Computer Science 250-01
Affective Interfaces
Fall, 2015
Syllabus

Robert J.K. Jacob
Dept. of Computer Science
Email:

http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~jacob/

Beste Yuksel
Dept. of Computer Science
Email: beste.yuksel (at) tufts.edu

http://www.eecs.tufts.edu/~byukse01/

This is a seminar course exploring new forms of human-computer interaction that use their user's affective or emotional state as part of the input. Students will read research papers in this area and other related disciplines and present and discuss them in the seminar. We will explore the use of a variety of technologies to measure affect, including functional near-infrared spectroscopy work at Tufts. We will then explore ways to use such measurements as input to new forms of "implicit" or passive user interfaces. The course will also connect to our current research in brain-computer interfaces, passive measurement of physiological and brain states, and interfaces that use brain input to drive subtle adaptation.

None; individual articles to read.

http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~jacob/250aff/

The course will begin with an overview of the area. The bulk of the course will be in the format of a graduate seminar. Students will read research papers in the areas that underlie our topic and present and discuss them in the seminar. We may also have a hands-on project or workshop, in which students can plan, design, prototype, and test new user interfaces. The nature of the project will partly depend on the backgrounds of the students in the class.

Background in human-computer interaction, cognitive science, psychology, physiological or brain measurement techniques, or other relevant topic area; or permission of instructor.