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Jasper Vermeulen

  • PhD Researcher
  • QUT

Jasper is a PhD researcher in Program 3 at the Australian Cobotics Centre. The aim of this Program and its included projects is to embed holistic design as a critical factor in creating seamless integration of humans and machines working together to improve human work conditions and environments, and increase effectiveness and efficiencies in production, as well as workforce acceptance. As Jasper is involved in Project 3.1, he is primarily concerned with examining critical human factors related to collaborative-robotic approaches to produce socio-technical designs that improve human work conditions.

Before starting with the ACC, Jasper completed his Master’s Degree in Media Studies with Cum Laude distinction from Erasmus University (Netherlands) in 2022. To extend this study period, Jasper pursued a Post-Master’s at Keio University (Japan) to examine emergent technologies in context. Jasper obtained a BSc Honours degree in Media and Communication at Erasmus University. He has been a teaching assistant for several years, engaging in novel educational and communication technologies courses.

Prior research Jasper has focused on user acceptance and user attitudes towards smart home technologies. At the ACC, he will continue his passion of bringing together humans and technologies in ways that are efficient, safe and, above all, very exciting.

Thesis Title

Project 3.1: Human Factors in collaborative robotics

Start: 3rd July 2023
Expected end date: 3rd January 2027

 

This project investigates the human factors and ergonomics in human-robot collaboration, focusing on the challenges that arise when humans and collaborative robots (cobots) work closely together on shared tasks. Understanding these factors is crucial for enhancing human-robot interactions and facilitating the adoption of cobotic applications.

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Publications

  • Vermeulen, J. T., Johansen, S. S., Burden, A. G., & Dwyer, J. L. (2025, November 29). Removing the drapes: Reflexive insights on research into real-world surgical human-robot collaboration. Proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 868–875. Presented at the OZCHI ’25: 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Gadigal | Sydney Australia. doi:10.1145/3764687.3769938
  • Vermeulen, J. T., Caldwell, G. A., Teixeira, M. G., Burden, A. G., & Guertler, M. (2025, November 29). Exploring human-robot collaboration in surgery: Initial insights from Mako product specialists. Proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 836–844. Presented at the OZCHI ’25: 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Gadigal | Sydney Australia. doi:10.1145/3764687.3769935
  • Vermeulen, J., Caldwell, G., Belek Fialho Teixeira, M., Burden, A., Dwyer, J., & Guertler, M. (2026). Human-centred strategies for improving efficiency in Makoplasty surgeries. Behaviour & Information Technology, 1–21. doi:10.1080/0144929x.2026.2614051
  • Vermeulen, J. T. (2026, March 16). Understanding the human(s) in human-robot collaboration: A case study on robot-assisted surgeries in the wild. Companion Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 1305–1307. Presented at the HRI ’26: 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Edinburgh Scotland UK. doi:10.1145/3776734.3794622
  • Vermeulen, J. T., Dwyer, J. L., Burden, A., Caldwell, G., Teixeira, M., Guertler, M., & Crawford, R. (2026, April 13). The choreography of care: An ethnographic study of human-robot collaboration in makoplasty surgeries. Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1–19. Presented at the CHI 2026: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Barcelona Spain. doi:10.1145/3772318.3791382
  • The Invisible Work of Robotic Surgery: How Specialists Support, Shoulder, and Sustain Human-Robot Collaboration; by Jasper Vermeulen, Glenda Caldwell, Alan Burden, Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira, Matthias Guertler
  • Reconceptualising Human-Robot Collaboration in AEC: A PRISMA Scoping Review, Author(s): Vermeulen, Jasper; Rose, Tim; Caldwell, Glenda; Teixeira, Müge; Liu, Yuan; Hon, Carol, 22-26 June 2026, Singapore
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