Gaze Interaction for Exhibitions - investigating how new eye gaze tracking methods can be applied to create new interactive experiences in exhibitions.

When visiting exhibitions people generally look at objects that interest them. Gaze tracking makes it possible to measure this and turn passive objects into public user interfaces that can react to an observer’s gaze. This project will investigate how new eye gaze tracking methods can be applied to create new interactive experiences in exhibitions. We are working with stakeholders such as the National Trust to install such technology in places of cultural significance. Gaze interactive exhibits can be used to engage visitors and augment traditional content in ways that take into account a visitor’s individual interests.

The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr Christof Lutteroth (http://www.bath.ac.uk/comp-sci/contacts/academics/christof-lutteroth) at the University of Bath. He or she will work with other HCI researchers with interests in multimodal interaction, and will benefit from contact with a wider group of researchers in areas including HCI, Graphics, Computer Vision and Intelligent Systems. The Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath is home to one of the leading Human-Computer Interaction research groups in the world, including 3 full Professors in HCI and around 30 related staff and postgraduates. The University of Bath is among the top universities of every relevant UK league table.

Candidates should normally have a good first degree (equivalent to a First Class or 2:1 Honours) or a Masters degree in computer science, human-computer interaction, computer vision or a related discipline. Candidates must have a strong interest in human-computer interaction and/or computer vision, solid programming skills and be willing and able to develop excellent knowledge and skills in research methods and data analysis techniques, including quantitative and qualitative methods.

Informal inquiries about the research project or the wider research context at Bath may be sent to Dr Christof Lutteroth ([Email Address Removed]).

Formal applications should be made via the University of Bath’s online application form for a PhD in Computer Science:
https://www.bath.ac.uk/samis/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=RDUCM-FP01&code2=0012

More information about applying for a PhD at Bath may be found here:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/guides/how-to-apply-for-doctoral-study/

Anticipated start date: 1 October 2018