Enrico Costanza

Enrico Costanza
Professor & Deputy Director of UCLIC
Pronouns: he/him/his
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020 3108 7181
Room: 2.09
UCLIC, University College London
66 - 72 Gower Street
London, WC1E 6EA
United Kingdom

Office hours

Tuesday 4pm (from Tue 24th Feb 2023 to Tue 21st Mar 2023)

Research

My current focus is on helping people make sense of data and on interaction with AI and autonomous systems in everyday situations. My work lies at the intersection of design and technology and it is influenced by behavioural and social sciences.

The wealth of data made available by the Internet of Things (IoT) keeps growing. How can we best design interactive systems to help us take advantage of this data, to make our lifestyle more efficient, more sustainable and more healthy? My research aims to address this question in two ways: first, through interactive visualizations designed to assist people in making sense of data; and second, supporting the delegation of some agency to autonomous devices and services, that draw upon machine learning techniques and optimization algorithms. I am particularly interested in situations where the IoT data is incidental to people's activities, such as in the domestic context. A considerable part of my research is related to sustainability and energy consumption, not only because of their societal and economic implications, but also for the opportunities that energy systems provide to study interactions with prototypes of future systems 'in the wild'.

Brief biography

Enrico Costanza joined UCLIC, the UCL Interaction Centre in September 2016. He moved to UCL from the University of Southampton, where he was a Lecturer in Electronics and Computer Science from 2010. Before Southampton, he gained 7 years of research experience across the EPFL Media and Design Lab (Switzerland), MIT Media Lab (USA), MIT Media Lab Europe (Ireland) and the University of York (UK). He holds a PhD in Computer and Communication Sciences from EPFL (2010), an MS in Media Art and Science from MIT (2006) and an MEng in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of York (2003).

Research Publications

Authors
Title
Year
Publication
Josie Carmichael, Sarah Abdi, K Balaskas, Enrico Costanza, Ann Blandford Assessment of optometrists' referral accuracy and contributing factors: A review 2023 Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO), Journal article
F Milana, Enrico Costanza, J Fischer Chatbots as Advisers: the Effects of Response Variability and Reply Suggestion Buttons 2023 Conference paper (text)
Muna Alebri, Enrico Costanza, Georgia Panagiotidou, Duncan Brumby Embellishments Revisited: Perceptions of Embellished Visualisations Through the Viewer’s Lens 2023 Conference paper (text)
R Bovo, D Giunchi, L Sidenmark, J Newn, H Gellersen, Enrico Costanza, T Heinis Speech-Augmented Cone-of-Vision for Exploratory Data Analysis 2023 Conference paper (text)
Georgia Panagiotidou, Enrico Costanza, M Fell, F Samanani, H Knox Supporting Solar Energy Coordination among Communities 2023 Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, Journal article
Josie Carmichael, Sarah Abdi, K Balaskas, Enrico Costanza, Ann Blandford The effectiveness of interventions for optometric referrals into the hospital eye service: A review 2023 Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, Journal article
Tao Bi, Temitayo Olugbade, Akhil Mathur, Catherine Holloway, Aneesha Singh, Enrico Costanza, Nadia Berthouze A Taxonomy of Noise in Voice Self-reports while Running 2022 Conference paper (text)
R Bovo, D Giunchi, Muna Alebri, A Steed, Enrico Costanza, T Heinis Cone of Vision as a Behavioural Cue for VR Collaboration 2022 Conference paper (text)
Melanie Herrmann, Enrico Costanza, Duncan Brumby, T Harries, Graças Brightwell M das, S Ramchurn, N Jennings Exploring Domestic Energy Consumption Feedback through Interactive Annotation 2022 Energy Efficiency, Journal article
M Sayed, Robert Cinca, Enrico Costanza, G Brostow LookOut! Interactive Camera Gimbal Controller for Filming Long Takes 2022 ACM Transactions on Graphics, Journal article
R Bovo, D Giunchi, Enrico Costanza, A Steed, T Heinis Mitigation strategies for participant non-attendance in VR remote collaborative experiments 2022 Frontiers in Computer Science, Journal article
R Bovo, D Giunchi, L Sidenmark, Enrico Costanza, G Hans, T Heinis Real-time head-based deep-learning model for gaze probability regions in collaborative VR 2022 Conference paper (text)
R Bovo, D Giunchi, Enrico Costanza, A Steed, T Heinis Shall I describe it or shall I move closer? Verbal references and locomotion in VR collaborative search tasks. 2022 Conference paper (text)
Josie Carmichael, Enrico Costanza, K Balaskas, PA Keane, Ann Blandford The Influence of Automated Support on Optometrists' Interpretation of Retinal OCT Scans 2022 Conference abstract/presentation slides
Tao Bi, Raffaele Buono, Temitayo Olugbade, Aneesha Singh, Catherine Holloway, Enrico Costanza, A Williams, N Gold, Nadia Berthouze Towards Chatbot-Supported Self-Reporting for Increased Reliability and Richness of Ground Truth for Automatic Pain Recognition: Reflections on Long-Distance Runners and People with Chronic Pain 2021 Conference paper (text)
Ahmed Alqaraawi, M Schuessler, P Weiß, Enrico Costanza, Nadia Berthouze Evaluating Saliency Map Explanations for Convolutional Neural Networks: A User Study 2020 Conference paper (text)
Giulia Barbareschi, Enrico Costanza, Catherine Holloway TIP-Toy: a tactile, open-source computational toolkit to support learning across visual abilities 2020 Conference paper (text)
T Nilsson, JE Fischer, A Crabtree, M Goulden, J Spence, Enrico Costanza Visions, Values, and Videos: Revisiting Envisionings in Service of UbiComp Design for the Home 2020 Conference abstract/presentation slides
Jacob Kittley-Davies, Rayoung Yang, Ahmed Alqaraawi, Enrico Costanza, S Stein, A Rogers Evaluating the Effect of Feedback from Different Computer Vision Processing Stages: A Comparative Lab Study 2019 Conference paper (text)
C Fuentes, M Porcheron, JE Fischer, N Verdezoto, O Zuckerman, Enrico Costanza, V Herskovic, L Takayama New directions for the IoT: Automate, share, build, and care 2019 Conference abstract/presentation slides
C Liu, Enrico Costanza, W Mackay, Hamed Alavi, S Zhai, W Moncur Rigor, relevance and impact: The tensions and trade-offs between research in the lab and in the wild 2019 Conference abstract/presentation slides
C Fuentes, M Porcheron, JE Fischer, Enrico Costanza, O Malik, SD Ramchurn Tracking the Consumption of Home Essentials 2019 Conference paper (text)
Tao Bi, Nadia Berthouze, Aneesha Singh, Enrico Costanza Understanding the Shared Experiences of Runners and Spectators in Long-Distance Running Events 2019 Conference paper (text)
L Bourikas, Enrico Costanza, S Gauthier, PAB James, Jacob Kittley-Davies, C Ornaghi, A Rogers, E Saadatian, Y Huang Camera-based window-opening estimation in a naturally ventilated office 2018 Building Research & Information, Journal article
Jhim Kiel M. Verame, Enrico Costanza, S Ramchurn, J Fischer, A Crabtree, T Rodden, N Jennings Learning From the Veg Box: Designing Unpredictability in Agency Delegation 2018 Conference paper (text)
García P García, Enrico Costanza, Jhim Kiel M. Verame, Diana Nowacka, SD Ramchurn Seeing (Movement) is Believing: The Effect of Motion on Perception of Automatic Systems Performance 2018 Human-Computer Interaction, Journal article
C Ornaghi, Enrico Costanza, Jacob Kittley-Davies, L Bourikas, V Aragon, PAB James The effect of behavioural interventions on energy conservation in naturally ventilated offices 2018 Energy Economics, Journal article
Diana Nowacka, Wolf Katrin, Enrico Costanza, Kirk DK David Working with an Autonomous Interface: Exploring the Output Space of an Interactive Desktop Lamp 2018 Conference paper (text)
JE Fischer, A Crabtree, JA Colley, T Rodden, Enrico Costanza Data Work: How Energy Advisors and Clients Make IoT Data Accountable 2017 COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK-THE JOURNAL OF COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING, Journal article
V Nisi, Enrico Costanza, M Dionisio Placing Location-Based Narratives in Context Through a Narrator and Visual Markers 2017 Interacting with Computers, Journal article
Enrico Costanza Response 2: Challenging the scope? 2017 Chapter
M Shann, A Alan, S Seuken, Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn Save Money or Feel Cozy?: A Field Experiment Evaluation of a Smart Thermostat that Learns Heating Preferences 2017 Conference paper (text)
Enrico Costanza, B Bedwell, MO Jewell, J Colley, T Rodden ’A Bit Like British Weather, I Suppose’: Design and Evaluation of the Temperature Calendar 2016 Conference paper (text)
Jhim Kiel M. Verame, Jacob Kittley-Davies, Enrico Costanza, K Martinez Designing Natural Language Output for the IoT 2016 Conference abstract/presentation slides
AT Alan, M Shann, Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn, S Seuken It is Too Hot: An In-Situ Study of Three Designs for Heating 2016 Conference paper (text)
JE Fischer, A Crabtree, T Rodden, JA Colley, Enrico Costanza, MO Jewell, SD Ramchurn "Just Whack It on Until It Gets Hot": Working with IoT Data in the Home 2016 Conference paper (text)
JE Fischer, JA Colley, E Luger, M Golembewski, Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn, S Viller, I Oakley, JE Froehlich New Horizons for the IoT in Everyday Life: Proactive, Shared, Sustainable 2016 Conference abstract/presentation slides
AT Alan, Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn, J Fischer, T Rodden, NR Jennings Tariff Agent: Interacting with a Future Smart Energy System at Home 2016 ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact., Journal article
Jhim Kiel M. Verame, Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn The Effect of Displaying System Confidence Information on the Usage of Autonomous Systems for Non-specialist Applications: A Lab Study 2016 Conference paper (text)
Pedro Garcia Garcia, Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn, Jhim Kiel M. Verame The Potential of Physical Motion Cues: Changing People’s Perception of Robots’ Performance 2016 Conference paper (text)
B Bedwell, Enrico Costanza, MO Jewell Understanding Energy Consumption at Work: Learning from Arrow Hill 2016 Conference paper (text)
MO Jewell, Enrico Costanza, Jacob Kittley-Davies Connecting the Things to the Internet: An Evaluation of Four Configuration Strategies for Wi-fi Devices with Minimal User Interfaces 2015 Conference paper (text)
E Tolias, Enrico Costanza, A Rogers, B Bedwell, N Banks IdleWars: An Evaluation of a Pervasive Game to Promote Sustainable Behaviour in the Workplace 2015 Conference paper (text)
AT Alan, SD Ramchurn, T Rodden, Enrico Costanza, J Fischer, NR Jennings Managing Energy Tariffs with Agents: A Field Study of a Future Smart Energy System at Home 2015 Conference abstract/presentation slides
N Nunes, Enrico Costanza, P Olivier, J Schoning Welcome to ACM ITS 2015 2015 Conference abstract/presentation slides
A Alan, Enrico Costanza, J Fischer, SD Ramchurn, T Rodden, NR Jennings A Field Study of Human-agent Interaction for Electricity Tariff Switching 2014 Conference paper (text)
A Alan, Enrico Costanza, J Fischer, SD Ramchurn, T Rodden, NR Jennings A Field Study of Human-agent Interaction for Electricity Tariff Switching 2014 Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent Systems, Conference paper (text)
Enrico Costanza, JE Fischer, JA Colley, T Rodden, SD Ramchurn, NR Jennings Doing the Laundry with Agents: A Field Trial of a Future Smart Energy System in the Home 2014 Conference paper (text)
JE Fischer, Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn, J Colley, T Rodden Energy Advisors at Work: Charity Work Practices to Support People in Fuel Poverty 2014 Conference paper (text)
NC Truong, J McInerney, L Tran-Thanh, Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn Forecasting Multi-appliance Usage for Smart Home Energy Management 2013 Conference paper (text)
F Gao, Enrico Costanza, MC Schraefel "Honey=Sugar" Means Unhealthy: Investigating How People Apply Knowledge to Rate Food’s Healthiness 2012 Conference paper (text)
MO Jewell, Enrico Costanza, T Frankland, G Earl, L Moreau The Xeros Data Model: Tracking Interpretations of Archaeological Finds 2012 Conference abstract/presentation slides
Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn, NR Jennings Understanding Domestic Energy Consumption through Interactive Visualisation: a Field Study 2012 Conference paper (text)
Enrico Costanza, J Panchard, G Zufferey, J Nembrini, J Freudiger, J Huang, J-P Hubaux SensorTune: A Mobile Auditory Interface for DIY Wireless Sensor Networks 2010 Conference paper (text)
Enrico Costanza, M Giaccone, O Kueng, S Shelley, J Huang Tangible Interfaces for Download: Initial Observations from Users’ Everyday Environments 2010 Conference abstract/presentation slides
Enrico Costanza, M Giaccone, O Kueng, S Shelley, J Huang Ubicomp to the Masses: A Large-scale Study of Two Tangible Interfaces for Download 2010 Conference paper (text)
Enrico Costanza, J Huang Designable Visual Markers 2009 Conference paper (text)
Enrico Costanza, A Kunz, M Fjeld Human Machine Interaction 2009 Chapter
Enrico Costanza, SA Inverso, R Allen, P Maes Intimate Interfaces in Action: Assessing the Usability and Subtlety of Emg-based Motionless Gestures 2007 Conference paper (text)
Enrico Costanza, SA Inverso, E Pavlov, R Allen, P Maes Eye-q: Eyeglass Peripheral Display for Subtle Intimate Notifications 2006 Conference paper (text)
Enrico Costanza, SA Inverso, R Allen Toward Subtle Intimate Interfaces for Mobile Devices Using an EMG Controller 2005 Conference paper (text)
M Kaltenbrunner, T Bovermann, R Bencina, Enrico Costanza TUIO: A protocol for table-top tangible user interfaces 2005 Conference abstract/presentation slides
Enrico Costanza, SB Shelley, JA Robinson D-touch: A Consumer-Grade Tangible Interface Module and Musical Applications 2003 Conference abstract/presentation slides
Enrico Costanza, SB Shelley, JA Robinson Introducing Audio d-touch: A Tangible User Interface for Music Composition and Performance 2003 Conference paper (text)
Enrico Costanza, JA Robinson A Region Adjacency Tree Approach to the Detection and Design of Fiducials 1900 Poster, Video Vision and Graphics Conference Bath
Muna Alebri, Enrico Costanza, Georgia Panagiotidou, Duncan Brumby Embellishments Revisited: Perceptions of Embellished Visualisations Through the Viewer’s Lens 1900 Preprint
Enrico Costanza, A Perdomo, SA Inverso, R Allen EMG as a subtle input interface for mobile computing 1900 Poster, 6th International Symposium on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (MobileHCI 2004) Glasgow, SCOTLAND
DP Richardson, Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn Evaluating Semi-automatic Annotation of Domestic Energy Consumption as a Memory Aid 1900 Poster, 14th ACM International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp) Carnegie Mellon Univ, Pittsburgh, PA
NC Truong, L Tran-Thanh, Enrico Costanza, SD Ramchurn Towards Appliance Usage Prediction for Home Energy Management 1900 Poster