About Research Group
Who we are and what we do...

The focus of this research group is doing worthwhile, scientifically-based Information Science and Human-Computer Interaction research. There are two broad areas of research.

Firstly, the emphasis is on the provision of information and library services, policies pertaining to these services, as well as the technical operations involved. The goal is to identify ways of improving information and library services, and ensuring that they continue to be relevant in the evolving information society. Research is also being done on information literacy, and on the use of information. In-depth studies of particular user groups and their information needs are being carried out to develop effective information services for them.

Secondly, the group is also interested to improve user experience of interactive, information and knowledge systems: making them more usable, useful, safer and less frustrating. Our main strength lies in the development and evaluation of formal and semi-formal usability analysis techniques and social / cultural aspects of interaction design. We further our research in these areas by working in a range of application areas that provide complex case studies. We have particular strength in the area of Digital Libraries and mobile devices.

We do this by carrying out research that aims to:

• understand people, their information needs and how they use technology;
• understand the best methods for designing for humans and a deeper understanding of interactions both in general and in specific application areas; and
• develop innovative tools, techniques, methods and models to assist in the analysis, design and evaluation of interactive, information systems.

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Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? Please send them to : tyltheng@ntu.edu.sg.

Last updated 2 May, 2004