We are pleased to announce the publication of Radar-Based Human-Computer Interaction, a book published by Springer Nature and co-edited by Klen Čopič Pucihar, co-founder and co-director of HICUP Lab.
The book brings together international experts from human-computer interaction, radar engineering, signal processing, machine learning, and computational modelling to explore how radar sensing can support the next generation of interactive systems. Radar is increasingly relevant for HCI because it enables robust, contactless, and privacy-preserving interaction without requiring direct touch or camera-based line-of-sight. This opens new possibilities for interaction in wearables, smart environments, automotive interfaces, sensing through materials, deformable objects, and other everyday contexts.
The volume introduces the foundations of radar sensing for HCI, discusses radar signal representations and digital signal-processing tools, reviews publicly available datasets, and presents emerging applications such as gesture recognition on deformable objects, surface interaction sensing, and mid-air handwriting. It serves as both an accessible entry point for newcomers and a reference for researchers and practitioners working in this emerging interdisciplinary field.
Several members and collaborators of the HICUP Lab contributed to the book, reflecting the lab’s ongoing research in computational interaction, sensing-based interfaces, and human-centred technologies.
Book: Radar-Based Human-Computer Interaction
Publisher: Springer Nature
Link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-04327-6