As a researcher, his recent research has been an engagement with electronic devices, dynamic environments and urban space as a continually changing system. Simon has lectured internationally and published his work in multiple peer-reviewed journals and conferences. His research interests are the architectural implications of nonhuman agency, autonomous devices, and their translated design experiences. As an artist and designer, he has produced works on entropy, communication, and reconfiguration for the MoMA PS1, Socrates Sculpture Park, and the ICA.