Presentation of the Chair of Human-Computer Interaction

Since 2006 is the Chair in HCI at Andreas-Pfitzmann Bau in the campus of the university and led by Professor Gehard Weber. About 15 members of our team are active in teaching and research. Additionally we welcome national and international visitors.

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Research topics

Tactile graphics

Tactile graphics present visual information haptically. We utilize several pin-matrix displays to develop and evaluate appropriate interaction techniques for exploring and drawing by blind people.

Mobility

Research on accessible computing in mobile HCI analyzes spatial cognition, develops wearable haptic displas and investigates appropriate evaluation methods, such as for recreation of mental maps by blind people.

Personalisation and adaptivity

Personalized user interfaces can respond to the different and partially contradicting needs of users with a disability. We investigate methods of matchmaking, allowing self-adaptation of interaction techniques to the users.

Accessible computing

Human-Computer Interaction is one of the focus areas in research and teaching at the Faculty of Computer Science and addressed by several working groups.

Our teaching includes lectures, exercises, seminars and labs. Labs and student projects take place in the usability lab and the lab for Human-Computer Interaction.

The workstation for blind and visually impaired is open to all students of TU Dresden with a visual impairement . Our working group AG Studium für Blinde und Sehbehinderte transcribes for these students teaching materials and creates, for example, books, scripts, and assigments in accessible HTML.

Research of the chair covers the topc of accessible computing. Several projects are ongoing in parallel. We analyse needs of several target groups and develop appropriate technologies for people who are blind, people with low vision, people with dementia, or people with dyslexia. HCI methods partially must be adapted and extended therefore. Development processes for the design and implementation of accessible user interfaces are reflected in the framework of dissertations and theses.