Accessible Convergent Communications

The Accessible Convergent Communications Area will examine human-centered design methodologies and human-computer interaction techniques in two main areas

1. Accessible Communication: mobile platforms, grid/cloud computing, satellite, middleware, wireless and mobile multimedia systems, embedded systems, interfaces, inclusive service delivery.
2. Design for digital convergence: modelling, multimedia authoring, interfaces, frameworks, design, and practice.

and several application domains:

• Service delivery via mobile platforms
• Grid/cloud computing infrastructures and services
• GNSS Satellite
• Operating systems and middleware support for multimedia
• Wireless and mobile multimedia systems
• Embedded systems
• Immersive interfaces and augmented-reality systems
• Internet of Things
• Economic benefits of inclusive service delivery

Come and get involved in:

• Setting up the eAccessibility HUB for accessible digital audio-visual systems and accessible convergent communication
• Setting up the eAccessibility HUB for accessible digital audio-visual systems and accessible convergent communication
• Consultation with stakeholders to identify key gaps in interoperability and paths towards phased solutions, identifying cost-benefit factors hindering development of inclusive IDTV and TC and production of a roadmap considering issues relating to convergence, for example crossover activities and convergence between IDTV and WebTV.