I am a Lecturer in Computer Science at Northumbria University. My research lies at the intersection of critical computing, design politics, speculative design, and service design. I am particularly interested in the labour embedded in technological design, citizen participation in shaping technological futures, and design’s capacity to engage with real-world challenges.

I am currently based in the United Kingdom, with research experience spanning Portugal, the United States, and China. I hold a PhD in Digital Media (HCI) from Universidade de Lisboa, completed with Distinction and Honour (summa cum laude), and was affiliated with CMU/HCII through CMU Portugal. My PhD was supervised by Nuno Nunes (ULisboa), John Zimmerman (CMU), and Valentina Nisi (ULisboa). Before beginning my PhD, I trained and worked as a service and interaction designer in China.

Across these contexts, my work on labour, inclusion, sustainability, and education has shaped an interdisciplinary, context-sensitive approach combining critical inquiry with participatory and speculative design. My research mission is to expand the capacity of HCI and design to imagine, negotiate, and build more just and sustainable technological futures.