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Hello
TUX!
A
reminder that today we have a Member Presentation
by Prof. Deb Fels.
We
look forward to seeing you there!
Ali,
Daniel, and Tovi
TUX
Member Presentation: Prof. Deb Fels
March
26, 2019. DGP Lab, Department of Computer
Science at U of T @ 40 St. George Street Room
5166
Lunch
reception begins at 12:30 pm. Presentation begins
at 1:00 pm.
Abstract
Inclusive design involves considering as many
different types of users as possible from the
beginning of any design project. But, because it is
not always possible to imagine and know about all of
the different types of possible users, inclusive
design also calls for customisation options to meet
individual needs and abilities. Transferring
projects designed to support people with
disabilities into the mainstream marketplace adds
another layer of complexity to the inclusive design
process. In operation at Ryerson since 1995,
researchers, students, staff, elders, artists,
industry and community partners at the Inclusive
Media and Design Centre (IMDC), carry out research
and development on inclusive digital media,
technologies and processes for people with
disabilities and older adults. Using a foundation of
inclusive design, the social model of disabilities,
and mixed data collection and analysis
methodologies, we pursue a research agenda that
involves developing technologies such as robotics,
neural networks, accessible interaction/interface
designs, and sensory substitution, and translating
those technologies into commercialisable entities,
policies, standards and practices. In this
presentation, I will briefly outline three of the
current research projects, and describe one of the
technology transfer activities that we have recently
undertaken.
Bio
Dr. Fels has a PhD (1994) in Human Factors from
Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto.
She is currently employed as a professor in the Ted
Rogers School of Information Technology Management,
and the Director of the Inclusive Media and Design
Centre at Ryerson University. Her research interests
involve inclusive design, access to media and
technology for people with disabilities and older
adults, inclusive video game design and inclusive
business. She has published over 150 articles on
inclusive technologies and applications, and
received three patents.
Current research projects include: 1) audio
description and captioning including software tools,
LiveDescribe and LiveDescribe Web, and Pavo, and a
Ryerson course series on inclusive media production;
2) sensory substitution techniques for access to
sound and visual information including creation of a
vibrotactile system called the Emoti-chair and a
vibrotactile music facility, the VibroFusionLab; 3)
WebMoti – integration of the Emoti-chair and
WebChair for students with autism; 4) mixed-reality
gaming for older adults; 5) needs analysis methods
that are inclusive of older adults; 6) creating a
deep neural network for assessing the subjective
quality of closed captions; 7) MyHealthMyRecord for
recording, curating and analysing qualitative data
generated by patients; and 7) gamification in
education. She is also a professional engineer.
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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.
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