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Human Computer Interaction

by Preben Holst Mogensen

M. Sc. Info Event, May 6, 2011

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Human Computer Interaction– Who? PhD Students

Tony GjerlufsenChristina JakobsenNikolaj Gandrup BorchorstMorten Bohøj Mathias KornNiels Raabjerg MathiasenKaren Johanne KortbekRaghid Kawash

ResearchersFrank Allan HansenMads Darø KristensenErik Grönvall

FacultyOlav Wedege BertelsenNiels Olof BouvinSusanne BødkerKaj GrønbækMorten KyngPreben Holst MogensenMarianne Graves Petersen

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Where?

Human Computer Interaction

Center for Interactive Spaces Center for Pervasive Healthcare

Hopper 1+2

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Human Computer Interaction– Research?› A broad spectrum of theoretical, empirical, and technological subject areas focus on interaction between users and computers.

› Participatory design› Interaction Design› Methods for User Evaluation› Computer Support for Collaborative work

› Open Hypermedia › Advanced Web-Technology› Augmented Reality › Interactive Spaces› Peer-2-Peer Computing› Tangible and Aesthetic Interaction

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Human Computer Interaction– Courses?› Computer Science

› Experimental System Development

› Designing interactive technologies(Q4)

› P2P Webtechnology (Q3)

› Peer-to-peer Project (Q4)

› Technical Project Management (Q4)

› Social and collaborative computing

› Participatory design (Q3)

› IT (Product development)› Context-awareness (Q1)

› Innovation project (Q4)

› Both› Theories and Qualitative Methods (Q1)

› Augmented Reality (Q3)

› P2P Webtechnology (Q3)

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Human Computer Interaction– Types of Master Thesis?› Theoretical Work

› Survey of a research area or problem, propose new perspective

› Empirical study› Analysis of real life problem from a certain perspective,

› analysis of methods, or systems in use

› Experimental solution to practical problem› Proof of concept prototype implementation + evaluation

› The clever idea: A new UI or application concept› Prototype + evaluation P

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Human Computer Interaction– Master Thesis Examples› Jesper Wolff Olsen

› Material Dispositions – a hybrid and intervoven design perspective on making computing palpable

› Morten Skov Jørgensen› Comparison of WIMP and ZUI usability in a geographical map context

› Mads Østerby › Digital Libraries Archiving approaches for material from old digital platforms

› Søren Boll Overgaard › Data fusion techniques for multimodal interaction

› Karen Johanne Kortbek › The Body as Interaction Device

› Erik Vest Zielke › Advanced Interactions in Lego Digital Designer

› Søren Kanstrup › Communities of Practice using FOAF

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Human Computer Interaction– PhD Thesis Examples› Rasmus Berlin

› Dialog i elektronisk demokrati

› Niels Raabjerg Mathiasen: › Designing Useful IT Security for Everyday People

› Karen Johanne Kortbek: › Staging Interaction Design for Public Environments

› Morten Bohøj : › Social Navigation, Adaptivity and Validation

› Mads Darø Kristensen › Empowering Mobile Devices Through Cyber Foraging: The Development of

Scavenger, an Open, Mobile Cyber Foraging System

› Frank Allan Hansen› Context-aware Mobile Hypermedia: Concepts, Framework, and Applications”

› Martin Brynskov › Tools for Social Construction: A Framework for Pervasive Media for Children"

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Eksperimentel systemudvikling (Q3+4)

Bachelorprojekt/obligatorisk kandidatkursusSusanne Bødker

Projekt med rigtigebrugere

Brugere, scenarier, prototyper, iterationanalyse, vision,estimering, review

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Questions?

› Contact: › preben@cs.au.dk

› Check: › http://cs.au.dk/research/areas/human-computer-interaction/