The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Group of the University of Patras is active since 1994. It is currently hosted by the Computer Systems Lab of the ECE Department, while there are plans for moving in a new building of the Department by the end of this year.
The group is made of over 15 researchers and technical staff. The group infrastructure comprises a usability laboratory, 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.
