Here, we provide an overview of the content of the Special Issue on “Human-computer interaction in smart environments”. The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight technologies and solutions encompassing the use of mass-market sensors in current a...
Virtual human is widely employed in various industries, including personal assistance, intelligent customer service, and online education, thanks to the rapid development of artificial intelligence. An anthropomorphic digital human can quickly contac...
When planning lunar rover missions, it is important to develop intuition and driving skills for unfamiliar environments before incurring the costs of reaching the moon. Simulators make it possible to operate in environments that have the physical cha...
Gesture recognition, as a core technology of human–computer interaction, has broad application prospects and brings new technical possibilities for smart homes, medical care, sports training, and other fields. Compared with the traditional huma...
Human–computer interaction, an interdisciplinary discipline, has become a frontier research topic in recent years. In the fourth industrial revolution, human–computer interaction has been increasingly applied to construction safety management, which...
This document presents a systematic review of Multimodal Human–Computer Interaction. It shows how different types of interaction technologies (virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality, force and vibration feedback devices (haptics), and track...
Human-computer interaction (HCI) has contributed to the design and development of some efficient, user-friendly, cost-effective, and adaptable digital mental health solutions. But HCI has not been well-combined into technological developments resulti...
The traditional wheelchair focuses on the “human-chair” motor function interaction to ensure the elderly and people with disabilities’ basic travel. For people with visual, hearing, physical disabilities, etc., the current wheelchai...
In recent years, gesture recognition and speech recognition, as important input methods in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), have been widely used in the field of virtual reality. In particular, with the rapid development of deep learning, arti...
Improvements in communication and networking technologies have transformed people’s lives and organizations’ activities. Web 2.0 innovation has provided a variety of hybridized applications and tools that have changed enterprises’ f...
This paper investigates the integration of emotional, cognitive, and interactional processes in the design of educational technologies through the lens of Human–Computer Interaction (HCI). While previous studies have focused on cognitive and in...
In modern warfare, it is often necessary for the operator to control the UAV cluster from a ground control station to perform an attack task. However, the absence of an effective method for optimizing the human–computer interface in ground cont...
This paper focuses on the application of human–computer interaction technology in construction project safety management. Through bibliometric methods, we carried out an in-depth analysis of 286 relevant papers from Web of Science and Google Sc...
The increasing ubiquity of wearable computing and multimodal interaction technologies has created unprecedented opportunities for natural and seamless human–computer interaction. However, most existing systems adapt only to external user action...
Enterprise innovation ecology plays a vital role in the operation and development of enterprises. It can enable enterprises to have benign and sustainable progress space in action. At the same time, it can also make the innovation ability of enterpri...
Human–computer interaction (HCI) is essential for optimizing smart greenhouse management and for fostering efficient and sustainable agricultural practices. A synthesis of recent advancements in diverse interfaces, including digital twins, virt...
Craft-based methodologies have emerged as a vital human-computer interaction (HCI) approach, bridging digital and physical materials in interactive system design. This study, born from a collaboration between two research networks focused on affectiv...
Human–computer interaction (HCI) with three-dimensional (3D) Building Information Modelling/Model (BIM) is the crucial ingredient to enhancing the user experience and fostering the value of BIM. Current BIMs mostly use keyboard, mouse, or touch...
Modern hardware and software development has led to an evolution of user interfaces from command-line to natural user interfaces for virtual immersive environments. Gestures imitating real-world interaction tasks increasingly replace classical two-di...
As digital technology evolves rapidly, smart tourism has become a significant trend in the modernization of the industry, relying on advanced tools like big data and cloud computing to improve travelers’ experiences. Despite the growing use of...
An electronic nose (e-nose) is an electronic device composed of one or more odor sensors, a microcontroller, electronic components, and software that acquire and analyze a gas or volatile organic compound (VOC) present in an environment. E-noses atte...
In order to improve the satisfaction of users during the human–machine interaction with intelligent electric vehicles, this paper presents the human–machine interaction method of intelligent electric vehicles. Firstly, the principle of hu...
This paper introduces a novel capacitive sensor array designed for tactile perception applications. Utilizing an all-in-one inkjet deposition printing process, the sensor array exhibited exceptional flexibility and accuracy. With a resolution of up t...
The Metaverse is an end-users-oriented integration of various layers of Information Technology (IT), where Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) would be the core technology. With the rapid development of IT, the Metaverse would allow users to conne...
In this paper, we present a multimodal dataset for affective computing research acquired in a human-computer interaction (HCI) setting. An experimental mobile and interactive scenario was designed and implemented based on a gamified generic paradigm...
The human–computer interaction (HCI) for mobile applications is becoming increasingly important as mobile applications have become an integral part of everyday life. Mobile app developers need to continuously improve the users’ experience...
Through a series of projects carried out by the Computer–Human Interaction and COllaboration (CHICO) group of the University of Castilla-La Mancha, some proposals are presented to improve the current e-Learning systems by making use of different para...
Despite rapid progress in natural language processing, current interactive AI systems continue to struggle with interpreting ambiguous, idiomatic, and contextually rich human language, a barrier to natural human–computer interaction. Many deplo...
Value co-creation in online communities refers to a process in which all participants within a platform’s ecosystem exchange and integrate resources while engaging in mutually beneficial interactive processes to generate perceived value-in-use....
Occupational therapy (OT) is a client-centered health profession focused on enhancing individuals’ ability to perform meaningful activities and daily tasks, particularly for those recovering from injury, illness, or disability. As a core compon...
As an effective solution for data visualization and analysis, the large-scale high-resolution display wall system has been widely used in various scientific research fields. On the basis of investigating existing system cases and research results, th...
Improving the performance of human–computer interaction systems is an essential indicator of aircraft intelligence. To address the limitations of single-modal interaction methods, a multimodal interaction model based on gaze and EEG target sele...
In the short term, a fully autonomous level of machine intelligence cannot be achieved. Humans are still an important part of HCI systems, and intelligent systems should be able to “feel” and “predict” human intentions in orde...
To equip computers with human communication skills and to enable natural interaction between the computer and a human, intelligent solutions are required based on artificial intelligence (AI) methods, algorithms, and sensor technology. This study aim...
In real world scenarios, the task of estimating heart rate (HR) using video plethysmography (VPG) methods is difficult because many factors could contaminate the pulse signal (i.e., a subjects’ movement, illumination changes). This article pres...
While the availability of low-cost micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers initially seemed to promise the possibility of using them to easily track the position and orientation of virtually any object th...
The energy sector is a critical contributor to the growth and development of any country’s economy. However, ensuring robust cybersecurity within the context of smart energy services presents persistent usability challenges in an increasingly d...
Gait is the information that can reflect the state index of the human body, and at the same time, the leg is the organ with the maximum output power of the human body. Effective collection of maximum mechanical power output and gait information can p...
The multimodal data collection that includes physiological and psychological data, combined with data processing using artificial intelligence technology, has become a research trend in human–computer interaction. In the stage of new product de...
Robots and smart technologies are becoming part of everyday life and private households. While this automation of mundane tasks typically creates pragmatic benefits (e.g., efficiency, accuracy, time savings), it may also come with psychological losse...
The rapidly evolving field of Virtual Reality (VR)-based Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) presents a significant demand for robust and accurate hand tracking solutions. Current technologies, predominantly based on single-sensing modalities, fal...
Human–computer interaction (HCI) plays a crucial role across various fields, with eye-tracking technology emerging as a key enabler for intuitive and dynamic control in assistive systems like Assistive Robotic Arms (ARAs). By precisely tracking...
Accurate and real-time outdoor localization and pose estimation are critical for various applications, including navigation, robotics, and augmented reality. Apple’s ARKit, a leading AR platform, employs visual–inertial odometry (VIO) and...
Within the scope of digital transformation in nuclear power plants (NPPs), task complexity in human–computer interaction (HCI) has become a critical factor affecting the safe and stable operation of NPPs. This study systematically reviews and a...
Emotions have a crucial function in the mental existence of humans. They are vital for identifying a person’s behaviour and mental condition. Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) is extracting a speaker’s emotional state from their speech sig...
Since its introduction, live e-commerce has shown rapid growth, especially in regions such as China, where the total market size has exceeded trillions of RMB. However, e-commerce live streaming has also caused widespread consumer impulse-buying beha...
In recent years, flexible sensors based on laser-induced graphene (LIG) have played an important role in areas such as smart healthcare, smart skin, and wearable devices. This paper presents the fabrication of flexible sensors based on LIG technology...
Interruption is a widespread phenomenon in human–computer interaction in modern working environments. To minimize the adverse impact or to maximize possible benefits of interruptions, a reliable approach to evaluate interruption cost needs to b...
Over the past decade, the Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) Lab at Tufts University has been developing real-time, implicit Brain–Computer Interfaces (BCIs) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). This paper reviews the work o...
Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) is a highly prevalent syndrome today, yet it remains relatively understudied, leading to limited awareness among users about this syndrome and its preventive measures. This study aims to draw attention to this syndrome...
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