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Re: [Thirdspace] Help to access the lab
by Sharifa Sultana 18 Oct '19

18 Oct '19

Great, thanks, Maryam. On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 12:01 AM Maryam Mokhberi <maryam(a)cs.toronto.edu> wrote: > Hi Sharifa, > > I am happy you are here again! > Not sure if I can make it by 10 since I have some errands to run before > then; but the door is usually open in office hours. When you get in, turn > right and you can see a room by the bicycles. My desk is in that room > beside the window. Feel free to use the desk and chair. :) > > Best, > Maryam > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:01 PM Sharifa Sultana <ss3634(a)cornell.edu> > wrote: > >> Hi Thirdspace, >> >> I am here again in Toronto to attend the Oral village workshop. >> Follwoing Ishtiaque's (cc'd) suggestions, I am planning to go to the lab >> around 10 AM-ish if anyone is around. I would need help to access the lab >> and borrow someone's chair. [I will buy you coffee in return :D ] >> >> Can anyone help me with this? >> >> Best, >> Sharifa >> >> >> -- >> ________________________ >> Sharifa Sultana >> PhD Student >> Cornell University, USA >> _______________________________________________ >> Thirdspace mailing list >> Thirdspace(a)dgp.toronto.edu >> https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thirdspace >> > -- ________________________ Sharifa Sultana PhD Student Cornell University, USA

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Help to access the lab
by Sharifa Sultana 17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

Hi Thirdspace, I am here again in Toronto to attend the Oral village workshop. Follwoing Ishtiaque's (cc'd) suggestions, I am planning to go to the lab around 10 AM-ish if anyone is around. I would need help to access the lab and borrow someone's chair. [I will buy you coffee in return :D ] Can anyone help me with this? Best, Sharifa -- ________________________ Sharifa Sultana PhD Student Cornell University, USA

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uber paper
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

attached 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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Fwd: REMINDER: 2019-2020 RBC Post-Doctoral & Graduate Fellowships
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 16 Oct '19

16 Oct '19

FYI. Please apply if you are eligible. 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…> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Research Alerts <rso.research(a)library.utoronto.ca> Date: Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 3:10 PM Subject: REMINDER: 2019-2020 RBC Post-Doctoral & Graduate Fellowships To: If your computer does not display the file below, please visit the web version https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca/alert/view_alert/3427 Manage profile <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca> [image: Logo and Title for the University of Toronto's Research Alerts] REMINDER: 2019-2020 RBC Post-Doctoral & Graduate Fellowships October 16, 2019 • Reply to Kristina Dinevska <kristina.dinevska(a)utoronto.ca?subject=RE:> *REMINDER:* *The RBC Post-Doctoral & Graduate Fellowships **applications are due on November 11, 2019**. * The *RBC Post-Doctoral & Graduate Fellowships* will support research and innovation at the University of Toronto and recognize emerging leaders who are establishing a record of research, scholarship, and impact, and exhibit the potential to make significant contributions to the body of research in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation. Four fellows each year will be selected from a variety of disciplines: - *RBC Post-Doctoral Fellowship*– 2 post-doctoral fellowships valued at $50,000 over 1 year - *RBC Graduate Fellowship*– 2 graduate student scholarships valued at $50,000 over 2 years ($25K/year for 2 years) In addition to research excellence, preference will be given to those who have a demonstrated and/or future interest in entrepreneurship and company creation. *Research Themes for 2019* Applicants are invited to submit research projects in the areas noted below. The research projects may have applications in financial services such as fraud detection and prevention, risk modeling, security, and/or cybersecurity. *Machine Learning and Advanced Data Analytics* – Including theory and applications, deep learning and learning representations, pattern recognition, computer vision theory and applications, natural language processing, human-computer interaction, advanced data analytics, predictive algorithmic models, image/video/time-series analysis and related applications. *Security* – Including biometric security, cybersecurity, cryptography, differential privacy, privacy enhancing solutions, biometric encryption and other methods that balance security and convenience. RBC Fellows may interact with Borealis AI personnel to receive expert advice and direction on the domains listed above. *DEADLINE: November 11, 2019* *For eligibility and detailed program and application information, please visit:* *http://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/rbcgraduatefellowships/ <http://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/rbcgraduatefellowships/>* *CONTACT * Please direct all questions regarding the RBC Fellowships or application process to: Melanie Langemeyer, Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator melanie.langemeyer(a)utoronto.ca University of Toronto Entrepreneurship Subject line: *Questions: RBC Fellowships* Distributed to: Social Sciences, Research Honours & Awards, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Information & Communications Technology, Humanities, Health & Life Sciences, Entrepreneurship HOME <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca/> | SUPPORT <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca/index.php/content/support> | ABOUT <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca/index.php/content/about_alerts> Research Alerts is the primary communication method for Research communications. Sign in <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca> to update your subscription topics or unsubscribe here. <https://alerts.research.utoronto.ca/index.php/unsubscribe> This communication is intended for the sole use of University of Toronto faculty and staff. Use or distribution by persons outside of the University of Toronto is prohibited. © 2019 Office of the Vice-President, Research

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Re: [Thirdspace] Economic Nobel Prize 2019 is given to people who fought poverty
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 16 Oct '19

16 Oct '19

Very good idea. We can book a time after CSCW for reading their work. 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…> On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 5:35 PM Maryam Mokhberi <maryam(a)cs.toronto.edu> wrote: > Hi Ishtiaque, > > I also found it very interesting and I was wondering we allocate one of > our group meetings to delve more into Banerjee's work! > > > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 5:26 PM Ishtiaque Ahmed <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> > wrote: > >> Dear Group, >> >> This year's Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, >> Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer, who are famous for their work in >> poverty alleviation. Of them, Abhijit and Esther co-authored a book called >> "Poor Economics" which is very famous in our field. >> >> See more here: >> https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/14/business/nobel-prize-economics/index.html >> >> This news is very inspiring for our field. I am also very happy >> personally because Abhijit is also a Bengali. :-) >> >> 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…> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thirdspace mailing list >> Thirdspace(a)dgp.toronto.edu >> https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thirdspace >> >

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Demos/meetings with Sidewalk Lab visitors
by Jiannan Li 15 Oct '19

15 Oct '19

Hello all, Members of the Sidewalk labs (https://www.sidewalklabs.com), possibly one of Google's most ambitious and transformative projects in Toronto, will be visiting DGP on Wednesday, Oct 30th from 1-3 pm. They'd like to see some demos or just meet with lab members. It will be a great opportunity to show off your work, get some perspectives from industry experts, and possibly expand the impact of your research to our city and beyond. Let me know if you are interested! You can also sign up via https://forms.gle/HTfbYbDXixcm5g6B8 The team members who will be visiting are: Siqi Zhu – Associate Director, Public Realm; Brian Ho – Designer; Samara Trilling – Software Engineer https://www.sidewalklabs.com/team/siqi-zhu/ https://brian-ho.io/ https://www.sidewalklabs.com/team/ <https://www.sidewalklabs.com/team/> Thanks, Jiannan

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Second Workshop on Orality and Mobile Money - Friday Oct 18, 1:30- 4:30pm, BA5256
by Yasaman Rohanifar 15 Oct '19

15 Oct '19

Dear all, You're all invited to attend the second *Orality and Mobile Money Workshop*, held on *October 18* from *1:30 pm to 4:30 pm* at *BA5256*. Light refreshments will be provided. Please refer to the calendar invitation attached to RSVP. Best Regards, -- Yasaman Rohanifar MSc Student in Computer Science, Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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[talks] David Ledo talk at 12:30 pm On Tuesday
by Fengyuan Zhu 15 Oct '19

15 Oct '19

Dear All Hope everyone has a wonderful long-weekend. Please join us on Tuesday, October 15th at 12:30 p.m. for a talk offered by David Ledo at DGP Seminar Room. Lunch will be provided. ABSTRACT The advent of ubiquitous computing brought forth the promise of a variety of interactive artifacts that integrate into our everyday lives. In particular, this has led to a myriad of "smart objects", with computing capabilities such as digital assistant speakers and smart lightbulbs. Yet - people still struggle operating and communicating with these objects. This is largely a design problem, as it is difficult to design and explore interactive behaviours with these objects: how should a smart speaker show that it is currently listening, or that it is retrieving an answer from the cloud? In my work I explore how interaction designers can achieve responsive smart interactive object prototypes by repurposing hardware and software without the need to code. First, designers can repurpose mobile devices (and their rich sensing and output) to replace the need for custom electronics and soldering. Next, designers can use a prototyping tool for creating the physical form around a mobile device by modifying an existing 3D modeling tool. Finally, I show how designers can author rich interactive behaviours on mobile devices by repurposing familiar desktop tools. Through this work it is possible to envision what the future of interaction design might look like, and more broadly helps us reflect on the role of smart objects in our everyday life. BIO David Ledo is a Venezuelan-Canadian PhD Candidate at the University of Calgary working with Lora Oehlberg and Saul Greenberg. With almost ten years of experience in HCI research, his work lies at the intersection of interaction techniques, prototyping tools and ubiquitous computing. David is a Killam and Adobe Research Fellow, and has worked at many top institutions in Canada, the US and Europe, including Autodesk Research and Microsoft Research. David enjoys many things, including graphic design, cats, city life and playing flamenco guitar. Best FY

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Economic Nobel Prize 2019 is given to people who fought poverty
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 14 Oct '19

14 Oct '19

Dear Group, This year's Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer, who are famous for their work in poverty alleviation. Of them, Abhijit and Esther co-authored a book called "Poor Economics" which is very famous in our field. See more here: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/14/business/nobel-prize-economics/index.html This news is very inspiring for our field. I am also very happy personally because Abhijit is also a Bengali. :-) 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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Fwd: Ideation/Design workshop on Oral Information Management - Third Space/MOVE
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 14 Oct '19

14 Oct '19

My Oral Village has a Design workshop this Friday. I highly encourage you all to attend. Yasaman, can you please help with the organization and disseminating this invitation among DGP and beyond? 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…> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: David Myhre <dmyhre(a)myoralvillage.org> Date: Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 9:35 AM Subject: Ideation/Design workshop on Oral Information Management - Third Space/MOVE To: Ishtiaque Ahmed (ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu) <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu>, Yasaman Rohanifar (yasamanro(a)cs.toronto.edu) <yasamanro(a)cs.toronto.edu>, Brett Matthews <brett(a)myoralvillage.org>, Sharifa Sultana < ss3634(a)cornell.edu>, Prianka Roy <prianka.roy(a)mail.utoronto.ca>, chndr.priyank(a)gmail.com <chndr.priyank(a)gmail.com>, Aakash Solanki < aakash.solanki(a)mail.utoronto.ca> Cc: Yasaman Rohanifar (yasaman.rohani(a)gmail.com) <yasaman.rohani(a)gmail.com>, Brett Matthews <bretthudsonmatthews(a)gmail.com>, ishtiaque.uoft(a)gmail.com < ishtiaque.uoft(a)gmail.com> Hi All, Given that everyone has complicated schedules, we revert to the original date of Friday, October 18, 1:30-4:30pm in a room at the Bahen Centre TBD (Yasaman – please book). Ishtiaque – please feel free to extend this invitation to other faculty, post-docs and students. Please confirm your participation by accepting this invitation. Thank you!

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