My name is Ben.
I'm a Principal Academic in Computer Science in the School of Computing and Engineering at Bournemouth University.

I specialise in accessibility, HCI and UX research, with a particular interest in how people experience digital products in real contexts. I use empirical insight to translate user behaviour into better design and engineering decisions.

Alongside research, I teach full-stack development and prototyping (React, Node/Express, React Native, and emerging AI-assisted workflows), supporting teams from concept through build, testing and refinement.

Interested in working together?

Open to selective freelance and short consultancy projects in UX research, accessibility evaluation, prototyping, and digital product insight. drop me an email.

Recent Projects

XR Subtitle Suite

Exploring the creative potential of subtitle data for virtual production — from media segmentation to graphic-novel rendering and sentiment-driven styling.

Scottish Pal Chatbot

A React/Express Scottish chatbot, originally a teaching demo for a software engineering unit, expanded into a characterful conversational experience.

Cluedo Mystery Calls

An AI-driven Cluedo experience built around real phone interrogation, voice-acted suspects, and evidence-based deduction.