Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Haifa
Welcome to the Human-Computer Interaction and Visualization Lab at the University of Haifa. We do research on a wide variety of topics focusing on various areas in Human-Computer Interaction and Information Visualization. Our research focuses on the design, implementation and evaluation of novel technologies, and well as on the study and understanding of how technologies affect human behavior. The lab is part of the Information Systems department at the University of Haifa, and resides and is affiliated with the Caesarea Rothschild Institute (CRI)
ABOUT/
CURRENT TOPICS OF RESEARCH
- Context-aware computing
- Museum technology
- Augmented reality
- Teleoperation of autonomous vehicles
- Designing foot interaction
- Evaluation of Information Visualization
- Visualizing news items
- Composite indicator visualization
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
April-26// We will be presenting two papers at CHI 2026: Click, don’t steer: a quantitative comparison of teleassistance and teledriving user interfaces for remote operation of autonomous vehicles, by Felix Tener, Matan Mayerovich, Noga Daines, and Joel Lanir, and: Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus: the impact of a bird’s eye view on situation awareness in remote driving. By Avishag Boker and Joel Lanir
April-26// Our paper: Beyond the screen: a 360-degree study on user experience and behavior in online virtual museum tours. By Roman Shikri, Amber Maimon and Joel Lanir has won the best paper award at Pervasive displays (PerDis 2026)
Prof. JOEL LANIR
Lab director
Prof. Joel Lanir is the head of the HCI lab at the University of Haifa.
If you are interested in doing research in HCI or InfoVis, collaborating, or simply talking about HCI, the weather or anything else, feel free to contact me using the contact details below.