The Interactive Systems research group was founded in 2000 by Prof. Martin Hitz. Its core competencies span the areas of usability engineering, novel interaction mechanisms, non-classical user interfaces, cognitive psychology in the context of user interfaces, smart homes control and interaction, design and modelling of information systems. In all of these areas, the group is focusing its research activities on various aspects of “user-friendliness” of interest in the future, i.e.:

• mobility and integration of computerized components into everyday artefacts/devices (form factors, interaction mechanisms, application areas)
• accessibility (underserved population groups, digital divide, e-government)
• new interface paradigms (3D, virtual reality, ubiquitous / pervasive computing)