Received a BSc in Physics and a PhD in Electronics Systems Engineering. He is currently a Reader in Electronics and Computer Science. His research in wireless sensor network systems for earth science applications spans seven projects including deployments in Norway, Iceland and Tijuana. This includes research into low power wireless sensor communications, autonomous node behaviour and Arm-based sensor nodes. He has published over 130 papers, been involved in eleven European projects and is a member of the Earth and Space Science Informatics executive group of the American Geophysical Union. For more information see his home page.