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Human-Centered Technology (IHTE)

Illustration depicting IHTE's contribution to Human Computer Interaction (HCI) research and education in University of Tampere, Finland. The drawing is made by Matilda Kalving, who did her phd in Tampere University, under the supervision of Kaisa Väänänen, head of IHTE.

HUMAN-CENTERED TECHNOLOGY

Designing for positive technology experiences to support sustainable lives for all people

Part of TAUCHI research centre
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Impact

Creating societal impact through research is of central importance. Examples of such impact are development of digital solutions for youth participation in civic activities, design of persuasive techniques for sustainable travel, and using social robots for teaching children in elementary schools.

Education

IHTE contributes to Tampere University’s (TAU) Human-Technology Interaction (HTI) education on BSc, MSc and doctoral levels. The emphases in education are in human-centered design, designing and evaluating user experience, human-robot interaction, and cross-cultural design.

Community

IHTE research group is part of unit of Computing in the faculty of Information technology and Communications, and TAUCHI research centre. Collaborating closely with other HTI research groups at TAU’s Hervanta campus as well as the city center campus.

Research
Studies
People

The research group of Human-Centered Technology (IHTE) is part of unit of Computing at Tampere University (TAU), and TAUCHI research centre. IHTE‘s mission is to improve people’s quality of life and sustainability of human activities by conducting design research on novel interactive technologies. The research aims also at developing methods for designing, evaluating and implementing novel technical systems with pleasurable user experience. The research is multidisciplinary and combines engineering and technology development with psychological, sociological and design understanding.