Steve has a background in information science and his research interests include innovations to enhance the efficiency of evidence synthesis through automation; information retrieval methods and search strategy design; and methods for conducing overviews of reviews. Steve was a co-lead on Project Transform, a three-year flagship health evidence project funded by NHMRC and Cochrane, that developed machine classifiers to improve the efficiency of study identification. He is currently evaluating the application of these new technologies to support living systematic reviews and living guidelines through a part-time PhD.