Dr Daniel Woo is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales. Dr Woo identified a lack of research in the area of Human Computer Interface design at the University of New South Wales and successfully established the HCI lab at UNSW in 2001. The HCI lab, along with the SNAP (Satellite Navigation and Positioning) Lab at UNSW were central to the development the Audio Nomad System that continues to be the central mechanism behind Sound and Interactive Artist Nigel Helyer’s 3D immersive interactive works (Eco-Located 2009, Run Deep Run Silent 2008, Syren for Port Jackson 2005).
Daniel Woo is also associated with the iCinema project at UNSW a large scale hemispherical ‘cave’ style immersive environment although his work tends to focus of speech and natural languages and interface design and usability research.
Woo was central in establishing a HCI education at UNSW and is considered a leader in the field of HCI education and research. He has published widely on interface design, formal usability testing, speech synthesis and interface, spatial audio interfaces amongst other research interests.