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Fwd: IUW Promotion
by Fanny Chevalier 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

FYI. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Fahimeh Rajabiyazdi <fahimeh.rajabiyazdi(a)mail.utoronto.ca> > Subject: IUW Promotion > Date: 3 October 2018 at 10:59:16 GMT-4 > To: "fanny(a)cs.toronto.edu" <fanny(a)cs.toronto.edu> > Cc: "iuwchair2018(a)mie.utoronto.ca" <iuwchair2018(a)mie.utoronto.ca> > > Hi Fanny, > > Hope all is well with you! > > We are currently reaching out to student researchers in Human Factors, UX Design, Human Computer Interaction, and related fields to submit an abstract and register for IUW. Would it be possible for you to promote the event among students at the dgp lab? > > Please see the announcement below. > > Thank you, > Fahimeh > ------------------------------------------------------ > The Human Factors Interest Group (HFIG) at the University of Toronto invites you to this year’s Inter-University Workshop (IUW) on Saturday, November 17th <x-apple-data-detectors://2> in Toronto. For more details about the event, including the schedule and venue, please visit: iuw2018.mie.utoronto.ca <http://iuw2018.mie.utoronto.ca/> > > IUW is an annual conference-style event that brings together over 100 Human Factors, UX Design and Human Computer Interaction graduate and undergraduate students and professors from multiple universities for a day of research presentations, networking, and community-building. > > This year, we are also honored to welcome two distinguished keynote speakers: Prof. Fanny Chevalier <http://fannychevalier.net/> (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Information Visualization (Infovis)) and Dr. Joe Cafazzo <https://iuw2018.wordpress.com/logistics/keynote-opening/#more-23> (Executive Director, Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network; Associate Professor, University of Toronto; Wolfond Chair in Digital Health). > > We encourage student researchers in Human Factors, UX Design, Human Computer Interaction and related fields to submit an abstract <https://goo.gl/forms/bAaE2MdmY7soozso2>. Please read the call for abstracts <https://iuw2018.wordpress.com/present/> here and register via our Eventbrite page <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inter-university-workshop-iuw-2018-registratio…>. Feel free to share these links with your student groups and promote it on your sites, also our attached poster. > > Important deadlines: > Now: Abstract submission for oral & poster presentations and conference registration is OPEN > November 2 <x-apple-data-detectors://6>: Abstract submission deadline for oral and poster presentations > November 12 <x-apple-data-detectors://7>: Conference registration ends > > New this year: Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is offering a complimentary tour of their facilities for a limited number of IUW attendees. Stay tuned for more details! Note: Unfortunately, the tour is restricted to Canadian and U.S. citizens. > > For any questions, concerns and suggestions, please contact us at iuwchair2018(a)mie.utoronto.ca <mailto:iuwchair2018@mie.utoronto.ca> > ------------------------------------------------------ >

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Fwd: Frankenstein: Then, Now, Next Symposium
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

FYI Best Regards, Ishtiaque Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Toronto, ON, CA web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jean-Olivier Richard <jeanolivier.richard(a)utoronto.ca> Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 10:11 AM Subject: Frankenstein: Then, Now, Next Symposium To: Ishtiaque Ahmed <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> Dear Ishtiaque, I hope this finds you well. I mentioned to you the other day that St. Mike's is hosting a series of events for undergrads, grad students, and faculty on the last week of October to celebrate the 200th anniversary and continued relevance of Shelley's Frankenstein. Attached is the postcard invitation. Would you be so kind as to help diffuse the information? Perhaps you could forward it to whoever is in charge of the CS mailing list. It would be important that we get some of you on board for the Symposium. Please let me know if you have any question. Also, if you know anyone who would be interested in joining one of our roundtables, let me know, there's still a little room Best regards, Jean-Olivier

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Demos for Géry Casiez on Friday afternoon
by Fanny Chevalier 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

Hi everyone, Géry Casiez <http://cristal.univ-lille.fr/~casiez/> (from Inria, and former member of dgp) is spending a few weeks at the University of Waterloo this term as a visiting professor, and will swing by our lab this coming Friday. It would be great to have a few demos of the recent (or less recent) work going on at the lab. Please send me an email with your availability to give a quick demo on Friday. As usual: you should be excited about the prospect of demoing your work to visitors, so I shall expect your reply. Don’t be shy :) Fanny

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Need a volunteer for HCI meeting on October 16, 2018
by Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

Hi all, We need a volunteer for the HCI meeting on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Please reply me back with a description of what you are going to do/present. Thanks, Rifat -- Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~rifat/

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[Tux] talk today!
by Daniel Wigdor 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

[cid:image005.png@01D357B6.5B82A7B0] [cid:image008.png@01D10810.C2D01210] [cid:image008.png@01D357B6.5B82A7B0] Hello TUX! A reminder that today we have a Member Presentation by Prof. Ashton Anderson in the DGP lab at U of T (40 St. George St.<https://www.google.com/maps/place/40+St+George+St,+Toronto,+ON+M5S+2E4,+Can…>, 5th Floor). Come help your brain work off that Thanksgiving Tryptophan with some mental stimulation. Lunch at 12:30, talk at 1:00pm sharp. We look forward to seeing you there, Ali, Daniel, and Tovi Ashton Anderson: The Design of Social Incentives 2018-10-09 12:30 at DGP Lab: 40 St. George St., 5th Floor<https://www.google.com/maps/place/40+St+George+St,+Toronto,+ON+M5S+2E4,+Can…> [http://www.tux-hci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ashton.jpg-150x150.jpeg] Abstract An increasingly common feature of online communities and social media sites is a mechanism for rewarding user achievements based on a system of social incentives, such as badges. Badges are given to users for particular contributions to a site, such as performing a certain number of actions of a given type. In this talk, I will speak about how badges can influence and steer user behavior on a site-leading both to increased participation and to changes in the mix of activities a user pursues on the site. I'll introduce a formal model for reasoning about user behavior in the presence of badges, and in particular for analyzing the ways in which badges can steer users to change their behavior. To evaluate the main predictions of our model, we study the use of badges and their effects on the widely used Stack Overflow question-answering site, and find evidence that their badges steer behavior in ways closely consistent with the predictions of our model. We then investigate the problem of how to optimally place badges in order to induce particular user behaviors. Several robust design principles emerge from our framework that could potentially aid in the design of incentives for a broad range of sites. Finally, I'll report on a large-scale deployment of badges as incentives for engagement in a MOOC, including randomized experiments in which the presentation of badges was varied across sub-populations. We find that badges significantly increased student engagement, with the magnitude of the increase varying with the saliency of the badge presentation. About Prof. Anderson Ashton Anderson (University of Toronto) is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, where he is also a Faculty Affiliate with the Vector Institute and a Research Fellow in Behavioural Economics. He received his PhD from Stanford University in 2015 and completed a postdoctoral appointment at Microsoft Research NYC in 2017. His research in computational social science focuses on questions in the increasingly vital intersection of data and society. His work has appeared in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Sociological Science, and The Web Conference. [cid:image009.png@01D357B6.5B82A7B0] OUR SPONSORS: [cid:image010.png@01D357B6.5B82A7B0] 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<mailto:tux-announce@dgp.toronto.edu> https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tux-announce _______________________________________________ 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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Subscribe
by Fengyuan Zhu 02 Oct '18

02 Oct '18

Test to see if this methods works

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HCI Reading Group "AI and HCI" 2:30PM Friday October 5 @ DGP Seminar Room
by jritchie＠dgp.toronto.edu 02 Oct '18

02 Oct '18

Hello all, We restart our bi-weekly reading group this week on Friday, October 5 at 2:30 PM. We will be reading a paper called "AI and HCI: Two Fields Divided by a Common Focus", which argues that historically, "AI winters" have corresponded with periods of intense research activity in HCI. The implication is that the two fields have similar goals but opposite approaches, and that as AI falls out of favour, HCI rushes in to fill the gap. Paper link: https://www.aaai.org/ojs/index.php/aimagazine/article/view/2271 I will "champion" the paper by reading it thoroughly and leading the discussion, highlighting why I think the work is important. The meeting will take place in the DGP Seminar Room. Snacks and drinks will be provided! Best, Jacob

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Watch "Poverty, Inc." with us @DGP Seminar Room: Thursday, Oct 4, 6-8 pm
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 02 Oct '18

02 Oct '18

Dear All, The weekly meeting of our "Third Space" research group has turned to a movie-watching party this week. We will be watching "Poverty, Inc.", an award-winning documentary movie at the DGP Seminar Room on Thursday, Oct 4, 6-8 pm. You all are welcome to attend. Please find more about this movie here: https://www.povertyinc.org/ Best Regards, Ishtiaque N.B.: We have the necessary copyright permissions to show this movie within an educational institution. Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Toronto, ON, CA web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/

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HCI Group Meeting on Tuesday, October 2, 2018
by Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat 01 Oct '18

01 Oct '18

Hello members, We have our HCI group meeting tomorrow at 12:30 PM at DGP Seminar room. Zhicong Lu is going to give a practice talk of his upcoming IEEE VIS 2018 VAST paper on prewriting. Please drop by and give him feedback. We will use the rest of the time to talk about meeting activities for the upcoming HCI meetings this semester. Lunch will be provided during the meeting. Thanks, Rifat -- Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~rifat/ Title: InkPlanner: Supporting Prewriting via Intelligent Visual Diagramming Abstract: Prewriting is the process of generating and organizing ideas before drafting a document. Although often overlooked by novice writers and writing tool developers, prewriting is a critical process that improves the quality of a final document. To better understand current prewriting practices, we first conducted interviews with writing learners and experts. Based on the learners’ needs and experts’ recommendations, we then designed and developed InkPlanner, a novel pen and touch visualization tool that allows writers to utilize visual diagramming for ideation during prewriting. InkPlanner further allows writers to sort their ideas into a logical and sequential narrative by using a novel widget— NarrativeLine. Using a NarrativeLine, InkPlanner can automatically generate a document outline to guide later drafting exercises. Inkplanner is powered by machine-generated semantic and structural suggestions that are curated from various texts. To qualitatively review the tool and understand how writers use InkPlanner for prewriting, two writing experts were interviewed and a user study was conducted with university students. The results demonstrated that InkPlanner encouraged writers to generate more diverse ideas and also enabled them to think more strategically about how to organize their ideas for later drafting. The preprint of the paper can be found here: http://tiny.cc/inkplanner The link to provide feedback (Google Doc): http://tiny.cc/inkplannerFeedback

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