Research and Translation

With the goal of improving knee replacement success rates, this team is currently investigating a new design concept for a bone-mounted robot for unicompartmental procedures.

Using ultrasound instead of C-arm fluoroscopy:a safe imaging technique that can generate intrinsically three-dimensional surface representations.

A Kickstart proposal to create a community of researchers interested in visualization methods at UBC, and to host a lecture series on the use of modern visualization tools for research and publication.

This research looks at the individual differences in response to managing digital data, and suggests the design of tools to support these varied approaches to data management.

A notification management tool that allows users to easily personalize notifications from a variety of sources according to their needs.

The development of an instrument for measuring iQoL in academic institutions.

A project that looks at ways to make linguistically-based support accessible for acoustically challenged listeners.

This project investigates the different security mechanisms users apply when handling their cryptocurrencies and while interacting with the Blockchain.

This project explores the possibility of personalization mediated by an on-going dialogue with the user.

This project investigates machine learning methods that detect user traits in real-time, as well as suitable forms of personalization driven by these detectors.

This project tackles the challenge of helping users learn from open ended exploration of interactive simulations.

Adjutant is an open-source R application to support mining PubMed for literature reviews

The Social CheatSheet project is part of a larger body of research that looks at personalized interfaces to support learning feature-rich software.

A novel way to help older adults learn to use their smartphone.

Like much of the human behaviour researchers on campus, Dr. Alan Kingstone's research is focused on understanding how everyday perceptions, cognitions, emotions, and human actions, can be studied in

Identifying sepsis in infants using infrared bedside video cameras.

Librarians using Inexpensive technology to support computer science curriculum.

Using augmented reality (AR) to enhance user engagement with library materials.

A future-focused approach for robot programming using augmented reality (AR) with the goal of enabling safe and intuitive human-robot interaction in collaborative manufacturing.

Smart wheelchair that allows the driver to share control of the power mobility with an intelligent control agent.

This research aims are to develop and to pilot test an integrated NIRS/EEG system for preterm infants.

A device for preterm infants that can provide the key parts of skin-to-skin holding, including touch, heart beat sounds, and breathing motion.

Ocupado is a human-centered approach to smart buildings, supporting the visual analysis of building occupancy data.

Genomic Epidemiology Visualization Typology - systematic survey of data visualization usage across thousands of PubMed papers

Segmentifier supports visual data analysis of e-commerce clickstream data.

A speech and gesture-based feedback tool for students to improve foreign language speaking in class.

Spheree uses optical tracking for head-coupled rendering, providing parallax-based 3D depth cues.

Small, furry robots that respond to touch by "breathing", moving, and "purring".

An innovative video experience incorporating novel interface elements for reading, bookmarking and tagging, visual cueing, and crowdsourcing video content.

How do the individual differences of the information seekers affect their search outcome?

A high-usability UI for personal health records to collect patient-reported experience measures.

This study aims to understand users’ privacy and security concerns about their smart speakers.

This project investigates methods for improving user experience, when it comes to secure physical access to smartphones.

Aggregated Dendograms support the comparison of evolutionary trees at multiple levels of detail.