Back to team page

Martin Porcheron
PhD

Senior UX Researcher

Martin has nine years of experience conducting user research with portable and novel technologies across multiple settings, including homes, health, and public settings. He has completed projects on how to improve the experience of using voice-based technologies for people with low-language proficiency in and has recently been working on the integration and evaluation of new Machine Learning technologies in various parts of the UK health service. Martin holds a PhD from the University of Nottingham, where he remains a Visiting Researcher.

Bold facts

Learn more about

Martin

Something unique about you summed up in one sentence:

My love for citrus fruits-the more sour, the better!

Your favorite city in the world is...and why?

Melbourne, Australia, due to a mixture of family and being able to have fantastic coffee wherever you go!

In your spare time (or if you had spare time), you would absolutely do this:

I really want to read more fiction

Favorite food?

It's a toss-up between a burger and a burrito

You cannot start the day without doing this...

Coffee and my phone!

Your ultimate celebrity dinner party guest list (MAX 4) would include...

Madonna, Patricia Routledge, and Betty White

What superpower would you most want?

To own a stopwatch that has the ability to pause time for everyone else

Long-term personal or professional goal?

To hit those gym goals

Read our team’s latest bold insights

Three ways UX research supports accessible product design

Designing accessible products through UX research can create better user experiences for all when researchers are knowledgeable about accessibility and accessible designs, recruit those with a wide range of accessibility needs throughout the UX process, and offer accessible participation options like in-home testing.

read more