APrf James Walsh

Research Interests

3D printers and printing Cloud computing Cyber and electronic security and warfare Cybersecurity Cybersecurity and privacy Fairness, accountability, transparency, trust and ethics of computer systems Human-centred computing Human-computer interaction Information visualisation Robotics Virtual and mixed reality Virtual Reality and Related Simulation

APrf James Walsh

Enterprise Fellow

School of Computer Science and Information Technology

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Available For Media Comment.

Augmented Reality,Tangible User Interfaces,Origanic User Interfaces,Ubiquitous Computing,Pervasive Computing

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2024 Research Award Honorable Mention Award Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) United States -
2022 Research Award Best Demo IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) Singapore -
2022 Research Award Best Paper IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) New Zealand -

Date Institution name Country Title
2011 - 2014 University of South Australia Australia PhD

Year Citation
2026 Tran, T. T. H., Peillard, E., Walsh, J., Moreau, G., & Thomas, B. H. (2026). The influence of virtual character actions and emotional expressions on trust in autonomous vehicles. VIRTUAL REALITY, 30(2), 19 pages.
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2025 Cao, R., Liang, Z., Zhang, C., Cunningham, A., Walsh, J. A., & Cao, R. (2025). The Role of Visual Augmentation on Embodied Skill Acquisition Across Perspectives and Body Representations. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 31(11), 10045-10055.
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2024 Khan, A. A., Yu, R., Liu, T., Gu, N., Walsh, J., & Mohandes, S. R. (2024). Nudge or mandate: an exploration into the constraints of volumetric modular construction in Australia. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, online, 1-34.
DOI Scopus7 WoS5
2023 Khan, A. A., Yu, R., Gu, N., Liu, T., Walsh, J., Sepasgozar, S., & Crough, D. (2023). Exploring critical risk factors in volumetric modular construction: fault tree analysis with stakeholders' perspectives on probability and impact. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 29(4), 1-18.
DOI Scopus10 WoS7
2023 Rinnert, T., Walsh, J., Fleury, C., Coppin, G., Duval, T., & Thomas, B. H. (2023). AR presentation of team members' performance and inner status to their leader: a comparative study. Applied Sciences, 14(1, article no. 123), 1-18.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2023 Drogemuller, A., Cunningham, A., Walsh, J., Baumeister, J., Smith, R. T., & Thomas, B. H. (2023). Aesthetics and comprehension of curved 3D graphs in Virtual Reality. Journal of Computer Languages, 75(101198), 1-18.
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2023 Khan, A. A., Yu, R., Liu, T., Gu, N., & Walsh, J. (2023). Volumetric modular construction risks: a comprehensive review and digital-technology-coupled circular mitigation strategies. Sustainability, 15(8, article no. 7019), 1-34.
DOI Scopus32 WoS27
2023 Rinnert, T., Walsh, J., Fleury, C., Coppin, G., Duval, T., & Thomas, B. H. (2023). How can one share a user's activity during VR synchronous augmentative cooperation?. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 7(2, article no. 20), 1-14.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2022 May, K. W., KC, C., Ochoa, J. J., Gu, N., Walsh, J., Smith, R. T., & Thomas, B. H. (2022). The identification, development, and evaluation of BIM-ARDM: a BIM-based AR defect management system for construction inspections. Buildings, 12(2), 1-28.
DOI Scopus47 WoS41
2020 Walsh, J., & Thomas, B. H. (2020). Aligning realities: correlating content between projected and head worn displays. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 4(3, article no. 67), 1-19.
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2020 Cao, R., Dey, S., Cunningham, A., Walsh, J., Smith, R. T., Zucco, J. E., & Thomas, B. H. (2020). Examining the use of narrative constructs in data videos. Visual Informatics, 4(1), 8-22.
DOI Scopus26 WoS25
2020 Drogemuller, A., Cunningham, A., Walsh, J., Thomas, B. H., Cordeil, M., & Ross, W. (2020). Examining virtual reality navigation techniques for 3D network visualisations. Journal of Computer Languages, 56(100937), 1-13.
DOI Scopus26 WoS25
2020 Cao, R., Walsh, J., Cunningham, A., Kohler, M., Smith, R. T., & Thomas, B. H. (2020). Examining computer–supported 3d event recreation for enhancing cognitive load, memorability, and engagement. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 4(3), 1-16.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2018 Reichherzer, C., Cunningham, A., Walsh, J., Kohler, M., Billinghurst, M., & Thomas, B. H. (2018). Narrative and spatial memory for jury viewings in a reconstructed virtual environment. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 24(11), 2917-2926.
DOI Scopus17 WoS15 Europe PMC2
2017 Baumeister, J., Ssin, S. Y., Elsayed, N. A. M., Dorrian, J., Webb, D. P., Walsh, J. A., . . . Thomas, B. H. (2017). Cognitive Cost of Using Augmented Reality Displays. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 23(11), 2378-2388.
DOI Scopus144 WoS121 Europe PMC22
2014 Marner, M. R., Smith, R. T., Walsh, J. A., & Thomas, B. H. (2014). Spatial user interfaces for large-scale projector-based augmented reality. IEEE computer graphics and applications, 34(6), 74-82.
DOI Scopus46 WoS36 Europe PMC12

Year Citation
2026 Joy, J. E., Du, X., Drogemuller, A., & Walsh, J. A. (2026). Just Warming Up: Exploring Heat and Wearables for Data Physicalization. In Proceedings of the Twentieth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (pp. 1-7). ACM.
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2025 Miao, T., Simon, T., Paniagua, J. O., & Walsh, J. (2025). Enhancing heavy machinery lift operation through projected cues. In Proceedings 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct Ismar Adjunct 2025 (pp. 252-256). IEEE.
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2025 Lamine, T., Hoa Tran, T. T., Hirchoua, B., Peillard, E., & Walsh, J. (2025). Examining the impact of AR Weather Customization on Trust in Autonomous Vehicles. In Proceedings 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct Ismar Adjunct 2025 (pp. 583-589). IEEE.
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2025 Tran, T. T. H., Peillard, E., Walsh, J., Moreau, G., & Thomas, B. (2025). Impact of Adding, Removing and Modifying Driving and Non-Driving Related Information on Trust in Autonomous Vehicles. In 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) (pp. 1262-1263). US: IEEE.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2025 Khan, A. A., Yu, R., Gu, N., Walsh, J., & Liu, T. (2025). Application of Virtual Reality to Mitigate the Onsite Assembly Risks of Modular Construction: Training and Assessment Scenarios. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol. 564 LNCE (pp. 279-296). Singapore: Springer.
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2025 Nguyen, H. C., Cunningham, A., Schumacher, P., & Walsh, J. A. (2025). From Boxes to Blueprints: An Investigation of User Expectations and Design Strategies for Spatial Augmented Reality UX/UI. In Proceedings 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops Vrw 2025 (pp. 758-762). US: IEEE COMPUTER SOC.
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2024 Du, X., Satriadi, K. A., Drogemuller, A., Matthews, B., Smith, R. T., Walsh, J., & Cunningham, A. (2024). That's rough! Encoding data into roughness for physicalization. In F. Mueller (Ed.), CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-16). US: Association for Computing Machinery.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2024 Zhang, C., Cao, R., Cunningham, A., & Walsh, J. A. (2024). Whatever could be, could be: Visualizing Future Movement Predictions. In Proceedings 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces VR 2024 (pp. 126-136). US: IEEE COMPUTER SOC.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2023 May, K. W., Walsh, J., Smith, R. T., Gu, N., & Thomas, B. H. (2023). Examining VR Technologies for Immersive Lighting Performance Simulation and Visualisation in Building Design and Analysis. In Proceedings 2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops Vrw 2023 (pp. 913-914). USA: IEEE COMPUTER SOC.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2023 McDade, J., Drogemuller, A., Jing, A., Ireland, N., Walsh, J., Thomas, B., . . . Cunningham, A. (2023). CADET: a collaborative agile data exploration tool for mixed reality. In Proceedings - 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2022 (pp. 899-900). US: IEEE.
DOI Scopus8 WoS2
2022 May, K. W., Jing, A., Walsh, J., Smith, R. T., Gu, N., & Thomas, B. H. (2022). Towards a Quantitative Approach for Monitoring and Evaluating Construction Defect Management Inspection Performance using Eye-tracking Technologies. In Proceedings 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct Ismar Adjunct 2022 (pp. 776-781). US: IEEE COMPUTER SOC.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2022 May, K., Walsh, J., Smith, R., Gu, N., & Thomas, B. (2022). UnityRev - Bridging the gap between BIM authoring platforms and game engines by creating a real-time bi-directional exchange of BIM data. In Post-carbon, Proceedings of the 27th International Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) Vol. 2 (pp. 527-536). Australia: CAADRIA.
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2021 Walsh, J. A., Baumeister, J., & Thomas, B. H. (2021). Spatial augmented reality visibility and line-of-sight cues for building design. In S. N. Spencer (Ed.), Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology VRST (pp. 5 pages). US: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2021 Drogemuller, A., Cunningham, A., & Walsh, J. (2021). Haptic and visual comprehension of a 2d graph layout through physicalisation. In Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings (pp. 1-16). US: Association for Computing Machinery.
DOI Scopus17
2021 Drogemuller, A., Walsh, J., Smith, R. T., Adcock, M., & Thomas, B. H. (2021). Turning everyday objects into passive tangible controllers. In TEI 2021 - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (pp. 1-4). US: ACM.
DOI Scopus19 WoS15
2021 Cao, R., Zou-Williams, L., Cunningham, A., Walsh, J., Kohler, M., & Thornas, B. H. (2021). Comparing the neuro-physiological effects of cinematic virtual reality with 2D monitors. In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR 2021) (pp. 729-738). online: IEEE.
DOI Scopus18 WoS13
2020 May, K. W., Walsh, J., Smith, R. T., Gu, N., & Thomas, B. H. (2020). VRGlare: A Virtual Reality Lighting Performance Simulator for real-time Three-Dimensional Glare Simulation and Analysis. In Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction Isarc 2020 from Demonstration to Practical Use to New Stage of Construction Robot (pp. 32-39). UK: International Association on Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC).
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2019 Ssin, S. Y., Walsh, J. A., Smith, R. T., Cunninqham, A., & Thomas, B. H. (2019). GeoGate: Correlating geo-temporal datasets using an augmented reality space-time cube and tangible interactions. In 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces VR 2019 Proceedings (pp. 210-219). US: IEEE.
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2019 Cao, R., Walsh, J., Cunningham, A., Reichherze, C., Dey, S., & Thomas, B. H. (2019). A preliminary exploration of montage transitions in cinematic virtual reality. In 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct) (pp. 65-70). US: IEEE.
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2019 Drogemuller, A., Cunningham, A., Walsh, J., & Thomas, B. H. (2019). Towards instantiating design principles for physical networks. In Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-9). UK: Association for Computing Machinery.
2019 Cunningham, A., Nowina-Krowicki, M., Walsh, J., Chung, J., Wark, S., & Thomas, B. H. (2019). Provenance narratives and visualisation to support understanding and trust. In 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Supporting Evidence Based Decision Making the Role of Modelling and Simulation Modsim 2019 (pp. 421-427). Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
2019 Walsh, J., Cunningham, A., Wark, S., Nowina-Krowicki, M., & Thomas, B. H. (2019). Narrative Visualisation of Simulations: Finding the Stories Within the Data. In 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Supporting Evidence Based Decision Making the Role of Modelling and Simulation Modsim 2019 (pp. 256-262). Australia: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
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2018 Drogemuller, A., Cunningham, A., Walsh, J., Cordeil, M., Ross, W., & Thomas, B. (2018). Evaluating Navigation Techniques for 3D Graph Visualizations in Virtual Reality. In 2018 International Symposium on Big Data Visual and Immersive Analytics Bdva 2018 (pp. 1-10). US: IEEE.
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2018 Cunningham, A., Walsh, J., & Thomas, B. (2018). Immersive Visualisation of Geo-Temporal Narratives in Law Enforcement. In 2018 International Symposium on Big Data Visual and Immersive Analytics Bdva 2018 (pp. 1-8). US: IEEE.
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2018 Walsh, J., Cunningham, A., Smith, R., & Thomas, B. (2018). Tangible Braille Plot: Tangibly Exploring Geo-Temporal Data in Virtual Reality. In 2018 International Symposium on Big Data Visual and Immersive Analytics Bdva 2018 (pp. 1-6). US: IEEE.
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2017 Ssin, S. Y., Zucco, J. E., Walsh, J. A., Smith, R. T., & Thomas, B. H. (2017). SONA: Improving situational awareness of geotagged information using tangible interfaces. In 2017 International Symposium on Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2017 (pp. 1-8). US: IEEE.
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2017 Ssin, S. Y., Zucco, J. E., Walsh, J. A., Smith, R. T., & Thomas, B. H. (2017). SONA: Improving Situational Awareness of Geotagged Information using Tangible Interfaces. In 2017 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BIG DATA VISUAL ANALYTICS (BDVA) (pp. 9-16). AUSTRALIA, Adelaide: IEEE.
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2016 Walsh, J. A., Zucco, J., Smith, R. T., & Thomas, B. H. (2016). Temporal-Geospatial Cooperative Visual Analysis. In T. Bednarz, U. Engelke, J. Heinrich, K. Klein, & Q. V. Nguyen (Eds.), 2016 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BIG DATA VISUAL ANALYTICS (BDVA) (pp. 33-40). AUSTRALIA, Sydney: IEEE.
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2016 Walsh, J. A., Zucco, J., Smith, R. T., & Thomas, B. H. (2016). Temporal-geospatial cooperative visual analysis. In 2016 Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA) proceedings (pp. 1-8). US: IEEE.
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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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2011 Walsh, J. A., & Thomas, B. H. (2011). Visualising environmental corrosion in outdoor augmented reality. In User interfaces 2011 : proceedings of the twelfth Australasian user interface conference Vol. 117 (pp. 39-46). Sydney: Australian Computer Society.
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  • Exploring satellite configurations in mixed reality, Cwth Dept of Defence, 06/11/2025 - 05/06/2026

  • An immersive science platform for the CLLMM Research Centre, CLLMM: Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre (Goyder Inst), 25/06/2024 - 31/01/2026

  • Subtle Cuing for Improving Depth Perception Under Fatigue 2, I-Know Centre Research GmbH, 13/06/2025 - 31/01/2026

  • Narrative Visualisation for Multi-Domain Agile C2, Defence Science and Technology Group, 20/12/2023 - 31/12/2025

  • Reviewing CDR User Requirements, Department of the Treasury, 07/03/2025 - 30/12/2025

  • Development of a new consumer-driven building inspection tool using AI and AR technologies, Qubisoft Pty Ltd, 05/09/2024 - 30/03/2025

  • Subtle Cuing for Improving Depth Perception Under Fatigue, I-Know Centre Research GmbH, 18/07/2024 - 20/12/2024

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

  • SmartSat P2-46: Indo-Pacific Connector Visualisation Task, SmartSat CRC, 26/05/2022 - 25/09/2022

  • Extending the Narrative Visualisation to Child Protection, D2D CRC Limited, 20/09/2019 - 31/12/2021

Courses I teach

  • COMP 2012 Data Structures Essentials (2025)
  • INFT 3043 Cloud and Concurrent Programming (2025)
  • COMP 2012 Data Structures Essentials (2024)
  • INFT 3043 Cloud and Concurrent Programming (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Enhancing Cultural Competency in Adolescents through Storyliving in Immersive Learning Environments - Doctorate Part Time Mrs Catherine Barnes
2025 Co-Supervisor InvestigXR: Enhancing Crash Scene Investigations Through Extended Reality - Doctorate Full Time Mr Songkai Jia
2025 Co-Supervisor Applying immersive Virtual Reality to support emotional design of smart homes for the elderly - Doctorate Full Time Jiang Wu
2025 Co-Supervisor Utilizing Digital Twin Technology to Optimize Urban Green Space Systems - Doctorate Full Time Mr Ran Zhou
2025 Principal Supervisor - - Doctorate Full Time Mr Taha Lamine
2024 Co-Supervisor Immersive Narrative Visualisation for Understanding Autonomous Maritime Vessels - Doctorate Full Time Mr Kingsley Stephens
2023 Principal Supervisor Using Spatial Augmented Reality to Enhance Productivity, Training and Safety in the Operation of Heavy Machinery - Doctorate Full Time Alex Miao
2023 Co-Supervisor Tangible immersive analytics  - Doctorate Full Time Ms Lily Du
2022 Principal Supervisor Immersive visualizations to improve user performance in challenging situations - Doctorate Full Time Chenkai Zhang

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2025 - ongoing Advisory Board Member Supervisors' Program Committee Australia-France Network of Doctoral Excellence (AUFRANDE) Spain

Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
2025 - ongoing Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government Scientific research Australia

Date Title Type Institution Country
2015 - ongoing IEEE VR Conference Review University of South Australia -
2015 - ongoing ACM CHI Conference Review University of South Australia -
2015 - ongoing IEEE VRST Conference Review University of South Australia -

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