IVU Laboratory
The Interaction, Visualization, Usability & UX Laboratory is about research on Human-Computer Interaction. In particular: Interaction Design, Pervasive systems, Information Visualization, Visual Analytics, Usability Engineering, User eXperience, End-User Development, Serious games, Internet of Things, Usable Security, Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.
People working in IVU have national and international collaborations, as indicated by the various projects in which they were involved and by their publications.
They have been in the scientific organization of many international conferences, held in Bari or in other locations. The last conferences in Bari were AVI 2016 and INTERACT 2021.
Latest News
Maria Francesca Costabile wins IFIP TC13 Pioneer Award 2025
We are proud to announce that Maria Francesca Costabile, founder of the IVU Laboratory and its director until her retirement at the end of December 2024, has been honored with the IFIP TC13 2025 Pioneer Award. The award was conferred during the INTERACT 2025 conference, held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Continue readingCelebrating IVU Involvement in the University’s Ethical Review Board
Our research group celebrates the recent presentation of the university’s Ethical Review Board. Two of our members played key roles: Prof. Maria Francesca Costabile, president of the committee responsible for drafting the board’s regulations, and Prof. Rosa Lanzilotti, who is part of the Ethical Review Board itself. Their contributions help ensure that research at our university meets high ethical standards.
Continue readingAntonio Piccinno wins the 2024 IFIP Service Award!
We are thrilled to announce that our research team, in an effort led by Giuseppe Desolda, successfully secured the prestigious PRIN (Progetti di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale) grant for the year 2022. Giuseppe Desolda serves as the Vice Principal Investigator for the entire project and holds the position of Principal Investigator at the University of Bari.
Continue readingPeople
Faculty
Full Professor
IVU Director and Coordinator for Usability Engineering, UX, and Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
Associate Professor
Coordinator for
Novel Interaction Techniques, Internet of Things, and Usable Security
Associate Professor
Coordinator for Interplay between Human-Computer Interaction and Software Engineering, End-User Development
Past Director
PhD Students and Short-Term Collaborators
PhD Student
Research Fellow
Research fellow and PhD student on Human-Centered AI and Human-AI Interaction
Chaudhry Muhammad Nadeem Faisal
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Fellow
Research fellow and PhD student on Usable Security and Human-Centered Explainable AI
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research fellow
