2026 Frank Vetere: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	53	3414	3267	180	176	261	10220

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Engineering and Technology

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3267

180

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261

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Engineering and Technology

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10220

World Ranking

3414

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180

Overview

Frank Vetere is a researcher affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their work spans multiple fields within computer science, focusing primarily on artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction.

Their main fields of study include:

Computer Science

Within this broader area, Vetere's research engages several subfields, notably:

Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Cognitive Neuroscience
Information Systems
Demography

Key topics of Vetere's research encompass:

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
Technology Use by Older Adults
Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Spatial Cognition and Navigation

Some recent academic papers authored or co-authored by Vetere include:

"Explainable Reinforcement Learning through a Causal Lens" (2020), published in Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
"School's Back" (2021), published in Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
"Combining gaze and AI planning for online human intention recognition" (2020), published in Artificial Intelligence
"Directive Explanations for Actionable Explainability in Machine Learning Applications" (2023), published in ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems
"Echolocation as a Means for People with Visual Impairment (PVI) to Acquire Spatial Knowledge of Virtual Space" (2021), published in ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

The primary venues where Vetere's work has been published include:

Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)
arXiv (Cornell University)
ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

Frequent collaborators in Vetere's research efforts include:

Tim Miller
Liz Sonenberg
Ronal Singh
Eduardo Velloso
Jenny Waycott

Best Publications

Mediating intimacy: designing technologies to support strong-tie relationships

Frank Vetere;Martin R. Gibbs;Jesper Kjeldskov;Steve Howard

1061
Citations
Designing sports: a framework for exertion games

Florian 'Floyd' Mueller;Darren Edge;Frank Vetere;Martin R. Gibbs

324
Citations
Just what do the youth of today want? Technology appropriation by young people

J. Carroll;S. Howard;F. Vetere;J. Peck

324
Citations
Explainable Reinforcement Learning through a Causal Lens

Prashan Madumal;Tim Miller;Liz Sonenberg;Frank Vetere

293
Citations
Hug over a distance

Florian 'Floyd' Mueller;Frank Vetere;Martin R. Gibbs;Jesper Kjeldskov

241
Citations
Never too old : engaging retired people inventing the future with MaKey MaKey

Yvonne Rogers;Jeni Paay;Margot Brereton;Kate Vaisutis

222
Citations
Older adults as digital content producers

Jenny Waycott;Frank Vetere;Sonja Pedell;Lars Kulik

207
Citations
Taxonomy of exertion games

Florian 'Floyd' Mueller;Martin R. Gibbs;Frank Vetere

187
Citations
The Magic Box and Collage: Responding to the challenge of distributed intergenerational play

Frank Vetere;Hilary Davis;Martin Gibbs;Steve Howard

181
Citations
Evaluating the usability of a mobile guide: the influence of location, participants and resources

Jesper Kjeldskov;Connor Graham;Sonja Pedell;Frank Vetere

179
Citations
Combatting social isolation and increasing social participation of older adults through the use of technology: A systematic review of existing evidence

Steven Baker;Jeni Warburton;Jenny Waycott;Frances Batchelor

177
Citations
Dispelling ageing myths in technology design

Jeannette Durick;Toni Robertson;Margot Brereton;Frank Vetere

177
Citations
IDENTITY, POWER AND FRAGMENTATION IN CYBERSPACE: TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATION BY YOUNG PEOPLE

Jennie Carroll;Steve Howard;Frank Vetere;Jane Peck

159
Citations
Cognitive Heat: Exploring the Usage of Thermal Imaging to Unobtrusively Estimate Cognitive Load

Yomna Abdelrahman;Eduardo Velloso;Tilman Dingler;Albrecht Schmidt

159
Citations
Jogging over a distance between Europe and Australia

Florian Mueller;Frank Vetere;Martin R. Gibbs;Darren Edge

151
Citations
How probes work

Connor Graham;Mark Rouncefield;Martin Gibbs;Frank Vetere

149
Citations
Evaluating the use of interactive virtual reality technology with older adults living in residential aged care

Steven Baker;Jenny Waycott;Elena Robertson;Romina Carrasco

145
Citations
Uncovering the Honeypot Effect: How Audiences Engage with Public Interactive Systems

Niels Wouters;John Downs;Mitchell Harrop;Travis Cox

145
Citations
Not For Me: Older Adults Choosing Not to Participate in a Social Isolation Intervention

Jenny Waycott;Frank Vetere;Sonja Pedell;Amee Morgans

139
Citations
Randomness as a resource for design

Tuck Wah Leong;Frank Vetere;Steve Howard

127
Citations
Using Cultural Probes to Explore Mediated Intimacy

Jesper Kjeldskov;Martin R. Gibbs;Frank Vetere;Steve Howard

119
Citations