January Singapore HCI meeting: Discreet Computing (Professor Aaron Quigley), Thursday 17 January 2019, 7pm (dinner served at 6pm)
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Alex Mitchell
Jan 7, 2019, 1:57:35 AM1/7/19
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The next Singapore HCI talk will be on Thursday, 17 January 2019 at Keio-NUS Cute Center.
Singapore HCI Talk: Discreet Computing (Professor Aaron Quigley, School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Scotland)
WHEN: Thursday, January 17 @ 7pm (dinner served at 6pm)
WHERE: CUTE Center, ICube Building, #02-01-01 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
(dinner will be provided *before* the talk courtesy of CUTE Center)
Title: Discreet Computing
Abstract: Computing and interaction are changing the nature of humanity. As individuals our capabilities can be extended, our memories augmented and our senses attuned. Societies are being reshaped by our ability to interconnect and harness the abilities of millions. Interaction is all around us and this talk offers a new vision of computing called Discreet Computing.
Discreet Computing is intentionally unobtrusive through its design, development and use. Aspects of wearable, invisible, ambient and ubiquitous computing are key as discreet computing is woven into the literal or figurative fabric of day to day life. This talk provides a view of eight dimensions of discreet computing along with real research examples.
Today, the nature of mobile technology gives rise to people seeking to hide it, make it invisible, camouflage it or demonstrate polite and discreet use (e.g. placing it face down when with others). However, commodity devices aren't well equipped to support such use as they require obvious interaction with touch, movement or speech. Haptic and audio signals may provide subtle outputs but inputs aren't so subtle. SpeCam supports discreet micro-interactions to avoid the many micro-distractions we face with today's mobile devices. This leverages a natural use of mobile devices today, namely when they are placed face down on flat surfaces. People may place their phones face-down on a surface to signal their intent to engage socially with those around them, by limiting their access to distractions, external entertainment and self-gratification. Others will keep such devices fully hidden from view in a bag or pocket. Here the material sensing technique uses only the front facing camera and display as a multi-spectral light source. Studies show that it can recognise colours at 10 degree aparts in the HSB space, and 30 types of surface materials with 99% accuracy.
Or we might consider Discreet Gesture Interaction using EOG Sensors in Smart Eyewear. This sensing technique can detect finger movements on the nose, using EOG sensors embedded in the frame of a pair of eyeglasses. Eyeglass wearers can use their fingers to exert different types of movement on the nose, such as flicking, pushing or rubbing. These subtle gestures can be used to control a wearable computer without calling attention to the user in public.
This talk considers the question of what is “discreet computing” and what research and development challenges are there in context-awareness which will allow us to afford subtle, discreet, unobtrusive and seamless interactions.
Biography
Professor Aaron Quigley is the Chair of Human Computer Interaction and Director of Impact in the School of Computer Science in the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He will be visiting the NUS CUTE Center at the start of 2019. His research interests include discreet computing, novel and on-body interaction, global HCI, pervasive and ubiquitous computing and information visualisation on which he has delivered over 50 invited talks and is a keynote speaker at the IEEE VISSOFT 2018, conference and Mensch-und-Computer conference in 2019 and 5th International HCI and UX Conference 2019. Aaron is a distinguished speaker with the ACM distinguished speaker program.
In 2021 Aaron will be a general co-chair for CHI. Currently he is the ACM SIGCHI Vice President of Conferences and serves on the SIGCHI executive committee, chairs the council of steering committee chairs and conferences board. In 2016 the ACM president asked him and Matthias Kaiserswerth to consider how ACM might better engage young computing professionals. Based on their recommendations, the ACM Council established the Future of Computing Academy for which Aaron served as a convenor for it’s inaugural intake. In addition Aaron is a board member of ScotlandIS and member of the MobileHCI steering committee. Aaron has served as papers and program chair for the ACM IUI, ACM PerDis and LoCA conferences. In addition he has been the general or conference chair for the ACM UIST, ACM ITS, ACM MobileHCI and Pervasive conferences.
His research and development has been supported by the EPSRC, AHRC, JISC, SFC, NDRC, EU FP7/FP6, SFI, Smart Internet CRC, NICTA, Wacom, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and MERL. He has published over 170 internationally peer-reviewed publications including edited volumes, journal papers, book chapters, conference and workshop papers and holds 3 patents.
Aaron studied in Ireland and Australia and has previously held appointments in Tokyo Institute of Technology as a visiting Professor, in Australia at the inaugural director of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory, Australia (HIT Lab AU), in Ireland as a College Lecturer, with IBM in their Centre for Advanced Studies in Dublin, with MERL as visiting scientist, in Australia as a Senior Research Fellow in the University of Sydney and as an Associate Lecturer in the University of Newcastle.
Singapore HCI Talk: Discreet Computing (Professor Aaron Quigley, School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Scotland)
WHEN: Thursday, January 17 @ 7pm (dinner served at 6pm)
WHERE: CUTE Center, ICube Building, #02-01-01 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
(dinner will be provided *before* the talk courtesy of CUTE Center)
Title: Discreet Computing
Abstract: Computing and interaction are changing the nature of humanity. As individuals our capabilities can be extended, our memories augmented and our senses attuned. Societies are being reshaped by our ability to interconnect and harness the abilities of millions. Interaction is all around us and this talk offers a new vision of computing called Discreet Computing.
Discreet Computing is intentionally unobtrusive through its design, development and use. Aspects of wearable, invisible, ambient and ubiquitous computing are key as discreet computing is woven into the literal or figurative fabric of day to day life. This talk provides a view of eight dimensions of discreet computing along with real research examples.
Today, the nature of mobile technology gives rise to people seeking to hide it, make it invisible, camouflage it or demonstrate polite and discreet use (e.g. placing it face down when with others). However, commodity devices aren't well equipped to support such use as they require obvious interaction with touch, movement or speech. Haptic and audio signals may provide subtle outputs but inputs aren't so subtle. SpeCam supports discreet micro-interactions to avoid the many micro-distractions we face with today's mobile devices. This leverages a natural use of mobile devices today, namely when they are placed face down on flat surfaces. People may place their phones face-down on a surface to signal their intent to engage socially with those around them, by limiting their access to distractions, external entertainment and self-gratification. Others will keep such devices fully hidden from view in a bag or pocket. Here the material sensing technique uses only the front facing camera and display as a multi-spectral light source. Studies show that it can recognise colours at 10 degree aparts in the HSB space, and 30 types of surface materials with 99% accuracy.
Or we might consider Discreet Gesture Interaction using EOG Sensors in Smart Eyewear. This sensing technique can detect finger movements on the nose, using EOG sensors embedded in the frame of a pair of eyeglasses. Eyeglass wearers can use their fingers to exert different types of movement on the nose, such as flicking, pushing or rubbing. These subtle gestures can be used to control a wearable computer without calling attention to the user in public.
This talk considers the question of what is “discreet computing” and what research and development challenges are there in context-awareness which will allow us to afford subtle, discreet, unobtrusive and seamless interactions.
Biography
Professor Aaron Quigley is the Chair of Human Computer Interaction and Director of Impact in the School of Computer Science in the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He will be visiting the NUS CUTE Center at the start of 2019. His research interests include discreet computing, novel and on-body interaction, global HCI, pervasive and ubiquitous computing and information visualisation on which he has delivered over 50 invited talks and is a keynote speaker at the IEEE VISSOFT 2018, conference and Mensch-und-Computer conference in 2019 and 5th International HCI and UX Conference 2019. Aaron is a distinguished speaker with the ACM distinguished speaker program.
In 2021 Aaron will be a general co-chair for CHI. Currently he is the ACM SIGCHI Vice President of Conferences and serves on the SIGCHI executive committee, chairs the council of steering committee chairs and conferences board. In 2016 the ACM president asked him and Matthias Kaiserswerth to consider how ACM might better engage young computing professionals. Based on their recommendations, the ACM Council established the Future of Computing Academy for which Aaron served as a convenor for it’s inaugural intake. In addition Aaron is a board member of ScotlandIS and member of the MobileHCI steering committee. Aaron has served as papers and program chair for the ACM IUI, ACM PerDis and LoCA conferences. In addition he has been the general or conference chair for the ACM UIST, ACM ITS, ACM MobileHCI and Pervasive conferences.
His research and development has been supported by the EPSRC, AHRC, JISC, SFC, NDRC, EU FP7/FP6, SFI, Smart Internet CRC, NICTA, Wacom, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and MERL. He has published over 170 internationally peer-reviewed publications including edited volumes, journal papers, book chapters, conference and workshop papers and holds 3 patents.
Aaron studied in Ireland and Australia and has previously held appointments in Tokyo Institute of Technology as a visiting Professor, in Australia at the inaugural director of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory, Australia (HIT Lab AU), in Ireland as a College Lecturer, with IBM in their Centre for Advanced Studies in Dublin, with MERL as visiting scientist, in Australia as a Senior Research Fellow in the University of Sydney and as an Associate Lecturer in the University of Newcastle.
Alex Mitchell
Jan 14, 2019, 8:44:21 AM1/14/19
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This is just a reminder that the next Singapore HCI talk will be on Thursday, 17 January 2019 at Keio-NUS Cute Center.
Singapore HCI Talk: Discreet Computing (Professor Aaron Quigley, School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Scotland)
WHEN: Thursday, January 17 @ 7pm (dinner served at 6pm)
WHERE: CUTE Center, ICube Building, #02-01-01 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
(dinner will be provided *before* the talk courtesy of CUTE Center)
We will also be announcing the winners of the first Singapore HCI Paperthon.
Note that the talk is open to everyone, and no registration is required. Hope to see you on Thursday!
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