We do experiments and computational modeling of early-to-mid level human vision, with the aim of deriving predictive models which can be used for such applications as image compression, design of user interfaces, and design of information visualizations. Current interests include "pre-attentive" texture processing, visual search and visual saliency, perceptual organization, and the effect of display clutter on performance of visual tasks.
The shared mission of Visual Computing is to connect images and computation, spanning topics such as image and video generation and analysis, photography, human perception, touch, applied geometry, and more.
The focus of the HCI CoR is inventing new systems and technology that lie at the interface between people and computation, and understanding their design, implementation, and societal impact.
