Faculty - Center for Human Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech
HCI Overview
Virginia Tech has had a prominent HCI activity since 1979. In 1995, the university established the Center for Human-Computer Interaction, incorporating faculty from 16 departments and four colleges. Faculty associated with the Center for Human-Computer Interaction are involved with diverse basic and applied projects in such areas as multimedia information systems, digital libraries, visualization of scientific data and processes, virtual environments, input and output devices, electronic conferencing, instructional technology, computer-supported cooperative work, community computing, user interface design, scenario-based design, usability evaluation methods and tools, design rationale, and task analytic notations. Current and recent sponsors include: the Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Energy, NASA, NRL, NSF, NSWCDD, and the Southeastern Universities Research Association, as well as Apple Computer, ACM, Bell Atlantic, DEC, Elsevier, IEEE, Intel, IBM, International Resources Inc., John Deere, Knowledge Systems, NCR, PRC Inc., Quasar Knowledge Systems, Siemens Automotive, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, Visual Numerics, and Volvo.
In Virginia Tech?s Advanced Center for Information and Communications Technology (ACITC), the Center for Human-Computer Interaction administers approximately 3000 square feet organized as a collaboration laboratory, a prototyping studio, and space for graduate student researchers and research faculty. Several other HCI laboratory facilities have been developed or are being developed throughout the university. Most recently, three new HCI laboratories were constructed in McBryde Hall under a $2 million NSF Research Infrastructure grant, and fitted out with a wide variety of user interface development and evaluation equipment.
:: Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech ::
Contact:
Dr. Francis Quek, Director
Dr. Andrea Kavanaugh, Associate Director
2202 Kraft Drive, KWII Building (0902)
Blacksburg, VA 24060
tel: (540) 231-3188 or 231-1806
fax: (540) 231-9218
