Welcome Everyone!! I am Dr. Hasan Ferdous. I am a Researcher at the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health , the University of Melbourne, Australia. Previously, I served as a Lecturer at Deakin University, Australia and as a Research Fellow at the Microsoft Centre for SocialNUI and Interaction Design Lab (IDL), the University of Melbourne, Australia. My research interest is focused on digital health, user centric design approaches, and social & collaborative use of technologies. My expertise includes qualitative research design, user experience evaluation, prototype design and development, statistical analysis, etc.
I have completed PhD research from the University of Melbourne focusing on social and collaborative use of technologies, particularly in the family mealtime context. I am also interested in touch, eye-gaze and other NUI interactions in the public or private social settings. I completed my Master of IT (Research) degree from Monash University, Australia and BSc (Engg.) from the Dept. of CSE, BUET, Bangladesh.
Notable Updates
Our paper " UI/UX design requirements for youngstroke survivors: recommendations fromthe literature is published in NPJ Digital Medicine 2025— July, 2025
Our paper "If We Immerse Them, They Will Come: Can Rural Health Experiences through Virtual Reality Have Impact on Workforce Recruitment?" has been accepted as a full paper in the OzCHI 2024 Conference.— 15th August, 2024
Our paper "Cohabitant: The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Application for Interfaith Learning and Empathy Building." got accepted in CHI 2024 conference.— 19th January, 2024
Our paper "Be our guest: Intercultural Heritage Exchange through Augmented Reality." got accepted in CHI 2023 conference. — 14th January, 2023
Joined the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, The University of Melbourne to lead HCI research in Two exciting projects. — 11th August, 2022
Recent Projects
Santa's Lil Helper
An augmented reality adventure that transforms the Christmas experience in a playful way to engage the citizens with the city of Melbourne.
Body Canvas
We worked in collaboration with the Melbourne Science Gallery to investigate the use of "On Body Projections" in public settings.
Chorus
Chorus transforms personal devices into a communal shared display on the table to enrich mealtime interactions and experience.
Augmented Studio
The Augmented Studio platform uses projection mapping to turn a human body into an interactive canvas in real-time.