HAI research areas

Our focus is on frontier research that firmly puts humans at the centre of AI.

Embracing the fifth industrial revolution through human-centric artificial intelligence

At the Human-centric Artificial Intelligence Centre (HAI) we prepare for the Fifth Industrial Revolution that will see the creation of human-centred solutions using AI and automation. Teaming human intelligence with AI maximises adaptiveness and spontaneous cooperation between human and machine for applications where reliability, precision, safety and speed are paramount. 

We focus on three areas of research.

Trustworthy human-autonomy teaming (tHAT)

tHAT enables collaborative decision-making and control between humans and machines, improving task performance. It serves as a kernel for future applications such as human-robot teaming in unstructured environments.    

Spontaneous autonomous swarm intelligence (sASI) 

sASI uses swarm intelligence to enable spontaneous teaming and cooperative tactics in robots and drones for applications in traffic control, agriculture, and defence, utilising multi-agent reinforcement learning.  

Natural brain-computer interface (nBCI) 

nBCI aims to enable natural and hands-free interaction between the brain and machines, potentially replacing current interfaces and being foundational for wearable devices.  

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.