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