ABOUT ME
I am Assistant Professor (*Lecturer in UK) in Interactive Systems in the School of Computing and Communication at Lancaster University. I am affiliate faculty at the Data Science Institute in Lancaster. I am part of the Interactive Systems (technical HCI) group.
Research — My research is on Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Science. I work on topics around cross-device computing, augmented reality, and tangible user interfaces. My work combines human-centred design concepts with new systems, toolkits and interaction techniques. My PhD thesis is on activity-centric cross-device computing.
Teaching — I teach in the Computer Science undergraduate and graduate programs at Lancaster University. Currently, I convene and direct SCC.140 creative technology, and teach in SCC.402 Advanced HCI. I supervise BSc. and MSc/MRes dissertations.
Latest: full papers accepted to ACM CHI2019 and ACM DIS 2019
TEACHING 2018-2019
Michaelmas/Lent/Summer terms
Michaelmas term
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Kim Sauvé (PhD)
Dominic Potts (PhD)
Thomas Wells (Res. intern)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
These are a selection of my most relevant publications. Since 2012, I've published 53 papers, demos, workshop abstract, book chapters, magazine articles, etc... Please find the full updated list on Google Scholar, dblp and ACM DL.
Roam-IO: Engaging with People Tracking Data through an Interactive Physical Data Installation
S. Houben , B. Bengler, D. Gavrilov, S. Gallacher, V. Nisi , N. J. Nunes, L. Capra and Y. Rogers
To appear in the Proceedings of the 2019 ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS'19)
Cross-Device Taxonomy Survey, Opportunities and Challenges of Interactions Across Multiple Devices
F. Brudy, C. Holz, R. Rädle, C. Wu, S. Houben , C. Klokmose and N. Marquardt
In Proceedings of the 2019 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’19).
pdf — data (released after publication)
EagleView: A Video Analysis Tool for Visualising and Querying Spatial Interactions of People and Devices
F. Brudy, S. Suwanwatcharachat, W. Zhang, S. Houben and N. Marquardt
In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS’18)
Best Paper Honorable Mention Award – top 5%
pdf — talk video — video — source code
Collaborative Affordances of Medical Records
J.E. Bardram and S. Houben (* joined first author)
In the Journal of Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 2018 (JSCSW'18).
Evaluation Strategies for HCI Toolkit Research
D. Ledo, S. Houben*, J. Vermeulen, N. Marquardt, L. Oelberg and S. Greenberg (* shared first author)
In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’18).
pdf — data — talk video — teaser video
Investigating the Role of an Overview Device in Multi-Device Collaboration
F. Brudy, J. Budiman, S. Houben and N. Marquardt
In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’18).
pdf — talk video
EagleSense: Tracking People and Devices in Interactive Spaces using Real-Time Top-View Depth-Sensing
C. Wu, S. Houben and N. Marquardt
In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’17).
pdf — source — video
CurationSpace: Cross-Device Content Curation Using Instrumental Interaction
F. Brudy, S. Houben, N. Marquardt and Y. Rogers
In Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS’16).
Physikit: Data Engagement Through Physical Ambient Visualizations in the Home
S. Houben, C. Golsteijn, S. Gallacher, R. Johnson, S. Bakker, N. Marquardt, L. Capra and Y. Rogers
In Proceedings of the 2016 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’16).
Best Paper Honorable Mention Award – top 4%
pdf — teaser video — full video
WatchConnect: A Toolkit for Prototyping Smartwatch-Centric Cross-Device Applications
S. Houben, N. Marquardt
In Proceedings of the 2015 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’15).
pdf — source — talk video — teaser video — full video
Collaborative Affordances of Hybrid Patient Record Technologies in Medical Work
S. Houben, M. Frost, J.E. Bardram
In Proceedings of the 2015 ACM conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work. (CSCW’15)
ActivitySpace: Managing Device Ecologies in an Activity-Centric Configuration Space
S. Houben, P. Tell, J.E. Bardram
In Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces (ITS’14)
Best Paper Honorable Mention Award – top 5%
HyPR Device: Mobile Support for Hybrid Patient Records
S. Houben, M. Frost, J.E. Bardram
In Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces (ITS’14)
Laevo: A Temporal Desktop Interface for Integrated Knowledge Work
S. Jeuris, S. Houben, J.E. Bardram
In Proceedings of the 2014 ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST’14)
pdf — teaser video — video
Activity-Centric Support for Ad Hoc Knowledge Work – A Case Study of co-Activity Manager
S. Houben, J.E. Bardram, J. Vermeulen, K. Luyten and K. Coninx.
In Proceedings of the 2013 SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’13).
ReticularSpaces: Activity-Based Computing Support for Distributed and Collaborative Smart Spaces
J.E. Bardram, S. Gueddana, S. Houben and S. Nielsen. (* alphabetic author order)
In Proceedings of the 2012 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, (CHI’12)