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[Tux] TUX Reminder: Sara Diamond Tomorrow!
by Sharon Tan 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

Hello TUX! A reminder that tomorrow we have a Sanders Series Invited Lecture by Prof. Sara Diamond We look forward to seeing you there! Ali, Daniel, and Tovi Sanders Series Invited Lecture: Prof. Sara Diamond January 16th, 2018. Autodesk MaRS IDEaS Lab, 661 University Avenue, Ground Floor. Lunch reception begins at 12:30 pm. Presentation begins at 1:00 pm. Data Visualization - Fundamental 21st Century Knowledge I side-stepped into data visualization two decades ago, as an artist trying to answer a series of related questions about IRC chat that had arisen for me as a user and through my dialogues with other users, "Why can't IRC chat be more dynamic, less linear, relational? How can we manage flaming, lurking and other behaviors that discourage users? What strategies, like play, might resolve conflicts?" Over a number of years I led the creation of the CodeZebraOS which was a playful, non-linear visual chat environment that applied basic affective computing to text analytics. Now a decade later I lead the Visual Analytics Laboratory at OCAD University - a group of researchers who are committed to bringing together visualization design and data analytics. Times have changed and with them the recognition that big data requires analytics tools to be usable. Visualization systems are built into many software packages and info graphics are everyday fare. The Visual Analytics Laboratory works in partnership with data owners and sources, some with their own analytics capacities, others who rely on the VAL to analyze as well as represent the data. Over the course of the lecture I will present a glimpse of my early work and provide a history of VAL projects, addressing differing strategies for making meaning from data. Projects include public displays of data, artistic data presentations, media analytics, urban planning, public data analytics, social media analytics, etc. Researchers in the VAL also raise questions about the use of data and the need for critical literacy regarding data sources and visualizations. Bio: Dr. Sara Diamond is the President of OCAD University, Canada's, "University of the Imagination". She holds a PhD in Computing, Information Technology and Engineering, a Masters in Digital Media and Honours Bachelors of Arts in History and Communications. She is an appointee of the Order of Ontario and the Royal Canadian Academy of Artists and a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for service to Canada. She is the winner of the 2013 GRAND NCE Digital Media Pioneer Award, recognized as one of Toronto Life's Top Fifty and. she is a Senior Fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto. She was recently honored as one of Canada's 150 leading women. Since her appointment in 2005 she has led OCAD University's evolution to a full university, helping to build its transdisciplinary and research-creation research capacity and infrastructure, integrate STEM subjects, create its Digital Futures Initiative, launch the Indigenous Visual Culture Program, strengthen its approach to inclusion, and grow its undergraduate and graduate programs in studio art and design. Diamond is a researcher in media arts history and policy, visual analytics and has created wearable technologies, mobile experiences and media art. Diamond was honoured with a 1992 retrospective at the National Gallery of Canada, represented Canada in festivals and biennials, and her works reside in collections such as the MoMA in New York City, National Gallery of Canada and Vancouver Art Gallery. OUR SPONSORS: 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. _______________________________________________ tux-announce mailing list tux-announce(a)dgp.toronto.edu https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tux-announce

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Demos for Sara Diamond, Visiting DGP Jan 17
by Peter Hamilton 08 Jan '18

08 Jan '18

Hello Everyone, Sara Diamond, the president of OCAD University, will be visiting the DGP next Wednesday (Jan 17), following her TUX talk on Tuesday. I'll be arranging demos for her throughout the day. Please let me know if you'd like to arrange a meeting. This is a great opportunity to show off your work! Abstract I side-stepped into data visualization two decades ago, as an artist trying to answer a series of related questions about IRC chat that had arisen for me as a user and through my dialogues with other users, “Why can’t IRC chat be more dynamic, less linear, relational? How can we manage flaming, lurking and other behaviors that discourage users? What strategies, like play, might resolve conflicts?” Over a number of years I led the creation of the CodeZebraOS which was a playful, non-linear visual chat environment that applied basic affective computing to text analytics. Now a decade later I lead the Visual Analytics Laboratory at OCAD University – a group of researchers who are committed to bringing together visualization design and data analytics. Times have changed and with them the recognition that big data requires analytics tools to be usable. Visualization systems are built into many software packages and info graphics are everyday fare. The Visual Analytics Laboratory works in partnership with data owners and sources, some with their own analytics capacities, others who rely on the VAL to analyze as well as represent the data. Over the course of the lecture I will present a glimpse of my early work and provide a history of VAL projects, addressing differing strategies for making meaning from data. Projects include public displays of data, artistic data presentations, media analytics, urban planning, public data analytics, social media analytics, etc. Researchers in the VAL also raise questions about the use of data and the need for critical literacy regarding data sources and visualizations. Bio Dr. Sara Diamond is the President of OCAD University, Canada’s, “University of the Imagination”. She holds a PhD in Computing, Information Technology and Engineering, a Masters in Digital Media and Honours Bachelors of Arts in History and Communications. She is an appointee of the Order of Ontario and the Royal Canadian Academy of Artists and a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for service to Canada. She is the winner of the 2013 GRAND NCE Digital Media Pioneer Award, recognized as one of Toronto Life’s Top Fifty and. she is a Senior Fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto. She was recently honored as one of Canada’s 150 leading women. Since her appointment in 2005 she has led OCAD University’s evolution to a full university, helping to build its transdisciplinary and research-creation research capacity and infrastructure, integrate STEM subjects, create its Digital Futures Initiative, launch the Indigenous Visual Culture Program, strengthen its approach to inclusion, and grow its undergraduate and graduate programs in studio art and design. Diamond is a researcher in media arts history and policy, visual analytics and has created wearable technologies, mobile experiences and media art. Diamond was honoured with a 1992 retrospective at the National Gallery of Canada, represented Canada in festivals and biennials, and her works reside in collections such as the MoMA in New York City, National Gallery of Canada and Vancouver Art Gallery.

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Charles Perin talk on Thu. 14 Dec, 2PM @BA5187
by Fanny Chevalier 12 Dec '17

12 Dec '17

Hi everyone, Charles Perin will give a talk this coming Thursday 14 December, at 2PM in BA5187. Details below: Small, Manipulable, and Slow data visualization Visualization is not just a way of creating pretty pictures for business purposes and marketing. In this talk I will discuss the power of interactive visualizations for exploring and making sense of data. I will focus on the importance of sense of control, engagement and understanding that provides (slow) data manipulation. Bio: I am a Lecturer (eq. Assistant Professor) in the giCentre, Department of Computer Science at City, University of London. I conduct research at the intersection of information visualization and human computer interaction. I am particularly interested in designing and studying new interactions for visualizations and in understanding how people may make use of and interact with visualizations in their everyday lives. Before joining City, I was a Post-doc at University of Calgary. I obtained my PhD on Direct Manipulation for Information Visualization, at Université Paris Sud-XI in 2014. — Fanny

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[Final Reminder] Dec. 12th HCI meeting & Invited Talk
by Seyong Ha 11 Dec '17

11 Dec '17

Hello DGP-hci people, This is a final reminder for our HCI meeting. We have two events tomorrow starting at 12:30pm @ DPG Seminar room (BA 5187). 1. HCI Meeting - We will have 5mins presentations from each of our meeting attendees. These are informal presentations, yet these are great opportunities for everyone to share and look back their research work in 2017. Feel free to share any materials and knowledge you’ve got this year. There is no restriction on a format and send me your files to me by EOD Monday, so I can streamline them. Lunch will be served. 2. Invited Talk - Nathalie Henry Riche will give a talk about Data-Driven Storytelling: Transforming Data into Visually Shared Stories. The talk will begin right after the HCI meeting. Thanks, Seyong ------------------------------------------ Dynamic Graphics Project Lab., Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Seyong Ha

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Re: [Thirdspace] [talks] Nathalie Henry Riche talk on Tue. 12 Dec, 2PM. BA5187
by Fanny Chevalier 11 Dec '17

11 Dec '17

A gentle reminder of Nathalie Henry Riche’s talk tomorrow, Tuesday 12 Dec. at 2PM. See you there! > On 8 Dec 2017, at 13:50, Fanny Chevalier <fanny(a)dgp.toronto.edu> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Nathalie Henry Riche will give a talk this coming Tuesday 12 December, at 2PM in BA5187 (right after the HCI meeting) > Details below. > > Data-driven Storytelling: Transforming Data into Visually Shared Stories > > Abstract: In this talk, I will present my most recent research efforts in the field of information visualization and data-driven storytelling. While most of the research in information visualization has been focusing on designing and implementing novel interfaces and interactive techniques to enable data exploration, data visualizations also started to appear as a powerful vector for communicating information to a large audience. Stories supported by facts extracted from data analysis (e.g. data-driven storytelling) proliferate in many different forms from static infographics to dynamic and interactive applications on news media outlets. Yet, there is little research on what makes compelling visual stories or on how to empower people to build these experiences without programming. I will present insights from projects focusing on two different genres of data-driven stories: animations and comics. I will conclude the talk by reflecting on challenges and opportunities in this new research field. > > Bio: Nathalie is a researcher at Microsoft Research since 2008. She is a team member of the EPIC (Extended Perception, Interaction, &Cognition) research group led by Ken Hinckley. Nathalie holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Paris Sud, France; and University of Sydney, Australia. She published her research in leading venues in Human-Computer Interaction and Information Visualization. She has received several best papers nominations and awards for her research and is involved in the organizing and program committees of major visualization and human-computer interaction conferences. > > > Hope to see you there! > - fanny > _______________________________________________ > talks mailing list > talks(a)dgp.toronto.edu > https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talks

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End of Year Party
by Mian Wei 08 Dec '17

08 Dec '17

Hi everyone, Hopefully, you already knew about this, but if not, we will be having an end of year party at Skyzone and then we will be going for dinner after. *PLEASE* fill out the following form to help us prepare, otherwise you may be forgotten in the quotes we make: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXEqbzrpgmNPsgzrx3oKKOIhftDHfvKg0… Sincerely, Mian Wei

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Talks and HCI Meeting Next week
by Seyong Ha 05 Dec '17

05 Dec '17

Hi folks, We have two events next week. As we have discussed last meeting, we will have a session to share our 5 minutes research activity summary of 2017. I am sure this would be good time to share your research with folks. This will includes: - Research you’ve done - Research you’re planning to - Research idea you’ve developed. - Interesting papers you’ve read in 2017. Please upload your slides following Google Drive links, link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ddq2N3U3Z1EO-WIdbWR0aWcYQhff1UUM?us… Also, we have a talk right after the HCI Meeting. Nathalie Henry Riche <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/nath/>, researcher at Microsoft Research Redmond in the EPIC <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/epic/> (Extended Perception, Interaction & Cognition). She will give a talk. If you have any questions, reply to this email. Thanks, Seyong ------------------------------------------ Dynamic Graphics Project Lab., Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Seyong Ha

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CHI Student Volunteer
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 05 Dec '17

05 Dec '17

Hello All, Those of you who want to join this CHi and get your registration fees waived by helping the organizers, may find this following message from one of my friends useful - == Hi All, Hope everyone is doing good! CHI 2018 Student Volunteer Chairs are looking for some SVs to work for the CHI 2018 PC meetings in Montreal in Dec 8-9 (whole day, many different slots). If you (or anyone you know) are interested in a spot as a CHI 2018 SV, and are available for work on these days in Montreal, please contact me ASAP. Volunteering in these two days guarantees a spot in the CHI 2018 SV team, and these hours will be counted towards the required 20 hours of SV duties. Please note that CHI SV committee will NOT provide any transport/food/accommodation in Montreal for the PC meeting SV duties. Email: afroza.sultana(a)mail.mcgill.ca === 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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Next HCI Meeting Agenda
by Seyong Ha 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

Hi folks, As we have discussed today, next HCI meeting will be our last meeting in 2017. No session slots available for the last meeting, instead everyone will bring their 5 minutes research activity summary of 2017. This will includes: - Research you’ve done - Research you’re planning to - Research idea you’ve developed. - Interesting papers you’ve read in 2017. I am sure this would be good time to share your research with folks. Google presentation is only acceptable. (via sharing link or docs). Thanks, Seyong ------------------------------------------ Dynamic Graphics Project Lab., Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Seyong Ha

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Reminder: HCI Meeting Tomorrow
by Seyong Ha 27 Nov '17

27 Nov '17

Hi Folks, We will have a HCI meeting tomorrow at 12:30pm @ DGP Seminar room. Nicole will present her recent work submitted at CHI 2018. Thanks, Seyong ------------------------------------------ Dynamic Graphics Project Lab., Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Seyong Ha

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