The Human-Centered Computing section explores how digital technologies can seamlessly integrate into human activities, enhancing collaboration, creativity, and decision-making. By combining expertise in human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, and participatory design, the section investigates how computing systems can be made more intuitive, adaptive, and accessible. Researchers study how people interact with digital tools in work and everyday life, developing new interaction techniques, software platforms, and interactive materials that respond to human needs.

A key focus is on creating technologies that are not only efficient but also empowering—whether through augmented reality interfaces that enhance situational awareness, context-aware systems that adapt to users’ environments, or visual analytics that make complex data more understandable. The section also explores human-centered AI, ensuring that artificial intelligence serves human goals by prioritizing transparency, fairness, and usability. Through empirical studies, theoretical inquiry, and hands-on experimentation, researchers aim to shape the future of interactive systems, making them more engaging, inclusive, and responsive to the complexities of human life.

This section is a combination of the Collaboration and Computer-Human Interaction and the Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction research groups