About Us
About iHub
IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation is a Technology Innovation Hub (TIH). It is focused on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). The Hub was incorporated on 24th September 2020. It is set up by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi under India’s National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). The iHub is planned to make India a leader in human-computer interaction (HCI) research in the world
The Vision of iHub
To be an internationally recognized hub that nurtures HCI research, enables technology translation for industry, and scales skill development.
About IIT Mandi
The Indian Institute of Technology in Mandi is an autonomous public engineering institute located in Kamand Valley in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. IIT Mandi is one of India’s 23 IITs established as Centers of Excellence for training, research, and development in science, engineering, and technology.
R&D Sectors Of HCI
Research and Technology Development led Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) based projects that are supported by IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation are focused to build solutions addressing three major sectors of HCI namely, Assistive Technologies (AT), Experience Technologies (XT), and Devices-Led Technologies (DT)
Ensures that everyone can access and use technology, regardless of their abilities
Creating immersive experiences that ensure that technology is functional as well as enjoyable to use
The focus is on audio, touch, tactile, gaze, and users’ interaction with technology.
Exploring and exploiting the technologies based on Generative AI leading to business use cases across learning, business support, and contextual content creation.