I am always looking for smart and caring people who would like to conduct higher degree research (PhD or MPhil) in urban informatics, smart cities, human-computer interaction, interaction design, participatory design, media architecture, urban studies, sustainability, eco justice, more-than-human futures, and related topics. You are welcome to propose your own topic and discuss it with me, or consider aligning yourself with one of our group’s current projects, or choose one of the new and emerging topics that we are currently interested in. Contact me to discuss.
A list of all research student theses that I have supervised to date >
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A System Design Analysis for a Transition of the Plastics Industry to a Circular Economy in South-East Queensland, supervised by Dr Manuela Taboada, Prof. Leonie Barner, and Prof. Marcus Foth
Creative Citizens, Digital Inclusion, and the Role of Institutions in the Collaborative City Ecosystem, supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth, Prof. Greg Hearn, and Dr Kim Osman
Participatory Design of a Data-Agnostic Smart City Framework, supervised by Prof. Markus Rittenbruch, Prof. Marcus Foth, and Prof. Peta Mitchell
Planned Technotopia? Investigating the formational and operational processes of virtual built environments in the open metaverse, supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Prof. Greg Hearn
Mapping Separation: Participatory Re-Locative Media for Migrants and Transnational Relationships, supervised by Dr Jane Turner and Prof. Marcus Foth
Translating Common Knowledge Theory into Practice: Blockchain and Applied Cryptography for Decentralised Finance in Trust-less Food Supply Chains, supervised by Assoc. Prof. Xavier Boyen and Prof. Marcus Foth
A Story of Lova and Loss: An Investigation into Ecological Grief and Artistic Activism (eprints >), supervised by Dr Manuela Taboada and Prof. Marcus Foth
The entanglement of people and plants through technologically mediated environments within office buildings (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Dr Yasuhiro Santo
Smart Urban Governance for More-than-Human Future(s) (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Prof. Peta Mitchell
The Role of Demand Flexibility Trading in Australia’s Clean Energy Transition: A Systems Thinking Approach (eprints >), supervised by Adj. Assoc. Prof. Wendy Miller, Prof. Marcus Foth, and Dr Aaron Liu
Radical Placemaking: An Experiential Digital Placemaking Approach for Social Justice (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Assoc. Prof. Glenda Caldwell
A new perspective on the design of pedestrian bridges, inspired by Baudelaire’s Flâneur (eprints >), supervised by Assoc. Prof. Mirko Guaralda, Prof. Marcus Foth, and Assoc. Prof. Markus Rittenbruch
Intermediation as Practice: Joining the Dots between Community, Culture and Commerce (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Prof. Greg Hearn
Planning and City Policy Responses to Remote Work in Urban Environments (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Prof. Greg Hearn
Institutional Cultures and How They Affect Participatory Planning: Challenges and Strategic Responses (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Dr Mirko Guaralda
Alternative Forms of Citymaking: Insights and Implications from South Africa and Australia (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth, Assoc. Prof. Markus Rittenbruch, and Assoc. Prof. Nancy Odendaal (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
The Rise of Casual Creative Environments: Towards a Socially Embedded View of Innovation Precursors and Processes (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Prof. Greg Hearn
Humanising the Smart City: Co-creation Redefined in Pursuit of Systemic Change (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth, Dr Ronald Schroeter, and Assoc. Prof. Markus Rittenbruch
Do Touch: The Impact of Tangible Interaction on Situated Community Engagement (eprints >), supervised by Dr Jared Donovan, Prof. Marcus Foth, and Assoc. Prof. Markus Rittenbruch
The Right to the Digital City: The Role of Urban Imaginaries in Participatory Citymaking (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Assoc. Prof. Peta Mitchell
Risky Gadgets to the Rescue: Reframing In-Car Technology Use as Task Engagement (eprints >), supervised by Dr Ronald Schroeter and Prof. Marcus Foth
Connecting to Self, Community, and Environment: Energy Conservation and Well-being in Households with Low Income (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Assoc. Prof. Evonne Miller
The Mundane Lives of Households: A Design Exploration into Everyday Resource Sufficiency in the Home (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Prof. Gavin Sade
Participatory Data Analytics: Designing Visualisation and Composition Interfaces for Collaborative Sensemaking on Large Interactive Screens (eprints >), supervised by Dr Markus Rittenbruch and Prof. Marcus Foth
Street Interventions for Change: Designing with Grassroots Organisations (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth, Assoc. Prof. Gavin Sade, and Dr Jaz Choi
Media Architecture: Facilitating the Co-Creation of Place (eprints >), supervised by Dr Mirko Guaralda, Dr Jennifer Seevinck, and Prof. Marcus Foth
Influencing Public Transport Passenger Experiences via Mobile Social Services (eprints >), supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dian Tjondronegoro and Prof. Marcus Foth
Technology-Mediated Tools for Shaping Experiences in Urban Commuter Trains (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth, Prof. Andry Rakotonirainy, and Dr Markus Rittenbruch
Growing Food in the City: A Study Across Interaction Design and Urban Agriculture (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Dr Jaz Choi
Mobile Interaction Design Approaches for Reducing Domestic Food Waste (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Dr Jaz Choi
Understanding the Implications of Digital Interactions on the Design of Public Urban Spaces (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Marcus Foth and Assoc. Prof. Evonne Miller
Connecting People to their Resource Consumption through Real-Time Data Visualisations (eprints >), supervised by Assoc. Prof. Marcus Foth and Prof. Paul Roe
The Embodied Hybrid Space: Designing Social and Digital Interventions to Facilitate Connected Learning in Coworking Spaces (eprints >), supervised by Assoc. Prof. Marcus Foth, Dr Daniel Johnson, and Dr Ronald Schroeter
Influencing the Experience of People in Urban Public Places through Mobile Mediated Interactions (eprints >), supervised by Assoc. Prof. Marcus Foth and Assoc. Prof. Dian Tjondronegoro
Discussions in Space: Interactive Urban Screens for Enhancing Citizen Engagement (eprints >), supervised by Assoc. Prof. Marcus Foth, Prof. Paul Roe, and Dr Christine Satchell
Playpolis: Transyouth and Urban Networking in Seoul (eprints >), supervised by Distinguished Prof. Stuart Cunningham, Assoc. Prof. Michael Keane, and Assoc. Prof. Marcus Foth
The Present via the Past: An Archaelogical Approach to Analysing the Design and Use of a Contemporary Urban Village (eprints >), supervised by Prof. Greg Hearn and Dr Marcus Foth