HCI research in Canada
This page contains links to researchers and labs that work in human-computer interaction. If you know of any others that should be included here, send me their information to mailto:sylvie.noel@crc.ca and I'll add them here.
British Columbia
Simon Fraser University
ATIC-DL Assessment of Technology in Context Design Lab.
Ellen Balka. School of Communication.
GrUVi Lab Graphics + Usability + Visualization Lab.
Co-directors are John Dill, Ted Kirkpatrick, Torsten Möller, and Richard (Hao) Zhang. School of Computing Science.
Dvv Design, vision and visualization research group, Shcool of Interactive Arts + Technology New .
Principal investigator is Lyn Bartram. Associated research investigators are Diana Gromala, Maureen Stone, Bernhard Riecke and Chris Shaw.
SCIENCE Lab Social Cognition and Interactive Expertise in Natural and Computational Environments New .
The director is Brian Fisher, School of interactive Arts and Technology.
University of British Columbia
SPIN, The Sensory Perception and Interaction Research Group New
Karon MacLean, Department of Computer Science
Tim Salcudean.
His lab is the "Robotics and Control Lab". Department of electrical and computer engineering.
Imager Laboratory for Graphics, Visualization and HCI
In the department of computer science, this lab regroups several researchers interested in HCI, including Kellogg Booth, Karon MacLean, Joanna McGrenere, and Ron Rensink
HCI @ UBC
A list of labs at the University of British Columbia doing HCI-related research
MAGIC Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre New
Sidney Fels, director.
Alberta
University of Calgary
GroupLab
Saul Greenberg, Department of Computer Science
uTouch New
Ehud Sharlin, Department of Computer Science
InnoVis, The innovations in Visualization Laboratory New
Sheelagh Carpendale, Department of Computer Science
Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The Interaction Lab
Carl Gutwin, Computer Science Department
Manitoba
University of Manitoba
Andrea Bunt New
Department of Computer Science. Research on HCI, applied artificial intelligence and user modelling
Ontario
Carleton University
Human Orientated Technology Lab
Department of Psychology
Government of Canada
Institute for Information Technology
Ottawa Branch, National Research Council Canada
Networked Media Laboratory
Communications Research Centre
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Bill Kapralos New
Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Ryerson University New
CIHFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Human Factors Research
An umbrella centre regrouping a large number of laboratories and researchers, including:
Centre for Learning Technologies
Deborah Fels, Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management
Kristiina M. Valter McConville
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sophie Quigley
Department of Computer Science
N-CART Network-Centric Applied Research Team
Alex Ferworn (research on augmented technology with dogs)
Jason Nolan
School of Early Childhood Education
University of Toronto
Interactive Media Lab
Mark Chignell, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
ETC-Lab: Ergonomics in Teleoperation and Control Laboratory
Paul Milgram, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Dynamic Graphics Project
Department of Computer Science
Queen's University
Human Media Lab
Roel Vertegaal, Computer and Information Science
Touch Lab
Susan J. Lederman, Department of Psychology
University of Waterloo
Human Computer Interaction Lab New
Edward Lank and Michael Terry, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
York University
Melanie Baljko NewDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering. Research on assistive technology and digital media.
Quebec
Concordia University
Human Centered Software Engineering Group
Ahmed Seffah, Department of Computer Science
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
ePoly: Center for Expertise in Electronic Commerce
Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering
Jean-Marc Robert
Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering
Non-Profit Organizations
CRIM"Non-profit organization founded in 1985 to strengthen ties between universities and firms of every size active in the information technology industry."
McGill University
Shared Reality Lab NewJeremy Cooperstock, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Université de Montréal
Laboratoire de recherche en communication multimédia (Research Laboratory in Multimedia Communication)
Aude Dufresne, Communications Department
Laboratoire des usages et du design des technologies d’information et de communication (Use and Design of Information and Communication Technologies Lab)
Carole Groleau and Lorna Heaton, Communications Department
Laboratoire de recherche sur la communication en réseaux (Research Lab on Networked Communications)
Milton Campos, Communications Department
Madeleine Saint-Pierre
One of Madeleine's research projects is about the human-computer dialogue. She is also the director of the Linguistics Department.
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Laboratoire de communication médiatisée par ordinateur (Computer-Supported Communication Lab)Department of Communications
LICEF
Cognitive Informatics and Learning Environments Laboratory. Associated with Teluq, UQAM's distance education program (Télé-Université).
Université Laval
SADAF
Decision support system for activity selection for continued education
New-Brunswick
Government of Canada
Institute for Information Technology, National Research Council of Canada
They have offices in Fredericton, Moncton, and Saint-John.
Nova-Scotia
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie Human Computer Interaction Labs
All the groups at Dalhousie who work in human-computer interaction.
Edge Lab
Kori Inkpen. Faculty of computer science.
Government of Canada
Institute for Information Technology
National Research Council of Canada