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HCI Group Meeting Today (Presenter cc'd)
by Seyong Ha 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Hi everyone, I am cc’ing today presenter in this email thread. If you have any question you can cite her address from the CC list. Also I put the Google Docs link for the presentation. tiny.cc/jdgp - HCI Seminar on Adapting User Technologies: Bridging Designers, Machine Learning and Psychology through Collaborative, Dynamic, Personalized Experimentation <https://docs.google.com/document/d/147QhhyTPVFJ1inKiJpWt60nyYarAVQluVqAHBD5…> Thanks, Seyong ------------------------------------------ Dynamic Graphics Project Lab., Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Seyong Ha

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HCI Group Meeting Tomorrow
by Seyong Ha 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Hi everyone, We have HCI Group meeting tomorrow at 11:45 @ DGP Seminar room. In this meeting, Jean (Ching Liu) , collaborating with Joseph, will present her project about collaborative note taking. Since she is out of Canada, the presentation will go through remotely. Anyone who wants to join the meeting through Skype, please keep an eye on #general channel in Slack. Thanks, Seyong ------------------------------------------ Dynamic Graphics Project Lab., Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Seyong Ha

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HCI Meeting Aug 21st (CHI Submission Prep)
by Seyong Ha 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Hi all, Thanks for your participation in HCI group meeting today. As Fanny suggested in the meeting, we are going to have a CHI submission prep. on August 21st Tuesday. This prep is what we’ve done before last year. Bring your CHI drafts to the meeting, and take valuable feedback from your colleagues. We have two weeks until Aug. 21st, if you have not started a writing draft, this time would be good opportunity. Reminder will be sent out. If you have any other suggestions, please reply me back this email. p.s. : We have a group meeting next week as well. Thanks, Seyong ------------------------------------------ Dynamic Graphics Project Lab., Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Seyong Ha

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HCI Reading Group "Mind the Theoretical Gap" 2PM Friday August 10 @ Crimson Teas
by jritchie＠dgp.toronto.edu 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Hello all, We continue our bi-weekly reading group this week on Friday, August 10 at 2PM. We will be reading the paper "Mind the theoretical gap: interpreting, using, and developing behavioral theory in HCI research" (CHI 2013) by Erick Hekler et. al. This work introduces a body of research in behavioral theory that is often neglected by HCI researchers, despite the production of a large body of work aimed at supporting behavior change. The authors hope to correct common misuses of theory and help HCI researchers provide useful contributions to the behavioral sciences. Paper link: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2466452 Zhicong will "champion" the paper by reading it thoroughly and leading the discussion, highlighting why he thinks the work is important. The meeting will take place at Crimson Teas at 415 Spadina Ave. Snacks and drinks will be provided! Best, Jacob

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HCI Group Meeting Tomorrow
by Seyong Ha 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Hi everyone, We have a HCI group meeting tomorrow at 11:45am @DGP Seminar room. Eric will be presenting his work with Khai and Mingming in this summer. Details are going to be sent out by tonight. Thanks, Seyong ------------------------------------------ Dynamic Graphics Project Lab., Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Seyong Ha

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Volunteer need for HCI Group Meeting Next Week
by Seyong Ha 03 Aug '18

03 Aug '18

Hi all, Next Tuesday slot is still empty. Feel free to send me an email and lock the slot. Thanks, Seyong

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Fwd: [ICTD X] Call for Open Sessions, Doctoral Consortium, Demos, & Pre-Published Papers
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 03 Aug '18

03 Aug '18

FYI Best Regards, Ishtiaque Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Toronto, ON, CA web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Neha Kumar <neha.kumar(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 7:19 AM Subject: [ICTD X] Call for Open Sessions, Doctoral Consortium, Demos, & Pre-Published Papers To: ictdx <ictdx(a)googlegroups.com> *ICTD 2019Jan 4-7, Ahmedabad, India***Call for Participation***Open Sessions, Doctoral Consortium, Demos, & Pre-Published Papers The international conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) is organized every 12-18 months, and brings together researchers and practitioners working across domains, sectors, and disciplines to study the role of ICT in social, political, and economic development. First organized at the University of California Berkeley, USA, in 2006, the tenth ICTD is scheduled to be held at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India, from January 4th to 7th, 2019. At the tenth ICTD, or ICTD X at IIM Ahmedabad, the conference’s focus is on growing our community to welcome researchers from related disciplines and practitioners, and supporting young researchers of ICTD as they pursue their research trajectories. Join us via any of the following tracks below:OPEN SESSIONSOpen Sessions will welcome a variety of submissions and formats. Submissions can include proposals for events such as panels, workshops, design jams, and more, ideally fostering dialog and participation from researchers and practitioners. The call for participation is here: http://ictdx.org/open-sessions/ <http://ictdx.org/open-sessions/>DOCTORAL CONSORTIUMWe invite Ph.D. students to present their research before fellow doctoral students and experts, with the hope that this will support exchange of ideas, solicit constructive feedback from experts, develop mentor-mentee relationships, and expand collaborative research networks. The DC is an excellent opportunity for young scholars to learn about the richly diverse ICTD community as they develop their dissertation research. The call is here: http://ictdx.org/doctoral-consortium/ <http://ictdx.org/doctoral-consortium/>DEMOSWe invite participants to present ongoing projects, including researchers with significant field components, practitioners seeking community feedback, or developers with early stage prototypes. Demos should offer insights to real-world problems and/or solutions, and can include hardware, software, or physical artifacts. The call for participation is here: http://ictdx.org/demos/ <http://ictdx.org/demos/>PRE-PUBLISHED PAPERSWe invite papers accepted for publication at other venues over the preceding year and a half (from Jan. 1, 2017 through July 15, 2018), so that ICTD attendees can benefit from conversations happening outside the conference. Inclusion of these papers into the conference program will depend on relevance to the program and availability of slots. Accepted papers will be invited for an oral presentation. The call for participation is here: http://ictdx.org/participate/ <http://ictdx.org/participate/>DATES Sep. 1, 2018: Deadline for Open Sessions, Doctoral Consortium, Pre-Published PapersSep 21, 2018: Deadline for DemosOct. 8, 2018: All notifications sentJan. 4-7, 2019: See you in Ahmedabad, India!All submissions are due at 11:59pm (Anywhere on Earth time).Updates will be posted on Facebook (http://facebook.com/ictdx <http://facebook.com/ictdx>), Twitter (@ictdx), and our website (http://ictdx.org <http://ictdx.org/>). Email us with any questions at info(a)ictdx.org <info(a)ictdx.org>. ORGANIZERSGENERALRajesh Chandwani (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad India)Pushpendra Singh (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi India)PRACTICENeil Patel (Awaaz.De, Ahmedabad India)Rikin Gandhi (Digital Green, San Francisco USA)PROGRAMNeha Kumar (Georgia Tech, Atlanta USA)Rajesh Veeraraghavan (Georgetown University, Washington DC USA)POSTERSDavid Nemer (University of Kentucky, Lexington USA)Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed (University of Toronto, Toronto Canada)OPEN SESSIONSAditya Vashistha (University of Washington, Seattle USA)Michaelanne Dye (Georgia Tech, Atlanta USA)Nithya Sambasivan (Google, San Francisco USA)DEMOSKurtis Heimerl (University of Washington, Seattle USA)DOCTORAL CONSORTIUMNimmi Rangaswamy (Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad India)Vigneswara Ilavarasan (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi India)Aditya Johri (George Mason University, Fairfax USA)TRAVELShriram Venkatraman (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi India)Anupriya Tuli (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi India)Deepika Yadav (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi India)COMMUNICATIONS Naveena Karusala (University of Washington, Seattle USA)Esther Jang (University of Washington, Seattle USA)DESIGNShruti Dalvi (Georgia Tech, Atlanta USA)ACCESSIBILITYVaishnav Kameswaran (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor USA)LOCAL OUTREACHDivy Thakkar (Google, Bangalore India)* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ictdx" group. 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HCI Group Meeting Tomorrow
by Seyong Ha 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

Hi everyone, We have a HCI Group meeting tomorrow at 11:45 @DGP Seminar room. Caleb will be presenting his summer research project. Details are blow. Thanks, Seyong —— In this meeting, I will introduce my current project, 'Engaging with Intangible Cultural Heritage through Live Streaming’ and have a discussion about the project. I have also included a link (https://tinyurl.com/y7uaz9ds <https://tinyurl.com/y7uaz9ds>) for suggestions and discussions. Introduction: Live streaming has recently gained worldwide popularity, due to the affordable digital video devices, high-speed Internet access, and social media. Besides video game and other entertainment content such as live performance, users have begun to share a variety of non-entertainment content, such as civil content, knowledge sharing, and even showcasing ancient cultural practices, including Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), especially in China. ICH refers to social practices and traditions originated within folk culture, and includes oral traditions, customs, language, music, dance, rituals, festivities, craftsmanship that are considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage. However, little has been explored the practices and challenges of the vibrant communities of those streamers who share knowledge or showcase cultural practices through live streams, and few effective tools have been designed and developed to support their needs. I will first give an overview about ICH and how streamers are sharing cultural practices through live streaming in China, and discuss the ongoing research to understand the practices of these streamers and their community and the challenges and opportunities in this design space. ------------------------------------------ Dynamic Graphics Project Lab., Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Seyong Ha

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HCI Reading Group "Beyond Memorability / InfoVis as Pseudo-Science" 2PM Friday July 27 @ DGP Seminar Room
by jritchie＠dgp.toronto.edu 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

Hello all, We continue our bi-weekly reading group next week on Friday, July 27 at 2PM. We will be reading the paper "Beyond Memorability: Visualization Recognition and Recall" (InfoVis 2015) by Michelle Borkin et. al. This paper is notable for provoking a vociferous response from an influential, non-academic InfoVis practitioner in a newsletter he titled "Information Visualization Research as Pseudo-Science". We can pick apart whether the paper is good or bad, whether it makes an interesting contribution, and how much of the criticism was appropriate. Paper link: https://vcg.seas.harvard.edu/publications/beyond-memorability-visualization… Video link: https://youtu.be/A6vEepYE2nY Newsletter link: http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/infovis… Forum discussion: http://sfew.websitetoolbox.com/post/information-visualization-research-as-p… Eris will "champion" the paper by reading it thoroughly and leading the discussion, highlighting why she thinks the work is important. The meeting will take place in the Seminar Room, so that we can take a closer look at the paper + surrounding debate. Snacks and drinks will be provided! Best, Jacob

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HCI Group Meeting This Tuesday (July 24th)
by Seyong Ha 22 Jul '18

22 Jul '18

Hi folks, We have a HCI group meeting this Tuesday (July 24th) at 11:45 @DGP Seminar room. In this meeting, Joseph Jay Williams, a new faculty member of CS dept. who has been working on CS Education and HCI, will be presenting on his research approach o and some past projects on crowdsourced, dynamic personalized A/B testing using reinforcement learning and discuss some ongoing/future work. He is interested in seeing who might like to collaborate on these kinds of projects, now or in the future. or to apply the methodologies for dynamic A/B testing or reinforcement learning to their ongoing projects. The information for the meeting and the place to add questions or comments linked to here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/147QhhyTPVFJ1inKiJpWt60nyYarAVQluVqAHBD5…>. Feel free to make comments and add questions in the document, as well as provide relevant links. Details are also attached below. Thanks, Seyong —— Adapting User Technologies: Bridging Designers, Machine Learning and Psychology through Collaborative, Dynamic, Personalized Experimentation Enhancing people's real-world learning and thinking is a challenge for HCI and psychology, while AI aims to build systems that can behave intelligently in the real-world. This talk presents a framework for redesigning the everyday websites people interact with to function as: (1) Intelligent adaptive agents that implement machine learning algorithms to dynamically discover how to optimize and personalize people’s learning and reasoning. (2) Micro-laboratories for psychological experimentation and data collection. I present an example of how this framework is used to create “MOOClets” that embed randomized experiments into real-world online educational contexts – like learning to solve math problems. Explanations (and experimental conditions) are crowdsourced from learners, teachers and scientists. Dynamically changing randomized experiments compare the learning benefits of these explanations in vivo with users, continually adding new conditions as new explanations are contributed. Algorithms (for multi-armed bandits, reinforcement learning, Bayesian Optimization) are used for real-time analysis (of the effect of explanations on users’ learning) and optimizing policies that provide the explanations that are best for different learners. The framework enables a broad range of algorithms to discover how to optimize and personalize users’ behavior, and dynamically adapt technology components to trade off experimentation (exploration) with helping users (exploitation). —— ------------------------------------------ Dynamic Graphics Project Lab., Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Seyong Ha

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