Thirdspace February 2020

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Fwd: Indigenous story-telling research project
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 09 Feb '20

09 Feb '20

Folks - Any of you interested in this? 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: Steve Easterbrook <sme(a)cs.toronto.edu> Date: Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 5:11 PM Subject: Indigenous story-telling research project To: Tovi Grossman <tovi(a)dgp.toronto.edu>, Ishtiaque Ahmed < ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> Tovi, Ishtiaque, I'm preparing a proposal for funding to renovate space in the Earth Sciences complex to create an open study space for undergraduates. As part of the project, we're working with an indigenous artist, and the idea is to cover the walls with his images of animals and plants that play an important role in First Nations culture - see attached photos to give you a sense of what these look like. We'd like to include a digitally enhanced element to this project, so that students hanging out the space can learn more about indigenous languages (e.g starting by exploring names for the animals and plants in the various indigenous languages) and indigenous mythology (e.g. by exploring the stories behind the iconography incorporated into the artwork - see for example this video: http://www.connectednorth.org/ourfirstfamily/). So what I have in mind is a mobile app that would act as the starting point for exploring more about the images, and adding a story-telling element. This could be very simple - e.g. a catalogue of the images in digital form with more info about each, or could be very ambitious, using image recognition to detect which image on the wall someone wants to learn about, or an augmented reality element to provide enhanced ways of viewing and learning about the art. A second and related element to the project is a living wall that incorporates a closed-loop ecosystems of rainforest plants and aquatic animals, so I could also imagine a mobile app to act as a portal to learning about this ecosystem and how it works. The timeline is that we're bidding for funding this month (from the University's student study space enhancement fund), and assuming we get it, we'll be renovating the space in the summer and fall of this year. Anyway, I wondered if you might have a grad student or two who might be interested in this project, and/or an interest in recruiting such a student. Alternatively, it might make an interesting course project for an upper level design course. Let me know what you think. Thanks Steve

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Fwd: [Graduate awards] Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

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: Graeme Hirst — Grad Chair <gradchair(a)cs.toronto.edu> Date: Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 12:03 PM Subject: [Graduate awards] Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant To: <phd-students(a)cs.toronto.edu> Cc: <supervisors(a)cs.toronto.edu> *The Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant provides funding of up to US$25,000 for one year. Eligibility is limited to doctoral students who are members of underrepresented groups, including those who self-identify as a woman, African American, Black, Hispanic, Latinx, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and/or person with a disability. **Apply directly at the link below; the Graduate Office is not involved in the adjudication of this award. The closing date is 30 March 2020.* *https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/dissertation-grant/ <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/dissertation-gran…> * -- :::: Graeme Hirst • Professor and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies :::: University of Toronto • Department of Computer Science

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Fwd: Accepting Proposals - 2020 Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant
by Sharifa Sultana 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Phoebe Sengers via Phd via Phd-students < phd-students(a)infosci.cornell.edu> Date: Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 10:55 AM Subject: Fwd: Accepting Proposals - 2020 Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant To: <phd(a)infosci.cornell.edu> Cc: Phoebe Sengers via Phd <phd(a)infosci.cornell.edu> *From:* Microsoft Research Grants <msrgrant(a)microsoft.com> *Sent:* Monday, February 3, 2020 6:30 PM *To:* Microsoft Research Grants <msrgrant(a)microsoft.com> *Subject:* Accepting Proposals - 2020 Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant We are currently accepting proposals for the Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant through *March 30, 2020*. You can read more about the grant and find instructions to submit a proposal at http://aka.ms/Dissertation-Grant. We encourage you to share this announcement within your communities either directly with your student and faculty contacts, via topically relevant email lists, or on social media: Twitter <https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…>, Facebook <https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…>, Instagram <https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insta…>, and LinkedIn <https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linke…> . Broadening participation in computing is a core part of Microsoft's values; accordingly, we are excited to continue the Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant that aims to recognize and support diverse doctoral students as they complete their dissertation research in computing-related fields. This grant is open to doctoral students in their fourth year or beyond at universities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, who are underrepresented in the field of computing. This includes those who self-identify as a woman, African American, Black, Hispanic, Latinx, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and/or person with a disability. The program allows students to submit a proposal of up to $25,000 to support their dissertation research; grant recipients can also participate in a two-day career workshop at one of Microsoft Research’s labs this autumn. For questions, please contact msrgrant(a)microsoft.com. Sincerely, Meredith Ringel Morris Sr. Principal Research Manager & MSR Dissertation Grant Chair *Unsubscribe* <msfellow(a)microsoft.com?subject=Dissertation%20Grant%20-%20remove%20from%20list>* / **Se désabonner* <msfellow(a)microsoft.xn--com?subject=se%20dsabonner%20de%20l-sdd'e-mail>* | **Privacy Statement* <https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.microso…>* / **Déclaration de confidentialité* <https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprivacy.m…> *Microsoft Corporation* *One Microsoft Way* *Redmond, WA 98052* -- ________________________ Sharifa Sultana PhD Student Cornell University, USA

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Re: [Thirdspace] [Tux] TUX Reminder: Saleema Amershi - Tuesday, February 11
by Daniel Wigdor 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Hello Benjamin, This is a user administered list. Whenever you signed up, you would have received unsubscribe instructions. No one who is on this mailing list has more power than you do. -Daniel ________________________________ From: tux-announce <tux-announce-bounces(a)dgp.toronto.edu> on behalf of Benjamin Barrett <b.barrett(a)mail.utoronto.ca> Sent: Monday, February 3, 2020 6:05 PM To: tux-announce(a)dgp.toronto.edu; Anita Kivi Subject: Re: [Tux] TUX Reminder: Saleema Amershi - Tuesday, February 11 Hi Anita, Could you please unsubscribe me from these (this is my ~4th time asking now, I believe). _____ Ben Barrett JD/MBA Candidate 2023 University of Toronto Faculty of Law / Rotman School of Management On Feb 3, 2020, 1:05 PM -0500, Anita Kivi <anitakivi(a)dgp.toronto.edu>, wrote: A reminder that next week Saleema Amershi is the featured speaker at the TUX Talk in the MaRS Auditorium (lower level). The talk commences at 1:00 p.m. and lunch is available from 12:00 noon onwards. Please contact me if you have any questions. Saleema Amershi: Toward Responsible AI by Planning to Fail 2020-02-11 12:30 at 661 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1<http://www.tux-hci.org/> [cid:image005.jpg@01D5DA88.AFF71270] Abstract The potential for AI technologies to enhance human capabilities and improve our lives is of little debate; yet, neither is their potential to cause harm and social disruption. While preventing or minimizing AI biases and harms is justifiably the subject of intense study in academic, industrial and even legal communities, an approach centered on acknowledging and planning for AI-based failures has the potential to shed new light on how to develop and deploy responsible AI-based systems. In this talk, I will discuss the sociotechnical nature of several inherent and unavoidable AI failures and why it is important for the industry to systematically and proactively identify, assess, and mitigate harms caused by such failures in our AI-based products and services. I will then present Microsoft’s recently released Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction and how we’ve been using them at Microsoft to help teams think through and prepare for different types of AI failures. Bio Saleema Amershi<http://research.microsoft.com/~samershi> is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research AI and currently chairs Microsoft’s Aether Working Group on Human-AI Interaction and Collaboration. Aether is Microsoft’s advisory committee on responsible and ethical AI. Saleema’s research focuses on helping people create effective and responsible AI user experiences. Her recent work includes leading Microsoft’s effort to develop general Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction<https://aka.ms/aiguidelines>, a unified and validated set of guidelines to establish a foundation for human-AI interaction design. Throughout the years, she has developed tools and methodologies to support practitioners in designing and building AI-based products and services, including general purpose platforms and visualizations for data scientists building predictive models, and application specific techniques for supporting end-users interacting with AI-systems in their everyday lives. Saleema holds a PhD in Computer Science & Engineering from the Paul G. Allen School at the University of Washington. Prior to UW she completed an MSc in Computer Science and a BSc in Computer Science & Mathematics from the University of British Columbia. With thanks, Anita

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[Tux] TUX Reminder: Saleema Amershi - Tuesday, February 11
by Anita Kivi 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

A reminder that next week Saleema Amershi is the featured speaker at the TUX Talk in the MaRS Auditorium (lower level). The talk commences at 1:00 p.m. and lunch is available from 12:00 noon onwards. Please contact me if you have any questions. Saleema Amershi: Toward Responsible AI by Planning to Fail 2020-02-11 12:30 at 661 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1<http://www.tux-hci.org/> [cid:image005.jpg@01D5DA88.AFF71270] Abstract The potential for AI technologies to enhance human capabilities and improve our lives is of little debate; yet, neither is their potential to cause harm and social disruption. While preventing or minimizing AI biases and harms is justifiably the subject of intense study in academic, industrial and even legal communities, an approach centered on acknowledging and planning for AI-based failures has the potential to shed new light on how to develop and deploy responsible AI-based systems. In this talk, I will discuss the sociotechnical nature of several inherent and unavoidable AI failures and why it is important for the industry to systematically and proactively identify, assess, and mitigate harms caused by such failures in our AI-based products and services. I will then present Microsoft's recently released Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction and how we've been using them at Microsoft to help teams think through and prepare for different types of AI failures. Bio Saleema Amershi<http://research.microsoft.com/~samershi> is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research AI and currently chairs Microsoft's Aether Working Group on Human-AI Interaction and Collaboration. Aether is Microsoft's advisory committee on responsible and ethical AI. Saleema's research focuses on helping people create effective and responsible AI user experiences. Her recent work includes leading Microsoft's effort to develop general Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction<https://aka.ms/aiguidelines>, a unified and validated set of guidelines to establish a foundation for human-AI interaction design. Throughout the years, she has developed tools and methodologies to support practitioners in designing and building AI-based products and services, including general purpose platforms and visualizations for data scientists building predictive models, and application specific techniques for supporting end-users interacting with AI-systems in their everyday lives. Saleema holds a PhD in Computer Science & Engineering from the Paul G. Allen School at the University of Washington. Prior to UW she completed an MSc in Computer Science and a BSc in Computer Science & Mathematics from the University of British Columbia. With thanks, Anita

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