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Hello
TUX!
A
reminder that tomorrow we have a Sanders Series
Invited Lecture by Dr. Paul
Dietz.
We
look forward to seeing you there!
Ali,
Daniel, and Tovi
Sanders
Series Invited Lecture: Dr. Paul Dietz
October
23, 2018. Autodesk MaRS IDEaS Lab @ 661 University
Ave., Ground Floor
Lunch
reception begins at 12:30 pm. Presentation begins at
1:00 pm.
Parallel Reality Displays
The 20th century saw the rise of
broadcast technologies that allowed us to instantly
communicate with large numbers of people. In contrast,
the 21st century has been about narrowcasting. The
ability to send targeted information on a massive
scale to specific individuals via their personal
devices has changed how we live and created some of
the most successful products and services in human
history. However, our addiction to personal screens
has had significant downsides. They isolate us from
each other and our surroundings. We imagine a
different future where the world itself provides the
personalized information, services and entertainment
that we seek. An unexpected breakthrough lets us
create public displays that can show different content
to each viewer, even when many people are looking at
the same display at the same time. No special glasses
are required. This new capability will free us from
the tyranny of our devices, impacting our lives in
surprising and deeply profound ways.
Bio
Paul Dietz is a prolific creator of new
technologies that surprise and delight, and
occasionally make the world a slightly better place.
He is best known as the co-inventor of DiamondTouch –
an early multi-touch display system which helped
launch the touch interface revolution. Paul received
the ACM UIST 2012 Lasting Impact Award for this work.
His career included stints as a researcher at Walt
Disney Imagineering, Mitsubishi Electric, and
Microsoft. He is currently Chief Technology Officer
and Chairman of the Board of Misapplied Sciences, Inc.
Paul holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from
Carnegie Mellon. In his spare time, he teaches kids
how to make animatronic shows, and is sometimes seen
on the wrong end of a flugelhorn.
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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.
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