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BIO

Professor Duh is the Head of Department of Computer Science and Information Technology. He received his degrees in psychology, industrial design and engineering respectively and did his postdoctoral training in the NASA-Johnson Space Centre involved in a virtual reality project. He is also a visiting professor in the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, China, adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Journalism, National Taiwan University, Taiwan and adjunct professor in the School of Computer Science, Vellore Institute of Technology, India. Before joining La Trobe University, he was a faculty member in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore and School of Engineering and ICT, University of Tasmania.

Professor Duh is an ACM Distinguished Speaker and has published more than 150 conference and journal papers in HCI area. He was the Co-Director of Keio-NUS CUTE centre (a joint research centre between NUS and Keio University, Japan) and Director of Human Interface Technology Lab Australia (a joint research centre between University of Tasmania and University of Washington). Professor Duh has attracted more than US$5M funding as the Lead CI/PI (or US$10M as CI/Co-PI) from government agencies and industries.

He actively engages with local communities. He was a Board Director of Tourism Northern Tasmania, an Ambassador of Business Event Tasmania, a member of Australian Council of Deans of Information and Communication Technology, Australia Computer Society (Tasmania Branch), CSIRO/Data61 University Planning Committee and participate in federal and state funded projects such as SenseT program and Australia Research Council ITRH Pathway to Market project and Transforming Mining Value Chain Project.

His current research focuses on user experience and interaction design, HCI and augmented/virtual reality.

Prof. Duh is a private pilot (PPL) and certified advanced ground instructor (AGI) by the Federal Aviation Authority, USA.


Involvement in key conferences in 2019 to present:

0. Steering committee member, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality

1. Panel co-chair IEEE International Conference on Virtual Reality (IEEE VR 2023), Shanghai, China (CORE A*)

2. Program co-chair IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (IEEE ISMAR 2022), Singapore, Singapore (CORE A*)

3. Conference co-chair IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (IEEE ISMAR 2020), Recife, Brazil (CORE A*)

4. Conference co-chair IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (IEEE ISMAR 2019), Beijing, China (CORE A*)

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Department Head and Professor
    La Trobe University, Computer Science and IT, Australia9 Jun 2017 - present
  • Course Coordinator, Master of Artificial Intelligence
    La Trobe University, Computer Science and IT, Melbourne, Australia1 Mar 2020 - 31 Dec 2021
  • Course Coordinator, Master of Digital Media
    La Trobe University, Computer Science and IT, Melbourne, Australia1 Mar 2021 - 31 Dec 2021

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Co-chair
    IEEE System, Man and Cybernetic Society, Technical Committee on Visual Analytics and Communication1 Mar 2017 - present
  • Australian National Representative, IFIP TC 13 HCI
    Australian Computer Society, Technical Advisory Board1 Nov 2021 - present

DEGREES

  • BSc, Psychology
    National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • MEng, Industrial Design
    National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
  • MSIE, Industrial Engineering, Human Factors Engineering
    University of Washington, Seattle, United States
  • PhD
    University of Washington, Seattle, United States

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Private Pilot
    Federal Aviation Administration, Washington D.C., United States
  • Certified Advanced Ground Instructor
    Federal Aviation Administration, Washington D.C., United States

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Centre, Houston, United States
    Postdoctoral Research

EXPERTISE