SACHI

Speaker: Annalu Waller, University of Dundee Abstract: Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) attempts to augment natural speech, or to provide alternative ways to communicate for people with limited or no speech. Technology has played an increasing role in AAC. At the most simplest level, people with complex communication needs (CCN) can cause a prestored message … Augmentative and Alternative Communication across the Lifespan of Individuals with Complex Communication Needs

Speaker: Aaron Quigley, SACHI University of St Andrews Abstract: Our bodies shape our experience of the world, and our bodies influence what we design. How important are the physical differences between people? Can we model the physiological differences and use the models to adapt and personalize designs, user interfaces and artifacts? Within many disciplines Digital … Creating personalized digital human models of perception for visual analytics

Speaker: Sean Lynch, Innovis group/Interactions lab, University of Calgary, Canada Abstract: Information visualization and new paradigms of interaction are generally applied to productive processes (i.e., at work) or for personal and entertainment purposes. In my work, I have looked instead at how to apply new technologies and visualization techniques to art. I will present mainly … Interaction and Visualization Approaches for Artistic Applications

Speaker: Peterri Nurmi,  Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT Abstract: Contemporary mobile phones readily support different positioning techniques. In addition to integrated GPS receivers, GSM and WiFi can be used for position estimation, and other sensors such as accelerometers and digital compasses can be used to support positioning, e.g., through dead reckoning or the detection of … Energy-efficient location-awareness on mobile devices

Speaker: Mirco Musolesi, Computer Science, University of St Andrews Abstract: Mobile phones are increasingly equipped with sensors, such as accelerometers, GPS receivers, proximity sensors and cameras, that can be used to sense and interpret people behaviour in real-time. Novel user-centered sensing applications can be built by exploiting the availability of such technologies in these devices … Sensing, understanding and modelling people using mobile phones

Speaker: Nava Tintarev, University of Aberdeen Abstract: Story-telling, (including personal narrative), is a big part of our personal and social communication. This talk will identify challenges and solutions that look at the generation of narrative for social communication. We describe a way to “automatically” generate personal stories. The stories which are mix of natural language … Narrative Generation: a case study in assistive technology