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Hello TUX!
A reminder that today we have a Member Presentation by Prof. Ashton Anderson.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Ali, Daniel, and Tovi
TUX Member Presentation: Prof. Ashton Anderson
*October 5, 2018. 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.
*The Design of Social Incentives *
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.
*Bio*
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.
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Hello TUX!
A reminder that tomorrow we have a Sanders Series Invited Lecture by Dr. Paul Dietz.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Ali, Daniel, and Tovi
Sanders Series Invited Lecture: Dr. Paul Dietz
*October 23, 2018. Autodesk MaRS IDEaS Lab @ 661 University Ave., Ground Floor*
Lunch reception begins at 12:30 pm. Presentation begins at 1:00 pm.
*Parallel Reality Displays *
The 20th century saw the rise of broadcast technologies that allowed us to instantly communicate with large numbers of people. In contrast, the 21st century has been about narrowcasting. The ability to send targeted information on a massive scale to specific individuals via their personal devices has changed how we live and created some of the most successful products and services in human history. However, our addiction to personal screens has had significant downsides. They isolate us from each other and our surroundings. We imagine a different future where the world itself provides the personalized information, services and entertainment that we seek. An unexpected breakthrough lets us create public displays that can show different content to each viewer, even when many people are looking at the same display at the same time. No special glasses are required. This new capability will free us from the tyranny of our devices, impacting our lives in surprising and deeply profound ways.
*Bio*
Paul Dietz is a prolific creator of new technologies that surprise and delight, and occasionally make the world a slightly better place. He is best known as the co-inventor of DiamondTouch – an early multi-touch display system which helped launch the touch interface revolution. Paul received the ACM UIST 2012 Lasting Impact Award for this work. His career included stints as a researcher at Walt Disney Imagineering, Mitsubishi Electric, and Microsoft. He is currently Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of the Board of Misapplied Sciences, Inc. Paul holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon. In his spare time, he teaches kids how to make animatronic shows, and is sometimes seen on the wrong end of a flugelhorn.
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*OUR SPONSORS:*
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*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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Hello TUX!
A reminder that tomorrow we have a Member Presentation by Dr. Fraser Anderson.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Ali, Daniel, and Tovi
TUX Member Presentation: Dr. Fraser Anderson
*December 4, 2018. 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.
*Designing Intelligent Objects *
Intelligent objects are all around us — responsive buildings, connected toys, smart speakers. Designing these objects remains difficult, with significant effort required from domain experts in mechanical, electrical, and software engineering to get initial prototypes up and running. This often leaves little time to consider the user experience, which suffers as a result of this overhead.
This talk covers several approaches which aim to reduce the investment needed to design, create and test smart objects and spaces. These approaches simplify tasks of programming, 3D modelling and fabrication to decrease the time and effort between ideation and testing. The work spans broad range of domains – including the design of system behaviours, programming building controls, and creating circuits. This research builds on a wide range of enabling technology, from virtual reality to generative design and covers a wide range of application areas. As the research moves towards the architectural-scale, this presentation will cover a large-scale living research lab which is being developed at Autodesk in Toronto to explore the future of smart construction.
*Bio*
Fraser Anderson is a Principal Research Scientist within the User Interface group at Autodesk Research. At Autodesk, he examines how new technology can support designers in developing, prototyping and building smart objects and structures. This research encompasses new interaction techniques, fabrication systems, and applying generative design technology to circuitry. He is an active member of the academic Human Computer Interaction community, serving on the program committee of ACM’s CHI, UIST and MobileHCI conferences, as well as actively publishing in these venues.
Prior to joining Autodesk, Fraser completed his PhD and Master’s in Computing Science at the University of Alberta under Walter Bischof and Pierre Boulanger where his research examined cognitive and motor learning – he continues to pursue this line of research as it relates to using technology to guide and teach people to perform real-world tasks within the areas of construction and manufacturing.
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*OUR SPONSORS:*
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*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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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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*OUR SPONSORS:*
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*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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