Students will acquire concepts related to the adoption of Human-Computer Interaction and Experience Design techniques for the Internet of Things, also taking into consideration scenarios of Human-Robot nteraction, in domains such as "search and rescue", assistant robotics, educational robotics and entertainment.

Knowledge and understanding:

Students are expected to gain knowledge on

• Human-Computer Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction theories, principles and techniques especially appropriate in the IOT domain,

• smart interaction design techniques for smart objects,

• issues related to ethics, trust, and acceptance of the Internet of Things technology, with particular attention to the Human-Robot dialogue,

• methods to assess persuasive technology and affective interfaces and their impact on User Experience

• the impact that social robots may have on ethical values such as privacy and autonomy.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:

Students will learn how to

• apply concepts and theories of HCI to design and evaluate connected objects and connected robots in IOT environments,

• design and develop affective human-robot/software interfaces in IOT environments,

• apply techniques for assessing the quality of such interfaces.