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Delivery robots encounter numerous obstacles, and humans often find themselves uncertain about how to respond. Hence, there is a need for an inventive approach to improve the interaction between humans and autonomous delivery robots as they navigate ...

Advances in artificial intelligence have transformed the paradigm of human-computer interaction, with the development of conversational AI systems playing a pivotal role. These systems employ technologies such as natural language processing and machine ...

As the introduction of automated vehicles (AVs) into road traffic accelerates, establishing user acceptance is increasingly crucial. User comfort, largely influenced by the AVs’ driving styles, is one of the essential factors influencing acceptance. This ...

Heart disease and stroke are becoming the leading causes of death worldwide. Electrocardiography monitoring devices (ECG) are the only tool that helps physicians diagnose cardiac abnormalities. Although the design of ECGs has followed closely the ...

We report on a field exercise in which a team of human fire-fighters used robots to enact a realistic disaster response mission in an industrial environment. In this exercise we evaluated the technical working of an integrated robotic system and gained ...

We report on the latest large-scale disaster-response exercise conducted by our project, which involves a robotic system with both ground robots (UGVs) and aerial robots (UAVs). In particularly, we focus on aspects related to Human-Robot teaming, and ...

The TRADR project aims at developing methods and models for human-robot teamwork, enabling robots to operate in search & rescue environments alongside humans as teammates, rather than as tools. Through a user-centered cognitive engineering method, human-...

This work1 provides an intelligent algorithm that analyzes the success (and failure) rate of a touch gesture in order to determine best size and layout of icons. Dynamic adaptation of icon size is done to best match device user's finger impression size ...

Recommendation is a popular feature of social software. Recommendations could be made by the software autonomously or by social contacts who are often aided by the software on what to recommend. A great deal of emphasis in the literature has been given ...

Real-world, long-running wireless sensor networks (WSNs) require intense user intervention in the development, hardware testing, deployment, and maintenance stages. A majority of network design is network centric and focuses primarily on network ...

In this paper we present our experience in designing and applying an evaluation protocol for assessing usability of a clinical decision support (CDS) system. The protocol is based on component-based usability testing, cognitive interviewing, and a ...

Touch functionality is the latest mantra for consumers buying new smartphones or mobile devices. With devices screens becoming more compact, providing a user interface with easy navigation and effective usage is becoming increasingly difficult. ...

The design of assistive environments often follows technological potentials and constraints in order to react on people's behavior and assist them in everyday life situations. In this paper we discuss the role of mental models for improving the ...

Digital platforms are transforming into a series of personal companions that are as much an extension of the user as they are a data processing machine. To build a cohesive digital brand that truly connects with and influences users, designers and ...

Effective and efficient methodologies are essential for developing and maintaining information systems that are both secure and usable, especially in the case of Internet applications that require a combined effort from application, system, network, ...

In this paper, we propose a user-centric design methodology targeting heterogeneous embedded systems-on-chip where communication happens via the network-on-chip approach. More precisely, in this new design methodology, we consider explicitly the ...

This paper discusses ongoing changes to the boundaries and roles of design and run time in the software lifecycle. Specifically, it focuses on changes caused by the emergence of situated systems in open pervasive computing environments. Clearly, such ...

User experience encompasses much more than traditional "user interface" issues, such as screen design and command structure. In this new column, Jim Miller explains the principles of a user experience and discusses his plans to use the column to cover a ...