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This paper presents the summary of HCI and usability-related activities in Poland. A historical view and the future prospects are presented, as well as the main institutions and projects involved in development of usability in Poland. Current activities in this area are briefly reviewed and their impact on HCI and usability community in Poland is discussed.
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Alphabetically listed, with HCI-relevant relevant organizational units, full list is available at the web site for the student HCI Scientific Group at the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology: http://hci.pjwstk.edu.pl/index.php?page=edukacja
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Alphabetically listed and with their main research areas.
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Funded by the specific University or by the Polish Ministry of Education and Scientific Research.
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Sikorski, M., Marasek, K. (2011). Usability in Poland. In: Douglas, I., Liu, Z. (eds) Global Usability. Human-Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-304-6_16
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