Andrea Bellucci
Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain.
My research in the area of Human-Computer Interaction focuses on the End-User Development paradigm. I aim to design interactive systems that address the goals, interests and needs of people within their own cultural context, from their experience, skills and (diverse) physical and cognitive habilities.
I have co-designed with, for and by diverse end users, from toolkits for physical computing with interaction designers, to tangible toolkits for the smart home with families in Finland and Spain, to low-cost interactive assistive devices for children with disabilities in underserviced areas in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
My current research explores embodied interactions for the creation and adaptation of eXtended Reality (XR) experiences without the need to “write code”, allowing people to configure, tailor, and program XR technology in the same environment where they live and act, in a more natural way and according to their needs and circumstances.
Projects + Explorations
End-User Development, Ubiquitous Computing, Tangible Interaction and eXtended Reality
2021
Welicit
A Wizard of Oz tool to configure, run and analyze elicitation studies for immersive environments.
2015-2021
T4TAGS
A tangible, programmable toolkit to support end-users in the serendipitous use of domestic technologies.
2018
RE/Lab AAC
Disability design fieldwork with indigenous community in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
2017
X-Reality Toolkit
An end-user toolkit that provides a visual integrated environment for the rapid prototyping of XR interactions.
2015
Social Display
A see-through display for interactive museum showcases that allows to create and share digital narratives associated with physical artifacts.
2014
ECCE Toolkit
A visual EUD toolkit to seamlessly create interactions between heterogeneous networked devices.
2011
TESIS
A DIY portable device using the Microsoft Kinect hardware for converting any non-flat surface into a multi-touch tabletop.
2011
eStorys
A mashup system for helping people and professionals to interact with georeferenced information about emergencies.
2010
Don't touch me
An exploration of remote interaction with map-based applications in large displays environments.
Publications
Five recent publications. For a full list of publications, visit my Google Scholar profile.
2021
Programmable Smart Home Toolkits Should Better Address Households’ Social NeedsAntti Salovaara, Andrea Bellucci, Andrea Vianello, and Giulio Jacucci
Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2019
Augmenting objects at home through programmable sensor tokens: A design journeyAndrea Bellucci, Andrea Vianello, Yves Florack, Luana Micallef, Giulio Jacucci
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
2018
Research in the wild (s): Opportunities, affordances and constraints doing assistive technology field research in underserved areasAndrea Bellucci, Jason Nolan
Disability Studies Quarterly
2018
Augmented experiences in cultural spaces through social participationPaloma Díaz, Andrea Bellucci, Chien-Wen Yuan, Ignacio Aedo
Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH)
2017
End-user prototyping of cross-reality environmentsAndrea Bellucci, Telmo Zarraonandia, Paloma Díaz, Ignacio Aedo
Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
Teaching
Undergraduate and graduate courses at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Undergraduate Courses
Programming (2013— )
Bachelor in Telematics Engineering
Introduction to computer programming in Java.
descriptionUbiquitous Computing (2013—2022)
Bachelor in Computer Science and Engineering
Ubiquitous computing fundamentals. Interaction design for ubiquitous systems. Web technolgies for ubiquitous interaction.
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Graduate Courses
Interactive and Immersive Systems (2020— )
Master in Computer Engineering
Design guidelines and interaction design for AR/VR/MR. Development of immersive systems with the WebXR API, A-Frame, three.js and Unity.
Contact
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid,
Dept. of Computer Science
Avda. de la Universidad, 30, 28911,
Leganés (Madrid), Spain
office: 2.2.B.15
phone: +34 91624 9415
email: abellucc [at] inf dot uc3m dot es