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Oussama Metatla is an Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Bristol. He is co-head of the Bristol Interaction Group and leads the Diverse-Ability Interaction Lab. His research focuses on making human society inclusive for disabled individuals, aiming to design future technologies that involve both disabled and non-disabled individuals in the co-design process. Metatla emphasizes the importance of addressing biases in traditional HCI paradigms that overlook the diversity of human abilities and experiences. His research interests include multisensory interaction, crossmodal perception, and embodied cognition, which he applies to create inclusive interactions. Metatla was awarded a five-year ERC Consolidator Grant for his project 'Inclusive Cross-sensory Social Play,' which aims to develop assistive technologies for blind and visually impaired children. He previously held an EPSRC Early Career Fellowship that supported research into designing educational technologies for improved inclusion of visually impaired children in mainstream schools.
University of Bristol • Bristol, England
Current position focusing on Human-Computer Interaction, leading research projects and labs.
Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.