Dr Tuck Leong
Senior Research Associate

Introduction

Tuck works with the Social Inclusion and the Digital Economy (SiDE) hub at Newcastle University. Designed in Malaysia and subsequently exported to Melbourne, Australia, Tuck's background is wide-ranging. Spanning Immunology, music, languages, multimedia and interaction design, his interest in technology is primarily focused upon understanding how people use, interact with, and in turn how they experience and make sense of their technology use.

Tuck has published widely on aspects of randomness and how it could inform designs for user-experience. This is linked to his investigation of our experience of serendipity when we interact with digital music

Qualifications

PhD (Human-Computer Interaction)
Master in Multimedia
Bachelor of Science (Hons)

Previous Positions

Postdoctoral Researcher at Aarhus University, Denmark
Associate Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Australia

Memberships

ACM

Languages

English
Bahasa Malaysia
Indonesian
Cantonese (spoken only)

Research Interests

User-experience, Experience-centered Design, Digital music listening experience, Serendipity, Interaction Design, Participatory Design

Other Expertise

Ethnography, Novel methods of data capture in qualitative research, Design theory, designing for reflexivity, human values in technology design

Current Work

The role of music-related technologies in fostering social ties