Supervision

I have supervised 4 Postdoc and Research Assistants, 6 full-time PhD students (ongoing) and over 30 masters thesis students:

Postdoc / RA:

  • Dr Awais Khan (2022): Unmaking and Design.
  • India Anderson (2021): Co-Design in Men’s Shed.
  • Anabelle Cooper (2020): Co-Design in low SES communities.
  • Dr Diogo Quintal (2019): Ethnography in informal makerspaces in Australia.

Ongoing PhD/MPhil Supervision:

  • David (Pok Hin) Chiu (2021): Designing IoT to support independent living for housebound individuals. PHD @ UQ
  • Pradeepa Bandara (2024): Generative AI for Better Health Outcomes. PHD @ UQ
  • Niseraporn Ying Low (2024): Designing for Accessible Everyday for Wheelchair Users. PHD @ UQ.
  • Chris Adams (2025): Designing for Ethics in AI-based Implicit Interactions. PHD @ UQ.
  • Upul Anuradha (2025): LLMs for Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. PHD @ UQ.

Thesis Completion:

  1. Pinyao (Sophie) Song (2026): Helping Refugees Resettle and use of Virtual Reality. PHD @ UQ Pinyao Thesis 
  2. Chuike Lee (2025): Fostering Making Practices in People from Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds. PHD @ UQ Chuike Thesis
  3. Hongyi Tao (2025): Mixed-Reality applications for fostering DIY in Low Socio-Economic Communities. PHD @ UQ Hongyi Thesis
  4. Sonali Hedditch (2024): Leap-frogging marginalised, under-educated women into STEM skills through human centered design in makerspaces. PHD @ UQ Sonali Thesis
  5. Franklin Khristi (2023): Connecting Making and Health in a Communal Makerspaces. PHD @ UQ
  6. Asam Almohammed (2021): Designing for refugees and asylum seekers: Social inclusion and empowerment. PHD @ QUT
  7. Steve Shorney (2020): Utilising human computer interaction evaluation techniques to improve sugar cane transportation. MPhil @ QUT
  8. Thilina Hollulawa (2019): Human money interaction: Designing for personal finances in the developing countries. PHD @ QUT

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