CV

General Information

Wei Wang
Research Fellow
Opportunity Technology Lab, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
inclusive_technologies, human_aspects_se, human_aspects_re_ai, accessibility_research, empirical_se_methods, digital_health, se_education
Wei Wang is a Research Fellow at the Opportunity Technology Lab (OTL), Monash University, working at the intersection of software engineering, human-computer interaction, and accessibility research. Her work focuses on designing inclusive, user-centred digital technologies that support people with disabilities and other underserved communities. Through interdisciplinary and industry collaboration, she develops and evaluates practical solutions that improve participation, independence, and equity in real-world settings.

Academic profile

Publications

166

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Education

2021-2025 Monash University
Doctor of Philosophy, Dept of Software Systems & Cybersecurity
2019-2021 The University of Melbourne
Master of Information Systems (With Distinction), Computing and Information Systems
2016-2019 The University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Information Systems (With Distinction), College of Science and Engineering

Teaching

Work experience

2025–Present Research Fellow
Monash University Opportunity Technology Lab (OTL) - Melbourne, Australia
Supervisor: Prof Charmine E. J. Hartel
Research: Contributing to inclusive digital technologies that support equitable participation in economic life, aligned with OTL’s mission to address systemic barriers through innovation and collaboration.
2023–2025 Research Assistant
Monash University HumaniSE Lab - Melbourne, Australia
Supervisor: Dr Anuradha Madugalla, Prof John Grundy
Research: Designing wayfinding systems for cognitive impairments.
2021(3 months) Research Intern
City of Melbourne - Melbourne, Australia
Research: Conducted interview and survey to get detailed information of consumer preference and shop owner’s perspective towards COVID-19.
2020-2021 Web Developer-Health platform
Variantz – Singapore
Research: Led frontend development using Node.js, PWA, JavaScript, and Vue.js; built high-fidelity prototypes from ideation through user research, ensuring usability in implementation.
2019(6 months) System Developer Intern
eBay – Shanghai, China
Research: Built a web-based application in two months which greatly improved the efficiency of inventory management in the IT department.

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Awards

Grants and Fundings

Talks

Sep 2025 National Disability Summit
National Disability Summit 2025
Sep 2024 Workshop Presentation
VLHCC 2024
Sep 2024 Poster
VLHCC 2024
Aug 2024 Monash Open Day
Monash Open day 2024
Aug 2024 Monash 3MT
Monash 3MT
May 2024 Research visit at UPV
Humanise Lab, Monash Univeristy
Apr 2024 Adaptive User Interfaces
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia and Tecnologico de Informática (ITI)
Apr 2024 Adaptive User Interfaces for Software Supporting Chronic Disease
46th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE2024)
Mar 2024 Talk on Adaptive user interface and mHealth
Alliance for Digital health at Monash (ADAM)
Oct 2023 Poster session on Adaptive user interface and mHealth in mHealth domain
2023 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC)

Service and leadership

Membership

Peer review

Journal International Journal of Information Security (Int. J. Inf. Secur.)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction (UMUAI)
Conference Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS)
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)