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Department of Informatics People and Computing Lab

People and Computing Lab

Welcome to ZPAC!

The Human-Computer Interaction group at the University of Zurich.

Mission

We strive to design great experiences with computing and create technologies that benefit people in everyday life. To do so, we take an approach to research that goes beyond interface design and usability. We focus on gaining a deep, contextualized understanding of the relationship between people and computing technologies from which to draw insight.

Research

In our research we apply approaches drawn from a variety of fields, with a focus on qualitative methods such as interviews for data collection or affinity diagramming for data analysis. Building upon a thorough understanding of a problem space, we iteratively develop designs and systems that offer people new interactive experiences.

Currently, we are working in areas such as,  sharing economydepiction of AI,  digital health personalisation, forced marriages & domestic violence and designing to support mental health.

Teaching

We take a hands-on approach to learning that is reflected in our teaching. Our courses are highly interactive in nature and incorporate projects, discussion, and in-class activities to give students the opportunity to put knowledge and skills to use.

Weiterführende Informationen

ZPAC News

  • DIZH funding received

    Nimra has received the newly launched SDG Impact Award for her thesis «Designing Technology for People Affected by Forced Marriage in Switzerland». With her thesis, she contributed to the UN SDG Goal 5, «Gender Equality».

     

  • Nimra receives the SDG Impact Award

    Nimra has received the newly launched SDG Impact Award for her thesis «Designing Technology for People Affected by Forced Marriage in Switzerland». With her thesis, she contributed to the UN SDG Goal 5, «Gender Equality».

     

  • Workshop at ECSCW 2021

    Anton has co-organized a workshop on "Challenges of transferring UX designs and insights across products and services" at ECSCW'21

  • UZH Forschungskredit grant received

    Anton has received a UZH Postdoc Forschungskredit grant to conduct research on local sharing economy communities in Zurich

  • Workshop at ECSCW 2023

    Anton is co-organizing a workshop on "Spatial tensions in CSCW: The political and ethical challenges of scale" at ECSCW'23 in Trondheim, Norway