About Us

From HIT Lab Australia

The HIT Lab Australia (HIT Lab AU) was established (in 2008) by the University of Tasmania within the School of Computing and Information Systems as a specialist human interface technology teaching and research centre. It is partnered by the world-renowned HIT Lab US (http://www.hitl.washington.edu) based at the University of Washington in Seattle and has links with the HIT Lab NZ (http://www.hitlabnz.org) based at the University of Canterbury.

A primary objective of HIT Lab Australia is to serve as an economic engine for Tasmania (and Australia as a whole) by tapping the enormous talent at UTAS and working on projects that empower people by building advanced interface technology that unlocks and links minds.

Professor Young Ju Choi is the Interim Director of the HIT Lab AU and Professor Tom Furness (founder of the HIT Lab US) is International Director and key adviser. Recruitment is underway for a Director and teaching and research staff.

HIT Lab AU plans include the offering of a human interface technology major in the Bachelor of Computing; post-graduate coursework, honours and research higher degree programs; and the development of commercial projects with business and industry.

Research and teaching collaborations will be developed across a range of disciplines including Architecture, Visual & Performing Arts, Nursing/Health Science, Engineering, and the Australian Maritime College.