April 2019 - Sig - dgp mailing lists

Carrying CHI t-shirts
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 01 May '19

01 May '19

Hi Folks, DGP has ordered t-shirts for CHI which will be delivered tomorrow afternoon. Since it will be too heavy for me to carry all the 50 shirts, I wonder if some of you can help. Regards, Ishtiaque

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HCI meeting on April 30 (12.30 - 2.00)
by Jiannan Li 29 Apr '19

29 Apr '19

Hello all, We are having our HCI meeting on Tuesday April 30th. The time and location is 12.30 - 2.00, at the DGP seminar room, as usual. Zhen and Caleb will give their CHI practice talks. Look forward to seeing you there. Lunch will be provided. Thanks, Jiannan

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SIG Meeting
by Tovi Grossman 29 Apr '19

29 Apr '19

Hi, I've just updated the Sig meeting to run form 2-3pm on Thursdays. There will be no meeting Thursday this week, so our next meeting as a group will be after CHI. Will you both be meeting with me tomorrow? Thanks, Tovi

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TorCHI event today
by Seongkook Heo 25 Apr '19

25 Apr '19

Hi all, Today at 7pm, we will hold a TorCHI event at dgp seminar room BA5187, where six dgp students will present their CHI '19 papers. TorCHI is a local chapter of the ACM SIGCHI and an association of UX practitioners and this will be a great opportunity to have an early preview of the CHI talks and also to meet new people who are UX professionals. Here's the talk schedule: *Talk Session 1 (7:05 pm – 8:00 pm)* 1. “HoloDoc: Enabling Mixed Reality Workspaces that Harness Physical and Digital Content” - Zhen Li 2. "I feel it is my responsibility to stream": Streaming and Engaging with Intangible Cultural Heritage through Livestreaming - Zhicong Lu 3 “A Lie Reveals the Truth: Quasimodes for Task-Aligned Data Presentation.” - Jacob Ritchie *Talk Session 2 (8:05 pm – 9:00 pm)* 4 “The Breaking Hand: Skills, Care, and Sufferings of the Hands of an Electronic Waste Worker in Bangladesh” - Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat 5 “Integrating Multimedia Tools to Enrich Interactions in Live Streaming for Language Learning” - Laura Chen 6 “How Do One’s Peers on a Leaderboard Affect Oneself?” - Weiwen Leung Event detail is available on TorCHI webpage: http://torchi.org/ Anyone can come to the event and you don’t need to join TorCHI for this event. Best, Seongkook

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DGP End-Of-Term / Farewell Party - Friday April 26 at 6:30 PM in BA5166
by Jacob Ritchie 24 Apr '19

24 Apr '19

Hello all, Since a bunch of people are leaving for various reasons (either for the summer or permanently), we will have a small social event / goodbye party. The party will start at 6:30 pm on Friday (April 26) and will be held in the DGP Seminar Room / Kitchen (BA5166). Mian will provide the CSGSBS board games for all to play. We'll also do group video games (Smash Bros., etc.) on the big screen in the seminar room. If you have a Nintendo Switch, good multiplayer Switch games, Switch Pro Controllers or other good group video games / board games, please bring them! Sushi, pizza, cake and pop will be provided. We will have some vegan and halal options, but let me know if you have other dietary restrictions. Best, Jacob [Animated GIF] --- Jacob Ritchie M.Sc. Student, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto

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Fwd: Indiana University + Syracuse University Reception at CHI 2019 (Monday, May 6th at 8pm)
by Joseph Jay Williams 20 Apr '19

20 Apr '19

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sameer Patil <patil(a)indiana.edu> Date: Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 5:12 PM Subject: Indiana University + Syracuse University Reception at CHI 2019 (Monday, May 6th at 8pm) To: Sameer Patil <patil(a)indiana.edu> Dear Friends, We are happy to invite you the Indiana University and Syracuse University joint reception at CHI 2019 in Glasgow, UK. The reception will be held on Monday, May 6th at the Rotunda Bar and Diner from 8pm onward. Please see the attached PDF for a map. We’d like to be inclusive, so the event is open to anyone attending CHI. However, we encourage you to show up early because we may run out of drink tickets and/or venue capacity. We hope you will join us to mingle over drinks and snacks with your friends and colleagues from Indiana and Syracuse and to meet new friends and future collaborators :-) On behalf of faculty and students at Indiana University and Syracuse University, Sameer

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HCI meeting on Apr 16th (12:30 PM - 2:00 PM)
by Franklin Mingzhe Li 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

Hello everyone! We are having our HCI meeting tomorrow on Tuesday, Apr 16th. The meeting starts at 12:30 PM. In this week, We are having two CHI practice talks. First, Rifat will present his paper: "The Breaking Hand: Knowledge, Care, and Sufferings of the Hand of an Electronic Waste Worker in Bangladesh." Then, Jacob will practice a preliminary version of his CHI talk, "A Lie Reveals The Truth: Quasimodes for Task-Aligned Data Presentation." Please join and participate in the meeting. Lunch will be provided. Hope to see all of you tomorrow, Franklin

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TorCHI event on April 25
by Seongkook Heo 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

Hi all, We will hold a TorCHI event on April 25 (Thursday) at 7pm, at dgp seminar room BA5187. TorCHI is a local chapter of the ACM SIGCHI and an association of UX practitioners and six students will be presenting their CHI talks at this event. This will be a great opportunity to have an early preview of the CHI talks and also to meet new people who are UX professionals. Event detail is available on TorCHI webpage: http://torchi.org/ Anyone can come to the event and you don’t need to join TorCHI for this event. Best, Seongkook

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CSC2513 Poster Presentation at DGP Seminar Room Wed (4/10) at 2pm
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

You all are invited. Best Regards, Ishtiaque Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…>

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Pizza at the kitchen
by Seongkook Heo 04 Apr '19

04 Apr '19

Hi, Hope the grind towards the CSCW/UIST deadlines is going well. Daniel and Tovi generously provided some pizzas to help the last spurt, so please come to the kitchen and grab some pizza. Seongkook

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