I’m a Reader in Computer Science at the University of Glasgow, UK. My work borrows from philosophy, biology and other disciplines in order to feed into the design and theory of computer systems, especially mobile and ubiquitous computing.

I lead the social/ubiquitous/mobile (SUM) group, and we work on theory, infrastructure and applications such as mobile multiplayer games and systems for health and fitness, cultural tourism and sports fans. My main project is A Population Approach to Ubicomp Systems Design, which investigates a new treatment of software class as a varied and evolving population of instances. Our collaborators include the Edinburgh festivals, Rangers FC and Turner Broadcasting Systems. Two RA/RF positions are being advertised: one in Glasgow (doing user studies, design work and theory), and one in London (doing statistical modelling and inference).

Also, I’m always on the lookout for good PhD applications. See my Projects page for more on what’s going on, and our departmental PhD application page for details and forms for studentship applications.

My work email address is matthew.chalmers at glasgow.ac.uk, and I’m starting to tinker with a Tumblr blog. I also have a work phone but generally only check it for messages every few months... so please use email instead.