HCI IxD

Positive Technology Visions

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Manifesto

The vision talks are about creating inspiration and exchanging ideas. The key point is to foster exchange and share inspiration in the intersection between technology, science and art. However, to not produce repetition/competition, the series adds a slightly different spiel with the focus on positive visions and interdisciplinary work grounded in research which could be industrial, arts-based or science-based. The series was inspired by the amazing seminars run by Uppsala on HCI.

Thus, white papers, early research ideas, societal impact work or positive provocations for a better tomorrow can be presented.

Where to find the Seminars?

Just look under Current Seminars to find the times and links to the live sessions!

Next Seminar: 10th of February, 13:30 (CET)

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  • Speakers: Aris Alissandrakis (Chalmers, SV)

  • Topic: Using VR to visualize and explore urban climate

  • Link: Zoom

  • Bio: Aris Alissandrakis a senior lecturer at the Division of Interaction Design and Software Engineering in Chalmers, Sweden. Previously, he was a senior lecturer at the Department of Computer Science and Media Technology, Linnæus University, Sweden. His active research interests include Virtual and Augmented Reality, Quantified Self (Big Data), Serious Games, Human-Computer Interaction, Imitation and Social Learning in Adaptive Systems, Human-Robot Interaction, and Artificial Life. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science (Adaptive Systems Research Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire, UK, 2003) for work on imitation in adaptive systems (proposing a framework for solving the correspondence problem in imitation), and the M.Eng. degree in Cybernetics (Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK, 1999). From Feb. 2004 until Nov. 2007 was at the University of Hertfordshire, with the Adaptive Systems Research Group, as a research fellow in the European Integrated Project COGNIRON (“The Cognitive Robot Companion”), working on Imitation in the context of Human-Robot Interaction.

  • Abstract: Aris will give an overview of a recently published article that presents the development of an immersive interface for exploring urban climate data, in particular looking at the phenomenon of "urban heat islands" article. The related two year project (funded by the Norrköping Fund for Research and Development) involved a large interdisciplinary team of urban planners, urban climate researchers, and VIS / HCI researchers.

Format

The talks are 15min and then 20min for discussion. The talks are spaces out over the year to not create pressure and will ocure on each 2nd Tuesday in a month (except for the summer break).

Want to contribute or know more?

Interested in attending the seminar on zoom or have a topic to share / have an idea for whom to invite?

Just contact Swen via email or LinkedIn and let him know that we should put you on the list.