Interactive Systems Research Group (ISRG) @ York University

The Interactive Systems Research Group (ISRG) concentrates on research in Human-Computer Interaction and Multimodal Communication. The following faculty members are part of the ISRG:

Scott MacKenzie
Wolfgang Stuerzlinger (lab director)

The following graduate students are currently part of the ISRG:

Bhavna Agarwal

Ahmed Arif

Steven Castellucci

Arindam Das

Filip Krstevski

Navid Mohaghegh

Doug Scheurich

Rob Teather

Thomas Young

Loutfouz Zaman

The Interactive Systems Resarch Group is located in the Interactive Systems Research Laboratory (ISRLab) in the Lassonde Building LAS20011, the former Computer Science & Engineering Building. The inhabitants of the lab can be reached via (416)736-2100 ext. 20161. Information about research activities within the ISRG is available via the WWW pages of its members, see the links above. Hardware available in the lab includes:

MULTI - a novel setup for collaborative design, consisting of 3 interactive walls and an large interactive table together with multiple laser stylii.
A haptics workstation
Various optical tracking systems
Various stereo displays, including a large screen.
A high-end touch screen.
HDR Systems - high-dynamic range display and projection systems.
Hedgehog - a new, very accurate 6DOF tracking system.
Many dual-display computers.
Graphical tablets, Tablet PC's, PDA's, etc.
Various text input devices (including cell-phones).
Video and audio recording equipment.

Furthermore, and mainly depending on the research topic, students may have access to various other labs. E.g. faculty members can arrange for access to several other Virtual Reality labs, such as a 6-sided CAVE or motion platform.