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UCLIC Research Seminar 10th October: Alan Dix (Swansea University) on "More than a Moment"
In understanding and designing effective and engaging interaction, we often focus on the moments of interaction the periods of minutes or hours while keystrokes, mouse clicks or finger movements across the screen elicit changing patterns of pixels and bits on computer memory. Yet these moments of…
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow position available in UCLIC and WEISS - now closed
We are recruiting a Post-doctoral Research Fellow to investigate clinical needs and practices, and how new tools and technologies can support cognition, interaction, and work - the successful applicant with work in a team led by Prof. Ann Blandford, and will be based between UCLIC and the Wellcome…
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UCLIC Research Seminar 19th September: Antonio Cerone (Nazarbayev University) on "A Cognitive Architecture to Support Verification and Validation of Formal System Models and Validation of Research Hypotheses on Cognition"
Abstract: Formal Methods are successfully used in the verification of interactive systems, especially for safety-critical properties. However, formal approaches are normally applied in an ad hoc manner to restricted application domains or even just to specific case studies. Although a large numbers…
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UCLIC quoted in BBC article
Anna Cox is quoted by the BBC in their article on checking work emails outside work. With more of us checking emails outside working hours, Anna stresses the need to switch-off from work and how not doing so can affect productivity and physical and mental health problems. View the full article…
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UCLIC research on errors cited in Psychology Today
Work by Maartje Ament, Anna Cox, Ann Blandford and Duncan Brumby on common errors made with technology is cited in an article by Psychology Today. The article lists the top 5 memory mistakes—and strategies people can use to overcome them. View the full article here: How to Avoid Your Five…
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UCLIC Research Seminar 3rd September: Atsushi Hiyama (University of Tokyo) on "Geron-Informatics"
The demographic ratio of people over 65 in Japan recently exceeded 27% in 2016, creating what is being called a "hyper-aged society." Although there are countless challenges posed by an aging population, they can be overcome by the power of ICT. Geron-informatics is a newly coined term…
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UCLIC Research Seminar 17th August: Marcus Carter (University of Sydney) on "Kinecting with Orangutans"
Contemporary zoos in Australia have two principal goals; ensure the welfare of animals in captivity and act as leading conservation organisations by motivating behavioural change through connecting visitors with animals. Despite the increasing ubiquity of digital technology in similar social and…
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UCLIC Research Seminar 8th August: Gloria Mark (University of California, Irvine) on "Understanding the workplace experience through sensor tracking of behavior"
Understanding the workplace experience is important in order to develop solutions to improve health, mood, and performance, and reduce stress. However, until recently, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral measurements of the workplace experience have been constrained by methodologies based on…
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Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub awarded £10m to widen access to assistive technology
The Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub has been awarded £10m from the Department for International Development (DfiD) to widen access to assistive technology for disabled people. The funding will support the AT:2030 programme, which consists of six projects: Publish a framework of…
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Funded PhD studentship on Digital Technologies for Adolescent Wellbeing - now closed
We have extended the deadline of our EPSRC funded PhD studentship! This is available to UK/EU applicants for up to 4 years from October 2018, and covers tuition fees at the UK/EU level as well as a stipend (£16,000 approx). Eligibility Please be aware that EPSRC funding is only available to…
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UCLIC Research Seminar 4 July: Judy Kay (University of Sydney) on "From sensors to dashboards for lifelong learning for health and wellness"
This talk overviews several projects that have harnessed emerging sensors, transforming their data into dashboards. The sensors range from widely available physical activity trackers, such as Fitbits and phones, to ones that are still in the lab and those that facilitate explicit tracking by the…
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Funded PhD studentship based at UCL Here East
There is a PhD studentship available, funded by Horizon 2020 and supervised by Dr Cathy Holloway. The studentship will be linked to UCLIC, but based at Here East - there is no fixed deadline for applications, but the project must start in October 2018. Please see the advert for more information.
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UCLIC Research Seminar 27 June: Sarah Wiseman (Goldsmiths) on "Control and being controlled: Exploring technology for immersive theatre"
Immersive theatre is a relatively new entertainment form - no longer are theatre audiences expected to sit in rows of seats watching action unfold on stage, now they can wander through the performance, sometimes changing the actions themselves. There is an opportunity to explore how technology can…
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UCLIC Research Seminar 13 June: Rita Borgo (KCL) on "Glyphs-based Visualization, Opportunities and Challenges"
Multivariate data visualization (MDV) is a common requirement across different disciplines, from the sciences to the social sciences, from engineering to arts and humanities, and from media to industry. In this talk I will introduce glyph-based visualization, a form of MDV featuring some unique…
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UCLIC research featured in BBC TV programme Click
Nadia Berthouze, together with Temitayo Olugbade and Youngjun Cho, recently contributed to the BBC TV programme "Click". The episode, called 'It's Been Emotional', features Nadia's research on emotion-detecting technology. The episode is available to watch online at the link below: bb…
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UCLIC Joint Research Seminar 4th June: Catherine Holloway: The GDIHub & Siobhan Strike: Exercise for health, primarily from a biomechanical perspective
Talk 1: 20 Minutes Catherine Holloway explains the GDI Hub http://gdihub.cs.ucl.ac.uk/gdi_hub/ and https://www.disabilityinnovation.com/ Talk 2: 30 minutes Siobhan's talk Exercise for health, primarily from a biomechanical perspective Abstract: The relationship between physical activity and…
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Two New Lecturer Positions in the Computer Science Dept - now closed
Dr Cathy Holloway is recruiting two new Lecturers in the UCL Computer Science Dept in the area of Global Disability Innovation. Please see the advert for more information and how to apply - the deadline is 25th May 2018.
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Ann Blandford's podcast on the future of healthcare
Ann Blandford recently contributed to a Technology Intelligence podcast from The Telegraph exploring the future of health! You check it out at the links below: Telegraph Episode URL Apple Podcast Episode URL Telegraph Series URL And on twitter, you can use the handle @telegraphtech.
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UCLIC Research Seminar 9 May: Hamed Alavi, User Research in a Swiss Smart Living Lab
"Smart Living Lab" in Fribourg, Switzerland, is a platform for multidisciplinary research on the relation between people and their built environments of today and the ones of future. In this talk, I will briefly describe the contributions of our HCI team, Human-IST, to some of the smart…
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Student Choice Awards nominations for UCLIC staff
Congratulations to several UCLIC teaching and support staff, who have been nominated for Student Choice Awards this year! The awards are an initiative by the Students' Union UCL and an opportunity for students to nominate people who do a great job, as a way to thank them and let them know that…
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