Robert Costello has worked as a researcher within the field of online learning, and in particular (personalized, gamification, and adaptive learning) while incorporating learning theories and Adaptive Information Retrieval (AIR) since 2005. His research trends do vary to incorporate postgraduates. It has mostly involved tailoring system designs for community collaboration, mLearning, and gamification within higher education. Over the last 13 years, he has taught a variety of computing modules in further education to higher education. Currently, he is a HE programme leader for the BSc Hons top-up degree.