Frank is Deputy Dean (Engagement) in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. He is professor of Human-Computer Interactions (HCI) in the School of Computing and Information Systems.

Frank’s expertise is in Human-Computer Interaction, with research interests in human-centered approaches to AI, interactivity in mixed reality and technologies for ageing well. He has published over 200 papers in leading international journals and conferences and has been granted over $7 million in funding to support his research, including 7 Australian Research Council projects.

He was a founding member and leader of the HCI group at the University of Melbourne and director of the Microsoft Research Centre for Social Natural User Interfaces (SocialNUI). He has been awarded the CHISIG Medal for outstanding service to and promotion of Human-Computer Interaction in Australia, and the HFESA Ron Cummins award for highly esteemed human factors and ergonomics-related research.