Madrid Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory


Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Informáticos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Human Computer Interaction and Advanced Interactive Systems Research Group

About us

Madrid HCI Lab is a teaching, research and development laboratory belonging to the Computer Engineering School of Computer Engineering of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. It was founded in 1986 under the name of Laboratorio Decoroso Crespo, with the mission of exploring the possibilities of applying information and communication technologies to teaching and learning. It currently hosts teachers and researchers in the field of Human-Computer Interaction and Advanced Interactive Systems. We pursue the use of technology at the service of human beings to carry out complex tasks (learning, planning, management of large volumes of information, etc.). We are experts in the design of software systems capable of modelling and adapting to the human being that interacts with them, in all their diversity of capabilities, knowledge and goals.

Technologies

  1. Extended Reality (Virtual, Augmented, Mixed)

  2. Intelligent Tutoring Systems

  3. Intelligent Agents

  4. Semantic Technologies

Research Interests

  1. Modelling of Users, Environments and Tasks

  2. UX, Usability and Accesibility

  3. 3D Interaction

  4. Design of Interactive, Adaptive and Personalized Systems

Application Domains

  1. Education and Training

  2. Design and Planning of Human Interventions

  3. User Guidance and Assistance

  4. Biotechnology and Rehabilitation


Members

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Angélica de Antonio


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Principal Researcher
Associate Professor

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Jaime Ramírez


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Senior Researcher
Associate Professor

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Elena Villalba


D-5110

Senior Researcher
Associate Professor

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Ricardo Imbert


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Senior Researcher
Associate Professor

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Cristian Moral


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Senior Researcher
Associate Professor

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José María Barambones


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Junior Researcher
Assistant Professor



Recent Projects

2023-2026

Motiva

Computational ecosystem with motivational support and functional assessment for an autonomous exercise programme for healthy ageing

2020-2023

ActiveUP

Active ageing with Unobtrusive Personalized monitoring

Other Projects

Semantics

Miles

Models of Interaction centred on Language, spacE and computational Semantics

Interaction

Calimaco

3D gesture-based exploration and search in document collections

Extended Reality

PIVE

Intelligent Agroforestry Biotechnology Virtual Laboratory

Interaction

Journal Advisor

3D Interactive Visualization tool for matching papers with relevant journals for publication


PhD Theses


Teaching

Undergraduate


Master

Doctorate


Educational Innovation

Educational Innovation Group

Group recognized by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid GIE-SINUA: Grupo de Innovación Educativa en Sistemas Interactivos Usables y Accesibles (Educational Innovation Group in Usable and Accesible Interactive Systems)

The objectives of GIE-SINUA focus on the improvement of the teaching-learning process in the context of Interactive Systems, i.e. systems where there is an interaction between the user and a software system in order for the user to achieve their objectives.

Ongoing Projects

2025

Scrum-ABSD

Introduction of an agile approach based on Scrum for the management and development of a software engineering project based on intelligent agents

Previous Projects

2024

ABI-EVI

Inquiry-Based Learning in Intelligent Virtual Environments courses

2024

Videogames

Learning software engineering processes and human-computer interaction through game design and interaction

2024

LLMs-IPO

Training in User Analysis based on content generation with LLMs in Human-Computer Interaction courses


Announcements

Scholarship offer

  1. Deadline for application: 15th April 2025

  2. Duration: 3 months

  3. Dedication: 15 hours per week

  4. Start date: 1st May 2025

  5. Topic: Dynamic real-world scene understanding with images, deep learning and LLMs, for Augmented Reality and User Modeling

  6. Offer:

Where we are

Campus de Montegancedo, s/n, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid

+34 910 67 29 33