Human-Computer Interaction Group
The Human-Computer Interaction Group explores technologies and methods for the design of people's interactions with computer-based systems. In addition to conventional technology and design innovation (which we do lots of) the Group has a desire to utilise a fuller understanding of the richness of human experience and personal relations, and use this in the development of technology that contributes to making people's lives more meaningful.
It has becoming increasingly clear that to do this we need to look beyond the confines of conventional computer science if we are to address the problem of creating technology that enhances, rather than diminishes, our experience of the world. To this end we adopt fundamentally interdisciplinary approaches combining techniques and perspectives from anthropology, psychology and sociology with basic computing science research.
In the course of the many research projects under way we engage, and work closely, with clinicians, architects, musicians, artists, film makers, lawyers and social scientists in the exploration of the nature of people's encounters with technology. We are particularly interested in what might be considered non-standard user groups, including older people, people with cognitive impairments, and the everyday scenarios envisaged by proponents of ubiquitous computing, a vision of the future in which technology is integrated into the very fabric of the world around us.
For more information about our research contact one of the group's academic members:
