vrg March 2021

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Recent MSc Graduate Job Search
by Jacob Nogas 29 Mar '21

29 Mar '21

Hi all, As you may know, I have recently graduated with a MSc in Computer Science at U of T under the supervision of Joseph Jay Williams<http://www.josephjaywilliams.com/>. My research focused on developing multiarmed bandit algorithms (reinforcement learning) which balance statistical inference and reward maximization and validated these methods in online educational experiments. I also worked on designing and analyzing randomized experiments in online education. Prior to working with Joseph, I interned at IATSL<http://www.iatsl.org/> where I applied deep learning (mostly computer vision) to assistive technology. In general, I have a strong background in applied statistics, machine learning, experimentation, and applied research, and am hoping to find a job where such skills are relevant. You can find more information about me here: LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-nogas-21a70a150/?originalSubdomain=ca> Personal Website<http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~jnogas/> GitHub<https://github.com/JJN123> Google Doc summarizing what I have tried so far in my job search<https://docs.google.com/document/d/18TzKbySnzjGfVsNXWZAP5Yxa3a1I4ZAOJpzYiay…> Please let me know if you have any advice, connections, or opportunities that you can provide. Is anyone up for chatting and giving advice? Who do you recommend I talk to? Thanks, Jacob

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HCI Social Meeting Thursday March 18
by Blaine Lewis 16 Mar '21

16 Mar '21

Hi Everyone, Thanks to everybody who joined us to play Skribl, codenames and hanabi last week. This week we'll do something similar but on Thursday at 5:30pm EST instead, hope to see you there! Zoom link to join: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/96404556988 Best, Blaine

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Fwd: [Reminder][DGP Guest Talk] Dr. Bokyung Lee (Autodesk), March 12th @ 10:30am
by Mauricio Sousa 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

Hi everyone, Sorry for the reminder and cross-posting We are hosting an HCI guest talk *tomorrow*. Dr. Bokyung Lee (https://boleehci.com) is an HCI researcher at Autodesk Research and will give a talk on *March 12 Friday, at 10:30 am *entitled "*Not just Helping You Design Easily, But Helping you Design What You Desire*" (more details below). We will be using the zoom link below. *When:* Friday March 12, 10:30am - 11:30am *Where: * https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81143489333 (Passcode: *201287*) *Title:* Not just Helping You Design Easily, But Helping you Design What You Desire. *Abstract:* Advanced technologies in digital fabrication and manufacturing are opening up new possibilities for democratizing design activity to everyone. Several design tools have been suggested to support people in designing 3D products without any professional knowledge or education. Still, most of them started with an assumption that people already know what they want to design, which is not always true in real life. Throughout my research, I asked myself a more fundamental question: “*How can we support people to generate design solutions that fit their desired uses-cases or scenarios?*” For the last five years, I’ve especially focused on investigating how our bodies can act as a mediator to convey use-phase knowledge (which usually remains in the physical space) in the design phase (which is usually done in the digital space). In this talk, I will share some of my approaches and discuss the future directions for digital design tools. *Bio: * (from https://boleehci.com) Dr. Bokyung Lee is an HCI / Interaction Design researcher. And hold a Ph.D. in Industrial Design at KAIST <http://id.kaist.ac.kr/> (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). I am currently working as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Autodesk Research <https://autodeskresearch.com/>, Toronto. My research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Interactive System Designs. I envision the potential interactions for future technologies (VR/AR/AI-agency) with a goal of enhancing our experiences. During my Ph.D., I explored embodied interactions for VR/AR digital design tools. I enjoy creating and applying new user-centered design methods, as well as prototyping interactive systems. To read my entire research vision, please visit here <https://boleehci.com/vision/>. - embodied interaction - vision-based design study - simulation-driven design - generative design / data-driven design *When:* Friday March 12, 10:30am - 11:30am *Where: * https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81143489333 (Passcode: *201287*) Hope to see you there! Mauricio Sousa --- Posdoctoral Fellow http://mauriciosousa.github.io/

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HCI Social Meeting
by Blaine Lewis 08 Mar '21

08 Mar '21

Hi Everyone, We're going to be restarting the HCI social meetings again tomorrow Tuesday March 9th at 5:30PM EST. Come hang out and play games with us!! Or just talk, we pretty much just do whatever, if there's a game you want to play or something bring it along and we can play it. In the past we've played among us, codewords skribl and others. https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/96404556988 Best, Blaine

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