Human-Computer Interaction and Beyond: Advances Towards Smart and Interconnected Environments (Part 1)

Human-Computer Interaction and Beyond: Advances Towards Smart and Interconnected Environments is a 2-part book set which presents discoveries, innovative ideas, concepts, practical solutions, and novel applications of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and related disciplines such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, computer vision, and natural language processing. The book provides readers with information about HCI trends which are shaping the future of smart, interconnected urban and industrial environments. Contributions are authored by experts and scientists in the field of HCI and its interrelated disciplines from 8 different countries – Chile, China, Croatia, India, Iran, Malaysia, Peru, and South Korea.

The chapters of this volume present novel and state of the art research works conducted at the intersection of HCI aimed at developing trust, increasing user acceptance, augmenting user performance, and fostering human-technology partnerships. Chapters cover usability testing in digital healthcare systems, user experience testing of handicapped children and assistive technologies for visually impaired users and a gamified user experience design for learning. The volume also presents a review of twitter usability testing among Indian users, along with specific cases of arthritis diagnostic systems, meteorological draught analysis and the role of EUPS in improving GUI design to improve the user experience.

Human-Computer Interaction and Beyond: Advances Towards Smart and Interconnected Environments is an informative reference for scientists, researchers, and developers in both academia and industry who wish to learn, design, implement, and apply these emerging technologies in HCI in different sectors, with the goal of realizing futuristic technology-driven living and functional smart cities and environments.

In this age of rapidly advancing technology, the future of living and functional environments would involve humans interacting, coordinating, and collaborating with computers, machines, robots, and various technology-laden systems in a multitude of ways. Examples of such smart and interconnected environments include Smart Homes, Smart Industries, Smart Workplaces, Smart Buildings, and Smart Cities, just to name a few. There are two parts of the edited book that presents discoveries, innovative ideas, concepts, theoretical findings, practical solutions, improvements, and novel applications in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) aimed at developing trust, user acceptance, augmenting user performance, improving quality of life, and fostering human-technology partnerships in the future of technology-laden living and functional environments.

The topics covered in these books include the following:

Applications of HCI for Smart Homes, Smart Cities, and Smart Vehicles
Design of Technology for special user groups – elderly, disabled, etc.
Prototypes of Interactive Systems with a focus on Human-Centered Design
Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Mining in HCI
Computer Vision, Image Recognition and their applications in HCI
Novel works in mobile or web development related to HCI for Smart Environments
Applications of HCI in healthcare, education, entertainment, and games
Applications of HCI and related technologies focusing on COVID-19

The current part of this book, Part 1, presents a unique and diverse collection of the global advancements in HCI in the above-mentioned application domains. It consists of chapters authored by experts and scientists in the field of HCI and its interrelated disciplines from 8 different countries – Chile, China, Croatia, India, Iran, Malaysia, Peru, and South Korea. This book is aimed at scientists, researchers, and developers in Academia and the Industry who wish to learn, design, implement, and apply the emerging technologies, concepts, and applications from the field of Human-Computer Interaction in different application domains, with a specific focus on the future of technology-laden living and functional environments. Each chapter has an abstract and keywords followed by the introduction, methodologies, and other sections. Readers can determine their interest level in any chapter quickly based on the keywords and the abstract.

Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge Bentham Science Publishers for this opportunity and for their professional support throughout this project. Finally, we would like to thank all the authors of the chapters in this book.

Nirmalya Thakur
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
College of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
United States

&

Parameshachari B.D.
Department of Telecommunication Engineering
GSSS Institute of Engineering & Technology for Women, Mysuru
Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
Belagavi, Karnataka
India

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