Centre for User Experience Research
The Centre for User Experience Research (CUO) is a research department of the faculty of Social Sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium and is part of IBBT. The CUO pursues the design of user-friendly applications as well as the evaluation of applications on their user-friendliness. The user plays a central role within each phase of the development or evaluation process.
The CUO is part of the Centre for Media Culture en Communication Technology (CMC) and a research group of the Interdisciplinary Institute for Broadband Technology (IBBT).The CUO is housed at the Mediacentrum K.U.Leuven (see directions and contact details).
News
17/06 - Call for presentations human.interaction.design 2010 conference
Call For Presentations
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human.interaction.design 2010
2nd SIGCHI.be Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Tuesday 23 November 2010
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Submission categories
We are looking for submissions in the following categories:
Tutorials (1,5 h.)
Tutorials should offer participants more insight in a specific topic, be it introductory or specialized. Tutorials can be lecture style as well as hands-on, or a combination of both. At the end of the tutorial, participants should have learned something they can use when they return to work.
Workshops (1,5 h.)
Workshops should allow participants to share their experiences in a specific domain. Participants should be already somewhat familiar with the domain, and the organizers should arrange the workshop in a way that each participant can present their view on the topic, and there is room for discussion. (note: workshops are not the same as hands-on tutorials)
Case studies (20 min.)
Case studies should present examples of how certain UCD techniques, methods or approaches were applied to a specific case. The case study should clearly present the original briefing or problem that had to be addressed, the approach or methods used to address this, as well as the results. Novelty of the methods is not a selection criterion, the focus should rather be on lessons learned.
Industry research (20 min.)
Industry research should present original research in an industry context. Topics can include novel methods, new interaction technologies, innovative interface concepts, results from user studies, etc. Submissions will be reviewed based on originality and how it fits within industry.
Academic research (20 min.)
Academic research should present original research from universities or research centers. Similar to industry research, topics can include novel methods, new interaction technologies, innovative interface concepts, results from user studies, etc. Submissions will be reviewed based on originality and soundness of the scientific research.
Submission guidelines and deadline
Submissions can be sent in any format, but should contain at least the following information:
- Short presenter bio
- Presentation abstract (min. 150 words)
Submissions should be addressed to david.geerts@soc.kuleuven.be.
Deadline for submission: 1st August 2010
Announcement to presenters: 1st October 2010
Contact
Send any inquiry about the conference to: info@sigchi.be
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About SIGCHI.be
SIGCHI.be is the Belgian branch of ACM SIGCHI, the premier international society for professionals, academics and students who are interested in human-computer interaction (HCI). We want to increase knowledge and awareness of HCI in its broadest sense, both within educational institutions and industry.
The current board of SIGCHI.be is made up of a mix of people from industry and academia:
* David Geerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven / IBBT - chair
* Joannes Vandermeulen, Namahn - secretary
* Johan Verhaegen, Human Interface Group - treasurer
06/05 - 1st International Conference of ĘGIS & 2nd Pan-European Workshop/User Forum
The ÆGIS project in which CUO is involved is organizing its 2nd Pan-European Workshop/User Forum and the 1st International ÆGIS Conference entitled “Access for All in the desktop, web and mobile field: an end-user and developer perspective” which will take place in Seville, Spain on 6 and 7-8 October 2010 respectively. For the dedicated developers, a free developer camp (clinic) will take place on the 9th of October 2010. All events are organised by the ÆGIS IP initiative (Open Accessibility Everywhere: Groundwork, Infrastructure, Standards - www.aegis-project.eu), partially funded under FP7 (Theme: ICT‐2007.7.1; ICT & Ageing).
Please visit the website for more information on this event.
20/04 - Gezocht: senior HCI-onderzoeker
Het CUO is op zoek naar een nieuwe senior HCI-onderzoeker. Uitgebreide informatie over de vacature is te vinden op de vacature pagina.
