Biography
I’m a Henslow Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in robotics at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Most of my days are spent building tactile sensors and artificial skins in Cambridge’s Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory, where I hold an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship.
During my PhD I also worked as a visiting researcher in EPFL’s CREATE Lab, and in TTP’s surgical team.
In my spare time I enjoy playing badminton and tennis, and I’m a member of the world-famous Magic Circle.
Interests
- Mechatronics & soft robotics
- Tactile perception & artificial skins
- Medical automation
- Additive manufacturing
- Large-scale experimentation
Education
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PhD in Bio-Inspired Robotics, 2020-2024
University of Cambridge
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MEng in Mechanics, Materials and Design, 2019-2020
University of Cambridge
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BA in Engineering, 2016-2019
University of Cambridge
Experience
Junior Research Fellow
EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow
Visiting Researcher
PhD Student
Consultant (Health Tech)
Teaching Assistant
Undergraduate Researcher
Engineering Intern
Tutor
Featured Publications
Publications
(2025).
Multimodal Information Structuring using Single Layer Soft Sensory Skins and High-Density Electrical Impedance Tomography.
In Sci. Robot. (In press).
(2025).
Design and Modelling of Electrical Impedance Tomography-based 3D-Printed Patterned Soft Tactile Skins.
In Robosoft 2025.
(2024).
Controllable Wound Closure in Artificial Skins using Dual-Layer Bioinspired Mechanism.
In Robosoft 2024.
(2024).
Multi-touch Recognition of Hydrogel-based E-skins using Real-world EIT Datasets.
In Robosoft 2024.
(2024).
High-Speed Tactile Braille Reading via Biomimetic Sliding Interactions.
In IEEE RA-L.
Recent Posts
Contact
- dsh46@cam.ac.uk
- 01223 332600
- Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ
- Message me