Professor of Assistive Technology and Tissue Health in the School of Health Sciences, at the University of Southampton. He is a qualified physiotherapist with a PhD in bioengineering, where he developed his interest in medical device innovation. He leads Southampton's Skin Sensing Research Group based in the Clinical Academic Facility at Southampton General Hospital. His work focusses on co-development and clinical evaluation of novel sensors and skin device interfaces. He has published in a number of areas including orthopaedics, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, imaging, assistive technology and tissue viability. His research interests include both quantitative and qualitative research methods, human factors assessment, lab studies and cohort trials in hospital and community settings. He has experience developing research protocols, IRAS ethics and dissemination. He has led and supported a range of grant applications for research, including personal fellowships, PhD studentships and larger projects funded by charities, NIHR, UKRI and the EU.