I'm a Principal Design Manager for Microsoft Research in their lab in Cambridge, UK. I focus on the issues and opportunities raised by artificial intelligence for people. I co-lead the Tools for Thought project, which is looking at the relationship between human cognition and AI (basically, how AI might change the way we think). The team working on the project are a mix of social scientists, designers and engineers. We think AI can be used to encourage better thinking by people. 

 

I'm the author of “The Future of Looking Back”, a book which focuses on new digital legacies and their potential impact on memory and reminiscing. I've been involved in over 40 academic papers on this and other subjects.

 

I'm honorary Professor of Design at the University of Dundee, hold an Honorary Doctorate from City University, where I am also a Senior Visiting Fellow at their Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design. I am a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and holder of 44 patents in a broad range of technology areas.