HIVE Summer Internships 2024-25

CALL FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY

The HIVE Summer Internship Program provides an opportunity for motivated students to gain valuable research project experience in visualisation related topics during a paid summer internship. Interns are supervised by leading researchers and undertake challenging research projects utilising the high-tech resources provided by the Curtin HIVE.

Curtin Engineering students will be eligible to claim the HIVE internship as logbook hours at the industry rate.

We have a list of fantastic proposed internship projects this year. We welcome scholarship applications from Curtin undergraduate (2nd year and above) and postgraduate students from all academic areas.

How to Apply (for Students)

1. Review the HIVE Summer Internship Overview and Conditions document

2. Review and consider the proposed projects on offer below.

3. Complete the online application form here, by 20 October 2024

Key Dates

20 September 2024

Student applications open

20 October 2024 

Student applications close

25 October 2024

Notifications to students

11 November 2024

Student induction and start of work

23 December 2024

Curtin closed till 3rd January 2025

6 January 2025

Curtin reopens

31 January 2025

HIVE Intern Project showcase
Final presentations and Final report due

Available Summer Internship Projects

Project Title and link to Project Proposal

Primary Academic Supervisor

Desirable student capabilities and experience
(The student doesn't need to have all these capabilities)

11: Using AR Visualisation for Construction Safety Training

Prof. Billy Sung

Advanced - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

Advanced - 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3ds Max)

Beginner - Unity 2D/3D Artistry (assets, lighting, cameras, materials implementation)

Advanced - Unity Programming (C# coding, animation syntax, debugging, problem-solving)

Intermediate - Unity Virtual Reality Development (rendering pipelines, scene content design, interaction)

13: Curtin's hidden treasures: How biodiversity at Curtin can be experienced virtually using visual tech

Dr. Robyn Ouschan

Intermediate - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

14: Shaping Sustainable Behaviors: Exploring Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Prompts in a Virtual Campus Setting

A/Prof. Katharina Wolf

Beginner - 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3ds Max)

Beginner - Unity 2D/3D Artistry (assets, lighting, cameras, materials implementation)

Beginner - Unity Programming (C# coding, animation syntax, debugging, problem-solving)

Beginner - Unity Virtual Reality Development (rendering pipelines, scene content design, interaction)

31: Influencer Face

Prof. Crystal Abidin

Intermediate - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

Intermediate - 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3ds Max)

Intermediate - Unity 2D/3D Artistry (assets, lighting, cameras, materials implementation)

Intermediate - Data structures, analytics, statistical modelling

IIntermediate - Unity Virtual Reality Development (rendering pipelines, scene content design, interaction)

32: Mapping Local Community Based Sustainable Initiatives designed to eliminate waste

A/Prof. Brad Carey

Intermediate - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

Intermediate - 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3ds Max)

Intermediate - Unity 2D/3D Artistry (assets, lighting, cameras, materials implementation)

Beginner - Unity Virtual Reality Development (rendering pipelines, scene content design, interaction)

Intermediate - Creativity

Advanced - Communication Skills

33: Imagining Global Futures: Using AI for socio-political prediction and visualisation

Prof. Farida Fozdar

Intermediate - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

Intermediate - 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3ds Max)

Intermediate - Unity Programming (C# coding, animation syntax, debugging, problem-solving)

Beginner - ChatGPT, Large Language Models

34: Women in Space Visualisation - 8K short films

Dr. Kerreen Ely-Harper

Intermediate - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

35: Visualising the Curtin co-authorship network

Dr. Karl Huang

Beginner - Unity 2D/3D Artistry (assets, lighting, cameras, materials implementation)

Beginner - Unity Programming (C# coding, animation syntax, debugging, problem-solving)

Beginner - Unity Virtual Reality Development (rendering pipelines, scene content design, interaction)

Beginner - Data structures, analytics, statistical modelling

36: Strawberry Hill Farm: A Digital Architectural Visualisation

Dr. Lee Syminton

Beginner - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

Beginner - 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3ds Max)

Beginner - Unity 2D/3D Artistry (assets, lighting, cameras, materials implementation)

41: Adaptive Virtual Reality Systems for Balance Rehabilitation

Dr. Anuradhi Welhenge

Beginner - Unity Programming (C# coding, animation syntax, debugging, problem-solving)

Beginner - Unity Virtual Reality Development (rendering pipelines, scene content design, interaction)

42: Heterogeneous Network Layers Data Visualization for Sustainable Agriculture

Dr. Mahbuba Afrin

Beginner - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

Beginner - 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3ds Max)

Advanced - Data structures, analytics, statistical modelling

44: The impact of Virtual Reality headsets on children's necks

Prof. Andrew Rohl

Intermediate - Data structures, analytics, statistical modelling

45: UrbanLens:Real-Time 3D LiDAR Visualization for Smart City Infrastructure Monitoring & Urban Planning

Dr. Nur Al Hasan Haldar

Beginner - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

Beginner - 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3ds Max)

Intermediate - Unity Programming (C# coding, animation syntax, debugging, problem-solving)

Beginner - Data structures, analytics, statistical modelling

46: Blackspot Disease Risk Dashboard for Field Peas: Real-Time Spatial and Temporal Visualization

Dr. Nur Al Hasan Haldar

Beginner - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

Beginner - 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3ds Max)

Beginner - Unity Programming (C# coding, animation syntax, debugging, problem-solving)

Intermediate - Data structures, analytics, statistical modelling

Beginner - Experience with GIS software

47: Interactive Visualization of Perth's Public Transport Network for Urban Mobility Solutions

A/Prof. Aneesh Krishna

Beginner - 2D image and/or video software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Sony Vegas)

Beginner - 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3ds Max)

Beginner - Unity Programming (C# coding, animation syntax, debugging, problem-solving)

Beginner - Data structures, analytics, statistical modelling