AI in Virtual Reality for Inclusive Employment Training

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Project summary

This project studies how AI can support virtual-reality employment training in a responsible way.

The work focuses on VRelovate, an inclusive VR training platform connected to Opportunity Tech Lab.

The project asks how AI can help create, adapt, or explain VR training while keeping people safe, respected, and in control.

VR training AI support Safety Inclusion
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Funding and partners

This research is supported by the Monash Business School 2026 AI in Research Industry Collaboration Grant.

The project includes collaboration with CSIRO on responsible AI, governance, privacy, and human-in-the-loop validation.

Grant support AU$10,000
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Current focus

Defining responsible AI use cases for inclusive VR employment training.

Reviewing privacy, fairness, bias, and human oversight needs.

Preparing partner-facing outputs that support future external funding and implementation.

🎯 Project summary

This project studies how responsible AI can support virtual-reality employment training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other neurodivergent users.

The work is connected to VRelovate, the Opportunity Tech Lab’s inclusive VR training platform. The project examines how AI might help create, adapt, explain, or validate VR training content while protecting privacy, fairness, safety, and human oversight.

🤝 Partners and funding

This research is supported by the Monash Business School 2026 AI in Research Industry Collaboration Grant and includes collaboration with CSIRO.

The collaboration brings together inclusive technology research, responsible AI, AI engineering, governance, human-in-the-loop validation, and partner-engaged translation.

📌 Current focus

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

Partner-engaged AI for Inclusive Virtual-Reality Employment Training