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Hello TUX!
A reminder that tomorrow we have a Sanders Series Invited Lecture by Dr.
Steven Feiner.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Ali, Daniel, and Tovi
TUX Member Presentation: Dr. Steven Feiner
*January 15, 2019. Autodesk-MaRS @ 661 University Ave #200, Toronto, ON. *
Lunch reception begins at 12:30 pm. Presentation begins at 1:00 pm.
*User Interfaces for Collaborative AR and VR
*
How can we build 3D user interfaces that help people collaborate more
effectively? I will present research by the Columbia University Computer
Graphics and User Interfaces Lab that explores the design and
implementation of collaborative AR and VR environments. The experimental
systems that I will discuss use different kinds of head-tracked eyewear
and address a wide range of task domains, from remote maintenance
assistance, to urban visualization, to motor rehabilitation. All were
developed with our open-source Mercury Messaging toolkit for Unity
(https://github.com/ColumbiaCGUI/MercuryMessaging), which supports
cross-component communication among scene objects within and between
computers.
*
*
*Bio*
Steve Feiner is a Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University,
where he directs the Computer Graphics and User Interfaces Lab. His lab
has been conducting virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and
wearable computing research for over 25 years, designing and evaluating
novel 3D interaction and visualization techniques, creating the first
outdoor mobile AR system using a see-through head-worn display and GPS,
and pioneering applications of AR to fields as diverse as tourism,
journalism, maintenance, construction, and medicine.
Steve received an AB in Music and a PhD in Computer Science, both from
Brown University. He is a Fellow of the ACM and the IEEE, a member of
the CHI Academy, and the recipient of the /ACM SIGCHI 2018 Lifetime
Research Award/, the/IEEE ISMAR 2017 Career Impact Award/, and the/IEEE
VGTC 2014 Virtual Reality Career Award/. He and his students have won
the /ISWC 2017 Early Innovator Award/, the /ACM UIST 2010 Lasting Impact
Award/, and many best paper awards. Steve has served as general chair or
program chair for over a dozen ACM and IEEE conferences and is coauthor
of two editions of /Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice/.
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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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> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Gonzalo Ramos <goramos(a)microsoft.com>
> Subject: [Call for position papers] Workshop on Human-Centered Machine Learning Perspectives
> Date: 8 January 2019 at 15:26:35 GMT-5
> To: "ravin(a)dgp.toronto.edu" <ravin(a)dgp.toronto.edu>, Daniel Wigdor <daniel(a)dgp.toronto.edu>, "fanny(a)cs.toronto.edu" <fanny(a)cs.toronto.edu>
>
> Dear Ravin, Daniel, Fanny,
>
> I am reaching out to share information about a workshop I am co-organizing at CHI 2019. I would love to see some submissions from Toronto! Also, please forward to people you think will be interested.
>
> Cheers and many thanks in advance!
> -Gonzalo
>
> — CALL FOR PAPERS —
> Workshop on Emerging Perspectives in Human-Centered Machine Learning
>
> In this workshop, practitioners at the intersection of ML and HCI will present emerging perspectives in the field of Human-Centered Machine Learning. Through a focused discussion of different positions including pros and cons on democratizing ML, humans as rich sources of knowledge to teach machines, and explainable ML, we aim to articulate an updated HCML research agenda and strengthen this community moving forward.
>
> More information at https://aka.ms/hcmlperspectives <https://aka.ms/hcmlperspectives>
>
> Held in conjunction with ACM 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Glasgow, UK - May 4-9 2019 - http://chi2019.acm.org/
> <http://chi2019.acm.org/>
> — SUBMISSION GUIDELINES —
> We invite the submission of positions papers between 3-6 pages long. Position papers should follow the CHI Extended Abstract format (http://chi2019.acm.org/authors/chi-proceedings-format/ <http://chi2019.acm.org/authors/chi-proceedings-format/>) and be submitted through our CMT submission site (https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HCMLP2019 <https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HCMLP2019>).
> The organizing committee will review the submissions and accepted papers will be presented at the workshop. We ask that at least one of the authors of each accepted position paper attends the workshop. Presenting authors must register for the workshop and at least one full day of the conference.
> Each presentation will take place within a session focused around a particular theme. Sessions will consist of 3-4 presentations, each lasting approximately 10 minutes and will be followed by a group discussion.
>
> — IMPORTANT DATES —
> Submission deadline: (on or before) 12th February 2019
> Notification to Authors: (on or before) 1st March 2019
> Camera-ready copies due: TBD
> Workshop: Saturday 4th 2019
>
> — ORGANIZING COMMITTEE —
> Gonzalo Ramos, Microsoft Research, USA
> Jina Suh, Microsoft Research, USA
> Soroush Ghorashi, Microsoft Research, USA
> Christoper Meek, Microsoft Research, USA
> Richard Banks, Microsoft Research, UK
> Saleema Amershi, Microsoft Research, USA
> Rebecca Fiebrink, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
> Gagan Bansal, University of Washington, USA
> Alison Smith-Renner, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Folks,
Happy New Year!
Next week we will have our first Tux speaker of 2019, Professor Steven Feiner from Columbia University, and he will visit the lab for demos next Wednesday. Each demo is usually 15-20mins.
Pleas sign up in this google sheet with you name, email, and estimated time by the end this Wednesday, and I will finalize the exact time with you once we all have the volunteers in.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1--L05IGzOPa9yt-YjsNVVnwVLYyDNe7enxt…
Thanks,
Haijun
Happy New Year!
Best Regards,
Ishtiaque
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Toronto, ON, CA
web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/
Dear all,
Happy new semester! Hope you enjoyed the break.
We don't have the HCI group meeting today. We have a Tux talk next Tuesday.
The DGP meeting will continue from January 22, 2019.
Thanks,
Rifat
--
Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat
Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.
http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~rifat/
Folks,
Happy New Year!
Next week we will have our first Tux speaker of 2019, Professor Steven Feiner from Columbia University, and he will visit the lab for demos next Wednesday. Each demo is usually 15-20mins.
Pleas sign up in this google sheet with you name, email, and estimated time by the end this Wednesday, and I will finalize the exact time with you once we all have the volunteers in.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1--L05IGzOPa9yt-YjsNVVnwVLYyDNe7enxt…
Thanks,
Haijun
FYI
Best Regards,
Ishtiaque
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Toronto, ON, CA
web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/
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From: Jay Chen <jay.chen(a)nyu.edu>
Date: Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 12:22 PM
Subject: CFP: ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies
(COMPASS) --- July 3 – 5, 2019 --- Accra, Ghana
To: Undisclosed recipients <jay.chen(a)nyu.edu>
***Apologies for cross-posting***
Computing and Sustainable Societies 2019
Accra, Ghana | July 3 – 5, 2019
https://acmcompass.org/
The second annual ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable
Societies (COMPASS 2019) invites submissions for the conference to be
hosted at Accra, Ghana, July 3 – 5, 2019. COMPASS began as ACM DEV, which
was held annually between 2010 and 2016.
The COMPASS conference, now in its second year, aims to advance the
state-of-the-art in developing sustainable technologies for regions around
the world. Researchers at the conference have broad technical expertise,
spanning artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, networking,
systems, speech and language processing, computer security, data mining,
and computer vision. They seek to apply this expertise to diverse problems
in sustainable development, spanning health, accessibility, education,
agriculture, financial services, and governance.
Call for Papers
The second annual ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable
Societies (COMPASS 2019) invites submissions for the conference. The program
<https://acmcompass.org/2018/program> from last year showcases the types of
topics typically relevant to the conference. COMPASS broadly includes
papers from four general “areas”: Systems, HCI, Data Science/AI, and
Deployment Experiences.
*Systems: *The Systems area focuses on computational innovations. Relevant
topics may include networking; data collection toolkits;
*HCI: *The HCI area focuses on socio-technical systems. Relevant topics may
include gender equity; social forces influencing wireless network access;
the landlord/tenant information economy;
*Data Science/AI: *The Data Science/AI area focuses on analysis, collection
of large scale data sets as well as models and algorithms for developing
and studying AI based systems. AI applications not deployed are also
considered in this area.
*Deployment Experiences: *The Deployment Experiences area focuses on
reporting experiences with field deployments or results from long-term
studies that can provide valuable insights into how our tools perform (or
fail) in real-world applications.
Tracks
COMPASS 2019 will have two tracks. To help facilitate global
representativeness, COMPASS provides mentoring to support potential authors
who need guidance in creating these papers.
The* Papers* track will represent archival journal-type submissions, with a
length of between 4 to 10 pages plus references. Papers submitted to this
track should represent polished, significant contributions. Authors are
encouraged to submit a paper of length proportional to its contribution.
In addition, COMPASS 2019 will have a *Posters *track for preliminary
projects or late-breaking results. Posters will not be archival and are
intended to allow presenters to share their latest results or get early
feedback on projects. Poster submissions will be limited to 2 pages plus
references. There are two poster submission deadlines (March 15 and May 15)
to allow for earlier travel planning as well as late-breaking work.
Important dates
Feb 1, 2019: Requests for mentorship due
March 15, 2019: Submission of Papers and Posters (first round) due
April 1, 2019: Notification of Posters (first round) acceptances
May 1, 2019: Notification of decisions for Papers
May 15, 2019: Submission of Posters (second round) due
May 30, 2019: Notification of Posters (second round) acceptances
June 15, 2019: Camera-ready of Papers due
All submission are due 11:59 pm UTC.
General Conference Chair
Richard Anderson, University of Washington
Program Chairs
Jennifer Mankoff, University of Washington
Carla Gomes, Cornell University
Jay Chen, NYU Abu Dhabi
Local Arrangement Chairs
Ayorkor Korsah, Angela Ansah, and Nathan Amanquah, Asheshi University
*CSG Steering Committee*
Richard Anderson, University of Washington
Nicola Dell, Cornell Tech
Melissa Densmore, University of Cape Town
Carla Gomes, Cornell University
Jennifer Mankoff, University of Washington
Aaditeshwar Seth, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Lakshmi Subramanian, New York University
Miland Tambe, University of Southern California
Bill Thies, Microsoft Research New England
Ellen Zegura, Georgia Tech
*Program Committee*
TBA
--
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Toronto.
web: http://www.ishtiaque.net/
***Apologies for cross-posting***
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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Workshop at CHI 19:
HCI Across Borders and Intersections (Symposium@CHI19)
www.hcixb.org
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IMPORTANT DATES
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- January 15th: submissions for authors with request for visa support
(please inform organizers if you need a visa support letter)
- February 12th: all submissions
- March 1st: participant notification
- March 31st: camera-ready version
- May 4th: symposium at CHI
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SUBMISSION
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- 6 pages max in CHI Extended Abstracts format (excluding references)
- One-page curriculum vitae
- Submissions (pdf) at hcixb19.hotcrp.com
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ABOUT HCI ACROSS BORDERS (HCIxB)
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Counting from the Development Consortium in CHI 2016 in San Jose
California, the HCI Across Borders (HCIxB) Symposium during CHI 2019 will
be the fourth consecutive event inside the conference, dedicated to learn
from those around the world working to apply HCI methods and techniques to
help others to move across all kind of boundaries.
Nowadays there are new types of borders and some of them prevent access to
technologies with the potential of improving life in many ways. As we have
learned those doing research and creating applications to overcome borders
are themselves going across them. They often use methods and practices that
combine perspectives and adapt to local conditions that are less than
optimal or present unique features that are hard to recreate in a
laboratory.
People has crossed borders since the very moment they were created. Some
social limitations and segregations effectively become borders even if they
are not recognized as such. Using their creativity and employing technology
in unexpected ways, people move across borders seeking a higher standard of
life for them and for their families and friends. How can we help them to
achieve that purpose? What is the role of HCI research and practice in
helping people move to reach better life conditions? Who is doing that and
what can we learn from them?
To find answers we need the help of HCI researchers and practitioners
around the world who work with underserved and underrepresented
communities. Those living in difficult and stressful conditions: migrants,
communities with high rates of violence, corruption, war, poverty,
malnutrition, famine, epidemics, may find some relief through the use of
technology designed or adapted to their needs. We have to be aware of two
things: technology is not primarily created for them and those working to
produce technology to help may not know that there is a field called HCI in
which to find useful knowledge to apply.
HCI Across Borders provides a unique opportunity to bring together those
visions and efforts.
With that aim in mind we invite researchers, practitioners, students, and
all involved, from both sides of any border, to submit to HCIxB. The list
of topics includes, and is not limited to:
- Application for supporting social mobility
- Provision of health through unusual channels
- Projects related to e-learning, distant education and educational
resources
- Access to financial services to underserved population
- Connecting communities separated by geographical, social or cultural
borders
- Supporting entrepreneurship in poor and distant areas
- Implementation of communications infrastructure in rural villages
- Technology for serving groups in transit or migrating
- Understanding needs and practices of people with technology restrictions
- Games for relief
- Applications to connect those who want to help with those in need
- How new technology can be used for improving life standards
- Using HCI methods for the benefit of people in need
- [your crossing border story here]
Read on and start preparing your submission to be part of HCIxB.
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SCHEDULES
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HCIxB will take place on Saturday, May 4th 2019, right at the start of CHI
2019. It will be a one day Symposium with participants from all over the
world. Below is a tentative schedule. We plan to tune it up based on
communications with prospective participants and on our experience from
past iterations.
09.00-09.15: Opening Remarks
09.15-10.45: Short presentations and posters – Session I
10.45-11.00: Break – Networking while drinking coffee or tea
11.00-12.30: Short presentations and posters – Session II
12.30-02.00: Lunch – Networking while enjoying meals
02.00-03.30: Short presentations and posters – Session III
03.30-04.00: Break – Go talk to that person you heard! And have some coffee
04.00-05.00: Split and work in groups – catch ideas floating in the air
before they go
05.00-05.30: Closing session – Symposium ends work begins!
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SUBMISSIONS
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Please prepare and submit a proposal (less than 6 pages excluding
references in the CHI Extended Abstracts format) by Tuesday, January 15th,
2019 – soft deadline for those requiring a visa support letter with express
decision notification – or before Tuesday, February 12th – hard deadline.
We invite early-stage and mid-stage projects where presenters could seek
actionable feedback from community members. You will receive a decision by
Friday, March 1st, so that you can plan your registration and travels
(including visa arrangements) accordingly. Camera-ready versions will be
due on Sunday, March 31st. Please note that the accepted submissions will
not be indexed in the ACM DL but will be listed in the HCIxB official
website.
In summary, the dates are as follow:
Soft deadline: Tuesday, January 15th 2019
* Submit by this date if you need a visa support letter
Hard deadline: Tuesday, February 12th 2019
Notification: 15 days after your submission and no later than Thursday,
February 28th.
Here are some questions you may want to consider answering in your
submission:
- Who are you? Please include your department, year of study, organization,
etc.
- What is the context and motivation that drives your research or project?
- What are your project/intervention/research goals or questions?
- What problems are you addressing? What solutions are you expecting to
deliver?
- In what context are you working? What are the cultural or social
conditions?
- What is your approach? What methods are you using/do you plan to use?
- What is novel or innovative in your approach? How does it stand apart
from similar ones?
- What have you found thus far?
- What is the status of your project? What are the challenges and obstacles
you have found?
- What are the expected contributions of your work?
In addition, please include a 1-page curriculum vitae. If you need a visa
support letter make sure you let know organizers along with your submission.
For examples of accepted submissions in previous editions see:
2018: http://www.hcixb.org/past-events/chi2018/participants/
2017: http://www.hcixb.org/past-events/2017-2/accepted-papers-authors/
2016: https://hci4dacrossborders.wordpress.com/
All submissions will be reviewed by the organizers. They will be selected
in accordance with their potential to contribute to the Symposium and to
foster discussion and growth among the participants. Accepted submissions
will be available on our website before the conference. Authors of accepted
submissions will also be invited to bring posters of their proposals at CHI
(although not mandatory). Based on accepted submissions, we will invite
seasoned HCI researchers in relevant areas to provide rich feedback to
symposium participants. A selection of the accepted submissions will be
included in the short presentations sessions program. Time slots will be
announced prior to the conference.
Please submit your PDFs at https://hcixb19.hotcrp.com/
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BUSARIES
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We are working on obtaining funding to pay travel expenses (or at least a
portion thereof) for attendees in need, though we should clarify beforehand
that this is going to be a challenge this year. Please note that CHI
guidelines require that at least one author of each accepted submission to
attend and be registered for the symposium.
Be aware there are multiple options for obtaining financial support and it
is up to you to apply once you have an accepted submission. Below is a
short sample of options:
- SIGCHI Student Travel Grant,
https://sigchi.org/conferences/student-travel-grants/student-travel-grant/
- Gary Marsden Student Development Fund,
https://sigchi.org/2017/08/gary-marsden-student-development-fund-now-opens-…
- Become a Student Volunteer,
https://chi2019.acm.org/for-attendees/student-volunteering/
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ORGANIZERS
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In alphabetical order:
Aditya Vashistha, University of Washington (USA)
Anicia Peters, Namibia University of Science and Technology (Namibia)
Apoorva Bhalla, IIIT Bangalore (India)
Christian Sturm, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
Christine Wanjiru Mburu, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
Cuauhtémoc Rivera Loaiza, University of Michoacan (Mexico)
David Nemer, University of Kentucky (USA)
Elefelious Getachew Belay, University of Milan (Italy)
Kurtis Heimerl, University of Washington (USA)
Laura S. Gaytan-Lugo, University of Colima (Mexico)
Leonel Vinicio Morales Diaz, Universidad Francisco Marroquin (Guatemala)
Lucia Marisol Villacres Falconi, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Lynn Kirabo, Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
Malay Bhattacharyya, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (India)
Marisol Wong-Villacres, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Michaelanne Dye, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Moinuddin Bhuiyan, Grameenphone Ltd. (Bangladesh)
Naveena Karusala, University of Washington (USA)
Neha Kumar, Georgia Tech (USA)
Nova Ahmed, North South University, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
Rama Adithya Varanasi, Cornell University (USA)
Rita Orji, Dalhousie University (Canada)
Susan Dray, Dray Associates (USA)
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, University of Toronto (Canada)
Vikram Kamath Cannanure, Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
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CONTACT
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For updates, please check http://www.hcixb.org
Email us your questions at admin(a)hcixb.org
Best Regards,
Ishtiaque
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Toronto, ON, CA
web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/