Current PhD supervision/co-supervision (*principal supervisor):

1. Clara Theresia* (Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Award SUPRA recipient, 2024): Persuasive Technology Intervention to Cope with Loneliness in Generation Z
2. Lee Trevena*: Enhancing training practices in the disability sector using augmented reality technology.
3. Amarria Dila* (Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Award SUPRA recipient): Co-creating an Assistive Tool for Supporting Therapy and Language Learning for Children with Hearing Impairment
4. Napawadee Kateratanamalee* (Thai Government Scholarship recipient): Design thinking, obesity, and children
5. Amani Uraif (Saudi Government Scholarship recipient): Harnessing Large Language Models (LLMs) to Enhance Independence for Visually Impaired Individuals (Co-suprvisor).
6. Diena Ramdania (Indonesian Education Scholarship recipient): Embodied Stories: Towards Understanding How Bodily Extension Shapes Children’s Movements (External supervisor).
7.  Fabio Hanspach (Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Award SUPRA recipient, 2024): AI-Supported Engineering Change Estimation and Management (Co-suprvisor).

Completed HDR supervision/co-supervision (*principal supervisor):

1. Tauqeer Faiz: Virtual Reality in Disaster Management (Co-suprvisor).
2. Dr Yansen Theopilus* (2026) (Indonesian Education Scholarship recipient): Persuasive Technology Innovation to Solve Children’s Digital Addiction in Developing Countries (Under examination).
3. Dr Harry Robertson (PhD, 2026): Plastic Packaging Waste Exploration Through Participatory Design.
4. Dr Zhao Zou (PhD, 2025): Socially assistive robots for cognitive training for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia living in residential aged care facilities. [External supervisor]
5. Dr Mudassar Arsalan (PhD, 2025): Exploring Research Impact in the Age of Knowledge Discovery and Artificial Intelligence. [External supervisor]
6. Dr Di Zhu* (PhD, 2024): Co-Designing Technology-Based Interventions to Improve Social Connections and Participation for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment. 
7. Dr Thanh Tuan To* (PhD, 2024): 3D Printing Integration in Engineering Education: A Developing Country Perspectives.
8. Dr Carmen Chai (PhD, 2022): Serious Games for Increasing Motivation of Children with Cancer to Fight Cancer.
9. Dr Philemon Yalamu (PhD, 2022): Cultural integration in Designing Learning Management Systems for Higher Education.
10. Dr Jennifer Stargatt (PhD, 2022): “You haven’t always been just a little old lady”: Evaluating a digital storytelling program in residential aged care facilities.
11. Dr Tharushi Indeewari Wickramarathne* (PhD, 2021): Designing Affordable Cooling Sportswear for Tropical and Developing Countries.
12. Dr Edirimuni Amani Indunil Soysa* (PhD, 2020): POMA: An Affordable Tangible User Interface for Children with ASD in Low-Resource Countries. [School of Design Best PhD Thesis Award 2020].
13. Dr Aylwin Chai (PhD, 2020): Frontal Ground Plane Checking with Single LiDAR Range Finder-based Wearable Model.
14. Dr Dylan Davis* (PhD, 2018): What happens when the Design Process meets Community Engagement?
15. Khairul Azim Bin Zaaba (MSc, 2018): Real-Time Canny-Edge Based Obstacle Detection Model for Mobile Devices with Monocular Camera.

PhD topics and outlines:

Theme 1: Technology, Social Connection, Mental and Digital helath

Developing innovative digital interventions for social connectedness: This project aims to investigate how to develop innovative digital interventions for social connectedness.

Mental health and mobile apps/chatbot: Exploring the role of mobile apps/chatbots on the mental health of adolescents and older adults.

Technology in aged care and wellbeing of patients and carers: This project investigates the roles of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the wellbeing of patients and carers.

Theme 2: Technology and Children with Special Needs

Co-design with autistic children: The aim of this project is to explore the challenges of co-designing with autistic children in low-resource regions. 

Role of AAC and children with ASD in low-resource countries: This project will explore the role of AAC in low-resource countries and develop low-cost AACs for autistic children.

Novel interaction in delivering curriculum to autistic children in therapy settings: This project will explore the potential of tangible interactions in delivering curriculum for autistic children.

Theme 3: Generative AI and Creativity

Generative AI/ChatGpt and creativity: Investigating the role of GenAI in children's creavity