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People-Centred Technologies
The People-Centred Technologies group develops innovative computing-based solutions to address individual and community needs. Our research efforts focus on the broad scope of physical interaction, cognitive, communication and social issues involved in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT).
| Current Projects | |
| :: | ALEX |
| :: | Systematic Methods of Tool Evaluation |
| :: | Voice and Multimodal Access to Web Services |
| :: | VoiceCode |
The People-Centred Technologies group is exploring new technologies and techniques in human-computer interaction to provide more effective ways for people to use and interact with information and communication technologies (ICT). The goals are to make ICT accessible and beneficial to everyone, regardless of location, physical ability, language, culture, computer skills, financial status, or software and tools employed. Some of our research focuses on the development of solutions for life-critical and community applications through the use of ICT.
The People-Centred Technologies group embarks on research projects that:
- make major contributions to computer science, engineering, and social and community informatics research;
- have local, regional or national benefit;
- leave tangible artifacts for Canadian society -- whether a commercial or non-commercial application; and
- can potentially be adapted to wider social, geographic, and academic contexts.
NRC-IIT strives in particular to make beneficial impacts on Canadian industry through licensing of technologies it develops and by working with external partners to commercialize, disseminate or apply the outputs of its research.
Our principal areas of research are:
- Social Informatics and Community Informatics
- Multimodal Input Technologies
- Human Factors of Mobile Computing
- Broadband Communication
- Globalization & Culturally Appropriate Design
- e-Learning
- Accessibility and Universal Design
- Collaborative Technologies / Technologies for Collaboration
Additional Information
- Laboratory: The e-Citizen Studio Lab
- Laboratory: The Mobile Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Lab
- Laboratory: The Voice-Multimodal (VML) Lab
- Human-Computer Interaction Research Program
- Publications
Research Contact
Dr. Irina Kondratova
Group Leader
People-Centred Technologies
NRC Institute for Information Technology
46 Dineen Drive
Fredericton, NB E3B 9W4
Telephone: +1 (506) 444-0489
Fax: +1 (506) 452-3859
E-mail: Irina.Kondratova@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Business Contact
Marc-Alain Mallet
Business Development Officer
Business Development Office, Atlantic
NRC Institute for Information Technology
46 Dineen Drive
Fredericton, NB E3B 9W4
Telephone: +1 (506) 444-0394
Fax: +1 (506) 452-3859
E-mail: Marc-Alain.Mallet@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
