The Division of Human-Centered Systems is a division within the Department of Computer and Information Science. The division's research and teaching is focused on studying and improving the interaction between humans, technology, and society.
The division has around 60 employees and consists of four units (research laboratories):
For a presentation of each unit, see below.
Our focus is on understanding and improving the interaction between humans and technology. We study how people interact with different types of technologies, often from perspectives such as situated, distributed, and embodied cognition. The goal is to generate knowledge that can contribute to safer, more usable, and more effective sociotechnical systems in complex environments.
Our research areas include:
We use a broad methodological toolbox ranging from qualitative methods such as observations and interviews to quantitative surveys and performance measures. We conduct both field studies and controlled experiments as well as simulations.
We participate in several national and international research collaborations and have strong ties to research institutes such as:
Our teaching portfolio includes courses and thesis supervision in cognitive science, human–computer interaction, and related areas at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels.
The unit is led by Tom Ziemke, Professor.
HCSEd consists of researchers deeply engaged in undergraduate education, while also conducting research in several areas. The group combines pedagogical development with technical innovation and works with both computer science education and applied research.
We work with:
Research questions range from how we can improve people鈥檚 interaction with technology to how we can create effective and inclusive learning environments.
The unit is led by Anders Fr枚berg, Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies.
The IxS research group studies the applied art of facilitating people鈥檚 interaction with IT based products, services, and systems. At the core of our work are human needs, idea development, sketching, innovation, and method development. Design is a reflective and creative process that creates solutions that meet both functional and aesthetic requirements.
We work with:
We explore questions such as:
The unit is led by Stefan Holmlid, Professor.
In the research lab KMACS, we work on developing methods and technologies for representing, analysing, and making knowledge accessible. Our research spans several areas within knowledge modelling and language technology, with a focus on both theoretical contributions and practical applications.
Our main research topics include:
Our research contributes to better decision support and innovative knowledge-based solutions for the societal challenges of the future.
In teaching, we contribute with courses and supervision in our research topics, such as knowledge modelling, big data analysis, and societal transformations, but also more general courses in systems development, information technology, and programming.
The unit is led by Eva Blomqvist, Professor.
Research at HCS focuses on human-centered systems with the subareas of human-AI/robot interaction; societal challenges and systemic change; transport, mobility and driver assistance; data management, semantics and circular economy; and health, safety and preparedness.
