User:Navouris/HCI Group of University of Patras

The Human-Computer Interaction Group (hci.edu.gr) was established in 1994 with the objective to promote educational and research activities in the area of human-computer interaction, interactive system design, usability evaluation and introduction of User-Centred techniques in the software life cycle with special emphasis on mobile, distributed and social applications. The Group is part of the newly established Interactive Technologies Lab of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. The group is made of 15 researchers and support staff structured in three independent Research Units. The Collaborative and Learning Technologies Unit, the Web and Usability Unit and the Mobile Devices Unit. The group maintains a special interest in studying user interaction with mobile and context-aware systems and collaboration support technologies. It has developed tools and methods for usability evaluation and information architecture of web sites, measuring user experience, aesthetics, and web accessibility. In recent years the group participated with the role of web portal designer, developer and/or evaluator in various large scale European projects. The most recent such projects are: «Demetra: Development of Environmental Modules for Evaluation of Toxicity of pesticide Residues in Agriculture» (2003-2007), “Quality of life - integrated benefit and risk analysis” (2006-2009), “Orchestra in silico methods for evaluating chemical toxicity” (2009-2012), “SERIES Seismic Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies” (2009-2012). More than 200 scientific publications and a number of software prototypes, mostly in the area of usability engineering and collaboration technology have been produced by the group during the last years. The lab infrastructure includes a Usability Lab with facilities for capturing, editing, and analyzing live user performance data in a variety of formats.