Welcome to

USER Lab

The USability Engineering Research Lab

of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Saskatchewan

USERLab is dedicated to putting people first in all we do.

USERLab uses the Usability Centered Development Methodology (taught in CMPT 479 / 817)  to focus on providing usability to all users

USERLab has developed methods and tools for Creating Text Alternatives for images (including Alt Text for Web pages)

• The Guidance on Gesture Interactions and Interfaces (G²I²) conference
• The meetings of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC35  and its various working groups
• The meeting of ISO TC159/SC4/WG9 

U of S Computer Science Classes offered by USERLab members in Fall 2012

• CMPT 355 Theory and Application of Databases
  
• CMPT 479 / 817 Usability Engineering
• CMPT 480 / 840 Accessible Computing

U of S Computer Science Classes offered by USERLab members in Previous years

• CMPT 455 / 826 Information Modeling and Retrieval

Who we are:

• Dr. Jim Carter, Professor and Lab Director

Associate Members:

• Dr. Lisa Tang, Associate Member, Usability Engineering Specialist and Accessibility Engineering Specialist
• Mr. Darren Gilchrist, Associate Member and Accessibility Specialist (systems analyst with the Canadian Light Sourse)
  
• Mr. David Fourney, Associate Member and Accessibility Specialist (Ph.D. student with Ryerson University)
  
• Mr. Alan Wolinski, Associate Member and Usability Engineering Specialist (V.P. of Usability Engineering with VendAsta)
• Mr. Jon Titus, Associate Member and Database Specialist (database administrator with University of Saskatchewan)
  
• Mr. James Ko, Associate Member and Valuation Specialist
• Ms. Fei Huang, Associate Member and Database Specialit
• Mr. Edgar Lelei, Associate Member and e-Commerce Specialist (Ph.D. student)
• Ms. Tanya Lung, Associate Member and Database Specialist and Accessibility Engineering Specialist (database administrator with Saskatchewan Lung Association)

What Usability Engineering is:

Usability Engineering (UE) results from the intersection of software engineering (SE) with human-computer interaction (HCI). It provides a structured approach to developing usable user interface designs.

What we do:

• Research Projects (activities, publications, and related classes)
  • Usability Engineering Methodologies
  • Universal Accessibility
  • Software Ergonomic Standards
  • e-Commerce
• Usability Evaluations
  • Identifying Challenges and Opportunities
  • Evaluating Compliance
  • Evaluating Throughout Development
• Usability Consulting
  • please contact us for further information

Contact us:

userlab@cs.usask.ca