Dr Ali Darejeh | UNSW Research

My Expertise

Educational Technologies, Metaverse, Virtual / Augmented Reality, Serious Games, Gamification, E-Learning Systems, and User Interface Design for Users with disability.

Keywords

virtual reality

augmented reality

serious educational game

adaptive elearning

interface design

Fields of Research (FoR)

Virtual and mixed reality, Serious games, Learning, motivation and emotion, Computer-Human Interaction, Software Engineering, Virtual Reality and Related Simulation

SEO tags

Computer Gaming Software

Learner and Learning Processes

Biography

Ali Darejeh has a Ph.D. in computer science and engineering from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and he is currently working as a lecturer and computer science researcher in the field of Human-Computer Interaction at UNSW. He has over 10 years of teaching, research, and industry experience and frequently publishes in high-rank journals. His major research interests are educational technologies including virtual/augmented reality, serious games, gamification, e-learning systems, and user interface design for users with limited computer literacy. Ali conducts interdisciplinary research focusing on integrating new technologies and techniques such as augmented reality, virtual reality, and gamification with psychological and educational theories such as cognitive load, self-determination, and constructivism in order to design software for people with special needs and eLearning platforms that can increase users’ motivation and learning performance. Other than academic degrees and research experiences, Ali has years of industrial experience as a UX researcher and gamification designer in different industries such as oil and gas, medical, finance, and insurance. In addition, he is the founder of Research Tech Software Solution and Degree game studio, which focuses on developing game-based learning platforms, and innovative mobile apps.

My Grants

Property Dollar gamification solution industry grant è $5,000
Using Virtual Reality to Prepare People with Intellectual Disability for Healthcare Interactions è $20,000
Infrastructure grantè$200,000

My Qualifications

Ph.D. in Computer science in the field of human-computer-interaction from the University of New South Wales.

My Awards

CSE fund to work on the application of virtual and augmented reality for running online classes.
Best presentation award in CSE research symposium 2018, Awarded by School of computer science, UNSW.

My Research Activities

A virtual reality-based e-learning platform to increase the students' engagement in the classroom and decrease their cognitive load. It's a Metaverse world that enables students to learn programming in a gamified environment.

My Research Supervision

Supervision keywords

virtual reality

augmented reality

gaming

serious educational game

graphical user interfaces

adaptive interfaces

adaptive elearning

Areas of supervision

Virtual / Augmented Reality, Serious Games, Metaverse, Serious Games, Gamification, Educational Technologies, E-Learning Systems, and User Interface Design

Currently supervising

Student Name	Degree	Project
Maryam Hashemi	PhD	A User-Centric Exploration of Axiomatic Explainable AI in Participatory Budgeting
Xiaohan Ji	Masters	Application of virtual reality in medical science simulations
Tianxing Xu	Masters	Application of virtual reality in virtual museum and learning history
Neelam Samachar	Honours	The effect of virtual reality (VR) on university students learning performance in Electrical Engineering
Rovielyn Espiritu	Honours	The effectiveness of VR in simulation-based learning in Electrical Engineering
Dyllanson So	Honours	Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Novel BCI Communication Methods: A Pre-Defined Sentence/Emoji System and a BCI-operated Chat Wheel
Colby Rehn	Honours	Developing a BCI application for VR to improve people’s motor imagery usage
Luke O'Malley	Honours	Using generative AI for career selection guidance
Jacqueline Chen	Honours	Comparative Analysis between Virtual Reality and Physical Laboratories
Eliza Lee	Honours	Effectiveness of Dynamic VR-simulated Prototypes for Product Usability Testing
Dylan Ngo	Honours	Painting Application using BCI for disabled individuals
Sudaksh Tiwari	Honours	Comparative Analysis of Virtual Reality-Based and Physical Laboratory Equipment in Enhancing Learning Outcomes in Electrical Engineering Education
Michael Shi	Honours	Using generative AI to predict HDR admission success
Nemat Bhullar	Honours	Using generative AI to predict medical science major admission success
Karen Tran	Honours	Development of an Artificial Intelligence System for HSC Course Selection Guidance
Stephen Bletsas	Honours	Effectiveness of User-Driven Chatbot Learning Systems in Enhancing Academic Performance and Motivation in High-School Students
Rubin Roy	Honours	Comparing ai career support with traditional career tools for high school graduates
Winnie Zhang	Honours	Towards the Expansion of Note-Taking and Documentation Tools into More Visual and Intuitive Interfaces
Nur Nabihah Mohamad Shahizan	Honours	A virtual reality (VR)-based learning environment for teaching fundamentals of programming / robotics (Effects on cognitive load / motivation)
Benedict Pamittan	Honours	Application of generative AI in travel planning application