TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS

Following a hiatus of several years due to engagements abroad, I am pleased to announce that I have been reappointed as a committee member at the Malta Society of Arts. I look forward to contributing once again to the Society’s mission by exploring how scientific and technological advances can intertwine with artistic practices, and also with cultural heritage. I’m particularly interested to explore how technology can be used to enhance artistic expression, creative learning,

I am pleased to have served as an associated chair for the Design United exhibition at the Dutch Design Week 2025, Europe's largest Design Event. My role was to judge, select, and curate a number of works across the 4 largest technical universities of the Netherlands, related to the 'Digital Futures' theme. At the same time, I was inviting contributing authors to the digital magazine and organising a dialogue session at DDW. On Wednesday 22nd, the dialogue session on Digita

On the 24th of September, I delivered a lab talk lecture to the StudioLab community of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft. This was the topic of the lecture: Join us for a labtalk by postdoctoral researcher Wilbert Tabone, as he shares his work and interests related to cognitive human-robot interaction, eye-tracking, spatial computing (AR/VR), applied AI, and digital cultural heritage. Wilbert joined StudioLab in the summer. He will be sharing findings fro

On the 18th of September, XR researchers and practitioners gathered in Ede , The Netherlands to present their projects and work. It was a pleasure for me to present the findings of my first postdoc which investigated how critical safety interfaces, such as control room interfaces, could be implemented in augmented reality in a correct manner. Location: Akoesticum, Ede, The Netherlands

During the 23rd and 25th of June, I attended the CHI Work Symposium in Amsterdam. It was a great experience to connect with old colleagues, attend workshops, and make new connections alike. Location: CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

I am pleased to announce that I have started a new postdoctoral position at Erasmus MC, and TU Delft (Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering). In this role I will be working in the transdisciplinary project NURTURE , with my focus being identifying applied AI and robotics solutions to assit nurses in their work. Location: Rotterdam and Delft, The Netherlands

An artwork I have been collaborating on was finally exhibited in The Hague, at the Obviously Unthinkable: Cosmographies event held by...

I was pleased to attend the Marie Curie Alumni Association Annual Conference and General Assembly in Kraków, Poland.  It was truly...

I was happy to form part of an interdisciplinary team that developed a soundscape for the Collection Wall project at the TU Delft. This...

I was delighted to be invited to lecture on my work in human perception and spatial computing. I discussed the role of attention in...

I was delighted to have been invited to attend the Malta International Contemporary Art Space (MICAS) inauguration, a Є 30M investment in...

Defended my PhD Thesis . Location: Aula Congrescentrum, TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands

Attended by invitation, the AlUla Future Culture Summit in Saudi Arabia. It was fantastic to share a number of exchanges with world...

Delivered a guest lecture on ‘Using LLMs for HCI research’ as part of the ‘AI in Experience Design’ Master Class held at TU Delft. I...

Participated in a workshop which explored the impact of generative AI on different domains ranging from policy and governance, the...

Delivered a spech on AI and automation during a hearing on ‘young people and mental health’, organised by the European Economic and...

Presented all the studies conducted during the course of my PhD in a popular study format to leaders in the field, and all SHAPE-IT...

Addressed the Maltese Cabinet of Ministers and the chiefs of the public service on the topic of digitisation, and the application and...

Presented my entire PhD research to experts in Extended Reality at the Post-CHI XR summer school. Location: Københavns Universitet ,...

Participated in various workshops related to topics on human-computer interaction, spatial computing, and large language models. Location:...

Participated in workshops on various spatial computing at the 21st IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality. Location:...

Presented the current status of the PhD research at the SHAPE-IT science fest held in Munich. Location: TU Munich , Munich, Germany

Presented my PhD research as part of a SHAPE-IT special session at the International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology....

Presented research related to an online study evaluating AR interfaces for pedestrian-vehicle interactions at the AHFE conference held in...