Whilst at Nokia Bell-Labs, Dublin, I worked across a variety of multi-disciplinary projects. However, my focus was on multi-modal feedback for wheeled robot teleoperators. I directed this project to leverage neuroplastic principles to train operators to comprehend abstract spatial audio signals as proximity alerts. The key difference in this work involved the design of a training program (built in Unity), which allowed teleoperators to practice over a several day period - allowing neuroplastic effects to occur. This training program also focused on the simulating of moving objects (e.g. people) which gave a much more realistic environment compared to standard ROS models. Initial trials successfully proved the concept as a viable area for future work, which will hopefully be pursued at Bell-Labs.

Whilst working at the company, my manager put me forward for the Intern Presentation Competition. Presenting my research I came 3rd out of 19, beating several PhD level interns. In a review of my performance over the six months, my manager ranked me “in the top 10% of Bell-Labs interns”