vrg February 2019

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Talk on Thurs 11am: The Social Life of Environmental Data
by Fanny Chevalier 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

Upcoming job talk this Thursday, 11am; graduate students roundtable at 4pm. This candidate has HCI-relevant research, so we’d love to see most of you there. - fanny > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Steve Easterbrook <sme(a)cs.toronto.edu> > Subject: Talk on Thurs 11am: The Social Life of Environmental Data > Date: 3 February 2019 at 20:01:15 GMT-5 > To: dcs-all(a)cs.toronto.edu > > Folks, > > I'm delighted to announce a talk entitled "The Social Life of Environmental Data: Lessons from Crisis Informatics" on Thursday at 11am by Robert Soden of the University of Colorado Boulder (see talk abstract and details below). Robert is interviewing for a faculty position joint between the School of Environment and the Department of Computer Science. The talk is open to anyone, but please don't share the fact that this is an interview talk with anyone outside of U of T. > > We'd like to encourage as many graduate students to attend the talk as possible, and we'll be hosting a round table meeting at 4pm on Thursday for interested graduate students to meet with Robert and talk with him about life at U of T, common research interests, etc. Once you've been to the talk and/or the round table meeting, we would very much like to hear your feedback on his suitability for a faculty position. > > Let me know if you have any questions. > Thanks! > Steve > > > --- > > The Social Life of Environmental Data: Lessons from Crisis Informatics > > Robert Soden, University of Colorado Boulder > http://robertsoden.io > > Talk: 11am, Thursday February 7th (room BA1210) > > Advances in algorithms, sensors, databases, and computing power in recent decades have led to the development of fundamentally new approaches in science and policy for supporting safe, healthy, and sustainable communities in the around the world. These new technologies promise to improve our ability to monitor the natural and built environments and more effectively respond to crisis and disaster, but they can also limit public participation in planning, focus attention only on what can be measured with current tools, and reinforce existing social inequalities. To realize the promise of emerging technologies, we need to develop a better understanding of how they intervene in the governance of complex technological and environmental challenges. In this talk, I will discuss my research in this area drawing from studies on flood hazard mapping Colorado, post-earthquake damage assessment in Nepal, and sea-level rise modeling the San Francisco Bay Area. I show that an expanded agenda for crisis informatics research that draws on insights from science and technology studies, design research, and the humanities can improve the development of technologies used for responding to environmental challenges. > > Robert Soden is a PhD Candidate in Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder working on crisis informatics, human-centered computing (HCC), and science and technology studies (STS). His research examines the implications of changing technologies on efforts to address environmental challenges including disasters and climate change. He holds a Master's Degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development from American University and Bachelor’s degrees in History and Political Science from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Prior to starting his PhD, Robert was a professional software developer and a consultant to the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), where he launched the Open Data for Resilience Initiative, a worldwide effort to harness open data, open source software, and civic technology to improve disaster and climate risk management. His research has been awarded multiple best paper awards and honorable mentions at ACM’s CHI and CSCW, as well as other computing venues. > > >

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Current grad students who are willing to be a 'buddy' for visiting students please contact Joseph
by Joseph Jay Williams 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

Current grad students who are willing to be a 'buddy' for visiting students please contact me (as discussed today). You can define your role, but just being someone who makes sure a specific visitor has someone to chat with would be enough. I have visiting students who said community is important to them so I'd pair you with them. Any 'overflow' people, perhaps you can help out others! Joseph Joseph Jay Williams www.josephjaywilliams.com Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto Calendar: tiny.cc/williamscalendar send invitations to josephjaywilliams(a)gmail.com Office: Bahen Centre (directions at tiny.cc/joffice)

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HCI Meeting today
by Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

Dear all, Our HCI meeting today will be at DGP seminar room from 12:30 pm. There will be two sessions. In the first session, Fanny Chevalier will talk about upcoming faculty interviews and slack channels for DGP. In the second session, Zhicong Lu will present his ongoing research on promoting prosocial behaviour using TikTok videos. Please join and participate in the meeting. Lunch will be provided. Thanks, Rifat -- Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~rifat/

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Group meetings resumed: Tuesdays 3pm-4pm
by Fanny Chevalier 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

Hi all, Our group meeting will be on Tuesdays 3-4pm, starting tomorrow, in the dgp seminar room. Tomorrow, we’d like to hear what everybody is working on — including class projects if you wish to seek feedback and/or ideas for these too. Cheers, fanny

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Volunteering for HCI meeting
by Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

Dear all, We are looking for one volunteer for our meeting on February 5. If you want to present your work or conduct any activity, please let us know. I am giving a link below for a spreadsheet that has our meeting dates this Winter. It would be great if you indicate the time you want to volunteer, that would be great. Ideally, we will have two sessions in a meeting; however, we could adjust the slots depending on the time required for volunteers. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1agRIKbrzMEd-YnpvDHruuEaFjGd48HoTGhT… Thanks, Rifat -- Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~rifat/

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