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Augmented reality for community-led housing: designing interactive DIY training tools for sustainable tiny home construction

Project summary

Program
PhD
Location
St Lucia
Research area
Built environment and design, Information and computing sciences

Project description

This PhD project will investigate how interactive technologies can enable low socio-economic status (SES) communities to participate in sustainable housing construction.

The project will develop an Augmented Reality (AR)-based DIY training tool that provides accessible guidance for designing and assembling tiny homes for non-expert users.

Research environment

This project is part of a multidisciplinary team at The University of Queensland: in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, and School of Civil Engineering.

We are looking for an excellent PhD student with a strong human-computer interaction and design backgrounds.

You should be well versed in organising and running co-design workshops and have skills to develop AR applications. 

Scholarship

This project is supported by the Research project scholarship.

This scholarship includes:

  • living stipend of $37,500 per annum tax free (2026 rate), indexed annually
  • tuition fees covered.

This scholarship includes:

  • living stipend of $37,500 per annum tax free (2026 rate), indexed annually
  • tuition fees covered
  • single Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).

Learn more about the Research project scholarship.

Supervisor

Preferred educational background

Your application will be assessed on a competitive basis.

We take into account your:

  • previous academic record
  • publication record
  • honours and awards
  • employment history.

A working knowledge of interaction design and augmented reality development would be of benefit to someone working on this project.

You will demonstrate academic achievement in the field of interaction design and the potential for scholastic success.

A background or knowledge of software programming is highly desirable.

How to apply

You must submit an expression of interest (EOI) by 15 May, 2026 15 May, 2026.

Before you apply

  1. Check your eligibility for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
  2. Prepare your documentation.
  3. If you have any questions about whether the project is suitable for your research interests, contact Associate Professor Dhaval Vyas (d.vyas@uq.edu.au).

When you apply

To apply, submit an expression of interest (EOI) for the program. You don't need to apply separately for the project or scholarship. How to submit an EOI

In your EOI, complete the ‘Scholarship/Sponsorship’ section with the following details:

  1. Are you applying for an advertised project: 'Yes'
  2. Project: 'Research project scholarship'
  3. Scholarship Code Listed in the Advertisement: HOUSING-VYAS
  4. Link to Scholarship Advertisement: https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/projects/augmented-reality-community-led-housing-designing-interactive-diy-training-tools-sustainable-tiny-home-construction

Submit an EOI

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