HOT Lab

The HOT Lab is a unique university-based research and training facility that fosters interdisciplinary research, education and training to improve interactive technologies for human endeavors.

We strive for an expanding and dynamic community in which academia, industry and government can continue to guide and challenge each other, in which people feel supported in their endeavors and a part of something that shapes the future.

Human Oriented Technology

As technology becomes increasingly sophisticated and pervasive in people’s lives it is important to foster research and innovation that remains closely linked with the needs, wants and capabilities of people. Design must include the user’s perspective to optimize quality, safety, efficiency and delight. Designing technology for people is an iterative process that includes defining and analyzing user needs, and testing prototypes to ensure that those needs are met. In very general terms, we need to enhance our understanding of the contexts in which technology is used, of human processes and their various impacts on others and on our environment. We need to aim for technology that serves us and our visions of the world, rather than technology that creates a world for us.

As the name Human Oriented Technology Laboratory suggests, the research we do at the HOT Lab incorporates these fundamental ideas, whilst demonstrating a broad, multidisciplinary approach that includes but also moves beyond traditional HCI (Human Computer Interaction) and usability issues.

The HOT Lab grows from a long and dedicated commitment to issues in human computer interaction.  This commitment has been carried through the last twenty years by members of the CURE Lab (Computer User Research and Evaluation).

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