The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Group of the University of Patras is active since 1994. In September of 2007 we moved to a new Laboratory of the New Building of the Electrical & Computer Eng. Department (Ypatias str.). Instructions on how to reach us can be found here.

The group is made of over 15 researchers and technical staff. The group infrastructure comprises a usability laboratory, eye tracking and user monitoring equipment, portable devices development and testing methods and tools, multimedia and software development tools. A number of tools have been developed and are made available for supporting collaborative activities and conducting usability studies.

The areas of activity of the group are: Software usability and interactive systems evaluation, Internet and agent-based applications, Collaborative learning and work, Intelligent interfaces and operator support systems, Data visualisation, Knowledge discovery in data, Context-aware computing and Usability of mobile devices. Application fields are education, environmental and various industrial areas.

HP Innovation in Education Project started: October 2009

The University of Patras HCI Group received a grant, that included a number of touchscreen HP laptops, in the frame of the project HP Innovation in Education, In the frame of this project, a new lab activity has been designed around these laptops (HP EliteBook) in October 2009. The new lab activity involves experimentation by students of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department with Fitts's law (prediction of pointing and tunel steering tasks) using four alternative pointing devices of the laptoop (mouse, pen, joystick, touch pad). This activity involves an individual and a collaborative phase spanning two weeks. A report on this new experience is in preparation.

A view of the lab activity, with E. Papachristos and I. Chounta supervising the task execution