Dear Colleagues,

Human Computer Interface (HCI) is a medium and dialogue interface for transmitting and exchanging information between humans and computers, and is an important component of computer systems. Human computer interaction mainly studies the following content: Model and Methodology; Usability and Evaluation; Multi-Modal; Intelligent User Interface; Groupware; Web-Interaction; Mobile and Ubicomp.

The application potential of hot technologies in the field of human-computer interaction technology has begun to show, such as geospatial tracking technology equipped on smartphones; action recognition technology applied to wearable computers, stealth technology, immersive games; tactile interaction technology applied to virtual reality, remote-controlled robots, and telemedicine; speech recognition technology applied to call routing, home automation, and voice dialing; silent speech recognition technology is applied for people with language disorders; eye tracking technology for advertising, websites, product catalogs, and magazine utility testing; brain wave based human-machine interface technology is used in the "mind wheelchair" developed for people with language and action disorders. Scholars in the field of human-computer interaction are constantly introducing various innovative technologies, such as fingerprint recognition technology, side sliding fingerprint recognition technology, TDDI technology, pressure touch technology, etc. The application and development of hot technologies are both opportunities and challenges. Vision based gesture recognition has low recognition rates and poor real-time performance, requiring research on various algorithms to improve recognition accuracy and speed. The research and application of human features such as iris, palm print, handwriting, gait, speech, lip reading, face, DNA, etc. are also receiving attention. The integration of multiple channels is also a hot topic in human-computer interaction. In addition, the integration and promotion of technologies such as ubiquitous computing and cloud computing also need to be further explored.

This section collection “Human Computer Interaction” publishes original articles including reviews and reappraisals of the literature, empirical studies, and quantitative and qualitative contributions to the theories and applications of HCI.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Asso prof. Niu Ya-feng

Section Editor