Among the research themes investigated by the lab are technology-enhanced learning, how people interact with virtual environments and multimedia and ubiquitous computing.

Rivals also see ubiquitous computing as a big opportunity.

Linked to this theme, another buzzword, 'ubiquitous computing', relates to how smartphones and tablets are changing the way consumers and businesses use data.

Methodologies like peer-to-peer networks and ubiquitous computing are also changing the ways in which people organize and share information.

The discipline studies how to improve the safety, mobility, and sustainability of the transport system by taking advantage of information technologies and ubiquitous computing.