I grew up in Nottingham, in the heart of England’s East Midlands, before moving to London to study at university. In the final year of my degree, I had the opportunity to spend a year abroad in Hong Kong. After graduating, I returned to Hong Kong to take up my first professional role, arriving just a few months before the world was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. What followed was a challenging but formative period: five years spent building a career and a life far from home, culminating in the completion of an MPhil degree in 2024.

Since then, I have returned to the UK and now live in Oxfordshire with my wife. I am delighted to have returned to my alma mater, this time as a PhD student. You can find out more about my experience on my Research page, and my CV sets out my technical background in more detail.

My graduation ceremony at HKUST
Celebrating my MPhil graduation at HKUST