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Fwd: Meet the Solve Challenge Finals speakers + blockchain for refugee health workers + envisioning the future through science fiction
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 21 Aug '19

21 Aug '19

Some of you may find this interesting. 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: MIT Solve: The CrowdSolve <solve(a)mit.edu> Date: Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 7:05 AM Subject: Meet the Solve Challenge Finals speakers + blockchain for refugee health workers + envisioning the future through science fiction To: Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> Solve Challenge Finals 2019 (September 22 in New York City) will welcome 60 social entrepreneurs selected as finalists in our 2019 Global Challenges.. MIT Solve <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> August 21, 2019 [image: The CrowdSolve] MEET 5 OF THE INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS YOU'LL HEAR AT SOLVE CHALLENGE FINALS *CLAIRE CROWTHER **|** Senior Officer, Content, MIT Solve* Solve Challenge Finals 2019 <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> (September 22 in New York City) will welcome 60 social entrepreneurs selected as finalists in our 2019 Global Challenges <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>, as well as over 400 leaders in philanthropy, business, government, and academia. After pitching their solutions to a panel of expert judges, the most promising of these 60 innovators will be selected to form the 2019 Solver Class and receive access to over *$1.6 million in prize funding*. Finalist pitches will be bookended by two thought-provoking plenary sessions, “Bridging the Innovation Gap” and “Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship.” We’ll livestream the plenary sessions and solution pitches on our website <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> , Facebook <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>, and Twitter <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> and share live updates on social media throughout the day, so anyone around the world can tune in and join the conversation. Curious about what to expect? Meet some of the inspiring speakers <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> you’ll hear from this year, all changemakers leveraging their influence for the greater good. <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> *Anousheh Ansari, CEO of XPRIZE* After six months of preparation in 2006 that included Black Sea survival training and Russian language lessons, Anousheh Ansari <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> set forth on an 11-day privately-funded space expedition. Fast-forwarding over a decade to 2018, Ansari helped launch an equally-ambitious effort: The Billion Dollar Fund for Women, a campaign that’s committed to investing $1 billion in women founders by 2020. At XPRIZE, Ansari seeks to fill the funding and innovation gap with competitions that spark solutions to challenges such as: increasing adult literacy, harvesting water from thin air, and accelerating seawater surface oil clean-up. We’re eager to hear Ansari’s insights on supporting innovation toward the UN SDGs. *M. Sanjayan, PhD, CEO, Conservation International* M. Sanjayan <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> draws from his multifaceted skill set to enrich the public dialogue on conservation. Sanjayan has a strong foundation in academic research, but he’s also dabbled in branding and communications, written for the *Huffington Post*, hosted a slew of documentaries, and embarked on a press tour with Jane Goodall for Disneynature’s *Monkey Kingdom*. Through Conservation International, he empowers people to preserve their natural ecosystems—and if today’s solutions aren’t up to that mammoth task, we’ll have to start looking towards new technologies. Sanjayan will join Ansari in the opening plenary. View more speakers <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> *Join Us for Solve Challenge Finals* If you’re interested in attending this premier social impact event—and joining the Solve community to partner with innovators who are solving Global Challenges—find out how you can become a Member of Solve <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>. Learn more about Solve Challenge Finals <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>, September 22 in New York. Featured Solver *Refugee Health Workforce **|** Dr. Franklin Shaffer* Thousands of trained healthcare workers sit idly in refugee camps because they lack formal credentials. These credentials are often destroyed or left behind as refugees flee their home countries. Meanwhile, the shortage of health workers is projected to reach 12.9 million by 2035. Refugee Health Workforce enables refugees to practice by recertifying their healthcare credentials internationally. RHW also deploys blockchain technology to securely store professional identities and support the ongoing employability and mobility of refugee healthcare workers. Learn more <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> Words of Wisdom “What I probably didn’t understand is that the ladder doesn’t end. At the top there’s always somebody investing in you and believing in you. Understanding how power works in your industry, understanding how money flows, and understanding the values of those who are investing in you is critical.” See more <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> —Neela Mongomery, CEO of Crate and Barrel, reflecting on advice that she would give to her younger self in a panel at Solve at MIT. CROWDSOLVING *|* Investment in girls must begin early on <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>. We need to *“change and reframe the language that girls use about their own abilities,”* says Camille Caron, who leads education and sustainability initiatives for HP’s 3D Print division. Adults can lead this shift by not comparing girls to boys in terms of skill sets—and by teaching boys to become girls’ allies. *(MIT Solve)* *|* *Only five percent of the world speaks English at home, but 50 percent of the web is in English*, according to the World Wide Web Foundation. What needs to be done to bridge the internet's digital language divide <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> ? *(WIRED)* And check out MIT Solver StoryWeaver <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>, which gives open access to digital storybooks in 200 languages for 2.5 million young learners. *|* Wendy Schmidt is calling on innovators to dive into the ocean sector <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>, where there’s potential for* conservation and profit to work hand in hand*. “Go out there, do your research, and figure out what the market looks like. See if you can accelerate our understanding of something as complex as the ocean, which has pretty much been under attack for the past 50 to 60 years.” *(MIT Solve)* *|* Solve at Pine Ridge <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> (October 4-6 on the *Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota*) will celebrate and uplift MIT Solve's 2019 Indigenous Communities Fellows, whose projects blend traditional knowledge with technology to create sustainable and prosperous livelihoods for Indigenous communities. *(MIT Solve)* *|* “Ultimately, our challenge as a society* isn’t about AI replacing jobs*—it’s about people and skills <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>. If we introduce new technology into the world but don’t equip our workforce with the necessary skills, we’re not living up to our obligation as responsible innovators,” says IBM CEO Ginni Rometty. *(Fortune)* *|* “I just finished a story which is a murder mystery accidentally solved by *a plastic filtration system designed to create artificial wetlands*,” science fiction writer Elizabeth Bear told the audience at Solve at MIT. Read more about envisioning the future through science fiction <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>. *(MIT Solve)* *|* *When social change requires behavioral change:* leaders behind two social impact efforts in India discovered that before they could impact lives, they first had to shift mindsets <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> . *(Stanford Social Innovation Review)* *|* MIT Solver Code Nation has been named a* partner* *of Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry's new foundation*. Code Nation will provide its tech skills development programs to tackle the education achievement gap <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> in the Bay Area. *(Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation)* *|* The Tiger Challenge <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>, powered by MIT Solve, supports startups promoting *economic and social prosperity in Bangladesh*. International applicants who have entered or intend to enter the Bangladeshi market can apply by October 18 <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>. The Tiger IT Foundation is offering $2M in prize funding for selected winners. *(MIT Solve)* [image: Divider] *“**The DFAT Indo-Pacific Prize <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> has transformed our pilot project into a fully developed app that we’ll be able to scale-up to thousands of vulnerable children in Southeast Asia. This partnership represents a true investment and collaboration, and we see the difference that this makes**.”* —Allison Sanders, Baan Dek Foundation <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…>, a 2017 Solver To help current and future Solver teams, donate to MIT Solve <https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=742ef84d70e8f3eb044492cbc&id…> . 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Fwd: Faculty of Arts & Science Mental Health Conference
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 21 Aug '19

21 Aug '19

FYI 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: Michelle Craig <ugchair(a)cs.toronto.edu> Date: Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 8:55 PM Subject: Re: Faculty of Arts & Science Mental Health Conference To: <faculty(a)cs.toronto.edu> FYI -- You might wish to attend this yourself. Please also advertise to your students once classes start. On 2019-08-20 6:42 p.m., Caroline Rabbat wrote: Dear Colleagues, I am excited to let you know about our upcoming inaugural Faculty of Arts & Science *“Minds Redefined” Mental Health & Wellness Conference. *The conference is open to students, faculty, and staff, and aims to foster dialogue about mental health within Arts & Science. I am asking for your personal assistance to help promote this opportunity and to encourage students and your colleagues to attend if they are able to do so. At the conference, we will hear from mental health experts and advocates, develop skills to promote our well-being, explore campus and community resources, and engage in rich discussions that showcase research, lived experiences, and diverse voices. As leaders, faculty and advisors, we have an important role to play in promoting mental well-being in our community. I hope you assist in promoting the conference and/or will attend, for the full conference or just a few sessions. Here are the details. *Tuesday, September 17, 2019* *12 to 8 pm* *U of T Chestnut Conference Centre* *89 Chestnut Street, Toronto * *Free to the U of T community* *Attendees are welcome to attend the conference in full or in part.* *For more information and to register*: https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/mindsredefined I have also included a poster advertising the conference, I would appreciate if you could kindly print and post in your departments or forward to student groups. Thank you for your support. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions at all. Regards, Caroline Caroline Rabbat, Director Critical Incidents, Safety & Mental Health Awareness University of Toronto, Faculty of Arts & Science 100 St. George St. -- Michelle Craig Professor, Teaching Stream and Associate Chair, Undergraduate Department of Computer Science University of Toronto

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Fwd: app licensing
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 17 Aug '19

17 Aug '19

Dear ThirdSpace, Michelle Murphy is a Professor of UofT's History Department and she has built an app for the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. She needs to know about licensing her app (please find details below). I am not an expert here, but if any of you have any experience/knowledge/expertise, please let me know. 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: Michelle Murphy <michelle.murphy(a)utoronto.ca> Date: Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 10:33 PM Subject: app licensing To: ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> Hi Ishtiaque, I hope you are enjoying these last gasps of summer! I had a question I am hoping you can help me with. I recall that you have built some nonprofit apps as part of your research. We have built one for our lab that is for the use of Aamjiwnaang First Nation. It does not collect data on users and does not require sign in, but is informational, and facilities folks sending own email to the ministry of environment. I plan to make the software available on github, and to allso make the databse of research available online as well, with creative commons licensing. I need to specify a licensing terms for the app store for the app itself, and don't know what to do, or what is best practice. I am wondering what you have done? Do you have any advice to offer. I was looking at this license: https://opensource.org/licenses/NPOSL-3.0 Many thanks for any advice you have! Michelle

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CHI papers
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 17 Aug '19

17 Aug '19

Folks, Those of you who are planning to submit your paper with me to CHI 2020 were supposed to share with me a copy of the latest version of their paper by Aug 15. Since I am traveling to Toronto Aug19-20, I am extending the deadline until then. Can you please send me an email by Aug 19 the latest version of your paper (and link to the Overleaf) so that I can check and let you know if we should try that for CHI or for a later venue? Also, hope to see you soon. We soon will start our regular 1-1 and group meetings. 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: 2019-2020 RBC Post-Doctoral & Graduate Fellowships
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19

Some of you may find this interesting; please note that HCI is put under the ML theme. 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: Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 12:38 AM Subject: 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] 2019-2020 RBC Post-Doctoral & Graduate Fellowships August 14, 2019 • Reply to Kristina Dinevska <kristina.dinevska(a)utoronto.ca?subject=RE:> 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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Eid Mubarak, no meeting today
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19

we will have the meetings on Wednesday instead. 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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HCI meeting (Tue Aug 13th)
by Jiannan Li 12 Aug '19

12 Aug '19

Hello all, We are having our HCI meeting on Tuesday August 13th. The time and location is 12.30 - 2.00, at the DGP seminar room, as usual. We will have Cosmin giving a practice conference plenary talk on designing conversational voice interfaces. Please see more details below: My dearest Alexa, would you be so kind as to let me know what the bloody weather may be today? Oscar Wilde once said: “Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” This suggests that, for more than four decades, the design and development of interfaces that allow humans to interact more naturally with machines had a significant creativity deficit. While in the early days of dialogue systems and interactive voice responsive applications this could have been largely attributed to engineering limitations, our current expectations and needs challenge our views of what (speech-based) conversational interfaces can and should do for us – beside informing us about the weather. In this talk, I argue that, while currently available interfaces do indeed demonstrate technological progress, inertia in both design and engineering efforts has lead to interfaces that have yet to reach the holy grail: seamless interactions with new media, information, and devices, through natural modalities that transcend the confines of conventional interfaces. The consequences of this are particularly evident within contexts where natural, conversational interfaces may help marginalized users that stand to benefit the most from such technologies, yet fail to sustainably do so. Grounded in more than two decades of research in this space, I deconstruct in this talk some of the claims and myths about spoken conversational interfaces that hold us back from designing truly useful applications. I then discuss how we may approach the design of such interfaces in ways that are not only more imaginative, but that will also lead to the emergence of interactions that are more meaningful and more inclusive to a broader range of users and contexts. Look forward to seeing you there. Food will be served. Thanks, Jiannan

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Four papers accepted to CSCW 2020
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 10 Aug '19

10 Aug '19

Dear Group, We have got 4 papers accepted to CSCW 2019 which is one of the top conferences in HCI: http://cscw.acm.org/2019/ The papers are: 1) "My cousin bought the phone for me. I never go to mobile shops": The Role of Family in Women's Technological Inclusion in Islamic Culture This is a collaborative paper with our colleagues from Univ of Washington. In this paper, we studied how many Muslim women in Pakistan use mobile phones under a controlled environment, where each step of their use is governed by someone from their family. 2) “Parar-daktar Understands My Problems Better": Disentangling the Challenges to Designing Better Access to Healthcare in Rural Bangladesh This paper is with Cornell friend, Sharifa (who is also here on this mailing list). This paper is about medical practices in rural Bangladesh. She showed how local people heavily rely on medical salespersons at the pharmacy shops instead of the actual doctors. 3) Of Ulti, 'hajano', and "Matachetar otanetak datam'': Exploring Local Practices of Exchanging Confidential and Sensitive Information in Urban Bangladesh This paper is with a couple of my Bangladeshi collaborators. We discussed the idea of this paper is one of our group meetings if you can remember. This paper is about obfuscation - how general people try to hide their information in their day-to-day conversation using several techniques. 4) Trust and Technology Repair Infrastructures in the Remote Rural Philippines: Navigating Urban-Rural Seams This paper was written with another group of researchers from Univ of Washington. This paper is about repairing mobile phones in remote rural Philippines. We documented the factors that make repairing challenging in such a situation. I will share the papers with you once the final version is ready. Overall, this year has been very productive for us with a good number of papers in various prestigious venues in our field. We hope we will have even more of them in the coming years. :) 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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Let me know if you're interested tomorrow (Fri) 2-4 or 4-6 pm in joining a 'grad student roundtable' for 30 mins with Andy Ko, visiting Uwashington researcher
by Joseph Jay Williams 09 Aug '19

09 Aug '19

Let me know if you're interested tomorrow (Fri) 2-4 or 4-6 pm in joining a 'grad student roundtable' for 30 mins with Andy Ko, visiting Uwashington researcher. Tell me what time works if so. To quote another faculty, "Andy Ko" is excellent person to speak to just because it's such a great opportunity to meet a top HCI person. You can come with random questions about grad school advice, doing research. https://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/ "I study effective, equitable, scalable ways for humanity to learn computing. My work contributes to the fields of computing education, human-computer interaction, and software engineering. I do this work with many outstanding students <https://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/students>on this work to publish <https://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/publications>, blog <https://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/posts>, and communicate <https://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/impact> our research with academia, industry, government, and the public. We do this work with several communities at UW, including DUB <http://dub.washington.edu/> (a community of HCI researchers), PLSE <http://uwplse.org/> (a community of programming languages and software engineering researchers), and the iSchool's Digital Youth Lab <https://digitalyouth.ischool.uw.edu/>. I also lead two communities outside the university: Sound CS Ed <http://soundcsed.org/>, a regional community of teachers, researchers, and inventors passionate about computing education, and CS for All Washington <http://csforallwa.org/>, a statewide advocacy coalition championing K-12 computing education in Washington state. I formerly directed the EUSES consortium <http://eusesconsortium.org/>, an academic and industry coalition focused on end-user programming. - Read my computing education research FAQ <https://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/cer> to learn more about the field. - Read my students <https://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/students> page to learn how to work with me." Joseph Joseph Jay Williams www.josephjaywilliams.com Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto Intelligent Adaptive Interventions (IAI) research group

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Musical Live Coding get-together
by Jamie Beverley 06 Aug '19

06 Aug '19

Hi all, I've been part of a new artistic practice called 'Live Coding' which involves writing code in front of an audience, most commonly to produce music and cool visuals. Live Coding is often done collaboratively - multiple people jamming on their laptops facilitated by software that synchronizes things like tempo across networks, and the performer's code is always projected for the audience to see. 'Algorave' is a community within Live Coding that is interested in creating algorithmic dance music with code. There's an annual academic conference - the International Conference on Live Coding - for discussing the technology, art, politics, and practices around live coding. I think Live Coding has significant ties to the ICT4D and Critical HCI research Thirdspace engages with. I'm organizing a 1hr get-together sometime next week or the week after to introduce Live Coding to some peers in/around U of T. I'll speak briefly about the practices surrounding Live Coding before jumping into a short demo and a longer 'jam' with everyone participating (no prior music or coding experience required). If you think you might be interested please fill out this doodle poll and I'll be in touch soon about a place (on/near UoT campus) and time (please feel free to bring friends you think may be interested too)! https://doodle.com/poll/5dnqmg28pcghw84a In the meantime, please feel free to checkout the links at the bottom for more info/context. All the best! Jamie PS. I've been a bit silent on here over the summer - hope everyone is doing well and huge congrats to all the conference acceptances + awards! Links: Cool performances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyEIDNtt9Hs&t=451s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeStVHa8lfU Resident Advisor doc on 'algorave': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2EZqikCIfY Live Coding 'Manifesto' re: liveness and algorithmic transparency: https://toplap.org/wiki/ManifestoDraft

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