Associate ProfessorThuong Hoang

(he/him)

Associate Head of School, Research

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Information Technology

  • Associate Head of School, Research
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Information Technology
  • +61 3 924 68610 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Augmented Studio: NGV Triennial Voices: http://staging.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition_post/augmented-studio/
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Media Appearance
    Augmented Studio: Channel 10 Scope segment (aired 22 July 2017): https://tenplay.com.au/channel-eleven/scope/season-4/episode-5
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Building wearable backpack for the Bionic Eye project Reported by National ABC at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-18/bionic-eye-testing-heads-into-field/4966772
  • AFFILIATION
    Membership
    ACM Professional Member
  • AFFILIATION
    ACM SIG CHI Melbourne Chapter
  • AFFILIATION
    ACM SIG CHI Arts Chapter
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2023 S+T+ARTS Prize Honourable Mention - Child of Now Collaboration with University of Melbourne and Arts Centre Melbourne, using digital holograms to enable people to know the past and see the future through volumetric technology
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2022 Endeavours Award - HYDAC is winner of the 2022 Endeavour Awards' Excellence in Manufacturing Skills Development award, based on my collaboration with HYDAC
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2021 - Victorian Premiers Design Finalist Awards - HYDAC VR Training project with international hydraulics, electronics and engineering company HYDAC Australia
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2019 - Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019 - Top 10% most downloaded papers in Australasian Journal on Ageing, Wiley
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2019 - Best Paper Award International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interactions TEI 2019.
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2019 - School of Information Technology Research Award Best Publication Award Deakin University.
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2019 - Interaction Awards Finalist Interaction Design Association Award Finalists - Smart Socks for Physiotherapy One of 3 Finalists for the Connecting category
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2018 School of Information Technology Service Award Excellence in advancing international partnership Deakin University.
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2018 Victoria Premier Design Award Finalist Smart Socks for Telephysiotherapy
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2018 Fresh Science Award For PhD Candidate Deepti Aggarwal on supervised research project SoPhy: Smart Socks for Physiotherapy
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2016 Best Paper Award ACM International Symposium on Interactive Technology and Ageing Populations (ACM IxAP)
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    CHI, OzCHI, NordiCHI, IEEE ISMAR, 3DUI, VRST, ISWC
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Organisation
    Chair, organiser, committe member, AC: General co-chair Ubicomp/ISWC 2024, CHI, SIGGRAPH Asia, ISWC, IEEE AIVR, OzCHI, VRST, IEEE VR, OzCHI, AUIC, ARC Detailed Assessor.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Invited Talks
    Invited speaker, presenter, and exhibition: NGV Triennial Voices 2018, Melbourne Knowledge Week, Science Gallery Melbourne BLOOD exhibition
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    Invited as a guest lecturer at Western Sydney University, sharing expertise on the integration of virtual reality in architectural practice, emphasizing its potential for sustainable and inclusive design.