Hi, I'm an Honorary Reader in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Manchester. Having worked at the University since 1983 and been Director of Undergraduate Studies (Computer Science) from 2011–2019, I took early retirement in 2020.
From 2008–2018 I was proud to establish and lead the team running the annual UK Schools Computer Animation Competition.
My academic field is computer graphics (projects|publications) although I am a general-purpose geek. These days I enjoy fiddling about with generative computer arty things and creative coding. I'm also a member of a University project cataloguing the history of the computers developed at Manchester since 1948.
From 1989 to 1998 I was joint editor (with Steve Donnelly) of The Skeptic magazine.
I founded and edited Elephant Talk, the newsletter for Robert Fripp/King Crimson enthusiasts, from 1991 to 2006.
Interests: photography (flickr|license my stuff), guitars, cooking, crosswords, 日本語, old films (especially British B-movies), recreational maths, reading, pondering, writing, walking, prog rock, dogs.