I am Full Professor and Chair of Bioinspired Engineering in The School of Engineering at The University of Edinburgh.
I hold degrees in engineering, biomedical science, and chemistry and I used this background to found The Soft Systems Group, an interdisciplinary research laboratory focusing on the intersection of next-generation robotics technology, bioelectronics, and bioinspired engineering.
I am Co-Lead of The National Robotarium, the UK centre of excellence in robotics, and Deputy Director of the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics.
Before joining the faculty at Edinburgh I was a Fellow in the George M. Whitesides group at Harvard University, one of the most innovative and entrepreneurial labs in the world. I am enthusiastic about translating innovation out of the lab and into people’s lives. My entrepreneurial activities have been recognised by winning the Inaugural Data Driven Entrepreneurship (DDE) Academic Entrepreneurship Award, and the Principal’s Award for Innovation.
Outside of the academy I am a founder of several companies and I am the Academic in Residence with Archangels Investors Ltd.
