Santa Clara University

About the lab

The Human–Computer Interaction Lab studies how the design of digital technology affects people and communities.

CHI 2024 · Best Movie Award

Thámien Ohlone Augmented Reality Tour

See the tour in use and how it was co-designed with the Ohlone Native American community to share Indigenous pasts, presents, and futures on campus.

Film: “We Are Still Here” · 2 minutes 40 seconds

Experience the tour Award record
A film by the Ohlone tour project team.
Phone held up to the campus landscape, with an augmented reality village visible on its screen.
Visitors view the Ohlone village stop through a phone at Santa Clara University.
Five visitors stand among flowers at Santa Clara University, holding phones and discussing a tour stop.
Visitors explore a tour stop together on campus.
Two visitors hold tablets while viewing a tour stop; the foreground screen is labeled Basket Technology.
Exploring Basket Technology through the tour app.

Photo and film credits

Research at Santa Clara

The lab is directed by Kai Lukoff, Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at Santa Clara University. Our research combines interface design, software development, and studies of how people use technology.

Explore current projects and research

Students and collaborators

Undergraduate, master’s, and PhD students contribute to research projects alongside faculty and community collaborators. Project pages describe the work and acknowledge contributors to particular papers and milestones.

Meet the director and PhD students Joining information

Research and student support

  • · Student research support

    Stitt Fellowship supports student project leaders

    A $150,000 gift over five years established the Stitt Fellowship Program. The 2024 announcement described support for three business and engineering student project leaders each year.

    SCU fellowship announcement

Project recognition

Lab news and milestones