FYI, to HCI students, in case you don't get the dcs-all mails.
You should make every attempt to attend the DLS talks.
DLS talks are an important aspect to the educational experience you get here. We invite amazing speakers on a yearly basis who talk about extremely interesting work. Make sure you try to come on time for this (not ten after).
There will be a session in the afternoon (4:30-5PM) for students to meet with Kentaro and talk with him as well. Please attend that. Also please sign up for a chance to demo to Kentaro via Haijun (demos will happen 5-6pm). Use these opportunities to not only learn more about interesting research, but get feedback from luminaries on your research and/or thoughts you might have about research.
-khai
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Khai N. Truong khai@cs.toronto.edu Date: Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 11:33 AM Subject: Reminder: DLS speaker THURSDAY -- Dr. Kentaro Toyama To: dcs-all@cs.toronto.edu
Dear all,
The first DLS talk for this year will take place on November 3. Our guest is Dr. Kentaro Toyama. Please find information about the talk below.
Please note that we will start on time (at 11AM) in order to clear from the room for a class that takes place there at noon. Also please note that the room holds about 108 people. You are encouraged to come early and try to use the inner seats to create space for all of the attendees to be able to sit.
Thanks, -khai
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Event date: Thursday, November 3, 2016, at 11:00 AM Location: GB 120
Speaker: Dr. Kentaro Toyama W.K. Kellogg Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Information
Title: Computing Alone Doesn't Solve Social Problems. So, What Next?
Biography: Professor Kentaro Toyama is a fellow of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, and author of “Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology.” Previously, Professor Toyama taught at Ashesi University in Ghana and co-founded Microsoft Research India, where he did research on the application of information and communication technology to international development.