Research Projects

Assisted Teleoperation and Telepresence

Advancing teleoperation and telepresence through shared control and telepresence technologies for better usability and performance.

Robot-assisted Data Visualisation

Looking at Robot Data Visualisation with an Interaction and Decision Making Perspective

Robots for Learning (R4L)

Robotic Trainers for a Skilled Workforce of the Future

ARC Discovery Project — robotic tools that act as adaptive trainers to accelerate human skill acquisition using multimodal feedback and AI-based adaptation. Co-PI, DP260101082.

AI Centre for the Empowerment of Human Learning (AI LEARN)

International Partner — interdisciplinary AI research centre led by UiB and NTNU, funded 200M NOK by the Research Council of Norway.

Balancing Autonomy and Control in Interactive Social Agent Design

ARC Future Fellowship — frameworks for designing AI-driven social agents that balance autonomy with user control across education, aged care, and remote collaboration. Lead PI, FT250100459.

ARC Centre of Excellence for Quality Work in a Digital Age (Qwida)

Chief Investigator — 7-university ARC Centre of Excellence empowering workers in the digital economy. University of Melbourne, 94M AUD.

Adaptive Robot Autonomy based on Human's Mental State

CIS & ME seed funding — user-centred tools that adjust robot autonomy level in response to human cognitive load and trust. University of Melbourne, 30k AUD.

A3: Automatic Academic Advisor Tool

LTI, University of Melbourne — data-driven curriculum visualisation and knowledge map to design personalised learning pathways. 30k AUD.

Implication of Industry 4.0 Technologies on Work Practices

Building 4.0 CRC-P — guidelines for integrating Industry 4.0 technology to maximise desirable work practices in building and construction. 433k AUD.

Human-Robot Collaboration

Human-Centered Robot Learning

CoWriter and iReCheck

A Robotic Handwriting Social Companion

CoWriting Kazakh

A social robot to help the transition from Cyrillic to Latin alphabet in Kazakhstan

Cellulo: Tangible and haptic robots for education and rehabilitation

Find Your Voice!

SRCD-funded project helping children practise joke telling via Alexa/Google Home. Partners: UCLIC, University of Sussex, UC Irvine. CHILI EPFL, 15k CHF.

ANIMATAS — Advancing the Study of Human-Robot Interaction

EU MSCA ITN ETN — exploring virtual agents in educational contexts with 3 PhD students. CHILI EPFL, 759k CHF.

Behavioural Analysis in HRI