minutes for June 19, 2008
Stephen Mann
Date: June 19, 2008
Location: DC 1304
Time: 1:30
Chair: Stephen Mann
0. Attendance
Andrea Bunt, Bill Cowan, Jeff Dicker, Richard Fung, Marshall Hahn, Vladimir Levin, Stephen Mann, Alex Pytel, Eoghan Sherry, Martin Talbot, Mike Terry, Jie Xu, Cameo Zwarich.
1. Changes to the Agenda - additions or deletions
None.
2. Coffee Hour
Coffee hour last week:
Eoghan- thanks!
Coffee hour this week:
No volunteers
Coffee hour next week:
No volunteers
3. Forthcoming
Date: June 26, 2008 July 3, 2008 July 10, 2008 July 17, 2008
Location: DC 1304 1:30 DC 1304 1:30 DC 1304 1:30 DC 1304 1:30
Chair: Alexander Pytel
Alexander Pytel Zheng Qin
Zheng Qin Jamie Ruiz
Jamie Ruiz Eoghan Sherry
Eoghan Sherry
Technical Presentation: Gabriel Esteves
Gabriel Esteves Ghulam Lashari
Ghulam Lashari Alexander Pytel
Alexander Pytel Jamie Ruiz
Jamie Ruiz
4. Technical Presentation
Vladimir Levin
Vladimir Levin Title : Evaluating Calm Technology
Abstract:
I will talk about my research. In particular, I will describe a recent experiment I've done to objectively evaluate calm technology. Using this experiment, I will show that it is possible to have a technology that provides information without requiring attention (unattended technology).
5. Discussion Items
* Short term job writing software to design baseball caps online.
Send email to Steve if you're interested.
* Members list
Kate was added; Mike T emailed Steve the url for the HCI people page and Steve added the HCI students to the list.
6. Action Items
7. Conferences and Special Journal Issues
Recent Additions
Upcoming Deadlines
* Jun 20, 2008: GH08 Conference
* Jun 23, 2008: EGSR08 Conference
* Jun 26, 2008: IVEVA 2008 Conference
* Jun 26, 2008: Curves and Surfaces 2008 Conference
8. Directors' Meeting
9. Seminars and Events
* 2008 Jun 20, 11:30, DC 2306C - Artificial Intelligence Lab PhD Seminar
Omar Zia Khan, Ph.D. Candidate
Explaining Recommendations Generated by MDPs
* 2008 Jun 23, 10:30, DC 2314 - Computer Graphics Research Group PhD Seminar
Zheng Qin, PhD candidate, David R. Cheriton School of Comp. Sci., Univ. Waterloo
Circular Arcs as Primitives for Vector Textures
Also see other Math and CS postings.
10. Lab Cleanup