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Human computer interaction laboratory Queen Mary and Westfield College University of London

QMW HCI LABORATORY The HCI laboratory at Queen Mary and Westfield College came into being in 1984. HCI research had been actively pursued at QMW for sometime previously in the Interactive Systems Laboratory by George Coulottris investigating advanced forms of interactive systems such as interpersonal communication through bulletin boards. An important feature of HCI at QMW is the close relation that exists between research and teaching. The Department of Computer Science at QMW has had a significant amount of HCI in its undergraduate teaching since 1984 and has offered an M. SC. programme in HCI since 1987. Staff associated with the HCI laboratory also teach in the department and pass their research methods and findings onto computer science students. QMW has pioneered an interdisciplinary approach to HCI in the UK. The main focus of HCI at QMW is the development of theories, methods and tools to support the design and construction of advanced user interfaces. An important feature is the integration of engineering and mathematical approaches of computing with the empirical and analytical approaches of psychology, linguistics and the social sciences. Through this integration theoretically supported solutions to HCI problems have been achieved. The results of this research have lead to the development of new approaches to the design of user interfaces. For example, the inclusion of task analysis in system design methods and to the development of improved forms of interacting with computers, such as tailorable message and explanation systems. The research has also lead to the development of more powerful interface design environments. For example, Intouch is an environment that allows interfaces to be developed on Apple Macintoshes or Suns and can then be easily ported to other machines. A commercial interface design service, known as the London HCI Centre (in collaboration with UCL) has also been established to exploit the results of the research and to provide the laboratory with closer contact to design and development problems in industry. THE PEOPLE The team of researchers reflects the interdisciplinary nature of HCI research at QMW. There are currently five faculty members of staff associated with the HCI laboratory along with nine post-doctoral staff working on various research projects and eight doctoral research students. The researchers have a mixture of backgrounds from computer science and psychology, many having degrees in both. The London HCI Centre employs fulltime consultants, a manager and an administrator.