March 18, 2015 Big Data & Ubiquitous Analytics ABSTRACT: Data is growing at an alarming rate. This growth is spurred by an increasingly diverse array of sources, such as embedded sensors, video cameras, social mediaContinue reading
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KMDI Talk – Dr. Kori Inkpen: Remote Shared Experiences: Changing the Way We Communicate with Video
January 21, 2015 Remote Shared Experiences: Changing the Way We Communicate with Video Abstract: Video communication through tools such as Skype, FaceTime and Hangouts has grown tremendously over the past decade and video is helpfulContinue reading
KMDI Talk / iSchool Colloquium Presentation: Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd: Research with Social Media Data – Data Stewardship & Ethical Considerations
Feb.11, 2015 Research with Social Media Data – Data Stewardship & Ethical Considerations Abstract: Social media data is a rich source of behavioural data that can reveal how we connect and interact with each other online inContinue reading
KMDI Talk – Dr. Katharina Reinecke: LabintheWild: Conducting Large-Scale, Uncompensated Online Experiments Around the World
LabintheWild: Conducting Large-Scale, Uncompensated Online Experiments Around the World Abstract: An estimated 95% of research findings in psychology, behavioral economics, and related fields are based on studies with student samples from Western and industrialized countries.Continue reading
KMDI Talk: Cosmin Munteanu : Dude, Where’s My Interface?
Sept. 14, 2014 Dude, where’s my interface?: How natural interactions and new media are helping us forget about the traditional interface Abstract: Humans’ natural abilities have allowed us to interact with the surrounding environment inContinue reading
KMDI Talk: Dr. Danielle Lottridge – The Psychology of Multitasking
The Psychology of Multitasking Abstract: Chronic multitaskers perform worse on core multitasking skills despite feeling more confident in their abilities (Ophir, Nass & Wagner, 2009). In this talk, Dr. Lottridge discusses three projects on theContinue reading
KMDI Talk: Dr. Ben Shapiro – Principled Design of Online Learning Environments
Principled Design of Online Learning Environments Abstract: Professor Shapiro will discuss the value-laden choices that researchers must confront in order to construct and study online environments for learning. These choices are both pedagogical (concerning theContinue reading
KMDI Talk: Dr. Ali Mazalek – Design for Creativity | Creative Designs
Design for Creativity | Creative Designs Abstract: Dr. Ali Mazalek has spent over 15 years trying to get digital technologies to fit better into her physical world and life, rather than letting them drag herContinue reading
KMDI Talk: Tom Furness – Cobwebs in a Virtual Brain
Cobwebs in a Virtual Brain Over a career spanning 48 years, Prof. Furness has been exploring and developing technology for getting bandwidth to the brain and between brains. His work has encompassed fighter cockpits, virtualContinue reading
KMDI Talk: Rob Woodbury – Alternatives: A New Fundamental Structure for Computer-aided Design
Alternatives: A New Fundamental Structure for Computer-aided Design It is beyond reasonable dispute that a central (if not the central) act of designing is to explore in a space of possibilities. Some call it search, some explorationContinue reading
KMDI Talk: Eleni Stroulia – A Sensing Platform and Evaluative Tool for Independent Living
Smart Condo – A Sensing Platform and Evaluative Tool for Independent Living Abstract: The anticipated increase in the world population, people’s desire to live at home for as long as possible and the shortage ofContinue reading