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Professor Bruce H. Thomas is the Deputy Director of the Advanced Computing Research Centre and Director of the Wearable Computer Lab.
Prof. Thomas is nationally and internationally recognised for his contributions to the scientific community and to industry in the areas Wearable Computers, Tabletop Interactions, Augmented Reality, and User Interaction. Prof. Thomas has over 200 publications and Google Citations.
His experience includes working at the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of South Australia since 1990. He has run his own computer consultancy company. He was a Computer Scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (A major US government laboratory for the Department of... Read more
About me
Professor Bruce H. Thomas is the Deputy Director of the Advanced Computing Research Centre and Director of the Wearable Computer Lab.
Prof. Thomas is nationally and internationally recognised for his contributions to the scientific community and to industry in the areas Wearable Computers, Tabletop Interactions, Augmented Reality, and User Interaction. Prof. Thomas has over 200 publications and Google Citations.
His experience includes working at the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of South Australia since 1990. He has run his own computer consultancy company. He was a Computer Scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (A major US government laboratory for the Department of Commerce.) and a software engineer for the Computer Sciences Corporation and the General Electric Company.
More information is available at this web page about myself and the Wearable Computer Lab.
Additional engagement activities
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Master of Science (Computer Science) University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts (Physics) The George Washington University
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Immersive Analytics: Interactive Data Analysis Using Surfaces and Spaces, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2020
D2D CRC Limited Scholarship, D2D CRC Limited, 05/12/2016 - 31/12/2019
D2D DC16006: Intergrated Law Enforcement: Narrative Visualisation, D2D CRC Limited, 01/07/2016 - 30/06/2019
D2D CRC Limited Scholarship, D2D CRC Limited, 29/02/2016 - 30/11/2016
Interacting with Visualizations of Extremely Large Graph Structures on Large Displays, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2012 - 31/12/2015
Mobile computing/augmented reality hardware, National ICT Australia, 02/04/2013 - 30/06/2014
2300 - commercialisation of integrated end-user customisable sensing systems, CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management, 01/07/2010 - 01/07/2013
Corrosion sensors (ID4200), CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management, 01/06/2011 - 01/06/2013
Deformable Surfaces Supporting 3D Tactile Human Computer Interactions, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2010 - 31/12/2012
AR projection system for work cells 2 (C1-53), CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd, 01/05/2011 - 30/06/2012
Implementing teleausculation for remote user health services in Australia: A case study with economic evaluation, ARC - Linkage Project, 01/01/2009 - 31/12/2011
Auto CRC PhD program intake 1, CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd, 01/07/2008 - 16/12/2011
Laser projection system for work cells (c1-43), CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd, 01/03/2010 - 01/04/2011
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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2017 |
5
3
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2017 |
32
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1
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10
6
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2009 |
Thomas, BH, Woo, W, Billinghurst, M & Park, J 2009, The Third International Workshop on Ubiquitous Virtual Reality (IWUVR2009). |
Research
Research
Details | Registry | Status |
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Smith, Ross Travers; Thomas, Bruce Hunter; Piekarski, Wayne |
US | Granted |
Method and apparatus for calibration of multiple projector systems Smith, Ross Travers; Webber, Guy; Sugimoto, Maki; Marner, Michael Robert; Thomas, Bruce Hunter |
US | Granted |
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Aalborg University | DENMARK |
ARS Electronica Futurelab | AUSTRIA |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Benha University | EGYPT |
Bielefeld University | GERMANY |
Carleton University | CANADA |
Charles Darwin University | AUSTRALIA |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
CSIRO ICT Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Defence Science and Technology Organisation | AUSTRALIA |
General Motor Holden Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
General Motors | ISRAEL |
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
Gymnasium Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock | GERMANY |
Hamburg University | GERMANY |
Hongik University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
INRIA Sohpia Antipolis | FRANCE |
Intel Corporation (US) | UNITED STATES |
IRISA-INSA Rennes | FRANCE |
Keio University | JAPAN |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology | SWEDEN |
Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan | SWEDEN |
Microsoft | AUSTRALIA |
Microsoft Research | UNITED KINGDOM |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Nara Institute of Science and Technology | JAPAN |
Naval Research Laboratory | UNITED STATES |
Nokia Corporation | FINLAND |
Psg College of Technology | INDIA |
SANTOS Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Simon Fraser University | CANADA |
Sorbonne University | FRANCE |
Stanford University | UNITED STATES |
Technical University Munich | GERMANY |
Technische Universitat Graz | AUSTRIA |
The Border Project | AUSTRALIA |
The University of Electro-Communications | JAPAN |
Tokyo Institute of Technology | JAPAN |
Universidade Fed de Minas Gerais | BRAZIL |
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto | BRAZIL |
Université Paris-Saclay | FRANCE |
Universitat Koblenz-Landau | GERMANY |
Universite de Lyon | FRANCE |
University of Calgary | CANADA |
University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
University of Canterbury | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Central Florida | UNITED STATES |
University of Konstanz | GERMANY |
University of Manitoba | CANADA |
University of Maryland | UNITED STATES |
University of Osnabruck | GERMANY |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
University of Tokyo | JAPAN |
University of Victoria - BC | CANADA |
University of Wurzburg | GERMANY |
Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences | AUSTRIA |
Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster | GERMANY |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Research and Development SA iAwardAustralian Information Industry Association (AIIA) SA/NT |
2018 |
Scientific Committee MemberThe Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberThe Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting |
2017 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2017 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2017 |
Member, Steering CommitteeIEEE Technical Committee on Wearable Information Systems |
2017 |
Member, Steering CommitteeACM/IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality |
2017 |
Member, Steering CommitteeACM/IEEE International Workshop on Tabletops and Interactive Surfaces |
2017 |
Senior MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society (ACM/IEEE) |
2017 |
Visiting ScholarHuman Interaction Technology Lab, University of Washington |
2017 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2016 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2016 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2015 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2015 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2014 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2014 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2013 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2013 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2012 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2012 |
MemberACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces Hong Kong (IUI 2010) |
2012 |
Associate ChairACM SIGCHI Sub-Committee Interaction Using Specific Capabilities or Modalities, Vancouver BC |
2011 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2011 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2011 |
MemberIEEE Virtual Reality |
2011 |
MemberACM SIGCHI Fifth International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI11), Madeira |
2011 |
Member4th International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI10), Cambridge USA |
2011 |
General Co-ChairInternational Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence , Adelaide, 2010 |
2010 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2010 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2010 |
MemberACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) |
2010 |
Member14th IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC |
2010 |
MemberIEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, WiMob2010 |
2010 |
Member6th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC10) |
2010 |
Member5th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, Monterey |
2010 |
Further engagement activities can be found in About Me
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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A visualisation domain specific language for the support of software system integration and interoperability | Current |
Bimanual retargeting for reconfigurable haptic interaction in virtual reality | Current |
Creative collaboration in Virtual Environments | Current |
Effective use of 3D data videos for law enforcement | Current |
Neuroscience inspired augmented reality to reduce cognitive load | Current |
Presenting narrative in an immersive virtual environment | Current |
The use of data physicalizations for large graph exploration | Current |
A study of compressive sensing for low complexity multi-view video coding | Completed |
ACAR: asynchronous collaboration in augmented reality | Completed |
Computational approaches to unveil the dynamics of functional brain networks during cognitive activity using EEG data | Completed |
Evaluation of input devices for wearable computers | Completed |
Large graph visualization and interaction for collocated collaboration | Completed |
Layer jamming as a haptic feedback mechanism for wearable augmentations | Completed |
Perceptual characteristics of visualizations for occluded objects in handheld augmented reality | Completed |
Physical-virtual tools for interactive spatial augmented reality | Completed |
Precise interaction for outdoor augmented reality | Completed |
Rendering techniques for spatial augmented reality | Completed |
Situated analytics | Completed |
Spatial augmented reality for remote guidance | Completed |
Supporting ad-hoc tangible interaction | Completed |
Tangible spatiotemporal visualisation | Completed |
Toward consistent measurement of cognitive load in augmented reality research | Completed |