Stewart Von Itzstein

APrf Stewart Von Itzstein

Associate Professor of Computer Science

School of Computer Science and Information Technology

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

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Year Citation
2025 Pieschacon, J. M., Costabile, M., Cunningham, A., Zucco, J., Von Itzstein, G. S., & Smith, R. T. (2025). Smart Pipette: Elevating Laboratory Performance With Tactile Authenticity and Real-Time Feedback. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 31(9), 5788-5800.
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2024 McKechnie-Martin, C. T., Cunningham, A., Baumeister, J., & Von Itzstein, G. S. (2024). A Meta-Ethnography of Player Motivation in Digital Games: The 28 Dimensions of Play. Games and Culture, online, 25 pages.
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2023 Matthews, B., Thomas, B. H., Von Itzstein, S., & Smith, R. (2023). Adaptive reset techniques for haptic retargeted interaction. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 29(2), 1478-1490.
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2023 Volmer, B., Baumeister, J., Von Itzstein, S., Schlesewsky, M., Bornkessel Schlesewsky, I., & Thomas, B. H. (2023). Event related brain responses reveal the impact of spatial augmented reality predictive cues on mental effort. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 29(12), 4990-5007.
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2018 Volmer, B., Baumeister, J., Von Itzstein, S., Bornkessel Schlesewsky, I., Schlesewsky, M., Billinghurst, M., & Thomas, B. H. (2018). A comparison of predictive spatial augmented reality cues for procedural tasks. IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics, 24(11), 2846-2856.
DOI Scopus45 Europe PMC8
2002 Von Itzstein, G. S. A., & Kearney, D. A. (2002). Applications of Join Java. Australian computer science communications, 24(3), 37-46.
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Year Citation
2023 Matthews, B. J., Thomas, B. H., Von Itzstein, G. S., & Smith, R. T. (2023). Towards applied remapped physical-virtual interfaces: synchronization methods for resolving control state conflicts. In A. Schmidt (Ed.), CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-18). US: Association for Computing Machinery.
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2023 Harris, D., Von Itzstein, G. S., Kelly, D., & Smith, E. (2023). IDE vs. pen-and-paper showdown - performance and perceptions of testing first-year IT students' programming skills. In 2023: ASCILITE 2023 Conference Proceedings: People, Partnerships and Pedagogies (pp. 1-5). New Zealand: ASCILITE.
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2022 Matthews, B. J., Thomas, B. H., Von Itzstein, G. S., & Smith, R. T. (2022). Shape aware haptic retargeting for accurate hand interactions. In 2022 Ieee Conference On Virtual Reality And 3D User Interfaces (Vr 2022) (pp. 625-634). US: IEEE.
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2022 Volmer, B., Baumeister, J., Matthews, R., Grosser, L., Von Ltzstein, S., Banks, S., & Thomas, B. H. (2022). A comparison of spatial augmented reality predictive cues and their effects on sleep deprived users. In 2022 IEEE Conference On Virtual Reality And 3D User Interfaces (Vr 2022) (pp. 589-598). US: IEEE.
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2021 Martin, C. T., Baumeister, J., Cunningham, A., & Von Itzstein, G. S. (2021). The spheres of player motivation: Towards a new typology for player motivation in digital games. In Chi Play 2021 Extended Abstracts of the 2021 Annual Symposium on Computer Human Interaction in Play (pp. 140-145). US: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY.
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2019 Matthews, B. J., Thomas, B. H., Von Itzstein, S., & Smith, R. T. (2019). Remapped physical-virtual interfaces with bimanual haptic retargeting. In Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) (pp. 19-27). US: IEEE.
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2016 Irlitti, A., Smith, R. T., Von Itzstein, S., Billinghurst, M., & Thomas, B. H. (2016). Challenges for asynchronous collaboration in augmented reality. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (pp. 31-35). US: IEEE.
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2014 Irlitti, A., Von Itzstein, S., Smith, R. T., & Thomas, B. H. (2014). Performance improvement using data tags for handheld spatial augmented reality. In S. Spencer (Ed.), Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST (pp. 161-165). UK: ACM - Association for Computing Machinery Inc.
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2014 Thomas, B. H., Marner, M. R., Smith, R. T., El, S. N., Itzstein, G. S., Klein, K., . . . Suthers, T. (2014). Spatial augmented reality: a tool for 3D data visualization. In 2014 IEEE VIS International Workshop on 3DVis: does 3D really make sense for data visualization (pp. 45-50). US: IEEE Press.
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2014 Walsh, J. A., von Itzstein, S., & Thomas, B. H. (2014). Ephemeral interaction using everyday objects. In Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series Vol. 150 (pp. 29-37). Sydney, NSW: Australian Computer Society.
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2013 Walsh, J. A., von Itzstein, S., & Thomas, B. H. (2013). Tangible agile mapping: Ad-hoc tangible user interaction definition. In Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series Vol. 139 (pp. 3-12). Australia: Australian Computer Society.
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2013 Irlitti, A., & Von Itzstei, S. (2013). Validating constraint driven design techniques in spatial augmented reality. In R. T. Smith, & B. C. Wunsche (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourteenth Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2013) (pp. 63-72). Australia: Australian Computer Society.
2013 Irlitti, A., Von Itzstein, S., Alem, L., & Thomas, B. (2013). Tangible interaction techniques to support asynchronous collaboration. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2013 : science and technology proceedings (pp. 1-6). US: IEEE.
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2012 Simon, T. M., Smith, R. T., Thomas, B., Von Itzstein, S., Smith, M., Park, J., & Park, J. (2012). Merging tangible buttons and spatial augmented reality to support ubiquitous prototype designs. In H. Shen, & R. T. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirteenth Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC2012) (pp. 29-38). Australia: Australian Computer Society.
2011 Thomas, B. H., Smith, M., Simon, T., Park, J., Park, J., Von Itzstein, G. S., & Smith, R. T. (2011). Glove-based sensor support for dynamic tangible buttons in spatial augmented reality design environments. In Proceedings of the 15th annual international symposium on wearable computers (pp. 109-110). United States: IEEE.
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2011 Thomas, B. H., Von Itzstein, G. S., Vernik, R., Porter, S., Marner, M. R., Smith, R. T., . . . Schumacher, P. (2011). Spatial augmented reality support for design of complex physical environments. In Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE international conference on pervasive computing and communications workshops (pp. 588-593). US: IEEE.
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2011 Von Itzstein, G., Thomas, B. H., Smith, R. T., & Walker, S. (2011). Using spatial augmented reality for appliance design. In PerCom 2011: IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications proceedings (pp. 665-667). US: IEEE.
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2011 Moir, C., & Von Itzstein, G. S. (2011). A framework for identifying user suitability to visualisation approaches. In Y. Xiao (Ed.), Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision and Image Processing 2011. US: IADIS Press.
2008 Von Itzstein, G. S., & Fursenko, F. (2008). Understanding the motivation of tertiary students. In Proceeding of the International conference of information communication technologies in education, ICICTE 2008. Readings in education and technology (pp. 290-302). Greece: Universtiy of Fraser Valley Press.
2007 Vernik, R., Von Itzstein, G. S. A., & Bouchard, A. (2007). Imago : an integrated prototyping, evaluation and transitioning environment for information visualisation. In 11th [IEEE] international conference information visualization : IV 2007 proceedings (pp. 17-22). USA: IEEE Computer Society.
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2007 Osborne, G. S., Von Itzstein, G. S. A., & Vernik, R. (2007). A characterisation model for visual interaction interfaces. In 11th [IEEE] International Conference Information Visualization : IV 2007 : [proceedings] (pp. 701-706). USA: IEE Computer Society.
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2007 Von Itzstein, G. S. A., Koronios, A. P., & Muller, R. J. (2007). Improving learning outcomes through the utilization of next generation e-learning technologies. In C. Constantinou, & C. C. (Eds.), Contemporary Perspectives on new technologies in science and education. Greece: E-Media.
2007 Fursenko, F. J., & Von Itzstein, G. S. A. (2007). A framework for evaluating e-learning environments. In Computer based learning in science : proceedings : contemporary perspectives on new technologies in science and education. Crete, Greece: E-Media.
2005 Fursenko, F. J., Gelade, S. F., Dansie, B. R., Von Itzstein, G. S. A., Li, K. W., & Wahlstrom, K. A. (2005). Mapping tool for matching assessment to graduate qualities and to course objectives. In Computer Based Learning in Science Proceedings: Integrating New Technologies in Science and Education. Slovakia: University of Zilina.
2004 Von Itzstein, G. S. A., & Kearney, D. A. (2004). The expression of common concurrency patterns in join java. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications - Volume 2. USA: C S R E A Press.
2003 Fursenko, F. J., Von Itzstein, G. S. A., & Li, K. W. (2003). Moving from local to global teaching: integrating appropriate technologies - a reflection. In C. Constantinou, & A. Zacharia (Eds.), Proceedings Volume 1: New Technologies and Their Applications in Education. Cyprus: University of Cyprus.
2003 Fursenko, F. J., Von Itzstein, G. S. A., & Li, K. (2003). Moving from local to global teaching: integrating appropriate technologies. In Sixth International Conference on Computer-based Learning in Science. Nicosia, Cyprus.
2002 Hopf, J. P., Von Itzstein, G. S. A., & Kearney, D. A. (2002). Specification of Concurrent Reconfigurable Hardware using Hardware Join Java. In In IEEE Int'l Conference on Field-Programmable Technology. China: Hong Kong SAR.
2002 Hopf, J. P., Von Itzstein, G. S. A., & Kearney, D. A. (2002). Hardware Join Java : a high level language for reconfigurable hardware development. In Proceedings 2002 IEEE International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology (FPT) (pp. 344-347). USA: IEEE.
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  • Reviewing CDR User Requirements, Department of the Treasury, 07/03/2025 - 30/12/2025

  • Independent Health Check (Dark Patterns), Department of the Treasury, 02/02/2024 - 30/06/2024

  • D2D DC16006: Integrated Law Enforcement: Narrative Visualisation, D2D CRC Limited, 01/07/2016 - 30/06/2019

Courses I teach

  • COMP 3025 Game Design (2025)
  • INFS 2041 Agile Development and Governance (2025)
  • INFT 4028 Cloud, Virtualisation and Storage (2025)
  • NASC 4017 Honours Minor Thesis 1 (2025)
  • NASC 4018 Honours Minor Thesis 2 (2025)
  • NASC 4019 Honours Minor Thesis Preparation (2025)
  • COMP 3025 Game Design (2024)
  • INFS 2041 Agile Development and Governance (2024)
  • INFT 4028 Cloud, Virtualisation and Storage (2024)

Programs I'm associated with

  • LHSG - Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)
  • LBCP - Bachelor of Information Technology
  • LHCP - Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Rory James Thoman
2022 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Juan Pieschacon Aponte
  • Position: Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • Email: stewart.vonitzstein@adelaide.edu.au
  • Alternative Contact: Assistant:  Carmel Jones.  Email: Carmel.Jones@unisa.edu.au

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