HCI Research in The Netherlands
Prof. dr. Matthias RauterbergIPO Center for User-System Interaction
TU/e Eindhoven University of Technology
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HCI Research in The Netherlands
TNO TM
CWI
TU Eindhoven • ID • TM • JFS
VU
Telematica
KUN NICI
TU Delft
RUG
Uni Mastricht
TU Twente
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What is the research approach of IPO?
Scientific Knowledge(valid & predictive)
Empiricalevaluation
InteractiveSystem(s)
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What are the research topics of USI?
systemuser
Working domain • Communication / Co-operation• Home / Office Environment• Financial / Medical Sector• Knowledge Management• Product / Process Industry• Transportation / Logistic• Teaching and Learning
Working system
Science• perception• cognition• action
Application
• user-centered design
Engineering• audio interfaces• computer vision/graphics• speech interfaces• tactile interfaces
Goal:Pa => Pd
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What is an Interactive System (IS) ?
user interaction system
perception
action(s)
IS := {IS*, Human, ICT component, [additional component]}
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The optimization problem
user systemcosts
degree of usability
optimum
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What are the technical challenges?
• New interaction styles– speech input/output– computer vision based input (e.g., gestures)– audio interfaces (e.g., non-speech audio)– tactile and force feedback
• New interface concepts– adaptive and intelligent software– natural user interfaces
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Two Trends in User Interface Technology
Ubiquitous and Mobile computing Ambient rooms and Cooperative buildings
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Direction of Changes
• Technology is becoming ...– Smaller, faster, cheaper, networked, available at different
locations (absolute and relative), mobile, and will have new interaction styles.
• The “Context of Use” can be described by …– who: different users, what: different products, where: different
locations, when: around the clock, how: different generations of users
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How to meet the challenges?
Co-operation inside TUE Co-operation outside TUE
Research in perception, cognition, and action
Research in speech and computer graphics
Research in signal processing and pattern recognition