and Tabs, an overwhelm-friendly task manager. I’m also a founder of Mesm, a platform for immersive mixed reality city-wide storytelling.

Experience

My roles usually include some combination of:
product, research, design, development, and content.

Currently: Role:
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Education:

Current: PhD CS


UCL

MSc HCI


UCL

MA CS


University of Cambridge

Fun stuff

There's a podcast I'm working on with my friend Jenn called User Therapy. Its about the identity and culture crisis of the tech industry and its employees, but in a chill lounge-esque vibe. We're both academics, but work closely with industry.

I am a contributor on the newsletter The Social Innovator, where I write about tech and culture.

I'm writing a sci-fi novel actually, which you can read an intro of on a secret page.