I am a research and development engineer and scientist with 15 years of experience developing and testing emerging technologies. 

Expertise 
project leadership; environmental monitoring; citizen science. social enterprise; physics modelling; scientific coding; data science; computer vision; electronics; testing and evaluation; model building; human motion analysis; pose capture; physical computing; computer science; remote monitoring ; writing; presenting; teaching; technical illustration; video production; acoustics. 

I originally trained in Marine Technology – a strong base in most engineering disciplines.  I went on to work with the British Sailing Team for 6 years and gained a PhD from the University of Southampton. At this point, I honed my skills in developing and evaluating complex control and sensor systems which needed to work at high speed while being submerged in saltwater.

I joined Bristol University’s Bristol Interaction Group where I worked to develop acoustic printing technologies based on levitation and pattern forming. I designed and ran tests around the safety of ultrasound at very high-pressure levels.

I found that being able to make reliable and water-tight sensors was useful to large-scale conservation projects. This led me to design turtle trackers and later evaluate AI’s ability to recognise and count animal calls on a 100,000 hectare site in Malaysian Borneo.

I enjoy working on multidisciplinary projects, especially when they combine environmental sustainability, culture and art. I’m in my element presenting to audiences of corporate management, engineers, scientists and the general public. 

My research interests are in performance measurement techniques for sport and environment, conservation technology and designing for non-expert user groups. 

I have taught mathematics, control systems, energy harvesting, structures and naval architecture at leading British universities.

If you have an idea which needs developing but not sure where to start, please get in touch to collaborate.

Dr Joshua C Taylor FRSA BEng