Hci-external November 2015

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HCI Group Meeting-Tuesday 12:30pm Dec.1
by Mingming Fan 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Hi all, We will have the weekly HCI meeting at DGP lab meeting room tomorrow (Tuesday,Dec. 1st) at 12:30pm. Two DGP lab members Aakar Gupta and Haijun Xia will lead the brainstorming on two topics. The brief disciptions of the topics they will brainstorm with the group are listed as the following: 1) Aakar Gupta: "Applications for Finger Identification". 2) Haijun Xia: "Consider modeling the content in an application and its change with a state machine: properties describe the states, while commands (and tools) drive the transitions. Most existing systems are command-centered: users execute commands to make transitions. Attribute Objects, on the other hand, enables direct access to states, with transitions driven by the manipulations of AOs. However, one limitation of this concept is the limited means (the number of direct manipulation gestures) to drive the transitions. I will brainstorm ideas to overcome this problem." Lunch will be provided. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. Thanks, Mingming

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Hackday doodle & mail list reminder
by Rorik Henrikson 27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

Hi All, A final reminder, if you're interested in partaking in the hackday sessions, please fill out the doodle here: http://doodle.com/poll/qaqtp8ew67wx3pze and if you wish to receive email regarding all matters of hackday, please add your name to this mailing list: https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hackday Thanks. Rorik

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Demo For Gary Goldberg (Mon, Nov 30, 2:15-4pm DGP)
by Haijun Xia 26 Nov '15

26 Nov '15

Hi Everyone, Gary Goldberg, a member of the UofT governing council, is visiting the department on Monday, Nov 30, and DGP is on his tour. We will treat him with demos showing off the great works of this lab! I am coordinating the demos. Each of you may have 10-15 minutes depends on how many of you are available eventually. Please email me whether you are available between 2:15 - 4pm and your preferred time to demo. Cheer, Haijun

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[Tux] FW: Leila Takayama of Google[x] this Tuesday
by Daniel Wigdor 24 Nov '15

24 Nov '15

Good morning, A reminder that Dr. Leila Takayama of Google[x] will be presenting our second Sanders Series lecture TODAY at 1:00 in the MaRS auditorium (bottom level). Dr. Takayama is a hugely influential researcher in Human-Robot Interaction. Her talk is entitled What it's Like to be a Robot. Not to be missed! See you there, -Daniel From: Daniel Wigdor Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 11:22 PM To: 'tux-announce(a)dgp.toronto.edu' <tux-announce(a)dgp.toronto.edu> Cc: 'talks(a)dgp.toronto.edu' <talks(a)dgp.toronto.edu>; semnotice(a)cs.toronto.edu Subject: Leila Takayama of Google[x] this Tuesday [cid:image001.png@01D123E9.ECD0E400] [cid:image002.png@01D123E9.ECD0E400] [cid:image003.png@01D123E9.ECD0E400] This Tuesday, November 24 at 12:30pm, Tux Proudly Presents: Leila Takayama, PhD of Google[x] The MaRS Discovery District Auditorium @ 101 College St<https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Mars+Discovery+District/@43.6598335,-79.38…>. (Lower Level). Lunch reception begins at 12:30pm, talk begins at 1:00pm. Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who conducts HCI research, corporate or academic, in the Toronto area. Anyone may add themselves to our mailing list<https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/mailman/listinfo/tux-announce>. The Tux website<http://www.tux-hci.org/> contains a list of all upcoming speakers, and now includes an iCal calendar. Dr. Leila Takayama of Google[x] [http://www.tux-hci.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/LeilaColor-150x150.jpg] Leila Takayama is a senior user experience researcher at Google[x], a lab that aims for moonshots in science and technology. Prior to joining Google[x] in 2013, Leila was a research scientist and area manager for human-robot interaction at Willow Garage. She is also a World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council Member for the area of AI & Robotics. This year, she was awarded the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Early Career Aware. In 2012, she was named a TR35 winner and one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company. With a background in cognitive Science, psychology, and human-computer Interaction, she examines human encounters with new technologies. Dr. Takayama completed her PhD in communication at Stanford University in June 2008, advised by Professor Clifford Nass. She also holds a PhD minor in psychology from Stanford, a master's degree in communication from Stanford, and bachelor's of arts in psychology and cognitive science from UC Berkeley (2003). During her graduate studies, she was a research assistant in the User Interface Research (UIR) group at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). What it's Like to be a Robot Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a robot? While others are wildly speculating about what the future of robots will look like, we actually already know quite a bit about what it's like to live and work around robots. We also know a lot about what it's like to telecommute to work everyday via telepresence robot. Coming from a human-robot interaction perspective, I'll be sharing some of those experiences and lessons with you. Over the past several years, I've collaborated with remote colleagues via robotic telepresence systems that enabled them to drive themselves around the office, join in those impromptu hallway meetings, pounce on us when we didn't respond to emails, and ultimately build stronger working relationships. I'll present the research lessons learned from several years of fielding prototype telepresence robots in multiple companies and running quantitative user studies in the lab to figure out how to better support remote collaboration. [cid:image005.png@01D123E9.ECD0E400] OUR SPONSORS: [cid:image006.jpg@01D123E9.ECD0E400] Tux is made possible by the support of our sponsors, Steven Sanders, Autodesk, University of Toronto Department of Computer Science, and MaRS. About MaRS: MaRS is the one of the world's largest urban innovation hubs-a place for collaboration, creativity and entrepreneurship. Located in the heart of Toronto's research district, MaRS provides the space, training, talent and networks required to commercialize important discoveries and launch and grow Canadian startups. _______________________________________________ Tux-announce mailing list Tux-announce(a)dgp.toronto.edu https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tux-announce

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Hackday mailing list
by Rorik Henrikson 23 Nov '15

23 Nov '15

Hi all, So that I do not continue to spam those of you not interested in the hackday group, we have setup a hackday mailing list. If you wish to keep receiving information about hackdays, please go to the following link and subscribe to the mailing list (as all future hackday email will be sent to this list): https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hackday If you were previously on the list and still wish to receive email about hackdays, please re-subscribe as we have cleared the old list. Thanks, and I look forward to starting some exciting new hackday projects. Rorik

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[Tux] Leila Takayama of Google[x] this Tuesday
by Daniel Wigdor 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

[cid:image001.png@01D123E9.ECD0E400] [cid:image002.png@01D123E9.ECD0E400] [cid:image003.png@01D123E9.ECD0E400] This Tuesday, November 24 at 12:30pm, Tux Proudly Presents: Leila Takayama, PhD of Google[x] The MaRS Discovery District Auditorium @ 101 College St<https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Mars+Discovery+District/@43.6598335,-79.38…>. (Lower Level). Lunch reception begins at 12:30pm, talk begins at 1:00pm. Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who conducts HCI research, corporate or academic, in the Toronto area. Anyone may add themselves to our mailing list<https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/mailman/listinfo/tux-announce>. The Tux website<http://www.tux-hci.org/> contains a list of all upcoming speakers, and now includes an iCal calendar. Dr. Leila Takayama of Google[x] [http://www.tux-hci.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/LeilaColor-150x150.jpg] Leila Takayama is a senior user experience researcher at Google[x], a lab that aims for moonshots in science and technology. Prior to joining Google[x] in 2013, Leila was a research scientist and area manager for human-robot interaction at Willow Garage. She is also a World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council Member for the area of AI & Robotics. This year, she was awarded the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Early Career Aware. In 2012, she was named a TR35 winner and one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company. With a background in cognitive Science, psychology, and human-computer Interaction, she examines human encounters with new technologies. Dr. Takayama completed her PhD in communication at Stanford University in June 2008, advised by Professor Clifford Nass. She also holds a PhD minor in psychology from Stanford, a master's degree in communication from Stanford, and bachelor's of arts in psychology and cognitive science from UC Berkeley (2003). During her graduate studies, she was a research assistant in the User Interface Research (UIR) group at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). What it's Like to be a Robot Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a robot? While others are wildly speculating about what the future of robots will look like, we actually already know quite a bit about what it's like to live and work around robots. We also know a lot about what it's like to telecommute to work everyday via telepresence robot. Coming from a human-robot interaction perspective, I'll be sharing some of those experiences and lessons with you. Over the past several years, I've collaborated with remote colleagues via robotic telepresence systems that enabled them to drive themselves around the office, join in those impromptu hallway meetings, pounce on us when we didn't respond to emails, and ultimately build stronger working relationships. I'll present the research lessons learned from several years of fielding prototype telepresence robots in multiple companies and running quantitative user studies in the lab to figure out how to better support remote collaboration. [cid:image005.png@01D123E9.ECD0E400] OUR SPONSORS: [cid:image006.jpg@01D123E9.ECD0E400] Tux is made possible by the support of our sponsors, Steven Sanders, Autodesk, University of Toronto Department of Computer Science, and MaRS. About MaRS: MaRS is the one of the world's largest urban innovation hubs-a place for collaboration, creativity and entrepreneurship. Located in the heart of Toronto's research district, MaRS provides the space, training, talent and networks required to commercialize important discoveries and launch and grow Canadian startups. _______________________________________________ Tux-announce mailing list Tux-announce(a)dgp.toronto.edu https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tux-announce

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Hackday meeting time Doodle
by rorik＠dgp.toronto.edu 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Hi all, Thank you to those of you who came to the hackday meeting. Those of you who didn't make it, it's not too late... If you're interested in partaking with the hackday meetings, please fill out the following Doodle to show when you might be available (Doodle's based on meeting start times): http://doodle.com/poll/qaqtp8ew67wx3pze If you're unable to commit a 4h block, select the times that work best for you (even if it's only for 2h) Thanks. Rorik

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Hackday Group
by Rorik Henrikson 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Hi all, As I have mentioned to many of you, I would like to revive the "Hackday Group" (http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/dgpwiki/Hackdays) that we had running several years ago - the group responsible for the "DGP Doorbell" and "Food Cam". In short, the idea of this group was to work on short-term, fun, and interesting projects and problems (that don't necessarily have immediate research value). Further, the hope was to give opportunity to participants to dabble in areas in which they may be less familiar, so as to learn new skills from one another. I'd like to propose an initial meeting this Friday (Nov. 20th) at 4:30pm in the meeting room (BA5187) to get things started. Hope to see you there. Rorik

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Demo Opportunity with Leila Takayama (TUX Speaker)
by hamilton＠dgp.toronto.edu 19 Nov '15

19 Nov '15

Hi Everyone, Leila Takayama (http://www.leilatakayama.org) will be visiting the DGP before her TUX talk on Tuesday the 24th. I'll be arranging demos from 10am-12pm. Please let me know if you'd like to meet with her. This is a great opportunity to show off your work! -Peter Hamilton Abstract: Have you ever wondered what its like to be a robot? While others are wildly speculating about what the future of robots will look like, we actually already know quite a bit about what its like to live and work around robots. We also know a lot about what its like to telecommute to work everyday via telepresence robot. Coming from a human-robot interaction perspective, Ill be sharing some of those experiences and lessons with you. Over the past several years, Ive collaborated with remote colleagues via robotic telepresence systems that enabled them to drive themselves around the office, join in those impromptu hallway meetings, pounce on us when we didnt respond to emails, and ultimately build stronger working relationships. Ill present the research lessons learned from several years of fielding prototype telepresence robots in multiple companies and running quantitative user studies in the lab to figure out how to better support remote collaboration. Bio: Leila Takayama is a senior user experience researcher at Google[x], a lab that aims for moonshots in science and technology. Prior to joining Google[x] in 2013, Leila was a research scientist and area manager for human-robot interaction at Willow Garage. She is also a World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council Member for the area of AI & Robotics. This year, she was awarded the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Early Career Aware. In 2012, she was named a TR35 winner and one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company. With a background in cognitive Science, psychology, and human-computer Interaction, she examines human encounters with new technologies. Dr. Takayama completed her PhD in communication at Stanford University in June 2008, advised by Professor Clifford Nass. She also holds a PhD minor in psychology from Stanford, a masters degree in communication from Stanford, and bachelors of arts in psychology and cognitive science from UC Berkeley (2003). During her graduate studies, she was a research assistant in the User Interface Research (UIR) group at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC).

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no HCI meeting today
by Daniel Wigdor 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Given the DCS graduate students meeting @ 12pm, and a last-minute cancellation of today's discussion leader, we will skip the HCI meeting this week. Please go to the DCS grad student event instead. We will see you at Tux next week!

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