Dr Andrew Cunningham

Senior Lecturer UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (W1-11)
tel +61 8 830 23081

email Andrew.Cunningham@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

information visualisation
virtual reality
augmented reality
immersive analytics
Agile Development

I am a Senior Lecturer in computer science and Co-Director of the Wearable Computer Lab at the Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Enviroments (IVE), UniSA STEM. I am an expert in immersive technologies including Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. My research aim is to help people understand the world by revealing and communicating insights within the data all around us. Big data is pervasive and is driving decisions at an industry, policy, and societal level. I believe that Immersive Analytics—using immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality to display and interact with data—and Narrative Visualisation—using visualisation to reveal the stories within... Read more

UniSA STEM

Harnessing connections across science, technology, engineering and mathematics, UniSA STEM creates innovative solutions and groundbreaking developments across teaching, learning and research.

Other UniSA associations

(IVE) Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments

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About me

In the media

Date	Title
22/07/2019	"The Narrative Visualisation Project", ABC Adelaide Afternoons with Sonya Feldhoff, https://www.abc.net.au/radio/adelaide/programs/afternoons/afternoons/11311828

Research

Research focus

Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
Augmented Reality
Classical Physics
Communication and Media Studies
Computation Theory and Mathematics

Highlights

See my Google Scholar profile here.

Current research themes:

The application of Virtual and Augmented Reality, exploring how we visualise information in these environments to support analytical tasks and sense making.

Recent research grants (not commercial in confidence):

ARC - Discovery Projects, "Parametric VR: An Interactive Virtual Reality System for Parametric Design", Thomas, B., Gu, N., Cunningham, A. (2022-2025): $455,000.
MinEx CRC Opportunity Fund, "Immersive Analytics for the Geosciences", Raimondo, T., Cunningham, A. & Thomas, B. (2021-2022): $159,264.

Research

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

CSIRO NGGP - UTAS - Augmented Human Operations, CSIRO-Data61, 07/08/2024 - 30/06/2029
Industry Funded PhD Project: Immersive narrative visualisation for understanding autonomous maritime vessels, Naval Group Pacific Pty Ltd, 06/11/2023 - 06/11/2027
Parametric VR: An Interactive Virtual Reality System for Parametric Design, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026
Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute Scholarship, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 22/06/2023 - 31/05/2026
An immersive science platform for the CLLMM Research Centre, CLLMM: Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre (Goyder Inst), 25/06/2024 - 31/01/2026
Narrative Visualisation for Multi-Domain Agile C2, Defence Science and Technology Group, 20/12/2023 - 31/12/2025
Reviewing CDR User Requirements, Department of the Treasury, 07/03/2025 - 30/12/2025
Cyber Terrain Mapping and Analysis of Operational Technology Networks, Defence Science and Technology Group, 02/02/2024 - 31/01/2025
BAE Technology Transfer - Atlas Project and LMM Investigation, ASC Shipbuilding Pty Limited, 01/07/2024 - 30/11/2024
Forestry Saw Mill VR Training, Green Triangle Forestry Industry Hub, 09/01/2024 - 09/07/2024
Independent Health Check (Dark Patterns), Department of the Treasury, 02/02/2024 - 30/06/2024
BAE Technology Transfer and Automation Proof of Concept, ASC Shipbuilding Pty Limited, 01/09/2023 - 31/01/2024
SmartSat P2-46: Indo-Pacific Connector Visualisation Task, SmartSat CRC, 26/05/2022 - 25/09/2022
MinEx CRC OP 7 : Immersive Analytics, MinEx CRC, 01/01/2021 - 25/02/2022
Extending the Narrative Visualisation to Child Protection, D2D CRC Limited, 20/09/2019 - 31/12/2021

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2018	Cunningham, A, Walsh, J & Thomas, BH 2018, 'Immersive Visualisation of Geo-Temporal Narratives in Law Enforcement', 4th International Symposium on Big Data Visual and Immersive Analytics, IEEE, pp. 1-8. Open access 11
2017	Cordeil, M, Cunningham, A, Dwyer, T, Thomas, B & Marriott, K 2017, 'ImAxes: Immersive axes as embodied affordances for interactive multivariate data visualisation', 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2017, ACM, pp. 71-83. 190 152 3

Chapters

Year	Output
2020	Smith, RT, Clarke, TJ, Mayer, W, Cunningham, A, Matthews, B & Zucco, JE 2020, 'Mixed reality interaction and presentation techniques for medical visualisations', in PM Rea (ed.), Biomedical Visualisation, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 7, pp. 123-139. 19
2019	Cunningham, A & Cordeil, M 2019, 'Capturing cinematic shots of virtual reality scenes in unity', in WR Sherman (ed.), VR developer gems, Taylor and Francis, UK, ch. 19, pp. 363-369.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Ablett, D, Cunningham, A, Lee, GA & Thomas, BH 2025, 'Simultaneous presence continuum: portal overlays for overlapping worlds in virtual reality', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, online, pp. 1-14.
2025	O'Keeffe, S, Thomas, B, O'Hehir, J, Rombouts, J, Balasso, M & Cunningham, A 2025, 'Leveraging open-source tools to analyse ground-based forest LiDAR data in South Australian forests', Remote Sensing, vol. 17, no. 11, article no. 1934, pp. 1-28. Open access
2025	Wimmer, M, Pepicelli, A, Volmer, B, ElSayed, N, Cunningham, A, Thomas, BH, Müller-Putz, GR & Veas, EE 2025, 'Counting on AR: EEG responses to incongruent information with real-world context', Computers in Biology and Medicine, vol. 185, pp. 1-11. Open access
2024	Drogemuller, A, Matthews, BJ, Cunningham, A, Yu, R, Gu, N & Thomas, BH 2024, 'Hey building! Novel interfaces for parametric design manipulations in virtual reality', ACM Proceedings on Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 8, article no. 540, pp. 330-355. 1
2024	McKechnie-Martin, CT, Cunningham, A, Baumeister, J & Von Itzstein, GS 2024, 'A Meta-Ethnography of Player Motivation in Digital Games: The 28 Dimensions of Play', Games and Culture, online, pp. 1-25. Open access 1
2024	Pieschacon, JM, Costabile, M, Cunningham, A, Zucco, J, Von Itzstein, S & Smith, RT 2024, 'Smart pipette: elevating laboratory performance with tactile authenticity and real-time feedback', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, online, pp. 1-13.
2023	Drogemuller, A, Cunningham, A, Walsh, J, Baumeister, J, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2023, 'Aesthetics and comprehension of curved 3D graphs in Virtual Reality', Journal of Computer Languages, vol. 75, article no. 101198, pp. 1-18.
2022	Cunningham, A & Reichherzer, C 2022, 'Virtual reality in the courtroom', Judicial Officers' Bulletin, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 39-41.
2020	Batch, A, Cunningham, A, Cordeil, M, Elmqvist, N, Dwyer, T, Thomas, BH & Marriott, K 2020, 'There is no spoon: evaluating performance, space use, and presence with expert domain users in immersive analytics', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 536-546. 92 71 3
2020	Cao, R, Dey, S, Cunningham, A, Walsh, J, Smith, RT, Zucco, JE & Thomas, BH 2020, 'Examining the use of narrative constructs in data videos', Visual Informatics, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 8-22. Open access 21 18
2020	Cao, R, Walsh, J, Cunningham, A, Kohler, M, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2020, 'Examining computer-supported 3D event recreation for enhancing cognitive load, memorability, and engagement', Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, vol. 4, no. 3, article no. 37, pp. 1-16. Open access 6 4
2020	Drogemuller, A, Cunningham, A, Walsh, J, Thomas, BH, Cordeil, M & Ross, W 2020, 'Examining virtual reality navigation techniques for 3D network visualisations', Journal of Computer Languages, vol. 56, article no. 100937, pp. 1-13. 22 20 1
2018	Reichherzer, C, Cunningham, A, Walsh, J, Kohler, M, Billinghurst, M & Thomas, BH 2018, 'Narrative and spatial memory for jury viewings in a reconstructed virtual environment', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 2917-2926. 13 12 1

Conferences

Year	Output
2025	Nguyen, HC, Cunningham, A, Schumacher, P & Walsh, J 2025, 'From Boxes to Blueprints: an Investigation of User Expectations and Design Strategies for Spatial Augmented Reality UX/UI', 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), IEEE, pp. 758-762. Open access
2024	Ablett, D, Cunningham, A, Lee, GA & Thomas, BH 2024, 'Adaptive portals: enhancing virtual reality interaction spaces with real-time self-adjusting portals', in U Eck, M Sra, J Stefanucci, M Sugimoto, M Tatzgern & I Williams (eds), 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2024, IEEE, pp. 1010-1018. Open access 2
2024	Du, X, Satriadi, KA, Drogemuller, A, Matthews, B, Smith, RT, Walsh, J & Cunningham, A 2024, 'That's rough! Encoding data into roughness for physicalization', in F Mueller et al. (eds), 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 1-16. Open access
2024	Jain, RP, Satriadi, KA, Drogemuller, A, Smith, R & Cunningham, A 2024, 'Once upon a data story: a preliminary design space for immersive data storytelling', Companion Proceedings of the Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS Companion), ACM, pp. 63-68. 1
2024	Lechene, H, Clement, B, Sammut, K, Santos, P, Cunningham, A, Coppin, G & Buche, C 2024, 'LOTUS: learning from operational teaming with unmanned systems', OCEANS 2024 - Singapore, IEEE, pp. 1-5. Open access 2
2024	O'Keeffe, S, Thomas, BH, O'Hehir, J, Rombouts, J, Balasso, M & Cunningham, A 2024, 'Immersive focus+context techniques to assist in interpretation of high density forest point clouds', in U Eck et al. (eds), 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2024, IEEE, pp. 961-970.
2024	Sakhaei, H, Drogemuller, A, Cunningham, A, Yu, R, Gu, N & Thomas, BH 2024, 'Towards an immersive design experience: initial user requirements to integrate parametric design with virtual reality', 57th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association 2024, The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), pp. 310-318. Open access
2024	Zhang, C, Cao, R, Cunningham, A & Walsh, JA 2024, 'Whatever could be, could be: visualizing future movement predictions', 31st IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2024, IEEE, pp. 126-136. 1
2023	Ablett, D, Cunningham, A, Lee, GA & Thomas, BH 2023, 'Point & portal: a new action at a distance technique for virtual reality', 22nd IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023, IEEE, pp. 119-128. Open access 8 5
2023	Drogemuller, A, Sakhaei, H, Cunningham, A, Yu, R & Gu, N 2023, 'Envisioning paramersive design: an immersive approach to architectural design and review', IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2023, IEEE, pp. 261-265. 3
2023	McDade, J, Drogemuller, A, Jing, A, Ireland, N, Walsh, J, Thomas, B, Mayer, W & Cunningham, A 2023, 'CADET: a collaborative agile data exploration tool for mixed reality', 21st IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct, IEEE, pp. 899-900. 2 1
2023	Satriadi, KA, Cunningham, A, Smith, RT, Dwyer, T, Drogemuller, A & Thomas, BH 2023, 'ProxSituated visualization: an extended model of situated visualization using proxies for physical referents', in A Schmidt et al. (eds), CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Association for Computing Machinery, article no. 382, pp. 1-20. 14 8
2022	Ablett, D, Cunningham, A, Lee, GA & Thomas, BH 2022, 'Portal rendering and creation interactions in virtual reality', 21st IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2022, IEEE, pp. 160-168. Open access 6 3
2022	Ablett, D, Suwal, S, Cunningham, A & Thomas, BH 2022, 'Exploring hybrid reality environments for overview+detail tasks in immersive data visualisation', 14th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Mixed and Augmented Reality, APMAR, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen, vol. 3297, pp. 1-6. Open access
2022	Barbotin, N, Baumeister, J, Cunningham, A, Duval, T, Grisvard, O & Thomas, B 2022, 'Evaluating visual cues for future airborne surveillance using simulated augmented reality displays', 29th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2022, IEEE, pp. 213-221. Open access 13 8
2022	Ens, B, Cordeil, M, North, C, Dwyer, T, Besançon, L, Prouzeau, A, Liu, J, Cunningham, A, Drogemuller, A & Satriadi, KA 2022, 'Immersive analytics 2.0: spatial and embodied sensemaking', CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2022, Association for Computing Machinery, article no. 91, pp. 1-7. Open access 12 6 1
2022	Reichherzer, C, Cunningham, A, Barr, J, Coleman, T, McManus, K, Sheppard, D, Coussens, S, Kohler, M, Billinghurst, M & Thomas, BH 2022, 'Supporting jury understanding of expert evidence in a virtual environment', 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), IEEE, pp. 615-624. Open access 6 6
2022	Satriadi, KA, Cunningham, A, Thomas, BH, Drogemuller, A, Odi, A, Patel, N, Aston, C & Smith, RT 2022, 'Augmented scale models: presenting multivariate data around physical scale models in augmented reality', 21st IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2022, IEEE, pp. 54-63. Open access 13 7
2021	Cao, R, Zou-Williams, L, Cunningham, A, Walsh, J, Kohler, M & Thomas, BH 2021, 'Comparing the neuro-physiological effects of cinematic virtual reality with 2D monitors', 2021 IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), IEEE, pp. 729-738. 16
2021	Cunningham, A, Hart, JD, Engelke, U, Adcock, M & Thomas, BH 2021, 'Towards embodied interaction for geospatial energy sector analytics in immersive environments', 12th ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems, e-Energy 2021, ACM, pp. 396-400. 3
2021	Drogemuller, A, Cunningham, A, Walsh, J, Baumeister, J, Smith, RT & Thomas, B 2021, 'Haptic and visual comprehension of a 2d graph layout through physicalisation', Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Making Waves, Combining Strengths, CHI 2021, Association for Computing Machinery, article no. 463, pp. 1-16. 17
2021	Martin, CT, Baumeister, J, Cunningham, A & Von Itzstein, GS 2021, 'The spheres of player motivation: towards a new typology for player motivation in digital games', 8th ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, CHI PLAY 2021, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 140-145. 3 1
2021	Reichherzer, C, Cunningham, A, Coleman, T, Cao, R, McManus, K, Sheppard, D, Kohler, M, Billinghurst, M & Thomas, BH 2021, 'Bringing the jury to the scene of the crime: memory and decision-making in a simulated crime scene', ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2021, ACM, article no. 709, pp. 1-12. Open access 26 90
2020	Cordeil, M, Bach, B, Cunningham, A, Montoya, B, Smith, RT, Thomas, BH & Dwyer, T 2020, 'Embodied axes: tangible, actuated interaction for 3D augmented reality data spaces', CHI 2020: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Association for Computing Machinery, article no. 3376613, pp. 1-12. 52 4
2019	Cao, R, Walsh, J, Cunningham, A, Reichherze, C, Dey, S & Thomas, BH 2019, 'A preliminary exploration of montage transitions in cinematic virtual reality', Adjunct Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality ISMAR-Adjunct 2019, IEEE, pp. 65-70. Open access 10 9
2019	Cordeil, M, Cunningham, A, Bach, B, Hurter, C, Thomas, BH, Marriott, K & Dwyer, T 2019, 'IATK: An immersive analytics toolkit', IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality, IEEE, pp. 1-10. 121 92 11
2019	Cunningham, A, Nowina-Krowicki, M, Walsh, J, Chung, J, Wark, S & Thomas, BH 2019, 'Provenance narratives and visualisation to support understanding and trust', MODSIM2019, 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 421-427. Open access
2019	Drogemuller, A, Cunningham, A, Walsh, J & Thomas, BH 2019, 'Towards instantiating design principles for physical networks', CHI 2019, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 1-9. Open access
2019	Engelke, U, Cordeil, M, Cunningham, A & Ens, B 2019, 'Immersive analytics', SIGGRAPH Asia 2019 Courses, ACM, article no. 104, pp. 1-156. Open access 4
2019	May, K, Hanan, I, Cunningham, A & Thomas, B 2019, '3DUITK: An opensource toolkit for thirty years of three-dimensional interaction research', 18th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR-Adjunct 2019, IEEE, article no. 8951937, pp. 175-180. Open access 4
2019	Ssin, SY, Walsh, JA, Smith, RT, Cunningham, A & Thomas, BH 2019, 'Geogate: correlating geo-temporal datasets using an augmented reality space-time cube and tangible interactions', IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality, IEEE, pp. 1-10. 38 28 4
2019	Walsh, J, Cunningham, A, Wark, S, Nowina-Krowicki, M & Thomas, BH 2019, 'Narrative visualisation of simulations: finding the stories within the data', 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation - Supporting Evidence-Based Decision Making: The Role of Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2019, The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 256-262. Open access
2018	Cunningham, A, Walsh, J & Thomas, BH 2018, 'Immersive Visualisation of Geo-Temporal Narratives in Law Enforcement', 4th International Symposium on Big Data Visual and Immersive Analytics, IEEE, pp. 1-8. Open access 11
2018	Drogemuller, A, Cunningham, A, Walsh, J, Cordeil, M, Ross, W & Thomas, BH 2018, 'Evaluating navigation techniques for 3D graph visualizations in virtual reality', 4th International Symposium on Big Data Visual and Immersive Analytics, IEEE, pp. 1-10. Open access 44
2018	Walsh, J, Cunningham, A, Smith, R & Thomas, B 2018, 'Tangible braille plot: tangibly exploring geo-temporal data in virtual reality', 4th International Symposium on Big Data Visual and Immersive Analytics, IEEE, pp. 1-6. Open access 8
2017	Cordeil, M, Cunningham, A, Dwyer, T, Thomas, B & Marriott, K 2017, 'ImAxes: Immersive axes as embodied affordances for interactive multivariate data visualisation', 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2017, ACM, pp. 71-83. 190 152 3
2010	Close, BS, Cunningham, A, Hutterer, P & Thomas, BH 2010, 'Design and Impressions of a Multi-User Tabletop Interaction Device', in ACM, 11th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2010), Australian Computer Society, pp. 71-79. Open access 2
2010	Cunningham, A, Mattila, V-V, Sandor, C & Dey, A 2010, 'An augmented reality x-ray system based on visual saliency', in IEEE, 9th IEEE international symposium on mixed and augmented reality, IEEE, pp. 27-36. Open access 81
2010	Dey, A, Cunningham, A & Sandor, C 2010, 'Evaluating Depth Perception of Photorealistic Mixed Reality Visualizations for Occluded Objects in Outdoor Environments', in ., VRST 2010, ACM, pp. 211-218. Open access 33
2010	Sandor, C, Cunningham, A, Eck, U, Urquhart, D, Jarvis, G, Dey, A, Barbier, S, Marner, MR & Rhee, S 2010, 'Egocentric space-distorting visualizations for rapid environment exploration in mobile mixed reality', in B Lok, G Klinker & R Nakatsu (eds), IEEE Virtual Reality 2010, IEEE, pp. 47-50. 21 16
2009	Close, BS, Cunningham, A, Thomas, BH & Hutterer, P 2009, 'TableMouse: A Novel Multiuser Tabletop Pointing Device', in Jesper Kjeldskov, Jeni Paay & Stephen Viller, ACM, pp. 169-176. 1
2009	Sandor, C, Cunningham, A, Eck, U, Urquhart, D, Jarvis, G, Dey, A, Barbier, S, Marner, MR & Rhee, S 2009, 'Egocentric space-distorting visualizations for rapid environment exploration in mobile mixed reality', 8th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE, pp. 211-212. Open access 11 8

Reports

Year	Output
2024	Baumeister, J, Park, J-Y, Cunningham, A, Von Itzstein, S, Gwilt, I, Davis, A & Walsh, J 2024, Patterns in the dark: deceptive practices in online interactions, Data Standards Body, Australia. Open access
2024	Baumeister, J, Park, J-Y, Cunningham, A, Von Itzstein, S, Gwilt, I, Davis, A & Walsh, J 2024, Pressure Test: Deceptive Patterns, Data Standards Board within Federal Treasury, Australia.

Research

Patents

Details	Registry	Status
Method and apparatus for an augmented reality x-ray Mattila, Ville-Veikko; Cunningham, Andrew; Sandor, Christian	US	Granted

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

Selected prizes and awards:

2021 Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environment Recognition Award for Innovation, Value, and Enterprise
2021 Early Career Researcher Award 2021, UniSA STEM, University of South Australia
2020 Certificate of Recognition, Partnering Excellence, DSTG
2019 Excellence in Research Award, Data to Decision CRC

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Birmingham City University	UNITED KINGDOM
Coburg University of Applied Sciences	GERMANY
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Defence Science and Technology Group	AUSTRALIA
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	IRELAND
Edinburgh University	UNITED KINGDOM
ENAC Professional Institute	CHILE
Ensta Bretagne	FRANCE
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Graz University of Technology	AUSTRIA
Hochschule Luzern	SWITZERLAND
Imt Atlantique	FRANCE
Institute of Environmental Science and Research	NEW ZEALAND
Kyungnam University	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH)
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Naval Group Pacific Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Nokia Research Centre	UNITED KINGDOM
OneFortyOne Plantations	AUSTRALIA
Taiyuan University of Technology	CHINA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland	SWITZERLAND
University of Bordeaux	FRANCE
University of Central Florida	UNITED STATES
University of Edinburgh	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Hong Kong	HONG KONG
University of Maryland	UNITED STATES
University of Rennes 2	FRANCE
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Virginia Tech	UNITED STATES

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
CHI 2025 Best Paper Honourable Mention Award ACM	2025
CHI 2024 Best Paper Honourable Mention Award ACM	2024
MinEx CRC Technology Award MinEx CRC	2024
IEEE VR 2023 Best Paper Award IEEE	2023
Nominee Best Paper Award IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality 2022	2022
Best paper award for Comparing the Neuro-Physiological Effects of Cinematic Virtual Reality with 2D Monitors IEEE Virtual Reality (2021)	2021
Honourable mention award for Bringing the Jury to the Scene of the Crime: Memory and Decision-Making in a Simulated Crime Scene"" ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2021	2021
Talk entitled Immersive Analytics: Opportunities for AI"" AI and Cyber for SME Growth Symposium 2021	2021
Successful Partnership Award Defence Science and Technology Group	2020
Excellence in Research Award Data To Decisions Cooperative Research Centre	2019
Best paper for Evaluating Navigation Techniques for 3D Graph Visualizations in Virtual Reality 4th International Symposium on Big Data Visual and Immersive Analytics, IEEE	2018
Research and Development Project of the Year Merit Australian Information Industry Association	2018
Research and Development SA iAward Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) SA/NT	2018

Teaching & student supervision

Teaching strengths

Agile Development
Programming
Software design
Game design and development

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Design thinking in immersive environments: exploring the impacts of VR on parametric design process	Current
Designing data for immersive cultural experiences and events	Current
Enhancing Cultural Competency in Adolescents through Storyliving in Immersive Learning Environments	Current
Exploring the Potential to Create 3D Sculptural Data Visualisations Using Digital Technologies	Current
Hand skill training with custom haptics, real-time visual instruction, and immersive technologies	Current
Immersive Narrative Visualisation for Understanding Autonomous Maritime Vessels	Current
Life-size block puzzle: world-building in Spatial Augmented Reality	Current
Strategies for Implementation of Immersive Analytics Tools in the Forestry Sector	Current
Tangible immersive analytics	Current
Tehcniques and guidelines for immersive data storytelling	Current
The spheres of player motivation: understanding the dimensionality of players in digital games	Current
Visualising the future: spatial-temporal Augmented Reality visualisations to enhance situation awareness	Current
Embodied navigation: graphs beyond the desktop	Completed
Enhancing portals in virtual reality: the (non-Euclidean) space between locomotion and action-at-a-distance	Completed
The effective use of immersive data storytelling for event-related information	Completed
Virtual reality in the court of law: improving jury understanding in a reconstructed environment	Completed

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Dr Andrew Cunningham

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CHI 2025 Best Paper Honourable Mention Award

CHI 2024 Best Paper Honourable Mention Award

MinEx CRC Technology Award

IEEE VR 2023 Best Paper Award

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Best paper award for Comparing the Neuro-Physiological Effects of Cinematic Virtual Reality with 2D Monitors

Honourable mention award for Bringing the Jury to the Scene of the Crime: Memory and Decision-Making in a Simulated Crime Scene""

Talk entitled Immersive Analytics: Opportunities for AI""

Successful Partnership Award

Excellence in Research Award

Best paper for Evaluating Navigation Techniques for 3D Graph Visualizations in Virtual Reality

Research and Development Project of the Year Merit

Research and Development SA iAward

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