Phil is currently preparing for the viva exam of his thematic PhD in Inclusive Design & Creative Technology Innovation thesis titled Bureaucracy Mapping: Inclusive Design for Institutional Navigation. He is based in SMARTlab, University College Dublin. He holds a BA in Communications Studies from Dublin City University, Adv Dip in Immigration and Asylum Law from King’s Inns Dublin, and an MSc in Comparative Social Change awarded jointly by UCD and Trinity College Dublin. Professionally Phil directs a consultancy business providing information and assistance in Irish immigration matters.