Biography

• BSc Economics from the University of Southampton (2006)
• MSc Information Systems (with distinction) from the University of Surrey (2007)
• PhD Computer Science (2008 - ) [ongoing, working title: "Emergent Constraints in Technological Change: The Formation of Exemplar Technologies and their Effect on the Direction of Future Search"]

Research Interests

• Complex adaptive systems
• Modeling of complex systems
• The economy as an evolving complex system
  • Patterns in technological evolution
  • Computationally-constrained (satisficing) agents
• Evolutionary algorithms
  • Memetic algorithms
  • Genetic algorithms

Research Collaborations

My primary supervisor is Dr Jonathan Clark.

Teaching

Lab demonstrating / lab assistance in:

• Computer Technology (COM1019) - Spring 2010
• Computer Technology (COM1019) - Spring 2011
• Information Systems Development (COMM005) - Autumn 2009
• Information Systems Development (COMM005) - Autumn 2010
• Object-Orientated Software Engineering (COM2003) - Autumn 2010

Affiliations

I am a member of the Nature Inspired Computing and Engineering group.