Human centred computing

As technology becomes increasingly ubiquitous, our relationship with it is changing.

We are treating technology less as a tool, and more as a collaborator. In the move towards more sophisticated automation it is increasingly important that everything we design - from cars to personal assistants to algorithms - has human understanding, behaviour and ethics at its centre.

In the Department of Computer Science, human centred computing researchers are working in diverse fields including healthcare, robotics, virtual reality, media and beyond, to pioneer new forms of technology that will transform our lives, in exactly the ways we want them to.

Areas of expertise

Our researchers focus their work in the following specialist areas:

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  Human computer systems

  Understanding how humans use and interact with computing systems is critical, and part of our core mission. We blend expertise in interface design with psychology theories, to build more intuitive computing systems.

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  Machine learning and robotics

  We develop and apply novel statistical Machine Learning methodologies, from theory to application, and push forward the state of the art in Human-Robot interactions with our Cognitive Robotics Lab.

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