Dr Chris Evans works in University College London's Interaction Centre (UCLIC). He is known for use of innovative learning technologies. He was nominated for a National Teaching Fellowship Award and received a commendation from the Higher Education Academy in e-Tutor of the Year. Before joining UCL, he worked at Brunel University London, the Open University and London University. He obtained his PhD in the Department of Computing at Imperial College. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Chris has previously received the Innovative Teaching Award (Student Led Teaching) and the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence.

He was chair of the annual international conference eLearning 2.0 concerning technology-enhanced learning and social media.

His current pedagogical research is in technology-enhanced learning including elearning, interface design, interactivity, social media, and innovative educational technologies. He started out doing research in logic and artificial intelligence, moving into multimedia computing and technology-enhanced learning.