Wei Wang

Research Fellow

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Partner-engaged AI for Inclusive Virtual-Reality Employment Training

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Investigators

  • Wei Wang, Research Fellow, Monash Business School, Monash University
  • Professor Charmine Hartel, Monash Business School Impact Labs / Opportunity Tech Lab
  • Associate Professor Dmitry Malov, Monash University
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Funding details

Monash Business School 2026 AI in Research Industry Collaboration Grant

  • AU$10,000 awarded
  • Funding period from June 2026 to December 2026
Funding amount AU$10,000
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Industry collaboration

The project works with CSIRO as an industry collaboration partner.

CSIRO contributes expertise in responsible AI, AI engineering, privacy, governance, human-in-the-loop validation, and fairness considerations.

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Project summary

This grant supports a proof-of-concept project on responsible AI for inclusive virtual-reality employment training.

The project focuses on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other neurodivergent users.

The team will examine how AI can support VR employment training while protecting privacy, fairness, safety, and human oversight.

  • Define responsible AI use cases for VR employment training.
  • Develop governance and validation outputs for VRelovate.
  • Strengthen the pathway to future partner-engaged external funding.
VR training Responsible AI Governance Inclusive users Future funding
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Wei Wang's role

Wei leads the project direction across inclusive technology, responsible AI, and human-centred validation.

Her role supports project design, partner-engaged outputs, and the translation pathway for future funding and implementation.

👤 Investigators

  • Wei Wang, Research Fellow, Monash Business School, Monash University
  • Professor Charmine Hartel, Monash Business School Impact Labs / Opportunity Tech Lab
  • Associate Professor Dmitry Malov, Monash University

💲 Funding details

  • Monash Business School 2026 AI in Research Industry Collaboration Grant
  • AU$10,000 awarded
  • Funding period: 15 June 2026 to 15 December 2026

🤝 Industry collaboration

This project works with CSIRO as an industry collaboration partner. The collaboration brings expertise in responsible AI, AI engineering, privacy, governance, human-in-the-loop validation, and bias and fairness considerations.

🎓 Project summary

This grant supports a proof-of-concept project on partner-engaged AI for inclusive virtual-reality employment training. The project focuses on the responsible development of AI-enabled VR training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other neurodivergent users.

The project will strengthen VRelovate, the Opportunity Tech Lab’s inclusive VR training platform, by defining responsible AI use cases, governance requirements, validation processes, and partner-facing outputs. The work will examine how AI can support VR employment training while protecting privacy, fairness, safety, and human oversight.

The project also supports a future pathway to larger partner-engaged external funding, such as ARC Linkage or equivalent schemes.

🎯 Key aims

  • Define responsible AI use cases for inclusive VR employment training.
  • Develop governance and validation outputs for VRelovate.
  • Review privacy, bias, fairness, and human-in-the-loop considerations.
  • Produce partner-facing outputs that support future implementation and external funding.

📊 Wei Wang’s role

Wei leads the project direction across inclusive technology, responsible AI, and human-centred validation. Her role supports project design, partner-engaged outputs, and the translation pathway for future funding and implementation.