Innovative and engaged researchers
Meet the IVE team
IVE brings together some of the brightest minds in AR and VR research from across the University to address societal challenges and transform industry in sectors such as housing, defence and healthcare.
With more than 90 members, our cross-disciplinary team takes pride in the effective partnerships we develop with end-users of our research.
Leadership Team
Administration team
- Mrs Amanda Johnston
Project Coordinator
Research Groups
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Building and Urban Informatics
Building and Urban Informatics Members
Leader
- Professor Ning Gu - Professor in Architecture
Academic Staff
- Dr Andrew Allan - Senior Lecturer
- Dr Aaron Davis - Research Associate
- Dr Robert Doe - Lecturer: Architecture
- Mr Darren Fong - Lecturer: Digital, construction and Professional Practice
- Dr Sadasivam Karuppannan - Senior Lecturer
- Dr Julie Nichols - Lecturer: Architecture
- Dr Jorge Ochoa Paniagua - Senior Lecturer
- Dr Alpana Sivam - Research Degree Coordinator
Affiliate Members
- Dr Ben Stubbs - Senior Lecturer
External Members
- Professor Ali Soltani
Postgraduate Students
- Arsham Bassiri Abyaneh
- Bashar Almosuli
- Victor Calixto
- Gabriela Dias Guimaraes
- Ghazal Jaberi
- Pan Liao
- Stephen Nova
- Madeleine Parkyn
- Rasoul Rafat
- Lipon Saha
- Reshma Shrestha
- Sahar Soltani
- Zhaohong Sun
- Raziyeh Teimouri
- Trevor White
- Natale Zappia
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Creative Computing Studio
Creative Computing Studio Members
Leader
- Professor Simon Biggs - Professor of Art
Academic Staff
- Mr David Blaiklock - Program Director: Bachelor of Design (Illustration and Animation)
- Dr Deirdre Feeney - Lecturer: Contemporary Art
- Mr Steve Kelly - Lecturer: Interior Construction/Digital
- Dr Josh McCarthy - Program Director: Media Arts
- Dr Sean Pickersgill - Senior Lecturer: Architecture
Adjunct Staff
- Mr Greg Donovan - Adjunct Senior Lecturer
- Professor Tim Gruchy - Adjunct Research Professor
- Dr Andrew Welch - Adjunct Lecturer
Affiliate Staff
- Dr Ash Tower - Academic Researcher
Postgraduate Students
- Alexander Degaris-Boot
- Thomas Folber
- Leslie Matthews
- Adisti Regar
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Design for Health and Wellbeing
Design for Health and Wellbeing Members
Leader
- Professor Ian Gwilt - Research Professor: Design
Academic Staff
- Dr Aaron Davis - Research Associate
- Ms Susannah Emery - Lecturer
- Dr Katherine Hepworth - Senior Lecturer
Postgraduate Students
- Jia Qi Chua
- Nikou Javadi
- Lorraine Marchioro
- Darren Talijaard
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Empathic Computing
Empathic Computing Members
Leader
- Professor Mark Billinghurst - Professor of Human Computer Interaction
Academic Staff
- Dr Jun Ahn - Lecturer
- Dr Gun Lee - Senior Lecturer
Affiliate Staff
- Dr Ancret Szpak - Research Associate
- Dr Tobias Loetscher - Senior Lecturer: Psychology
Postgraduate Students
- Jonathon Hart
- Ashkan Hayati
- Bradley Herbert
- Allison Jing
- Louise Lawrence
- Mitchell Norman
- Dmitry Resnyansky
- Theophilus Teo
- Hugo Tian
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Human Centred Design
Human Centred Design Members
Leader
- Dr Peter Schumacher - Senior Lecturer
Academic Staff
- Mr John Nicoll - Academic Researcher
Postgraduate Students
- Simon Modra
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Sensor Systems
Sensor Systems Members
Leader
- Professor Javaan Chahl - Professor of Sensor Systems
Academic Staff
- Dr Romeo Marian - Senior Lecturer
Postgraduate Students
- Nasim Chitsaz
- Ziyue Jin
- Nicholas Kaliszewski
- Fatema-Tuz-Zohra Khanam
- Yong Lee
- Alex Lefik
- John McGuire
- Blake McIvor
- Tran Xuan Bach Nguyen
- Titilayo Ogunwa
- Ioan Porumb
- Kent Rosser
- Samuel Teague
- Yiting Tao
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Wearable Computing
Wearable Computing Members
Leader
- Associate Professor Ross Smith - Associate Professor in Computer Science
Academic Staff
- Miss Cathlyn Aston - Research Assistant
- Mr Nicolas Barbotin - Research Assistant
- Dr Andrew Cunningham - Lecturer
- Mr Jack Fraser - Research Assistant
- Mr Jeremy McDade - Research Assistant
- Mr Brandon McKay - Research Assistant
- Mr Antoine Odi - Research Assistant
- Professor Bruce Thomas - Professor
- Associate Professor Stewart Von Itzstein - Program Director
- Dr James Walsh - Research Fellow
- Dr Jo Zucco - Program Director
Adjunct Staff
- Dr Matt Adcock
- Associate Professor Tomasz Bednarz
- Dr Daniel Harvie
- Dr Rudi Vernik
Affiliate Members
- Associate Professor Tom Raimondo - Associate Professor in Geology and Geochemistry
External Members
- Dr Henry Gardner
- Dr Jacob Ross
Postgraduate Students
- Daniel Ablett
- Thomas Clarke
- Adam Drogemuller
- Jamie Gower
- Corey Martin
- Naomi Mathes
- Brandon Matthews
- Kieran May
- Benjamin Volmer
