Enrico Costanza

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
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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 |