The main objective of this course is to provide the students with a wide understanding of the state of the art in human computing interaction concepts. Perception and cognition topics are esential to design interactive systems. Special attention will be paid on pervasive computing and Ambient Intelligence where the central object of study are people surrounded by intelligent systems and enhanced environments capable to monitorize and/or interact in a user friendly way. The user-centered design methodology will be the most used throughout the course.
Teachers
Person in charge
Joan Cabestany Moncusi (
)
Others
Andreu Catala Mallofre (
)
Weekly hours
Theory
0.5
Problems
0
Laboratory
1.3
Guided learning
0.5
Autonomous learning
1
Competences
Generic Technical Competences
Generic
CG1 - Capability to plan, design and implement products, processes, services and facilities in all areas of Artificial Intelligence.
CG3 - Capacity for modeling, calculation, simulation, development and implementation in technology and company engineering centers, particularly in research, development and innovation in all areas related to Artificial Intelligence.
Technical Competences of each Specialization
Academic
CEA10 - Capability to understand advanced techniques of Human-Computer Interaction, and to know how to design, implement and apply these techniques in the development of intelligent applications, services or systems.
Professional
CEP3 - Capacity for applying Artificial Intelligence techniques in technological and industrial environments to improve quality and productivity.
CEP4 - Capability to design, write and report about computer science projects in the specific area of ??Artificial Intelligence.
CEP6 - Capability to assimilate and integrate the changing economic, social and technological environment to the objectives and procedures of informatic work in intelligent systems.
CEP7 - Capability to respect the legal rules and deontology in professional practice.
Transversal Competences
Teamwork
CT3 - Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team, as a normal member or performing direction tasks, in order to develop projects with pragmatism and sense of responsibility, making commitments taking into account the available resources.
Appropiate attitude towards work
CT5 - Capability to be motivated for professional development, to meet new challenges and for continuous improvement. Capability to work in situations with lack of information.
Analisis y sintesis
CT7 - Capability to analyze and solve complex technical problems.
Objectives
Acquiring Human-Computer Interaction general methodology
Related competences:
CT3,
CEA10,
CEP3,
Introduction
Principles of human-computer interaction.
User centered design, user needs elicitation and ergonomics principles.
Contexts of use, and functional requirements.
User-system communication design.
Interaction
Principles of human information processing, performance, learning and cognition.
Sensation and perception.
Cognitive basis of emotions. Cognitive engineering.
Multimodal interaction.
Pervasive Computing
Principles and technology overview.
Architectures.
Operating Systems.
Location and context awareness.
Ubiquitius interfaces.
Person centered Ambient Intelligence
Smart environments. Principles and technologies of Ambient Intelligent design.
Ambient Assisted Living (AAL): requirements and solutions.
Ethics in AAL: privacy, autonomy, integrity, reliability, e-inclusion, technology in the society,
The subject will follow a Project Based Learning approach:
1.The student should do a literature review of the field, detecting the most important research groups, patents and projects in his area of interest
2.Design of a real intelligent environment based on a use case
3.Detailed analysis of the architecture and algorithmia.
4.New technologies and innovative aspects of the proposed solution
Evaluation methodology
The evaluation fundamentally is based on the degree and level of participation of the student throughout the course in the sessions of class (contribution to the debate of the subjects, exposition and resolution of questions...), and in the development, conclusions and presentation of its works of practices. A midterm and final test will also contribute to the subject assessment. A midterm and final test will also contribute to the subject assessment