Allison Jing

Allison Jing is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at RMIT University’s School of Computing Technologies and an adjunct Researcher at the Empathic Computing Lab at the University of South Australia. Her research focuses on Mixed Reality (MR) technologies to enhance human abilities through multimodal interaction, including gaze-based cues, biosignals, and AI-driven empathy. She holds a PhD in Information Technology from the University of South Australia (2023) and an MSc in Information Technology from the University of St Andrews (2017).

Dr. Jing’s academic roles include coordinating Mixed Reality and Programming courses at RMIT. She has extensive industry experience, working at Meta Reality Labs, Microsoft, Amazon, and startups, which informs her user-driven research approaches. Her work spans collaborative VR/AR systems, empathic computing, and digital health applications.

Key research interests include cross-reality collaboration, empathetic AI, and physiological signal integration. She collaborates with global institutions like CSIRO Data61 and Meta RLR. Her awards include runner-up in the XR Workshop (2023) and finalist in Deloitte Cyber Capture the Flag (2018).

Teaching and supervision: Coordinates COSC2476/77 (Mixed Reality) and COSC2801 (Programming Bootcamp Java). Currently supervises PhD students and mentors research interns from Oxford, NYU, and other universities. Serves on program committees for CHI, MobileHCI, and ISMAR.

Labs/Teams: Empathic Computing Lab, Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments (IVE), and ARIVE network. Active in industry partnerships for collaborative projects in MR and AI.