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Biography
http://comp.mq.edu.au/~richards/
I am a Professor with the School of Computing in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Macquarie University. I am currently the Industry and External Relations Director for the School and Director of Virtual Reality Lab.
My office is located in BD Building, 4 Research Park Drive, Room 369.
I am looking for high quality PhD and MRes students interested in research in Intelligent Virtual Agents. Macquarie university offers scholarships for strong applicants.
Research interests
Intelligent Virtual Agents
Virtual Reality for Education and Health
Virtual Worlds
Knowledge Acquisition
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Evaluating the Integration of Generative AI in ICT Higher Education: Aligning University Practices with TEQSA Principles for Effective and Ethical Assessment
Atif, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), Jha , M. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Richards, D. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Adaptive and Tailored Intelligent Virtual Agents for Human Behaviour Change, Therapy and Ethics Training
Richards, D. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/01/18 → …
Project: Research
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Ethical VR: People’s perceptions of facial expression misrepresentation
Bankins, S. (Primary Chief Investigator), Formosa, P. (Chief Investigator) & Richards, D. (Chief Investigator)
2/01/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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UQ Led: Early Sleep Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Children with Neurodisability
Chawla , J. (Chief Investigator), Waters, K. (Chief Investigator), Vandeleur, M. (Chief Investigator), Pride, N. (Chief Investigator), Milross, M. (Chief Investigator) & Richards, D. (Primary Chief Investigator)
16/09/22 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Can digital technologies provide opportunities to support people’s mental health following a traumatic event?
Richards, D. (Primary Chief Investigator), Norberg, M. (Chief Investigator) & Hopmann, K. (Chief Investigator)
23/10/20 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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A staged approach to the development of an embodied conversational agent to support wellbeing after injury
Hopman, K., Richards, D. & Norberg, M. M., 20 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Behaviour and Information Technology. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collaborating digital twins for health coaching
Salman, S. & Richards, D., 2025, Advances in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Digital Twins: The PAAMS Collection : 22nd International Conference, PAAMS 2024, proceedings. Mathieu, P. & De la Prieta, F. (eds.). Cham: Springer, Springer Nature, p. 228-239 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence; vol. 15157).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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Content validation and use of mothers on respect index to determine levels of respectful maternity care among women facing disadvantage, birthing in the Top End of the Northern Territory: a cross-sectional study
Bowden, E. R., Toombs, M. R., Williams, R. L., Chang, A. B., Richards, D., Porte, M., Yerkovich, S. & McCallum, G. B., 2025, In: Frontiers in Global Women's Health. 6, p. 1-11 11 p., 1531904.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Editorial: The role of conversational AI in higher education
Otermans, P. C. J., Demetriadis, S. & Richards, D., 2025, In: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. 8, p. 1-3 3 p., 1602037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Implementation of a conversational virtual assistant for open government data portal: effects on citizens
Wang, D., Richards, D., Bilgin, A. A. & Chen, C., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Information Science. 51, 3, p. 684-704 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Macquarie University Certificate of Appreciation
Richards, D. (Recipient), Mar 2008
Prize: Honorary award
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Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor’s Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Froissard, J.-C. (Team leader), Richards, D. (Recipient) & Atif, A. (Recipient), 1 Nov 2017
Prize: Teaching award
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Activities
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Engaging Emotionally with Academic Integrity through discussion with an Empathic Embodied Conversational Agent
Bilgin, A. (Speaker), Sherlock, G. (Speaker), Akdere, N. (Speaker), Richards, D. (Speaker) & Ates, O. (Speaker)
21 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press/Media
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AI virtual tutors for tertiary students likened to the leap to calculators in developing critical thinking
20/09/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research