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HCI Meeting Tuesday: Abstract Workshop + Swap
by Blaine Lewis 29 May '20

29 May '20

Hi Everyone! Next Tuesday we'll be doing an abstract workshop! Everybody should come with an abstract. It can be something you wrote for a past paper, past course project, a new project, it doesn't really matter. If you do write a new one, don't spend too long on it, probably not more than an hour. The point of this is to get early feedback and to learn how to write abstracts from each other. Personally I'll be writing an abstract for CHI2021, because I'd love to hear what other people think. Excited to see you all next week and learn everybody's secret's to writing abstracts! Zoom link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/96404556988 PS: If anybody thinks they're particularly good at writing abstracts and wants to give a workshop, or has some resources, let me know and I can fit it in! Best, Blaine

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HCI Meeting Social – May 25, 2020
by Blaine Lewis 26 May '20

26 May '20

Hey Everyone, This week (tomorrow) we will be doing some social activities! The plan is as follows: - Chat! We'll start by chatting in a bigger group. - Then we'll break into smaller groups and chat with people we maybe haven't in a while. - Games! We'll play a selection of games together. This includes video games like https://skribbl.io/ but also some not video games. Hope to see everybody there, and if you think there's anything else we should do, shoot me a message. Best, Blaine

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Anyone interested in some paid time this summer putting CSC 428 into online version?
by Joseph Jay Williams 24 May '20

24 May '20

Anyone interested in some paid time this summer putting CSC 428 into online version? This is the 4th year undergrad HCI course that Tovi taught last year (cross listed grad course as well). I'm teaching it in spring so right now I am moving parts of it into online education resources. I have to make recommendations to the dept by Tue and then they decide, so let me know if you might be interested. For example in a 50 hour contract, pay is around $30/hour. This is as a casual (there is a TA position available too, but not sure if you're still eligible if you didn't apply). Joseph Joseph Jay Williams www.josephjaywilliams.com Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto Intelligent Adaptive Interventions (IAI) research group

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HCI Meeting May 17, 2020 - WATCHI AR and VR Session
by Blaine Lewis 18 May '20

18 May '20

Hi Everyone! After our last meeting on Tuesday I've taken on the role of "HCI meeting organiser person". Going forward we've decided to try to make more room for socialising. We're going to do that using an alternating schedule of *research development* and *casual meetings*. The meeting time is currently every Tuesday at 12:30. Research development meetings are fairly formal and will be things like brainstorming sessions, talks, or workshops and should be really useful for your research. During casual social meetings we might split off into small groups and chat with one another, roundtable talk about how we're doing, maybe play board games, or just drink coffee. It's fine if you show up a bit late or don't come to all of these meetings. This Tuesday we will have a research development style session watching a CHI event put on by Waterloo HCI. The session is on AR and VR, which I know not everybody researchers, but my favourite thing about conferences is the exposure to different research from my own, and I hope we can emulate that. Here's the plan and information: WATCHI AR and VR Session 2020-05-19 - Meet virtually (https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/96404556988) 15 minutes before the AR and VR session starts (12:15pm). Watch the session together, and then discuss the session at 1:25pm once it is over. - Watchi.live <http://watchi.live> - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7gjalaHF4E6C1CLTlKte6A/live Going forward we are going to try using Zoom. The biggest benefit here is we can use breakout rooms which might make socialising and some group activities a bit easier. https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/96404556988 If you have any ideas for future meetings feel free to add them to the Google doc Vicky started: https://tinyurl.com/hcimeetings Also* if the meeting time doesn't work for you* please send me an email or Slack message. I'd like to have the time work for as many people as possible. Best, Blaine

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HCI Meeting 05/12
by Blaine Lewis 12 May '20

12 May '20

Hi Everyone, I know it's short notice but there will be an HCI meeting in ~30 minutes at 12:30pm today May 12th. It should be pretty short, about an hour or so. We're going to talk about the following: - Yay UIST submissions! - Time of future HCI meetings - Plan for summer HCI meetings - Who will volunteer to make sure HCI meetings happen - Round table hey how is everybody / hang out The meeting will be held in the Blue Jeans room: bluejeans.com/dgpmeeting Thanks! Blaine https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q4z64YkFaiNszk6kFPx1BOlocuB5fJDyMKaDYqQ…

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Collaborate on my "Global South COVID-19" grant proposal?
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 30 Mar '20

30 Mar '20

Dear HCI Colleagues, Hope you are in good health. I am trying to put together a grant proposal (UofT internal) to develop an accessible voice-based healthcare system for marginalized communities both in Ontario and in the Global South. I already have partners from the Global South, but I do not have many from UofT. If you find this proposal interesting, I will be very happy to add you as my collaborator on this proposal (and your required workload for this is close to zero). I have attached the grant call to this mail. The deadline is April 1. Here is the first draft of the proposal, and I will keep polishing it until the deadline is over. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UPFExVfpjxgy5H2XDFNN8C94IOABcw58_RSfYKj… Please let me know if you are interested. Also, your comments, suggestions, etc. are welcome. Best Regards, Ishtiaque *[P.S. (March 15, 2020, and onward): My response may be late because of my engagement with the COVID-19 response teams in Canada, Bangladesh, and Australia. I appreciate your patience.]* Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…>

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HCI Meeting
by vicky 23 Mar '20

23 Mar '20

Hi all, There will be an HCI meeting tomorrow, on Tuesday, March 24th, from 1PM - 2PM. Josh is holding a "data collection" session which will involve drawing. Come prepared with simple drawing materials. All skills welcome! Although we won't be starting the exercise until 1PM, feel free to show up any time after 12:30PM to chat and say hello. :-) Link: bluejeans.com/dgpmeeting. Meeting sign-up and info doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q4z64YkFaiNszk6kFPx1BOlocuB5fJDyMKaDYqQ… See you then, Vicky

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HCI Meeting March 17
by Blaine Lewis 17 Mar '20

17 Mar '20

Hi Everyone, There will be an HCI meeting on Tuesday, Zhicong has signed up to give his practice job talk. Excited to see everybody there :) Link: bluejeans.com/dgpmeeting. PS: We don't have anything set in stone for next week except UIST paper swaps but it feels a bit early for that. So sign something up in the doc if you have ideas https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q4z64YkFaiNszk6kFPx1BOlocuB5fJDyMKaDYqQ… Best, Blaine

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Encouraged to work from home, and a note on good practices for staying healthy
by Fanny Chevalier 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

Hi all, Given the rapidly changing situation around COVID-19, I just wanted to make sure everyone in the lab is aware that you are strongly encouraged to work from home and attend meetings virtually. A lot of us do this already, to varying degrees. At this moment, no one is strictly required to work from home, but just a reminder that it is an option that I would encourage you to consider seriously. Social distancing is one of the most effective means to avoid spreading of a disease, along with basic guidelines as follows. Regardless of whether you decide to work from home, we do want to heavily encourage everyone to follow PHAC guidelines <https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronav…> for preparing and staying healthy: Wash your hands with soap and water frequently (Handy graphical guide to best handwashing practices <https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmaritimeprogress.com%2Fw…>) If you are sick, stay home. Practice good cough and sneeze etiquette (cough or sneeze into a tissue and throw the tissue right away, or the inside of your elbow and wash your hands immediately) Avoid touching your face as much as possible, especially mouth, nose and eyes Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces (or, in lieu of this, wash your hands after touching such surfaces) Please do let me know if you have any questions or concerns, Best, Fanny

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[Tux] Professor Justine Cassell@ MaRS - Tuesday, March 10 at 12:30pm
by Anita Kivi 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

A reminder that Prof Cassell’s talk is scheduled for tomorrow in the MaRS Auditorium. [cid:image005.png@01D357B6.5B82A7B0] [cid:image008.png@01D10810.C2D01210] [cid:image008.png@01D357B6.5B82A7B0] Hello TUX! A reminder that we have a Sanders Series Lecture by Professor Justine Cassell of Carnegie Mellon University and the founding international chair at the PRAIRIE Institute on Interdisciplinary Research in AI in Paris, France. We look forward to seeing you there! Ali, Fraser, Daniel and Tovi Sanders Series Invited Lecture – Prof Justine Cassell: Conversational Commerce March 10, 2020. MaRS Auditorium @ 661 University Avenue, Toronto, ON. Lunch reception begins at 12:30 pm. Presentation begins at 1:00 pm. Professor Justine Cassell: Conversational Commerce 661 University Avenue, MaRS Auditorium<https://www.tux-hci.org/speaker/justine-cassell/?preview=true> [cid:image005.jpg@01D5F623.368546D0] “Conversational Commerce” “Conversational Commerce” is a meme that just won’t seem to go away. And within conversational commerce the new buzzword is “empathy” – systems as diverse as smart speakers and websites that generate insurance quotes are said to be empathetic. However, as Inigo Montoya so aptly said “I do not think it means what you think it means.” In this talk I’ll discuss where conversational interfaces have come from, where they are today, and where they could go tomorrow if we learn how to really create bonds between computational systems and their users. Bio Justine Cassell is currently on leave from Carnegie Mellon to hold the founding international chair at the PRAIRIE Institute on Interdisciplinary Research in AI, in Paris, France. Before going on leave, she was Associate Dean of Technology Strategy and Impact in the School of Computer Science at CMU, co-director of the Simon Initiative on Technology-Enhanced Learning, and co-director, with Professor Tom Mitchell, of the Yahoo (Oath/Verizon) InMind Project on the Future of Personal Assistants. She is Director Emerita of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at CMU. Previously Justine was faculty at Northwestern University where she founded the Technology and Social Behavior Doctoral Program and Research Center. Before that she was a tenured professor at the MIT Media Lab. Justine has received the MIT Edgerton Prize, Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision award, the AAMAS Test of Time paper award, and the National Academy of Sciences Henry and Bryna David Prize. She is a fellow of the AAAS, Royal Academy of Scotland, and the ACM. [cid:image009.png@01D357B6.5B82A7B0] OUR SPONSORS: [cid:image007.jpg@01D5F623.368546D0] TUX is made possible by the support of our sponsors, Steven Sanders, Autodesk, University of Toronto Department of Computer Science, and Chatham Labs. _______________________________________________ Click here to unsubscribe : https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/tux-announce/hci%40dgp.…

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