Professor Bruce Thomas

Emeritus Professor UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (W1-23)
tel +61 8 830 23464

email Bruce.Thomas@unisa.edu.au

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About me

Professor Bruce H. Thomas is on the leadership team of IVE: Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments. IVE

Prof. Thomas is nationally and internationally recognised for his contributions to the scientific community and to the industry in the areas Wearable Computers, Tabletop Interactions, Augmented Reality, and User Interaction. Prof. Thomas has over 350 publications and Google Citations.

His experience includes working at the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, the 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... Read more

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Research

Research focus

Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
Cognitive Sciences
Information Systems
Information and Computing Sciences
Architecture

Highlights

Current research interests include:

Wearable computers,
User interfaces,
Augmented reality,
Virtual reality,
Immersive Analytics,
Visualisation,
CSCW,
Tabletop display interfaces, and
The use of cognitive psychology in virtual environments research.

Highlights

ARC Discovery Grant, Parametric VR: An Interactive Virtual Reality System for Parametric Design,DP220101595, 2022-2024
ARC Discovery Grant. Immersive analytics: interactive data analysis using surfaces and spaces, DP180100755, 2018-2020.
Innovative Manufacturing CRC, Visualisation Tools for the Design of Manufactured High-End Instrumented Facilities, 2017-2022
Human Performance Research Network (HPRnet) Grant, Enhancing human performance in complex... Read more

Research

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute Scholarship, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 22/06/2023 - 31/05/2026
Parametric VR: An Interactive Virtual Reality System for Parametric Design, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/02/2022 - 31/12/2024
Immersive Analytics: Interactive Data Analysis Using Surfaces and Spaces, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2018 - 30/06/2023
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
D2D CRC Limited Scholarship, D2D CRC Limited, 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2021
Extending the Narrative Visualisation to Child Protection, D2D CRC Limited, 20/09/2019 - 31/12/2021
HPRnet - Enhancing human performance in complex environments, Defence Science and Technology Group, 23/03/2017 - 23/05/2021
D2D CRC Limited Scholarship, D2D CRC Limited, 05/12/2016 - 30/06/2020
Immersive data visualisation of population-scale genome architectures, CSIRO-Data61, 30/09/2019 - 30/05/2020
D2D DC16006: Integrated 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

Other projects

Future HQ Operations Rooms, DST

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, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2023	Matthews, B, Thomas, BH, Von Itzstein, S & Smith, R 2023, 'Adaptive reset techniques for haptic retargeted interaction', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 1478-1490. 3 1 1
2022	Volmer, B, Baumeister, J, Von Itzstein, S, Schlesewsky, M, Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I & Thomas, BH 2022, 'Event related brain responses reveal the impact of spatial augmented reality predictive cues on mental effort', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, online, pp. 1-18. Open access
2022	Yang, Y, Dwyer, T, Wybrow, M, Lee, B, Cordeil, M, Billinghurst, M & Thomas, BH 2022, 'Towards immersive collaborative sensemaking', ACM Proceedings on Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 6, no. ISS article 588, pp. 722-746. Open access 2 1
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. 55 30
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. 12 9 3

Chapters

Year	Output
2018	Dwyer, T, Marriott, K, Isenberg, T, Klein, K, Riche, N, Schreiber, F, Stuerzlinger, W & Thomas, BH 2018, 'Immersive analytics: an introduction', in K Marriott, F Schreiber, T Dwyer et al. (eds), Immersive analytics, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 1, pp. 1-23. 74
2018	Thomas, BH, Welch, GF, Dragicevic, P, Elmqvist, N, Irani, P, Jansen, Y, Schmalstieg, D, Tabard, A, ElSayed, NA, Smith, RT & Willett, W 2018, 'Situated analytics', in K Marriott, F Schreiber, T Dwyer et al. (eds), Immersive Analytics, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, ch. 7, pp. 185-220. 33
2017	Von Itzstein, GS, Billinghurst, M, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2017, 'Augmented reality entertainment: Taking gaming out of the box', Encyclopedia of computer graphics and games, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 1-9.
2013	Livingston, MA, Dey, A, Sandor, C & Thomas, BH 2013, 'Pursuit of "X-ray vision" for augmented reality', in W Huang (ed.), Human factors in augmented reality environments, Springer, New York, ch. 4, pp. 67-107. 6
2011	Billinghurst, M & Thomas, BH 2011, 'Mobile collaborative augmented reality', in L Alem & W Huang (eds), Recent trends of mobile collaborative augmented reality systems, Springer, New York, NY, ch. 1, pp. 1-19. 16
2011	Hoang, TN & Thomas, BH 2011, 'Augmented viewpoint: towards precise manipulation at a distance for outdoor augmented reality wearable computers', in L Alem & W Huang (eds), Recent trends of mobile collaborative augmented reality systems, Springer, New York, NY, ch. 4, pp. 53-68. 2
2011	Marner, MR, Smith, RT, Porter, SR, Broecker, MM, Close, B & Thomas, BH 2011, 'Large scale spatial augmented reality for design and prototyping', in B Furht (ed.), Handbook of augmented reality, Springer, New York, ch. 10, pp. 231-254.
2011	Zhou, J, Lee, I, Thomas, BH, Sansome, A & Menassa, R 2011, 'Facilitating collaboration with laser projector-based spatial augmented reality in industrial applications', in Leila Alem & Weidong Huang (eds), Recent trends of mobile collaborative augmented reality systems, Springer, US, ch. 13, pp. 161-173. 4
2010	Avery, B, Smith, RT, Piekarski, W & Thomas, BH 2010, 'Designing outdoor mixed reality hardware systems', in E Dubois (ed.), The engineering of mixed reality systems, Springer, UK, pp. 211-231. Open access 3
2010	Inami, M, Sugimoto, M, Thomas, BH & Richter, J 2010, 'Active tangible interactions', in C MuIller-Tomfelde (ed.), Tabletops: horizontal interactive displays, Springer-Verlag, UK, pp. 171-187.
2009	Thomas, BH 2009, 'Augmented reality visualisation facilitating the architectural process: using outdoor augmented reality in architectural designing', in X Wang (ed.), Mixed Reality in Architecture, Design and Construction, Springer, Australia, pp. 105-118. 3

Journal Articles

Year	Output
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.
2023	Matthews, B, Thomas, BH, Von Itzstein, S & Smith, R 2023, 'Adaptive reset techniques for haptic retargeted interaction', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 1478-1490. 3 1 1
2023	Rinnert, T, Walsh, J, Fleury, C, Coppin, G, Duval, T & Thomas, BH 2023, 'How can one share a user's activity during VR synchronous augmentative cooperation?', Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, vol. 7, no. 2, article no. 20, pp. 1-14. Open access
2022	May, KW, KC, C, Ochoa, JJ, Gu, N, Walsh, J, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2022, 'The identification, development, and evaluation of BIM-ARDM: a BIM-based AR defect management system for construction inspections', Buildings, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 1-28. Open access 15 15
2022	Volmer, B, Baumeister, J, Von Itzstein, S, Schlesewsky, M, Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I & Thomas, BH 2022, 'Event related brain responses reveal the impact of spatial augmented reality predictive cues on mental effort', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, online, pp. 1-18. Open access
2022	Yang, Y, Dwyer, T, Wybrow, M, Lee, B, Cordeil, M, Billinghurst, M & Thomas, BH 2022, 'Towards immersive collaborative sensemaking', ACM Proceedings on Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 6, no. ISS article 588, pp. 722-746. Open access 2 1
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. 55 30
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 13 10
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 4 2
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. 12 9 3
2020	Ping, J, Thomas, BH, Baumeister, J, Guo, J, Weng, D & Liu, Y 2020, 'Effects of shading model and opacity on depth perception in optical see-through augmented reality', Journal of the Society for Information Display, vol. 28, no. 11, pp. 892-904. 20 13
2020	Thomas, BH 2020, 'Examining user perception of the size of multiple objects in virtual reality', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), vol. 10, no. 11, article no. 4049, pp. 1-24. Open access 6 6
2020	Walsh, J & Thomas, BH 2020, 'Aligning realities: correlating content between projected and head worn displays', Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, vol. 4, no. 3, article no. 67, pp. 1-19. Open access 2
2019	Irlitti, A, Piumsomboon, T, Jackson, D & Thomas, BH 2019, 'Conveying spatial awareness cues in XR collaborations', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 25, no.11, article no 8799015, pp. 3178-3189. 21 13 1
2019	Thomas, B 2019, 'Virtual reality for information visualization might just work this time', Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 6, article no. 84, pp. 1-4. Open access 2 3 1
2018	ElSayed, NA, Smith, RT, Marriott, K & Thomas, BH 2018, 'Context-aware design pattern for situated analytics: Blended Model View Controller', Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, vol. 44, pp. 1-12. 10 7 3
2018	Piumsomboon, T, Lee, GA, Ens, B, Thomas, BH & Billinghurst, M 2018, 'Superman vs giant: a study on spatial perception for a multi-scale mixed reality flying telepresence interface', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 2974-2982. Open access 36 28
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. 6 6 1
2018	Volmer, B, Baumeister, J, Von Itzstein, S, Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I, Schlesewsky, M, Billinghurst, M & Thomas, BH 2018, 'A comparison of predictive spatial augmented reality cues for procedural tasks', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 2846-2856. Open access 24 20
2017	Baumeister, J, Ssin, SY, ElSayed, NA, Dorrian, J, Webb, DP, Walsh, JA, Simon, TM, Irlitti, A, Smith, RT, Kohler, M & Thomas, BH 2017, 'Cognitive cost of using augmented reality displays', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 2378-2388. Open access 85 65 3
2017	Cordeil, M, Dwyer, T, Klein, K, Laha, B, Marriott, K & Thomas, BH 2017, 'Immersive collaborative analysis of network connectivity: CAVE-style or head-mounted display?', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 441-450. 125 83 1
2017	Doshi, A, Smith, RT, Thomas, BH & Bouras, C 2017, 'Use of projector based augmented reality to improve manual spot-welding precision and accuracy for automotive manufacturing', International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 89, no. 5, pp. 1279-1293. Open access 99 79 3
2016	Baumeister, J, Dorrian, J, Banks, S, Chatburn, A, Smith, RT, Carskadon, MA, Lushington, K & Thomas, BH 2016, 'Augmented reality as a countermeasure for sleep deprivation', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 1396-1405. Open access 4 2
2016	ElSayed, NA, Thomas, BH, Marriott, K, Piantadosi, J & Smith, RT 2016, 'Situated analytics: demonstrating immersive analytical tools with augmented reality', Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, vol. 36, pp. 13-23. 67 50 4
2016	Zucco, J & Thomas, BH 2016, 'Design guidelines for wearable pointing devices', Frontiers in ICT, vol. 3, article no. 13, pp. 1-19. Open access 3 1
2015	Simon, TM, Thomas, BH & Smith, RT 2015, 'Low-profile jamming technology for medical rehabilitation', It Professional: Technology Solutions for the Enterprise, vol.17, no. 5, pp. 28-34. 7 6
2014	Chimani, M, Eades, P, Hong, S, Huang, W, Klein, K, Marner, M, Smith, R & Thomas, BH 2014, 'People prefer less stress and fewer crossings', Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8871 no. , pp. 523-524. 6 5
2014	Fujimoto, Y, Smith, RT, Taketomi, T, Yamamoto, G, Miyazaki, J, Kato, H & Thomas, BH 2014, 'Geometrically-correct projection-based texture mapping onto a deformable object', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 20, no. 4, article no. 6777427, pp. 540-549. Open access 28 18
2014	Marner, MR, Smith, RT, Thomas, BH, Klein, K, Eades, P & Hong, S-H 2014, 'GION: interactively untangling large graphs on wall-sized displays', Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8871, pp. 113-124. 14 10
2014	Marner, MR, Smith, RT, Walsh, JA & Thomas, BH 2014, 'Spatial user interfaces for large-scale projector-based augmented reality', IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 74-82. 29 21
2013	Martedi, S, Sugimoto, M, Saito, H & Thomas, B 2013, 'Feature-based alignment method for projecting virtual content on a movable paper map', IEEJ Transactions on Electronics Information and Systems, vol. 133, no. 3, pp. 672-679.
2013	Smith, RT, Webber, G, Sugimoto, M, Marner, M & Thomas, BH 2013, 'Automatic sub-pixel projector calibration: supporting improved calibration for projected environments', Ite Transactions on Media Technology and Applications, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 204-213. Open access 4
2012	Thomas, BH 2012, 'A survey of visual, mixed, and augmented reality gaming', ACM Computers in Entertainment, vol. 10, no. 1, article no. 3, pp. 1-33. 51
2012	Zhou, J, Lee, I, Thomas, B, Menassa, R, Farrant, A & Sansome, A 2012, 'In-situ support for automotive manufacturing using spatial augmented reality', The International Journal of Virtual Reality, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 33-41. Open access
2010	Lee, W, Kruger, A, Thomas, BH, Wagner, D, Pulli, K & Woo, W 2010, 'International Symposium on Ubiquitous Virtual Reality 2009', IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 78-80. 1
2009	Thomas, BH & Piekarski, W 2009, 'Through-Walls Collaboration', IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 42-49. Open access 8 6
2009	Thomas, BH & Sandor, C 2009, 'What wearable augmented reality can do for you', IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 8-11. Open access 26 15
2008	Fischer, J, Haller, M & Thomas, BH 2008, 'Stylized Depiction in Mixed Reality', The International Journal of Virtual Reality, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 71-79.

Conferences

Year	Output
2023	Gower, J, Baumeister, J, Knight, M, Thomas, B & Zucco, J 2023, 'Augmented reality support for performance and decision-making in collaborative time-critical tasks', 21st IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct, IEEE, pp. 958-963.
2023	Matthews, BJ, Thomas, BH, Von Itzstein, GS & Smith, RT 2023, 'Towards applied remapped physical-virtual interfaces: synchronization methods for resolving control state conflicts', in A Schmidt et al. (eds), CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Association for Computing Machinery, article no. 698, pp. 1-18.
2023	May, KW, Walsh, J, Smith, RT, Gu, N & Thomas, BH 2023, 'Examining VR technologies for immersive lighting performance simulation and visualisation in building design and analysis', IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2023, IEEE, pp. 913-914. Open access
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.
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. 1
2023	Xi, M, Adcock, M, Thomas, BH, McCulloch, J, Arnold, S & George, A 2023, 'Using smart glasses to support situated decision making in aquaculture', in Albrecht Schmidt et al. (eds), CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Association for Computing Machinery, article no. 404, pp. 1-9. 1
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
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
2022	Matthews, BJ, Thomas, BH, Von Itzstein, GS & Smith, RT 2022, 'Shape aware haptic retargeting for accurate hand interactions', IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR), IEEE, pp. 625-634. 4 2
2022	May, K, Walsh, J, Smith, R, Gu, N & Thomas, B 2022, 'UnityRev - Bridging the gap between BIM authoring platforms and game engines by creating a real-time bi-directional exchange of BIM data', 27th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA, vol. 2, pp. 527-536. Open access
2022	May, KW, Jing, A, Walsh, J, Smith, RT, Gu, N & Thomas, BH 2022, 'Towards a quantitative approach for monitoring and evaluating construction defect management inspection performance using eye-tracking technologies', 21st IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct, IEEE, pp. 776-781.
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 1
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 3
2022	Volmer, B, Baumeister, J, Matthews, R, Grosser, L, Von Ltzstein, S, Banks, S & Thomas, BH 2022, 'A comparison of spatial augmented reality predictive cues and their effects on sleep deprived users', IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR), IEEE, pp. 589-598. Open access 2 1
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. 10
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. 2
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. 6
2021	Drogemuller, A, Walsh, J, Smith, RT, Adcock, M & Thomas, BH 2021, 'Turning everyday objects into passive tangible controllers', 15th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2021, ACM, article no. 54, pp. 1-4. 8
2021	Hou, S, Thomas, BH & Lu, X 2021, 'VrMenudesigner: a toolkit for automatically generating and modifying VR menus', 4th IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality, AIVR 2021, IEEE, pp. 154-159. Open access 1
2021	Paul, G, Porter, S & Thomas, B 2021, 'A case study of usability in virtual controls', in MM Soares, E Rozenweig & A Marcus (eds), 10th International Conference on Design, User Experience and Usability (DUXU 2021), Springer, pp. 503-523. Open access
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 13 90
2021	Walsh, JA, Baumeister, J & Thomas, BH 2021, 'Spatial augmented reality visibility and line-of-sight cues for building design', in SN Spencer (ed.), VRST '21, Association for Computing Machinery, article no. 8. Open access 1
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. 26 6
2020	May, KW, Walsh, J, Smith, RT, Gu, N & Thomas, BH 2020, 'VRGlare: a virtual reality lighting performance simulator for real-time three-dimensional glare simulation and analysis', 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction: From Demonstration to Practical Use - To New Stage of Construction Robot, ISARC 2020, International Association on Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), pp. 32-39. Open access 4
2020	Mohr, P, Mori, S, Langlotz, T, Thomas, BH, Schmalstieg, D & Kalkofen, D 2020, 'Mixed reality light fields for interactive remote assistance', CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2020, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 1-12. 19
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 4 2
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. 75 48 8
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	Drogemuller, A, Verhulst, A, Volmer, B, Thomas, BH, Inami, M & Sugimoto, M 2019, 'Real time remapping of a third arm in virtual reality', in Y Kakehi & A Hiyama (eds), 29th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and 24th Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments, ICAT-EGVE 2019, Eurographics Association, pp. 57-64. 2
2019	Drogemuller, A, Verhulst, A, Volmer, B, Thomas, BH, Linami, M & Sugimoto, M 2019, 'Remapping a third arm in virtual reality', in R Teather et al. (eds), VR 2019: 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, IEEE, article no. 8798197, pp. 898-899. 4 1
2019	Matthews, BJ, Thomas, BH, Von Itzstein, S & Smith, RT 2019, 'Remapped physical-virtual interfaces with bimanual haptic retargeting', 2019 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), IEEE, pp. 19-27. 22 13
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 3
2019	Nguyen, H, Ward, B, Engelke, U, Thomas, B & Bednarz, T 2019, 'Collaborative data analytics using virtual reality', 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019, IEEE, article no. 8797845, pp. 1098-1099. 11 6
2019	Piumsomboon, T, Lee, GA, Irlitti, A, Ens, B, Thomas, BH & Billinghurst, M 2019, 'On the shoulder of the giant: a multi-scale mixed reality collaboration with 360 video sharing and tangible interaction', CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2019, ACM - Association for Computing Machinery Inc, article no. 228, pp. 1-17. 80 42 4
2019	Prouzeau, A, Cordeil, M, Robin, C, Ens, B, Thomas, BH & Dwyer, T 2019, 'Scaptics and highlight-planes: Immersive interaction techniques for finding occluded features in 3D scatterplots', CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2019, ACM - Association for Computing Machinery Inc, article no. 325, pp. 1-12. 28 16 1
2019	Ssin, SY, Cunningham, A, Smith, RT, Thomas, BH & Walsh, JA 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. 26 13 1
2019	Volmer, B, Verhulst, A, Inami, M, Drogemuller, A, Sugimoto, M & Thomas, B 2019, 'Towards robot arm training in virtual reality using partial least squares regression', 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019, IEEE, article no. 8797823, pp. 1209-1210. 5 2
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 6
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 31 1
2018	Gerry, L, Ens, B, Drogemuller, A, Thomas, B & Billinghurst, M 2018, 'Levity: A virtual reality system that responds to cognitive load', CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2018, ACM - Association for Computing Machinery Inc, vol. 2018-April, article no. LBW610, pp. 1-6. 14
2018	Piumsomboon, T, Lee, GA, Hart, JD, Ens, B, Lindeman, RW, Thomas, BH & Billinghurst, M 2018, 'Mini-me: an adaptive avatar for mixed reality remote collaboration', CHI Conference on human factors in computing systems, CHI 2018, Association for Computing Machinery, vol. 2018-April, pp. 1-13. 198 136 9
2018	Schmidt, S, Steinicke, F, Irlitti, A & Thomas, B 2018, 'Floor-projected guidance cues for collaborative exploration of spatial augmented reality setups', 13th ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces, ISS 2018, ACM, pp. 279-289. 16 9 2
2018	Sugiura, Y, Chong, T, Kawai, W & Thomas, BH 2018, 'Public/private interactive wearable projection display', 16th International conference on virtual-reality continuum and its applications in industry, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 1-6. 4 3 1
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	Bastiras, J & Thomas, B 2017, 'Combining virtual reality and narrative visualisation to persuade', International Symposium on Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2017, IEEE, article no. 8114623, pp. 1-8. 8 5
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. 138 96
2017	Delabrida, S, Billinghurst, M, Thomas, BH, Rabelo, RA & Ribeiro, SP 2017, 'Design of a wearable system for 3D data acquisition and reconstruction for tree climbers', SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Mobile Graphics and Interactive Applications, ACM, article no. 3139198, pp. 1-8. 3
2017	Delabrida, S, Loureiro, AA, D'Angelo, T, Oliveira, RA, Thomas, B, Carvalho, E & Billinghurst, M 2017, 'A low cost optical see-through HMD: Do-It-Yourself', 15th Adjunct IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR-Adjunct 2016, IEEE, article no. 7836508, pp. 252-257. 2
2017	ElSayed, NA, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2017, 'HORUS EYE: See the invisible bird and snake vision for augmented reality information visualization', 15th Adjunct IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR-Adjunct 2016, IEEE, pp. 203-208. Open access 6 5
2017	Kikuchi, T, Sugiura, Y, Masai, K, Sugimoto, M & Thomas, BH 2017, 'EarTouch: turning the ear into an input surface', 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, (MobileHCI 2017), ACM, article no. 27, pp. 1-6. 37 22
2017	Nguyen, H, Ketchell, S, Engelke, U, Thomas, BH & De Souza, P 2017, 'Augmented reality based bee drift analysis: A user study', International Symposium on Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2017, IEEE, article no. 8114581, pp. 1-8. 2 2
2017	Ssin, SY, Zucco, JE, Walsh, JA, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2017, 'SONA: Improving situational awareness of geotagged information using tangible interfaces', International Symposium on Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA, IEEE, article no. 8114625, pp. 1-8. Open access 2 2
2017	Yamashita, K, Kikuchi, T, Masai, K, Sugimoto, M, Thomas, BH & Sugiura, Y 2017, 'CheekInput: turning your cheek into an input surface by embedded optical sensors on a head-mounted display', 23rd ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology; VRST '17, ACM, article no. 19, pp. 1-8. 35 21 3
2016	ElSayed, NA, Smith, R, Marriott, K & Thomas, B 2016, 'Blended UI controls for situated analytics', Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016, IEEE, article no. 7787043, pp. 1-8. 6 3 3
2016	Irlitti, A, Smith, RT, Von Itzstein, S, Billinghurst, M & Thomas, BH 2016, 'Challenges for asynchronous collaboration in augmented reality', 15th Adjunct IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR-Adjunct 2016, IEEE, article no. 7836453, pp. 31-35. 24 16
2016	Kikuchi, T, Hiroi, Y, Smith, RT, Thomas, BH & Sugimoto, M 2016, 'MARCut: Marker-based laser cutting for personal fabrication on existing objects', 10th Anniversary Conference on Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2016, ACM - Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 468-474. 8 3
2016	Sommer, B, Hamacher, A, Kaluza, O, Czauderna, T, Klapperstück, M, Biere, N, Civico, M, Thomas, B, Barnes, DG & Schreiber, F 2016, 'Stereoscopic space map - Semi-immersive configuration of 3dstereoscopic tours in multi-display environments', 27th Annual Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference, SD and A 2016, Society for Imaging Science and Technology, vol. F129972. pp. 1-9. Open access 1
2016	Walsh, JA, Zucco, J, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2016, 'Temporal-geospatial cooperative visual analysis', 2016 Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA), IEEE, pp. 1-8. 6
2015	Baumeister, J, Marner, MR, Smith, RT, Kohler, M & Thomas, BH 2015, 'Visual subliminal cues for spatial augmented reality', in T Oishi & J Grubert (eds), 14th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Workshops, IEEE, article no. 7344747, pp. 4-11. 2 4
2015	ElSayed, NAM, Thomas, BH, Marriott, K, Piantadosi, J & Smith, RT 2015, 'Situated analytics', 2015 Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA), IEEE, pp. 1-8. Open access 43 16 1
2015	Marshall, DF, Gardner, HJ & Thomas, BH 2015, 'Interactive Visualisation for Surface Proximity Monitoring', in S Marks & R Blagojevic (eds), 16th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2015), Australian Computer Society Inc, pp. 41-50.
2015	Simon, TM, Thomas, BH & Smith, RT 2015, 'Controlling stiffness with jamming for wearable haptics', in K Mase (ed.), 19th ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC 2015, ACM, pp. 45-46. 2
2014	Adcock, M, Ranatunga, D, Smith, R & Thomas, B 2014, 'Object-based touch manipulation for remote guidance of physical tasks', SUI '14: 2nd ACM symposium on Spatial user interaction, ACM, pp. 113-122. 16
2014	Baumeister, J & Thomas, BH 2014, 'Crossing spatial augmented reality with psychology', The 9th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA2014), ICITA, pp. 1-6. Open access
2014	Broecker, M, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2014, 'Depth perception in view-dependent near-field spatial AR', in BC Wunsche & S Marks (eds), Australasian User Interface Conference - AUIC 2014, Australian Computer Society, pp. 87-88. Open access
2014	Fujimoto, Y, Taketomi, T, Yamamoto, G, Miyazaki, J, Kato, H, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2014, 'Geometrically-correct projection-based texture mapping onto a cloth', IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, IEEE Press, article no. 6802105, pp. 165-166.
2014	Irlitti, A, Von Itzstein, S, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2014, 'Performance improvement using data tags for handheld spatial augmented reality', in S Spencer (ed.), 20th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, ACM - Association for Computing Machinery Inc, pp. 161-165. 4
2014	Marner, MR & Thomas, BH 2014, 'Spatial augmented reality user interface techniques for room size modelling tasks', in BC Wunsche & S Marks (eds), Fifteenth Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC2014), Australian Computer Society, vol. 150, pp. 39-46. Open access 2
2014	Simon, TM, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2014, 'Wearable jamming mitten for virtual environment haptics', 2014 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ACM, pp. 67-70. 32 10
2014	Simon, TM, Thomas, BH, Smith, RT & Smith, M 2014, 'Adding input controls and sensors to RFID tags to support dynamic tangible user interfaces', 8th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, ACM, pp. 165-172. 10
2014	Thomas, BH, Marner, MR, Smith, RT, El, SN, Itzstein, GS, Klein, K, Adcock, M, Eades, P, Irlitti, A, Zucco, J, Simon, T, Baumeister, J & Suthers, T 2014, 'Spatial augmented reality: a tool for 3D data visualization', International Workshop on 3DVis: does 3D really make sense for data visualization, IEEE Press. 19
2014	Walsh, JA, von Itzstein, S & Thomas, BH 2014, 'Ephemeral interaction using everyday objects', in BC Wunsche & S Marks (eds), Fifteenth Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC2014), Australian Computer Society, vol. 150, pp. 29-37. Open access
2013	Adcock, M, Anderson, S & Thomas, B 2013, 'RemoteFusion: real time depth camera fusion for remote collaboration on physical tasks', 12th ACM International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry, ACM, pp. 235-242. 44
2013	Adock, M, Feng, D & Thomas, B 2013, 'Visualization of off-surface 3D viewpoint locations in spatial augmented reality', 1st Symposium on Spatial User Interaction, ACM, pp. 1-8. 16
2013	Billinghurst, M & Thomas, BH 2013, 'Welcome to the twelfth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2013)', 12th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2013, IEEE, article no. 6671747, pp. 1-2. Open access
2013	Billinghurst, M & Thomas, BH 2013, 'Welcome to the twelfth IEEE and ACM international symposium on mixed and augmented reality (ISMAR 2013)', 12th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality - Arts, Media, and Humanities, ISMAR-AMH 2013, IEEE, article no. 6671249, pp. 1-2. Open access
2013	Broecker, M, Thomas, BH & Smith, RT 2013, 'Adapting ray tracing to spatial augmented reality', 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE, article no. 6671826, pp. 1-6. 5 1
2013	Dasari, NM, Nandagopal, N, Thomas, B, Cocks, B, Dahal, N, Vijayalakshmi, R & Gaertner, P 2013, 'A signal processing system for visualizing complex functional brain networks during cognitive load', ICCSII 2013 : 2nd IEEE Conference on Control, Systems and Industrial Informatics, IEEE, pp. 150-155.
2013	Hoang, TN, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2013, '3D interactions with a passive deformable haptic glove', 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE, article no. 6671822, pp. 1-6. 10 2
2013	Hoang, TN, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2013, 'Passive deformable haptic glove to support 3D interactions on mobile augmented reality environments', 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE, article no. 6671793, pp. 257-258. 13 3
2013	Hoang, TN, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2013, 'Ultrasonic glove input device for distance-based interactions', 23rd International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT 2013), IEEE, pp. 46-53. 3 2
2013	Irlitti, A, Von Itzstein, S, Alem, L & Thomas, B 2013, 'Tangible interaction techniques to support asynchronous collaboration', 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE, pp. 1-6. 10 6
2013	Marner, MR, Irlitti, A & Thomas, BH 2013, 'Improving procedural task performance with augmented reality annotations', 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE, article no. 6671762, pp. 39-48. 51 43 3
2013	Martedi, S, Thomas, B & Saito, H 2013, 'Region-based tracking using sequences of relevance measures', 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE Press, article no. 6671834, pp. 1-6. 5 4
2013	Ranatunga, D, Adcock, M, Feng, D & Thomas, B 2013, 'Towards object based manipulation in remote guidance', 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE, pp. 1-6. 8 6
2013	Walsh, JA, von Itzstein, S & Thomas, BH 2013, 'Tangible agile mapping: ad-hoc tangible user interaction definition', in RT Smith & BC Wunsche (eds), Fourteenth Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2013), Australian Computer Society, pp. 3-12. Open access
2012	Hoang, TN & Thomas, BH 2012, 'Distance-based modeling and manipulation techniques using ultrasonic gloves', ISMAR 2012; 11th symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE, pp. 287-288. 6 4
2012	Joo, HJ, Smith, R, Thomas, B & Park, J 2012, 'Spatial augmented reality based tangible CAD system', in M Green (ed.), 18th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, ACM, pp. 207-208. 1
2012	Maas, ET, Marner, MR, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2012, 'Supporting freeform modelling in spatial augmented reality environments with a new deformable material', in H Shen & RT Smith (eds), 13th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2012), Australian Computer Society, pp. 77-86. Open access 3
2012	Marner, MR, Haren, S, Gardiner, M & Thomas, BH 2012, 'Exploring interactivity and augmented reality in theater: a case study of Half Real', in (eds), 11th IEEEInternational Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality - Arts, Media, and Humanities (ISMAR-AMH 2012), IEEE, pp. 81-86. 9 3
2012	O'Malley, SJ, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2012, 'Data mining office behavioural information from simple sensors', in H Shen & RT Smith (eds), 13th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2012), Australian Computer Society, pp. 97-98. Open access 4
2012	Simon, TM, Smith, RT, Thomas, B, Von Itzstein, S, Smith, M, Park, J & Park, J 2012, 'Merging tangible buttons and spatial augmented reality to support ubiquitous prototype designs', in H Shen & RT Smith (eds), 13th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2012), Australian Computer Society, pp. 29-38. Open access 7
2012	Thomas, BH 2012, 'Have we achieved the ultimate wearable computer?', in (eds), 2012 16th International Symposium on Wearable Computers, IEEE, pp. 104-107. 12 6
2011	Broecker, M, Smith, R & Thomas, B 2011, 'Adaptive substrate for enhanced spatial augmented reality contrast and resolution', International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT), The Virtual Reality Society of Japan, pp. 110-117.
2011	Broecker, MM, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2011, 'Adaptive substrate for enhance spatial augmented reality contrast and resolution', 10th International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE, pp. 251-252. Open access 1
2011	Hoang, TN & Thomas, BH 2011, 'Multiple camera augmented viewport: an investigation of camera position, visualizations, and the effects of sensor errors and head movement', 21st International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT), The Virtual Reality Society of Japan, pp. 33-40. Open access
2011	Maas, E, Marner, MR, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2011, 'Quimo: A deformable material to support freeform modeling in spatial augmented reality environments', in IEEE (eds), IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces 2011, 3DUI 2011, IEEE, pp. 111-112. 4
2011	Smith, RT, Marner, MR & Thomas, BH 2011, 'Adaptive color marker for SAR environments', IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI), IEEE, pp. 119-120. Open access 2
2011	Smith, RT, Marner, MR & Thomas, BH 2011, 'An adaptive color marker for Spatial Augmented Reality environments and visual feedback', IEEE Virtual Reality Conference 2011, IEEE, pp. 269-270. 2 1
2011	Thomas, BH, Smith, M, Simon, T, Park, J, Park, J, Von Itzstein, GS & Smith, RT 2011, 'Glove-based sensor support for dynamic tangible buttons in spatial augmented reality design environments', 15th Annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC), IEEE, article no. 5959577, pp. 109-110. Open access 6 2
2011	Thomas, BH, Von Itzstein, GS, Vernik, R, Porter, S, Marner, MR, Smith, RT, Broecker, M, Close, B, Walker, S, Pickersgill, S, Kelly, S & Schumacher, P 2011, 'Spatial augmented reality support for design of complex physical environments', IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom), IEEE, pp. 588-593. Open access 14
2011	Von Itzstein, G, Thomas, BH, Smith, RT & Walker, S 2011, 'Using spatial augmented reality for appliance design', IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom) 2011, IEEE, pp. 665-667. Open access 6
2011	Walsh, JA & Thomas, BH 2011, 'Visualising environmental corrosion in outdoor augmented reality', 12th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2011), Australian Computer Society, pp. 39-46. 10
2011	Zhou, J, Lee, I, Thomas, B, Menassa, R, Farrant, A & Sansome, A 2011, 'Applying spatial augmented reality to facilitate in-situ support for automotive spot welding inspection', in ZQ Liu et al. (eds), ACM New York 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry, ACM, pp. 195-200. 48
2010	Close, BS, McCulley, D & Thomas, BH 2010, 'Late breaking results: ARPipes: Aligning virtual models to their physical counterparts with spatial augmented reality', in UniSA, 20th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence, Virtual Reality Society of Japan, pp. 226-227.
2010	Cunningham, A, Close, BS, Thomas, BH & Hutterer, P 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	Hoang, TN & Thomas, BH 2010, 'Augmented viewport: an action at a distance technique for outdoor AR using distant and zoom lens cameras', in Hoi-Jun Yoo and Kristof Van Laerhoven, International symposium on wearable computers, IEEE. Open access 12
2010	Lee, I, Wang, Z & Thomas, BH 2010, 'A feasibility study of adopting wireless video for wearable computing', 20th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence, Virtual Reality Society of Japan, pp. 63-70.
2010	Marner, MR & Thomas, BH 2010, 'Augmented Foam Sculpting for Capturing 3D Models', in Martin Hachet, Kiyoshi Kiyokawa & Joseph J LaViola Jr., 2010 IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, IEEE, pp. 63-70. Open access 20
2010	Marner, MR & Thomas, BH 2010, 'Tool virtualization and spatial augmented reality', in UniSA, 20th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence, Virtual Reality Society of Japan, pp. 104-109.
2010	Porter, SR, Marner, MR, Smith, RT, Zucco, J & Thomas, BH 2010, 'Validating spatial augmented reality for interactive rapid prototyping', in T Hollerer (ed.), 9th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2010, IEEE, article no. 5643599, pp. 265-266. Open access 34
2010	Porter, SR, Marner, MR, Smith, RT, Zucco, J, Thomas, BH & Schumacher, PC 2010, 'Spatial augmented reality for interactive rapid prototyping', 20th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence, Virtual Reality Society of Japan, pp. 110-117.
2009	Avery, BRJ, Sandor, C & Thomas, BH 2009, 'Improving Spatial Perception for Augmented Reality X-Ray Vision', in Carolina Cruz-Neira & William Sherman, IEEE Virtual Reality 2009 3D User Interface Symposium, IEEE, pp. 79-82. Open access 10
2009	Cunningham, A, Close, BS, 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	Hoang, TN & Thomas, BH 2009, 'In-Situ Refinement Techniques for Outdoor Geo-Referenced Models Using Mobile AR', in Gudrun Klinker, Hideo Saito & tobias Hollerer, IEEE, pp. 193-194. Open access 6 11
2009	Hoang, TN, Porter, SR & Thomas, BH 2009, 'Augmenting Image Plane AR 3D Interactions for Wearable Computers', in Paul Calder & Gerald Weber, Australian Comptuer Society, pp. 9-15. Open access 3
2009	Hoang, TN, Porter, SR, Close, BS & Thomas, BH 2009, 'Web 2.0 Meets Wearable Augmented Reality', in Juan E Guerrero, 2009 International Symposium on Wearable Computers, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 151-152. Open access 3 2
2009	Kjeldskov, J, Paay, J, O'Hara, K, Smith, RT & Thomas, BH 2009, 'FrostWall: A dual-sided situated display for informal collaboration in the corridor', in J Kjeldskov, ACM, pp. 369-372. Open access 3
2009	Marner, MR, Thomas, BH & Sandor, C 2009, 'Physical-Virtual Tools for Spatial Augmented Reality User Interfaces', in Gudrun Klinker, Hideo Saito & tobias Hollerer, IEEE, pp. 205-206. Open access 35 23
2009	Porter, SR, Marner, MR, see 110034638, d, Sandor, C & Thomas, BH 2009, 'Rundle Lantern in Miniature: Simulating Large Scale Non-Planar Displays', in Burce thomas, Yoshifumi Kitamura & magy Seif El Nasr, ACM Press, pp. 311-314. 2
2009	Stafford, A, Thomas, BH & Piekarski, W 2009, 'Comparison of techniques for mixed-space collaborative navigation', in Paul Calder & Gerald Weber, 10th Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2009), Australian Computer Society, pp. 61-70. Open access 3
2009	Thomas, BH 2009, 'Roadblocks: current technology challenges for ubiquitous virtual reality', in B Thomas et al. (eds), Third International Workshop on Ubiquitous Virtual Reality, University of South Australia, pp. 1-4. Open access
2009	Thomas, BH 2009, 'Supporting user interfaces in ubiquitous virtual reality', in Youngho Lee, Youngjung Suh & Wonwoo Lee, 2009 International Symposium on Ubiquitous Virtual Reality, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc, pp. 15-18. Open access
2009	Zucco, J, Thomas, BH, Grimmer, KA & Cockburn, A 2009, 'A Comparison of Menu Configurations and Pointing Devices for use with Wearable Computers while Mobile and Stationary', in Juan E Guerrero, 2009 International Symposium on Wearable Computers, IEEE, pp. 63-70. Open access 10 2
2008	Avery, BRJ, Thomas, BH & Piekarski, W 2008, 'User Evaluation of See-Through Vision for Mobile Outdoor Augmented Reality', in Mark A Livingston, Oliver Bimber, Hideo Saito, 7th IEEE and ACM international symposium on mixed and augmented reality, ISMAR 2008, IEEE, pp. 69-72. Open access 30 5
2008	Furuhira, A, Marais, W & Thomas, BH 2008, 'Supporting remote tangible robotic entertainment', in Masa Inakage & Adrian David Cheok, Association for Computing Machinery, vol. 352, pp. 412-413. 1
2008	Heinrich, M, Thomas, BH & Mueller, S 2008, 'ARWeather - An Augmented Reality Weather System', in Mark A Livingston, Oliver Bimber, Hideo Saito, IEEE, pp. 187-188. Open access 7
2008	Heinrich, M, Thomas, BH, Mueller, S & Sandor, C 2008, 'An Augmented Reality Weather System', in Masa Inakage & Adrian David Check, Association for Computing Machinery ACM, vol. 352, pp. 170-173. 3
2008	Hoang, TN & Thomas, BH 2008, 'Augmented reality in-situ 3D model menu for outdoors', in Mark A Livingston, Oliver Bimber, Hideo Saito, IEEE, pp. 185-186. Open access 5
2008	Hutterer, P & Thomas, BH 2008, 'Enabling Co-located Ad-hoc Collaboration on Shared Displays', in Beryl Plimmer & Gerald Weber, AUIC 2008 : 9th Australasian user interface conference, Australian Computer Society Australia, vol. 76, pp. 1-8.
2008	Smith, RT, Avery, BRJ & Thomas, BH 2008, 'Lightweight Hand and Arm Tracking for Mobile Augmented Reality', in Dan Siewiorek & Asim Smailagic, IEEE, pp. 105-106. Open access
2008	Smith, RT, Thomas, BH & Piekarski, W 2008, 'Digital Foam Interaction Techniques for 3D Modeling', in Ernst Kruiff, ACM, pp. 61-68. Open access 36
2008	Smith, RT, Thomas, BH & Piekarski, W 2008, 'Tech Note: Digital Foam', in Sabine Coquillart, Wolfgang Sturzlinger and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, IEEE symposium on 3D user interfaces, 3DUI 2008, IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 35-37. Open access 13
2008	Stafford, A, Piekarski, W & Thomas, BH 2008, 'HOG on a WIM', in Ming Lin, Anthony Steed & Caroline Cruz-Neira, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 289-290. 2
2008	Stafford, A, Thomas, BH & Piekarski, W 2008, 'Efficiency of Techniques for Mixed-Space Collaborative Navigation', in Mark A Livingston, Oliver Bimber, Hideo Saito, IEEE, pp. 181-182. Open access 7

Other

Year	Output
2009	Thomas, BH, Woo, W, Billinghurst, M & Park, J 2009, The Third International Workshop on Ubiquitous Virtual Reality (IWUVR2009).

Research

Patents

Details	Registry	Status
Digital foam Smith, Ross Travers; Thomas, Bruce Hunter; Piekarski, Wayne	US	Granted
Distance based modelling and manipulation methods for augmented reality systems using ultrasonic gloves Hoang, Thuong N; Thomas, Bruce H; Smith, Ross T	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

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Aalborg University	DENMARK
ARS Electronica Futurelab	AUSTRIA
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments	AUSTRALIA
Beijing Institute of Technology	CHINA
Benha University	EGYPT
Bielefeld University	GERMANY
Carleton University	CANADA
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation)	AUSTRALIA
CSIRO Data61	AUSTRALIA
CSIRO ICT Centre	AUSTRALIA
Data61 CSIRO	AUSTRALIA
Defence Science and Technology Group	AUSTRALIA
Defence Science and Technology Organisation	AUSTRALIA
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	AUSTRALIA
Edinburgh University	UNITED KINGDOM
ENAC Professional Institute	CHILE
French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)	AUSTRALIA
General Motor Holden Ltd	AUSTRALIA
General Motors	ISRAEL
Graz University of Technology	AUSTRIA
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH)
Gymnasium Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock	GERMANY
Hochschule Luzern	SWITZERLAND
Hongik University	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH)
Imt Atlantique	FRANCE
INRIA Sohpia Antipolis	FRANCE
Institute of Environmental Science and Research	NEW ZEALAND
Intel Corporation (US)	UNITED STATES
IRISA-INSA Rennes	FRANCE
James Cook University	AUSTRALIA
Keio University	JAPAN
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	SWEDEN
Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan	SWEDEN
Lockheed Martin Corporation	UNITED STATES
Microsoft	AUSTRALIA
Microsoft Research	UNITED KINGDOM
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Murdoch University	AUSTRALIA
Nara Institute of Science and Technology	JAPAN
Naval Research Laboratory	UNITED STATES
Psg College of Technology	INDIA
Shandong University of Science and Technology	CHINA
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
UniversitÃ© Paris-Saclay	FRANCE
Universitat Koblenz-Landau	GERMANY
Universite de Lyon	FRANCE
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Calgary	CANADA
University of Canberra	AUSTRALIA
University of Canterbury	NEW ZEALAND
University of Central Florida	UNITED STATES
University of Edinburgh	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Hamburg	GERMANY
University of Konstanz	GERMANY
University of Manitoba	CANADA
University of Maryland	UNITED STATES
University of Osnabruck	GERMANY
University of Otago	NEW ZEALAND
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
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
Research and Development SA iAward Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) SA/NT	2018
Scientific Committee Member The Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting	2018
Editorial Board Member The Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting	2017
Member Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2017
Member Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia	2017
Member, Steering Committee IEEE Technical Committee on Wearable Information Systems	2017
Member, Steering Committee ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR)	2017
Member, Steering Committee ACM/IEEE International Workshop on Tabletops and Interactive Surfaces	2017
Senior Member Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society (ACM/IEEE)	2017
Visiting Scholar Human Interaction Technology Lab, University of Washington	2017
Member Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2016
Member Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia	2016
Member Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2015
Member Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia	2015
Member Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2014
Member Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia	2014
Member Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2013
Member Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia	2013
Member Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2012
Member Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia	2012
Member ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces Hong Kong (IUI 2010)	2012
Associate Chair ACM SIGCHI Sub-Committee Interaction Using Specific Capabilities or Modalities, Vancouver BC	2011
Member Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2011
Member Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia	2011
Member IEEE Virtual Reality	2011
Member ACM SIGCHI Fifth International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI11), Madeira	2011
Member 4th International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI10), Cambridge USA	2011
General Co-Chair International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence , Adelaide, 2010	2010
Member Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2010
Member Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia	2010
Member ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST)	2010
Member 14th IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC	2010
Member IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, WiMob2010	2010
Member 6th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC10)	2010
Member 5th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, Monterey	2010

Other

Program Co-Chair IEEE VR 2019
Thesis Fast Forward Chair ACM SIGGraph Asia 2019
Program Co-Chair IEEE VR 2018
General Chair IEEE-SA BDVA 2017 Big Data and Visual Analytics
Program Co-Chair IEEE 3D UI 2017
Program Co-Chair IEEE 3D UI 2016
Program Co-Chair IEEE 3D UI 2015
Program Co-Chair ACSC 2014 Australasian Computer Science Conference, Auckland, 2014
Associate Chair ICMI 2013 15th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction
Program Chair ACSC 2013 Australasian Computer Science Conference, Adelaide, 2013
General Co-Chair ISMAR 2013 IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2013
Doctoral Symposium Co-Chair ISMAR 2012 IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2012
Video Co-Chair IEEE VR 2012
Program Co-Chair ACSC 2012 Australasian Computer Science Conference, Melbourne, 2012
Associate Chair ACM SIGCHI 2011 Sub-Committee Interaction Using Specific Capabilities or Modalities Vancouver BC, 2011
General Co-Chair ICAT 2010: International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence, Adelaide, 2010
Program Co-Chair ACE 2009: International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, Crete Greece.
Area Chair 7th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2008)
Workshop Convener Workshop on Industrial Augmented Reality: Needs and Solutions, at ISMAR2008, 2008
General Chair OzCHI: Australasian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, Adelaide, 2007
Area Chair 6th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2007)
Treasurer 2nd IEEE TABLETOP Workshop - October, 2007
Area Chair 5th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2006)
General Chair TableTop2006 - The First IEEE International Workshop on Horizontal Interactive Human-Computer Systems, Adelaide, 2006
Publication Chair 5th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2006)
Program Chair ISWC - IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers, Washington DC, 2004
Program Chair ART03 The Second IEEE International Augmented Reality Toolkit Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, Oct, 2003
Program Chair AusVis: an Australian Symposium on Information Visualisation, Adelaide, AU, Jan 2003
Program Chair Fourth Australasian User Interface Conference, Adelaide, AU, 2003
Program Chair ISWC - IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers, Seattle, 2002
Program Chair Inaugural Asia Pacific Forum on Pervasive Computing, Adelaide, 2002
Publicity Chair ISWC - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, Zurich, 2001
Publicity Chair ISWC - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, Atlanta, GA 2000
Program Committee Co-Chair First Australasian User Interface Conference "Stepping Out of Windows", Canberra, AU, 2000
Program Committee Co-Chair OZCHI '98 Annual Conference of the Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group of the Ergonomics Society of Australia, Adelaide, AU, 1998
Workshop Convener Workshop on User Interface Issues for Mobile Computing Devices (WUIIMCD), Adelaide, AU, 1998
Workshop Convener South Australian Human Computer Interaction Workshop, Adelaide, AU, 1995
Workshop Chair First Australian Hypertext Workshop, HyperOz'92, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 1992.

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Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Virtual Reality
Graphical User Interfaces
Objects and Algorithms

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Augmented reality support for performance and decision making in a collaborative time-critical task	Current
Distributed teams: individual and team performance.	Current
Dynamic haptic interfaces in virtual reality: remapping physical controls to virtual user interfaces using haptic retargeting	Current
IMT Atlantique	Current
Integrating immersive technologies with building information modelling (BIM) for improved productivity of building performance	Current
Leveraging Non-Euclidean traits using portals for interactions in virtual reality	Current
Parametric VR: Applying and Exploring Virtual Reality Systems to Better Support Parametric Design	Current
Strategies for Implementation of Immersive Analytics Tools in the Forestry Sector	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
Embodied navigation: graphs beyond the desktop	Completed
Evaluation of input devices for wearable computers	Completed
Improvisational creativity and collaborative play in virtual environments	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
Spatial augmented reality predictive cues for improving task performance and reducing mental effort	Completed
Supporting ad-hoc tangible interaction	Completed
Tangible spatiotemporal visualisation	Completed
Techniques for the immersive remote collaboration combining 360 degree video with 3D reconstruction	Completed
The effective use of immersive data storytelling for event-related information	Completed
The measurement and analysis of team cohesion in technology-mediated environments using learning analytics	Completed
Toward consistent measurement of cognitive load in augmented reality research	Completed
Virtual reality in the court of law: improving jury understanding in a reconstructed environment	Completed
VizDSL: a visual Domain Specific Language for modelling visualisation processes	Completed

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