Human Centred Technology Research Centre
The Human-Centred Technology Research Centre endeavours to perform world-class research that puts the human user at the centre of the technology development. Researchers at HCT 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. The HCT Research Centre focuses on technology research that assists humans in their life and learning, that supports them in their health and well-being, that enables them to perform and communicate better, that allows them to be more secure, and that empowers them to achieve their goals.
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, signal processing, data analytics, computational intelligence and telecommunications, in combination with related areas such as artificial intelligence, computer vision, data mining, human-computer interaction, image processing, speech analysis, machine learning, multimodal fusion, robotics, and wireless sensor networks.
HCT Winter Research Scholarships (WRS-2016)
The HCT Winter Research Scholarships (WRS-2016) are offered to third or final year undergraduate and postgraduate students (including current Honours students) .....read more
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Building computers’ emotional intelligence
More on Building computers’ emotional intelligenceOne of the world’s leading researchers in bringing humans and technology closer, Professor Jeffrey Cohn has shared his expertise with University of Canberra academics and students
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UC researchers challenge to beat the ‘bot
More on UC researchers challenge to beat the ‘botChallenging a robot to a game of tic-tac-toe is helping inform University of Canberra researchers about how people and machines interact
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Eavesdropping on frogs before they croak
More on Eavesdropping on frogs before they croakVolunteers monitoring frogs around Canberra will be required to spend less time in the field thanks to University of Canberra technology
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App to prevent falls focus of UC PhD study
More on App to prevent falls focus of UC PhD studyA PhD student at the University of Canberra is aiming to develop a smart phone app that can help the elderly anticipate potential falls
News Archive
UC robot goes to school28 October 2013: With pencils freshly sharpened and
rulers at the ready, the Year 2 students from Brindabella Christian
College couldn't wait to do some maths. |  |
UC teams 'imagine' solutions for competition11 April 2013: A novel tool to help young children with autism develop their social and communication skills and a system to help blind people recognise signs in public places using their mobile phone are two University of Canberra projects that will compete in the Microsoft Imagine Cup national finals today. |  |
Software success for Stuart3 April 2013: For Stuart Anderson, graduating with a Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) is the next step in an exciting journey, as he begins his PhD looking at virtual representations of reality at the University of Canberra. |  |