About HCT
Vision
A world where advanced technology assists humans in their lives.
Mission
To carry out world class research in human-centred technology and related areas.
Research at the HCT Research Centre has a strong focus on technology that puts the human user into the focus. We undertake fundamental and applied research into the nature, creation and use of technology that enables people in all walks of life to take knowledgeable, well-informed and responsible
actions. We are interested in technology that assists humans in their life and learning,
supports them in their health and well-being,
enables them to perform and communicate better,
allows them to be more secure, and
empowers them to achieve their goals through the support of technology.
Our core research strengths are along the information processing pipeline from sensors, to data analysis, to modelling, to prediction and classification, leading to knowledge discovery. A particular focus lies on
Pattern recognition, machine learning, artificial intelligence
Human-centred computing, human-computer / human-robot interaction, speech processing
Computational intelligence, data analytics / mining, computational modelling
Computer vision, image processing, signal processing
Telecommunications, wireless sensor networks and network engineering
Data analytics, computational modelling
Multimodal information fusion
Affective computing, computational behaviour analysis
Mobile technologies
Our research seeks applications in an array of inter-disciplinary collaborations, both on-campus and off-campus, with a particular focus
on information technology research in health / well-being / ageing, sports, education / learning, communication, security / forensics / biometrics, and entertainment. We collaborate closely with researchers in health and elderly care, security, sport science, and telecommunications and with our partners
in business, sports, government and education. HCT researchers are active members of the University of Canberra Health Research Institute (UC-HRI) and the University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise (UC-RISE).