Hci-external February 2017

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[Tux] TUX Poster Day and Prof. Mark D. Gross Tomorrow @ MaRS
by Tovi Grossman 06 Feb '17

06 Feb '17

Hello Tux! A reminder that tomorrow will be a very special day for TUX! We will be having our first ever TUX Research Poster Day, with an opening keynote from Dr. Valkyrie Savage. We will then have 21 fantastic posters from members of the TUX community on display. The poster day will be concluded with a Sanders Series Invited Lecture by Prof. Mark D. Gross from University of Colorado Boulder. The full details of tomorrow's activities, which kick off at 11am in the MaRS Auditorium, are provided below, and can also be found on the event webpage<http://www.tux-hci.org/tux-2017-research-poster-day/>. We look forward to seeing you there! Ali, Daniel, Khai, and Tovi TUX 2017 Research Poster Day - Tuesday, February 7 at 11:00am MaRS Auditorium @ 101 College St. (Lower Level). Schedule 11:00am Opening Plenary<http://www.tux-hci.org/speaker/valkyrie-savage/>: Dr. Valkyrie Savage, Savage Internet 11:30am Poster Madness 11:45am Poster Session / Coffee Break 12:30pm Lunch 1:00pm TUX Sanders Series Lecture<http://www.tux-hci.org/speaker/sanders-series-invited-lecture/>: Prof. Mark D. Gross, University of Colorado Boulder Opening Plenary: Valkyrie Savage Fabrication for Interaction Task-specific tangible input devices, like video game controllers, improve user speed and accuracy in input tasks compared to the more general-purpose touchscreen or mouse and keyboard. However, while modifying a graphical user interface (GUI) to accept mouse and keyboard inputs for new and specific tasks is relatively easy and requires only software knowledge, tangible user interface (TUI) devices are challenging to prototype and build. Rapid prototyping digital fabrication machines, such as vinyl cutters, laser cutters, and 3D printers, now permeate the design process for such devices. Using these tools, designers can realize a new tangible design faster than ever. I'll discuss a few interesting points where digital fabrication research has poked at the "typical" way of doing tangible designs. I'll describe new authoring techniques for tangible objects, experiments in integrating electronics and other kinds of sensing modules into fabricated objects, and designs leveraging material properties and pre-fabrication simulations. I'll also talk about my own work, which focuses on fabrication for sensing: using our pre-fabrication knowledge of a physical object to make post-fabrication sensing easier. Bio: I call myself both a Digital Fabricatrix (as my thesis research revolved around digital fabrication) and a designveloper (as I like doing work as something between a UX designer and a developer). I'm now co-founder and CEO of Savage Internet, working roughly in the space of experiential education. In 2016, I received a PhD from UC Berkeley working with Björn Hartmann: the talk you'll see represents my thesis work. I hold a BA in Mathematics and a BS in Computer Science from Indiana University. I'm also an enthusiastic hobbyist, and have included custom electronics and digital fabrication in projects like my husband's 3D printed wedding ring and an interactive baby blanket for new parent friends. Sanders Series Invited Lecture: Mark D. Gross Design, Making, and Creativity (or Polymaths Unite!) People enjoy making things, as the recently burgeoning "maker movement" shows. While often seen as a vehicle to engage young people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the maker movement presents far wider opportunities to engage people in design and creativity. The new machinery for making things-laser cutters, 3D printers and more-cry out for better tools and technologies for design, and practice making things invites people to become more creative. Some of the most exciting opportunities and powerful insights belong to polymaths who can defy conventional disciplinary boundaries and learn to apply expertise developed in one discipline to others. Bio: I'm director of the ATLAS Institute and professor of computer science at University of Colorado Boulder. I'm also co-founder of Modular Robotics Incorporated and Blank Slate Systems with former PhD students. Previously I was on the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Washington Seattle; before that I worked at Atari Cambridge Research, Logo Computer Systems, Kurzweil Computer Systems, the MIT Logo Lab and the Architecture Machine Group. Once upon a time I studied architecture at MIT, where I became fascinated with how design works, and how computational tools could support designing. I still am. I've worked on many different things: intelligent computer aided design, virtual environments and design simulation, modular robotics and computationally enhanced construction kits and craft, tangible interaction design, sketch and diagram recognition, digital fabrication and more. OUR SPONSORS: 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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Re: [Hci-external] Reminder: Roundtable meeting with faculty candidate
by Haijun Xia 02 Feb '17

02 Feb '17

Just a reminder that the roundtable meeting with faculty candidate Hwajung Hong is happening at 4:45pm at BA5187 (inside dgp lab). Please participate this exciting hiring process of our department and share your research and insights with our candidate! Thanks, Haijun From: Khai N. Truong [mailto:khai@cs.toronto.edu] Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2017 11:01 AM To: Steve Easterbrook <sme(a)cs.toronto.edu> Cc: faculty-announcements(a)cs.toronto.edu; grad-students <grad-students(a)cs.toronto.edu> Subject: Reminder: Computational Medicine talk at 11AM Today (NOW!) Hi everyone, Just a reminder. The talk by Hwajung Hong on "Data-Driven Design for Human-Centered Healthcare" is happening at 11AM (now)! It is in BA 1220. Look forward to seeing everyone here, -khai On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Steve Easterbrook <sme(a)cs.toronto.edu <mailto:sme@cs.toronto.edu> > wrote: Data-Driven Design for Human-Centered Healthcare Thursday, February 02, 2017, at 11:00 AM Location: BA 1220 Speaker: Hwajung Hong, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea Abstract: A plethora of digital artifacts—wearable trackers, IoT devices, social media, online communities, and crowdsourcing platforms—have enabled new opportunities in areas as diverse as personal health management to collaboration in the workplace. From an interaction design perspective, these artifacts produce a wide variety of user-generated data, ranging from explicit micro-interactions such as clicks and touches to longer traces of physical activities, textual input, and more implicit evidence from social interactions. By leveraging data that provide a rich resource material for design, I have been seeking insights to enable the improvement of current user experiences or the creation of computational applications in the domain of accessibility and health. In this talk, I present examples from my personal work on exploring human-centered healthcare technologies that could affect the lives of young adults with autism, students suffering from stress and mental health problems, patients seeking financial and social support from medical crowdfunding platforms, and caregivers and volunteers who work with them. More specifically, I describe attempts to deploy mobile, web-based, and crowdsourcing systems that produce large scale user-generated data and apply it to concrete design concepts. I further discuss my vision for designing creative healthcare technologies that function through open, ubiquitous social technical infrastructures from a maker’s fabrication tool to collaborative virtual making platforms. Biography: Hwajung Hong is an Assistant Professor in the School of Creative Design Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in Korea. Her primary research areas are at the intersection of human-computer interaction, social/crowd computing and design, with a special interest in health informatics and assistive technology. Her recent research focuses on building tools which individuals with autism to crowdsource assistance and advice on challenging situations such as public anxiety and workplace conflicts. She has designed, developed, and evaluated mobile and social applications for many different populations, including young adults with autism, students suffering from mental health issues, families and clinicians working with individuals with chronic disease. She has also worked on interaction design and UX research to tackle real-world problems as part of industrial internships at Palo Alto Research Center, Microsoft Research, LG, and Motorola. She received her Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing in 2015, M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction from Georgia Tech, and her B.S. degree in Industrial Design from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). She has been named a Samsung Fellowship scholar. -- Khai N. TRUONG (http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~khai) Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research University of Toronto Department of Computer Science Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5S 3G4 +1 (416) 978-4761 ---- Check out UBICOMP/ISWC 2017, http://ubicomp.org, September 11th-15th in Maui!

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