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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
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 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
• Guest Professor (Global) Keio University
• Member of the IEEE Steering Committee for International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality
• Senior Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2009-present
• Fellow of the Australian Computing Society 2014-present
• IEEE Senior Member 2015-present
• Editorial Board, Scientific Committee, The Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting
• Associate Editor Frontiers in ICT - Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Master of Science (Computer Science) University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts (Physics) The George Washington University
Current research interests include:
Highlights
Research
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, 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2025
Development of a new consumer-driven building inspection tool using AI and AR technologies, Qubisoft Pty Ltd, 05/09/2024 - 30/03/2025
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
Future HQ Operations Rooms, DST
Research
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.
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
3
2
1
|
2023 |
Open access
4
2
|
2022 |
Open access
8
1
|
2020 |
83
62
|
2020 |
19
18
1
|
Year | Output |
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2018 |
100
|
2018 |
55
|
2017 |
|
2013 |
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2011 |
17
|
2011 |
2
|
2011 |
|
2011 |
4
|
2010 |
Open access
3
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
3
|
Year | Output |
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2024 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2023 |
Open access
3
2
1
|
2023 |
Open access
|
2023 |
Open access
3
1
|
2023 |
Open access
4
2
|
2023 |
Open access
1
1
|
2022 |
Open access
31
28
1
|
2022 |
Open access
8
1
|
2020 |
83
62
|
2020 |
Open access
17
16
|
2020 |
Open access
4
4
|
2020 |
19
18
1
|
2020 |
33
26
|
2020 |
Open access
11
10
|
2020 |
Open access
2
|
2019 |
26
23
|
2019 |
Open access
3
4
|
2018 |
13
11
|
2018 |
Open access
43
40
3
|
2018 |
12
11
1
|
2018 |
Open access
40
35
|
2017 |
Open access
108
93
3
|
2017 |
153
108
|
2017 |
Open access
113
95
3
|
2016 |
Open access
7
6
|
2016 |
84
63
7
|
2016 |
Open access
3
1
|
2015 |
8
7
|
2014 |
7
5
|
2014 |
Open access
29
19
|
2014 |
18
13
|
2014 |
37
28
3
|
2013 |
Open access
|
2013 |
Open access
4
|
2012 |
60
|
2012 |
Open access
|
2010 |
1
|
2009 |
Open access
8
6
|
2009 |
Open access
28
16
|
2008 |
|
Year | Output |
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2024 |
|
2024 |
1
|
2023 |
1
|
2023 |
|
2023 |
Open access
|
2023 |
5
|
2023 |
Open access
|
2023 |
1
|
2023 |
10
3
|
2023 |
2
|
2022 |
Open access
3
1
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
9
7
|
2022 |
Open access
8
6
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
|
2022 |
Open access
4
4
|
2022 |
Open access
9
4
|
2022 |
Open access
4
4
|
2021 |
15
|
2021 |
3
|
2021 |
15
|
2021 |
16
|
2021 |
Open access
4
1
|
2021 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
23
90
|
2021 |
Open access
1
|
2020 |
46
5
|
2020 |
Open access
6
|
2020 |
29
|
2019 |
Open access
8
8
|
2019 |
109
80
11
|
2019 |
Open access
|
2019 |
Open access
|
2019 |
2
|
2019 |
4
2
|
2019 |
Open access
28
20
|
2019 |
Open access
3
|
2019 |
17
11
|
2019 |
107
80
4
|
2019 |
40
29
|
2019 |
34
26
1
|
2019 |
6
3
|
2019 |
Open access
|
2018 |
Open access
9
|
2018 |
Open access
41
|
2018 |
19
|
2018 |
267
221
12
|
2018 |
18
13
|
2018 |
5
3
|
2018 |
Open access
8
|
2017 |
9
8
|
2017 |
181
143
|
2017 |
3
|
2017 |
4
|
2017 |
Open access
10
8
|
2017 |
44
33
|
2017 |
4
3
|
2017 |
Open access
2
2
|
2017 |
43
34
|
2016 |
11
5
|
2016 |
39
28
|
2016 |
10
6
|
2016 |
Open access
1
|
2016 |
7
|
2015 |
3
5
|
2015 |
Open access
57
28
1
|
2015 |
|
2015 |
2
|
2014 |
20
|
2014 |
Open access
|
2014 |
Open access
|
2014 |
|
2014 |
4
|
2014 |
Open access
3
|
2014 |
39
10
|
2014 |
10
|
2014 |
22
|
2014 |
Open access
|
2013 |
54
|
2013 |
20
|
2013 |
Open access
|
2013 |
Open access
|
2013 |
6
1
|
2013 |
|
2013 |
10
2
|
2013 |
16
5
|
2013 |
4
4
|
2013 |
14
4
|
2013 |
61
53
|
2013 |
5
4
|
2013 |
8
6
|
2013 |
Open access
|
2012 |
6
4
|
2012 |
1
|
2012 |
Open access
3
|
2012 |
11
4
|
2012 |
Open access
4
|
2012 |
Open access
7
|
2012 |
13
6
|
2011 |
|
2011 |
Open access
1
|
2011 |
Open access
|
2011 |
5
|
2011 |
Open access
2
|
2011 |
2
1
|
2011 |
Open access
6
2
|
2011 |
Open access
15
|
2011 |
Open access
6
|
2011 |
15
|
2011 |
52
|
2010 |
Open access
14
|
2010 |
|
2010 |
Open access
20
|
2010 |
|
2010 |
Open access
42
|
2010 |
|
2010 |
Open access
2
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
Open access
84
|
2009 |
Open access
10
2
|
2009 |
Open access
6
11
|
2009 |
Open access
3
|
2009 |
Open access
|
2009 |
Open access
|
2009 |
Open access
3
2
|
2009 |
1
|
2009 |
Open access
37
25
|
2009 |
Open access
3
|
2009 |
Open access
4
|
2009 |
2
|
2008 |
Open access
30
19
|
2008 |
Open access
1
1
|
2008 |
Open access
5
4
|
2008 |
|
2008 |
1
|
2008 |
Open access
7
5
|
2008 |
4
|
2008 |
3
3
|
2008 |
Open access
37
|
2008 |
Open access
14
6
|
2008 |
Open access
8
5
|
Year | Output |
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2009 |
Woo, W, Thomas, BH, Park, J & Billinghurst, M 2009, The Third International Workshop on Ubiquitous Virtual Reality (IWUVR2009). |
Research
Current research interests include:
Highlights
Research
Details | Registry | Status |
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Smith, Ross Travers; Thomas, Bruce Hunter; Piekarski, Wayne |
US | Granted |
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
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 |
Columbia University | UNITED STATES |
CSIRO Agriculture and Food | AUSTRALIA |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
CSIRO Data61 | AUSTRALIA |
CSIRO ICT Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Data61 CSIRO | AUSTRALIA |
Defence Science and Technology Group | AUSTRALIA |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | IRELAND |
Edinburgh University | UNITED KINGDOM |
ENAC Professional Institute | CHILE |
Federal University of Minas Gerais | BRAZIL |
Federal University of Ouro Preto | BRAZIL |
French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) | AUSTRALIA |
General Motor Holden Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
General Motors | UNITED STATES |
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 |
Know Centre | AUSTRIA |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology | SWEDEN |
Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan | SWEDEN |
Lab-STICC | FRANCE |
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 |
Osnabrueck University | GERMANY |
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 of Munich | GERMANY |
Technische Universitat Graz | AUSTRIA |
The Border Project | AUSTRALIA |
The University of Electro-Communications | JAPAN |
Tokyo Institute of Technology | JAPAN |
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 Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of Otago | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Paris-Saclay | FRANCE |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Stuttgart | GERMANY |
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 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 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2017 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2017 |
Member, Steering CommitteeIEEE Technical Committee on Wearable Information Systems |
2017 |
Member, Steering CommitteeACM/IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) |
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 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2015 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2015 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2014 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2014 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2013 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2013 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
2012 |
MemberACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces Hong Kong (IUI 2010) |
2012 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2012 |
Associate ChairACM SIGCHI Sub-Committee Interaction Using Specific Capabilities or Modalities, Vancouver BC |
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 |
MemberAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
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 |
Member6th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC10) |
2010 |
MemberComputer Human Interaction Special Interest Group, Ergonomics Society of Australia |
2010 |
MemberACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) |
2010 |
MemberIEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, WiMob2010 |
2010 |
Member5th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, Monterey |
2010 |
Member14th IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC |
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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Augmented reality support for performance and decision making in a collaborative time-critical task | Current |
Design thinking in immersive environments: exploring the impacts of VR on parametric design process | Current |
Enhancing portals in virtual reality: the (non-Euclidean) space between locomotion and action-at-a-distance | Current |
IMT Atlantique | Current |
IMT Atlantique/ UniSA Cotutelle | 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 |
Dynamic haptic interfaces in virtual reality: remapping physical controls to virtual user interfaces using haptic retargeting | 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 |
Integrating immersive technologies with building information modelling (BIM) for improved productivity of building performance | 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 |