Ubiquitous computing
Our research seeks to develop novel technologies that move beyond the desktop computing paradigm.
The topics we work on include context awareness, sensing techniques, smartphone technologies, wearables, the Internet of Things, mobility analysis, and smart environments. Our work brings together novel sensing approaches, machine learning and AI, and interactive technologies to develop technologies for everyday settings that can understand human behaviour and respond to it.
Projects
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Cognition-Aware Systems
Computing systems that sense, model, and adapt to their users’ cognitive states.
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Near-infrared spectroscopy
Our research aims to improve the accessibility of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) devices for non-expert end-users and to explore novel application domains for the technology.
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Reading on ubiquitous devices
Reading in a digital world: building new reading experiences and measuring reading behaviour in-the-wild.
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Smartphones for science
We are developing software to enable scientists to use smartphones as a reliable scientific instrument. Our project has a wide range of activities, including how to make it easier to collect data from smartphones, as well as how to analyse sensor data on smartphones and other mobile or wearable gadgets.
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Smart Hospital Living Lab
An umbrella program involving multiple technology projects at the University of Melbourne in partnership with hospitals and industry. The main purpose of the lab is to improve how hospitals run.
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Deceptive AI
Can computers deceive people? It is clear that computers be used as tools for people to deceive each other (fake news, phishing, etc), but is it possible for a specially designed AI agent to engage in strategic deception?
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Digital emotion regulation
This project investigates how (and where, when and why) people use digital technologies to shape their emotional states. We plan to develop an evidence-based framework for understanding “digital emotion regulation” in everyday settings.
Contact us
People
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Tilman Dingler, Lecturer in Human Computer Interaction -
Greg Wadley, Senior Lecturer -
Jorge Goncalves, Senior Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction -
Wally Smith, Associate Professor -
Simon D’Alfonso, Lecturer in Digital Health -
Benjamin Tag, Lecturer -
Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, Doreen Thomas Postdoctoral Fellow
News
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An ARC DP and two ARDC Grants Awarded to HCI Researchers
Our HCI researchers have been successful in this year’s round of ARC Discovery Projects (ARC DP), gaining one ARC DP grant, and also two Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) grants, for a total of three new funded projects.
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Tilman Dingler and research team presented with Adobe grant
We congratulate Tilman Dingler and his research team, on receiving a grant from Adobe to pursue his project: ‘Reading on Ubiquitous Devices’.
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Interactive technologies to help you focus
Are you paying attention? Dr Eduardo Velloso may well be able to tell – and to help.
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IDL researchers to present at esteemed CHI 2020 conference
The 2020 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2020), is taking place between 25–30 April in Oahu, Hawai’i, USA.
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IDL researchers contribute to successful OzCHI’19
Presenters and attendees of the 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI’19) met on Perth’s sandy shores between 3–5 December 2019.
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Our researchers take home two awards at UbiComp 2019
PhD Candidate Zhanna Sarsenbayeva received the Gaetano Borriello Outstanding Student Award and a Distinguished Paper Award was received by a group of researchers.
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HCI Lab Open House
To mark the completion of the new lab, we held an Open House.
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Our research to feature at CSCW 2019
We are thrilled to announce a number of successful paper submissions to CSCW 2019
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New Centre for Research Excellence funded by NHMRC
Researchers from Human Computer Interaction will play a key role in a new NHMRC-funded Centre for Research Excellence in Interactive Digital Technology to Transform Australia’s Chronic Disease Outcomes.
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The future of operating rooms
Optimising workflows for effective patient care.
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Zhanna Sarsenbayeva awarded Diane Lemaire Scholarship
We are thrilled to announce that Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, a PhD Candidate in the Human Computer Interaction, has been awarded the Diane Lemaire Scholarship
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Double success for IDL in the 2019 ARC Discovery Grants
Every year, the Australian Research Council (ARC), the facilitators of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP), award funding to exceptional research projects.
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CHI 2019: Strong participation by the University of Melbourne
The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, also known as CHI 2019, is the flagship annual conference..
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Room for innovation: lab upgrades
Human Computer Interaction has received a tech-powered update to our research workspace for graduate researchers.
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Our Public Lecture Series at Melbourne Knowledge Week 2019
We were fortunate enough to be represented by a talented group of experts from the University of Melbourne’s Human Computer Interaction at this year’s Melbourne Knowledge Week festival.