Master thesis Intuitive Human-Machine Interaction through Physical Design

About the thesis 

Are you a master’s student within engineering, finance or law looking for an innovative company to collaborate with on your master’s thesis during the spring semester of 2025? Look no further.  
 
ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions and provides the latest technologies to give access to physical and virtual spaces for millions of people every day. Joining ASSA ABLOY means being part of a fast-moving and highly innovative company with diverse opportunities in more than 70 countries worldwide. 
 
What can you expect as a master’s thesis intern at ASSA ABLOY? Cutting edge technology, a steep learning curve, dedicated supervisors from within the enterprise, a group of fellow master's thesis students to share the experience with – and much more. 
 
We have an exciting range of subjects. Please remember to indicate in your application if you're interested in other subjects as well, and mark them in your order of preference. Please also let us know your thoughts on how you would approach the subject. Please note that most of your work will be done at our site in Liljeholmen, Stockholm.   

While we aim to support all proposed thesis subjects, we may need to change or cancel a project due to unexpected circumstances.  
 

Master thesis nr 3. Intuitive Human-Machine Interaction through Physical Design 

Intuitive Human-Machine Interaction through Physical Design 

This thesis aims to improve our Human-Machine Interaction (HMI) tool by focusing on intuitive physical design of smart products. Our tool aims to facilitate the evaluation of user interaction through research on early stages of new products development projects. 

The candidate will analyse existing HMI systems possible solutions that could be tailormade for us and investigate how physical layout and product behaviour can be better designed, for successful physical interactions that more intuitive and seamless. 

The work involves an evaluation and further development of our exiting tool, with an emphasis on reducing cognitive load and improving user experience. This is an ideal opportunity for candidates with an engineering background in electronics and software design who are passionate about physical interaction design and enhancing user-product interaction. 

Key Objectives: 

• Analyse and evaluate current HMI design tool and how it is aimed to be used 
   

• Contribute to a further development of our tool 
   

• Test prototypes to validate ease of use and user comprehension. The users of our tool are mainly engineers involved in new product development projects. 

We look forward to receiving your application with your resumé and university grades and hearing your ideas on how you would approach this subject!  

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

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