HINT Lab - Human-centric Interactive Technologies Laboratory
Activities
Interactive technologies play an increasingly central role in shaping how people access, understand, and interact with information and digital systems. Designing effective interaction paradigms and interfaces is not just about improving user experience but also about ensuring inclusivity, accessibility, and transparency. Well-designed interactions enable a broader range of people to engage with digital technologies, expanding opportunities for participation and control over decision-making processes.
The HINT (Human-Centric Interactive Technologies) Lab aims to develop methodologies and tools for designing interactive systems that place the user at the center of the digital experience. Students and researchers working in the lab gain advanced skills to design advanced technologies, potentiated by Artificial Intelligence (AI), that are not only usable and effective but also adaptive and capable of supporting users with diverse abilities and backgrounds. The lab explores solutions ranging from conversational interfaces to multimodal interaction enhanced by the adoption of the most recent AI models, from immersive experiences to the co-creation of digital tools that can be personalized by end users.
The lab's research projects address real-world challenges, exploring new forms of interaction for Web accessibility, smart environments, participatory and inclusive urban systems, inclusive sports, and more. Additionally, special attention is given to the ethical implications of designing interactive technologies, ensuring that the solutions developed align with principles of fairness, transparency, and responsibility.
HINT Lab collaborates with major industry players in the field, fostering partnerships that bring academic research closer to real-world applications. These collaborations allow researchers and students to work on cutting-edge projects, leveraging the latest technological advancements and addressing industry-driven challenges.
Main research interests:
• AI-based accessibility and inclusion in digital technologies
• Conversational interfaces for data and service interaction
• Immersive experiences and multimodal interaction, enhances by LLMs/LMMs
• Co-design tools for user-driven customization of digital technologies
• Smart environments and interaction with IoT systems
• Ethics and transparency in human-computer interaction
The HINT (Human-Centric Interactive Technologies) Lab aims to develop methodologies and tools for designing interactive systems that place the user at the center of the digital experience. Students and researchers working in the lab gain advanced skills to design advanced technologies, potentiated by Artificial Intelligence (AI), that are not only usable and effective but also adaptive and capable of supporting users with diverse abilities and backgrounds. The lab explores solutions ranging from conversational interfaces to multimodal interaction enhanced by the adoption of the most recent AI models, from immersive experiences to the co-creation of digital tools that can be personalized by end users.
The lab's research projects address real-world challenges, exploring new forms of interaction for Web accessibility, smart environments, participatory and inclusive urban systems, inclusive sports, and more. Additionally, special attention is given to the ethical implications of designing interactive technologies, ensuring that the solutions developed align with principles of fairness, transparency, and responsibility.
HINT Lab collaborates with major industry players in the field, fostering partnerships that bring academic research closer to real-world applications. These collaborations allow researchers and students to work on cutting-edge projects, leveraging the latest technological advancements and addressing industry-driven challenges.
Main research interests:
• AI-based accessibility and inclusion in digital technologies
• Conversational interfaces for data and service interaction
• Immersive experiences and multimodal interaction, enhances by LLMs/LMMs
• Co-design tools for user-driven customization of digital technologies
• Smart environments and interaction with IoT systems
• Ethics and transparency in human-computer interaction
Service information
The lab is located on the third floor of building 21, Via Golgi, 39 – Milano.
