Scholarships in Human-Computer Interaction for Fire Visualisation at the
University of New South Wales, Australia
Two scholarships are available for exceptional students to complete a PhD in
Computer Science and Engineering supervised by Scientia Prof. and ARC Laureate
Fellow Dennis Del Favero, Prof. Maurice Pagnucco and A/Prof. Tomasz Bednarz,
beginning in 2022. The scholarships are available to undertake postgraduate
research spanning a range of areas in Human-Computer Interaction for AR/VR, AI
and Machine Learning.
The successful PhD candidates’ work will align with the national ARC-funded
project ‘Burning Landscapes: Reimagining Unpredictable Scenarios’, which is
part of flagship research currently undertaken at UNSW’s iCinema Centre. It
aims to practically enable globally distributed users and intelligent systems
to collaboratively model unforeseen and multi-located scenarios, such as
wildfires, and to visualise these in real time at 1:1 scale. The project will
transform how we visually understand, explore and respond to complex and
dynamically evolving events.
It is undertaken in collaboration with a range of national and international
academic and industry partners including San José State University (USA) and
CSIRO. The PhD candidates will be part of an art, design and technology
research team and will contribute to the participatory research process,
collaborating directly with numerous fire and creative industry partners.
Eligibility details
Essential:
• Meet the UNSW PhD entry requirements:
For Australian applicants: A four-year Bachelor’s degree with Honours
Class I from an Australian institution, or equivalent research qualification
experience, or a Master’s Degree with a Distinction average.
For international applicants: Equivalence of overseas qualifications
will be assessed by the Faculty Higher Degree Committee (see also UNSW
international student entry requirements
<https://research.unsw.edu.au/submit-application>).
For all applicants: The qualification must be in a field relevant to
the proposed area of research.
• Be able to enrol as a full-time PhD student.
• Practical knowledge of relevant tools in the area you want to approach (e.g.,
Unity3D/Unreal Engine if your area of interest is VR/AR; Python, R, PyTorch,
TensorFlow or similar technologies if your interest is AI/ML)
Desirable:
• Experience in designing interfaces and interactions for AR, VR and mixed
reality if your research topic is related to AR/VR.
• Experience in theoretical aspects of symbolic AI and its implementation and
application (e.g., semantic web, SAT solvers, etc.), or experience with Machine
Learning algorithms and their application to real-world problems if your
research topic is related to AI/ML.
• Some knowledge and understanding of fire modelling industry practices.
• An interest and awareness of digital interaction.
Scholarship Details
• Students will receive an annual living allowance of AU$27,609 for up to 3
years, beginning in 2022, and be allowed to take on external work for up to 2
days per week.
• The scholarship is tax exempt.
How to apply
To apply – or for more information about the project, eligibility or selection
criteria – email Scientia Professor Dennis Del Favero ([email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>). Please include your CV, academic
transcripts, and broad description of research interests (max. 500 words).
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Maurice Pagnucco
Deputy Dean (Education), UNSW Engineering
PLuS Alliance Fellow
Professorial Fellow, UNSW iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema Research
UNSW Sydney
Dean’s Unit, Faculty of Engineering
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UNSW SYDNEY 2052
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