Professor Thomas is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of South Australia and he kindly agreed to our invitation to work with us a day a week to help us develop our Immersive AI and University engagements. It’s been a great pleasure working with Bruce and the entire Immersive AI cluster here in Data61.

His current research interests include the following: user interfaces, augmented reality, virtual reality, visualisation, wearable computers, CSCW, tabletop display interfaces, and the use of cognitive psychology in virtual environments research. He has served in many roles for the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, IEEE Virtual Reality, and IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, including program chair, general chair and on the steering committee. He also founded the ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces Conference (formerly IEEE Tabletop). He was awarded the ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC) 20-Year Impact Award. He delivered a keynote address at ISMAR 2023.