The document outlines the organization of a seminar on advanced topics in information systems. It provides contact information for 6 people involved in organizing the seminar, including Prof. Beat Signer. It then lists 24 possible seminar topics related to information visualization, human-computer interaction, and information systems/management. Finally, it instructs students to select 3 topics from the list to research and present on.
Cross-Media Information Spaces and Architectures (CISA)Beat Signer
Research on cross-media information spaces and architectures covering interactive paper, personal information management, data physicalisation, document engineering, gesture recognition, presentation tools, next generation user interfaces and other topics.
Cross-Media Information Spaces and Architectures (CISA)Beat Signer
Research on cross-media information spaces and architectures covering interactive paper, personal information management, data physicalisation, document engineering, gesture recognition, presentation tools, next generation user interfaces and other topics.
The 11th annual BDPA IT Showcase is an advanced technology forum where High School and College students from across the nation demonstrate their research and theories in the fields of information technology. Papers will be published in the IT Showcase Proceedings. The purpose of this program is to encourage more students of color to advance their education to the Ph.D. level in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) curriculum.
The projects focus on various “advanced thought” topics including; database technology, web design technology, wired and wireless communication technology, IT security, data mining, soft computing, high performance computing, cloud computing, virtual technologies, nanotechnology, robotics, operating systems, IT certification, social media and much more.
The Showcase presentations consist of demonstrations where applicable. Three awards (First, Second and Third Prize) are made in each of two categories: High School and College (undergraduate).
Interactive Paper: Past, Present and FutureBeat Signer
Presentation given at PaperComp 2010, 1st International Workshop on Paper Computing, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2010
ABSTRACT: Over the last few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of researchers dealing with the integration of paper and digital information or services. While recent technological developments enable new forms of paper-digital integration and interaction, some of the original research on interactive paper dates back almost twenty years. We give a brief overview of the most relevant past and current interactive paper developments. Then, based on our experience in developing a wide variety of interactive paper solutions over the last decade, as well as the results of other research groups, we outline future directions and challenges for the realisation of innovative interactive paper solutions.
Further, we propose the definition of common data formats and interactive paper design patterns to ensure future cross-application and framework interoperability.
Paper-Digital User Interfaces - Applications, Frameworks and Future ChallengesBeat Signer
Invited talk given at the User Interface Colloquium, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, November 2, 2009
While there have been dramatic increases in the use of digital technologies for information storage, processing and delivery over the last few decades, the affordances of paper have ensured its retention as a key information medium. Despite predictions of the paperless office, paper is ever more present in our daily work. However, there is a gap between the paper and digital worlds: information present in paper documents cannot be seamlessly transferred to digital media and digital services are not easily accessible from the paper world.
ABSTRACT: In this talk I will present an information-centric approach for integrating paper with digital as well as physical media based on a general cross-media information platform (iServer). Some details about the architecture and implementation of the iServer platform as well as the underlying resource-selector-link (RSL) metamodel for cross-media linking will be highlighted. A selection of interactive paper applications that have been developed based on this platform over the past nine years will be presented, including the EdFest interactive paper guide for the Edinburgh festivals, the PaperPoint presentation tool as well as the PaperProof proof-editing solution. Challenges and solutions for novel forms of interactive paper and cross-media publishing are discussed based on the presented applications. This includes specific extensions of the iServer platform and RSL model as well as the application of our solution in new domains such as digital libraries, cross-media annotation and retrieval or personal cross-media information management that goes beyond the hierarchical information management imposed by the desktop metaphor.
From PaperPoint to MindXpres - Towards Enhanced Presentation ToolsBeat Signer
Presentation given at Education Thursday, December, 2014
Related publications:
PaperPoint: https://www.academia.edu/175439/
MindXpres: https://www.academia.edu/7719770/
This short presentation contains 12 tips for commissioners of durable intranet projects. Sustainable intranets are not about mere presenting content, but about organizing it.
The 11th annual BDPA IT Showcase is an advanced technology forum where High School and College students from across the nation demonstrate their research and theories in the fields of information technology. Papers will be published in the IT Showcase Proceedings. The purpose of this program is to encourage more students of color to advance their education to the Ph.D. level in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) curriculum.
The projects focus on various “advanced thought” topics including; database technology, web design technology, wired and wireless communication technology, IT security, data mining, soft computing, high performance computing, cloud computing, virtual technologies, nanotechnology, robotics, operating systems, IT certification, social media and much more.
The Showcase presentations consist of demonstrations where applicable. Three awards (First, Second and Third Prize) are made in each of two categories: High School and College (undergraduate).
Interactive Paper: Past, Present and FutureBeat Signer
Presentation given at PaperComp 2010, 1st International Workshop on Paper Computing, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2010
ABSTRACT: Over the last few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of researchers dealing with the integration of paper and digital information or services. While recent technological developments enable new forms of paper-digital integration and interaction, some of the original research on interactive paper dates back almost twenty years. We give a brief overview of the most relevant past and current interactive paper developments. Then, based on our experience in developing a wide variety of interactive paper solutions over the last decade, as well as the results of other research groups, we outline future directions and challenges for the realisation of innovative interactive paper solutions.
Further, we propose the definition of common data formats and interactive paper design patterns to ensure future cross-application and framework interoperability.
Paper-Digital User Interfaces - Applications, Frameworks and Future ChallengesBeat Signer
Invited talk given at the User Interface Colloquium, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, November 2, 2009
While there have been dramatic increases in the use of digital technologies for information storage, processing and delivery over the last few decades, the affordances of paper have ensured its retention as a key information medium. Despite predictions of the paperless office, paper is ever more present in our daily work. However, there is a gap between the paper and digital worlds: information present in paper documents cannot be seamlessly transferred to digital media and digital services are not easily accessible from the paper world.
ABSTRACT: In this talk I will present an information-centric approach for integrating paper with digital as well as physical media based on a general cross-media information platform (iServer). Some details about the architecture and implementation of the iServer platform as well as the underlying resource-selector-link (RSL) metamodel for cross-media linking will be highlighted. A selection of interactive paper applications that have been developed based on this platform over the past nine years will be presented, including the EdFest interactive paper guide for the Edinburgh festivals, the PaperPoint presentation tool as well as the PaperProof proof-editing solution. Challenges and solutions for novel forms of interactive paper and cross-media publishing are discussed based on the presented applications. This includes specific extensions of the iServer platform and RSL model as well as the application of our solution in new domains such as digital libraries, cross-media annotation and retrieval or personal cross-media information management that goes beyond the hierarchical information management imposed by the desktop metaphor.
From PaperPoint to MindXpres - Towards Enhanced Presentation ToolsBeat Signer
Presentation given at Education Thursday, December, 2014
Related publications:
PaperPoint: https://www.academia.edu/175439/
MindXpres: https://www.academia.edu/7719770/
This short presentation contains 12 tips for commissioners of durable intranet projects. Sustainable intranets are not about mere presenting content, but about organizing it.
Careem Ride Share Presentation May 2016Aakif Ahmad
Careem is a ride share company based in Dubai. I wrote this for them when we were talking about a position in the organization to support their growth objectives. While the position did not materialize, I have gotten quite good feedback on this and so thought I would share it. (My brother keeps sending links showing Uber implementing ideas I suggested Careem utilize to solidify their competitive position vs. Uber)
Intro to Data Science for Enterprise Big DataPaco Nathan
If you need a different format (PDF, PPT) instead of Keynote, please email me: pnathan AT concurrentinc DOT com
An overview of Data Science for Enterprise Big Data. In other words, how to combine structured and unstructured data, leveraging the tools of automation and mathematics, for highly scalable businesses. We discuss management strategy for building Data Science teams, basic requirements of the "science" in Data Science, and typical data access patterns for working with Big Data. We review some great algorithms, tools, and truisms for building a Data Science practice, and provide plus some great references to read for further study.
Presented initially at the Enterprise Big Data meetup at Tata Consultancy Services, Santa Clara, 2012-08-20 http://www.meetup.com/Enterprise-Big-Data/events/77635202/
data science @NYT ; inaugural Data Science Initiative Lecturechris wiggins
inaugural Data Science Initiative Lecture @ Brown University
2015-12-04
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-science-at-the-new-york-times-tickets-19490272931
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled Biz Models for Hi-Tech Products to analyze the business model for Uber’s taxi service. Uber’s service enables anyone to provide taxi services and it provides dynamic pricing for better matching of supply and demand. Its value proposition for potential drivers is the opportunity to work as driver on their own hours. Its value proposition for user to lower taxi fares during most times of the day and a higher supply of taxis (and higher prices) during peak demand. The customers are tech-savvy and smart phone users who value their time. Uber receives payments directly from customers and keeps a percentage of these payments as its income. Uber’s patents for a demand-price algorithm represent a barrier of entry and thus a method of strategic control.
Cross-Media Technologies and Applications - Future Directions for Personal In...Beat Signer
Webinar given at icity Lab Talks - The Digital Value Chain
In this talk, I will first provide an overview of the lab’s research on a general data-driven approach for cross-media information system and architectures based on the resource-selector-link (RSL) hypermedia metamodel. We will then have a look at several cross-media applications for personal information management and next-generation presentation solutions (MindXpres). Finally, I will outline the lab’s most recent research on tangible interaction and dynamic data physicalisation.
Multimedia Content Understanding: Bringing Context to ContentBenoit HUET
There is a digital revolution happening right before our eyes, the way we communicate is rapidly changing dues to rapid technological advances. Pencil and paper communication is drastically reducing and being replaced with newer communication medium ranging from emails to sms/mms and other instant messaging services. Information/news used to be broadcasted only through official and dedicated channels such as television, radio or newspapers. The technology available today allows every single one of us to be individual information broadcasters whether through text, image or video using our personal connected mobile device. In effect, the current trend shows that video will soon become the most important media on the Internet. While the amount of multimedia content continuously increases there is still progress to be done for automatically understanding multimedia documents in order to provide means to index, search and browse them more effectively. The objectives of this chapter are three-fold. First, we will motivate multimedia content modeling research in the current technological context. Secondly, a broad state of the art will provide the reader with a brief overview of the methodological trends of the field. Thirdly, a bird eye view of the various research themes I have supervised and/or conducted will be presented and will expose how contextual information has become an important additional source of information for multimedia content understanding.
What is computational thinking? Who needs it? Why? How can it be learnt? ...Aaron Sloman
What is computational thinking?
Who needs it? Why? How can it be learnt?
Can it be taught? How?
Slides for invited presentation at Conference of ALT (Association for Learning Technology) 11th Sept 2012, University of Manchester.
PDF available (easier for printing, selecting text, etc.):
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/projects/cogaff/talks/#talk105
A video of the actual presentation (using no slides because of a projector problem) is now available here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXAFz3L2Qpo
It also has been made available as "slide 47" after the PDF presentation on this page.
I attempt to generalise Jeannette Wing's notion of "Computational thinking" (ACM 2006) to include attempting to understand much biological information processing, and try to show the necessity for educators to do deep computational thinking if they wish to facilitate processes of learning.
iUser2011 Keynote: The Personal Information Environment beyond the Personal C...Alan Dix
Keynote at iUser 2011 in Malaysia
Abstract:
The interface to personal computers has changed little in more than 30 years since the landmark Xerox Star. Beneath layers of metaphor for the user and window management system abstractions for the developer, there is a deep underlying model of disk + processing + screen & mouse/keyboard. While the mouse and physical keyboard have sometimes morphed into touch screen and soft keyboard, and network and cloud devices masquerade as local disks, the underlying model is unchanged. However, users have seen their personal information, which was previously fragmented one filing system, email, etc. further dispersed onto Flickr, cloud services and social networks. To some extent mobile platforms, iOS, Android, Windows ME, present a different model, but if anything often heavily fire-walled Apps further fragment the user experience. What might a personal information environment be like that took seriously the fact that the objects of interest to a user are photos and documents, not files stored on disks, jobs to be done not apps?
Indoor Positioning Using the OpenHPS FrameworkBeat Signer
Research paper presentation given at IPIN 2021, Lloret de Mar, Spain.
Hybrid positioning frameworks use various sensors and algorithms to enhance positioning through different types of fusion. The optimisation of the fusion process requires the testing of different algorithm parameters and optimal lowas well as high-level sensor fusion techniques. The presented OpenHPS open source hybrid positioning system is a modular framework managing individual nodes in a process network, which can be configured to support concrete positioning use cases or to adapt to specific technologies. This modularity allows developers to rapidly develop and optimise their positioning system while still providing them the flexibility to add their own algorithms. In this paper we discuss how a process network developed with OpenHPS can be used to realise a customisable indoor positioning solution with an offline and online stage, and how it can be adapted for high accuracy or low latency. For the demonstration and validation of our indoor positioning solution, we further compiled a publicly available dataset containing data from WLAN access points, BLE beacons as well as several trajectories that include IMU data.
Research paper: https://beatsigner.com/publications/indoor-positioning-using-the-openhps-framework.pdf
Personalised Learning Environments Based on Knowledge Graphs and the Zone of ...Beat Signer
Presentation given at CSEDU 2022, Virtual Event.
The learning of new knowledge and skills often requires previous knowledge, which can lead to some frustration if a teacher does not know a learner's exact knowledge and skills and therefore confronts them with exercises that are too difficult to solve. We present a solution to address this issue when teaching techniques and skills in the domain of table tennis, based on the concrete needs of trainers that we have investigated in a survey. We present a conceptual model for the representation of knowledge graphs as well as the level at which individual players already master parts of this knowledge graph. Our fine-grained model enables the automatic suggestion of optimal exercises in a player's so-called zone of proximal development, and our domain-specific application allows table tennis trainers to schedule their training sessions and exercises based on this rich information. In an initial evaluation of the resulting solution for personalised learning environments, we received positive and promising feedback from trainers. We are currently investigating how our approach and conceptual model can be generalised to some more traditional educational settings and how the personalised learning environment might be further improved based on the expressive concepts of the presented model.
Research paper: https://beatsigner.com/publications/personalised-learning-environments-based-on-knowledge-graphs-and-the-zone-of-proximal-development.pdf
Codeschool in a Box: A Low-Barrier Approach to Packaging Programming CurriculaBeat Signer
Presentation given at CSEDU 2023, Prague, Czech Republic.
The tech industry is a fast-growing field, with many companies facing issues in finding skilled workers to fill their open vacancies. At the same time, many people have limited access to the quality education necessary to enter this job market. To address this issue, various small and often volunteer-run non-profit organisations have emerged to up-skill capable learners. However, these organisations face tight constraints and many challenges while trying to design and deliver high-quality education to their learners. In this position paper, we discuss some of these challenges and present a preliminary version of a curriculum packager addressing some of these issues. Our proposed solution, inspired by first-hand experience in these organisations as well as computing education research (CER), is based on a combination of micromaterials, study lenses and a companion mobile application. While our solution is designed for the specific context of small organisations providing vocational ICT training, it can also be applied to the broader domain of learning environments facing similar constraints.
Research paper: https://beatsigner.com/publications/codeschool-in-a-box-a-low-barrier-approach-to-packaging-programming-curricula.pdf
Towards a Framework for Dynamic Data PhysicalisationBeat Signer
Presentation given at the International Workshop Toward a Design Language for Data Physicalization, Berlin, Germany, October 2018
ABSTRACT: Advanced data visualisation techniques enable the exploration and analysis of large datasets. Recently, there is the emerging field of data physicalisation, where data is represented in physical space (e.g. via physical models) and can no longer only be explored visually, but also by making use of other senses such as touch. Most existing data physicalisation solutions are static and cannot be dynamically updated based on a user's interaction. Our goal is to develop a framework for new forms of dynamic data physicalisation in order to support an interactive exploration and analysis of datasets. Based on a study of the design space for dynamic data physicalisation, we are therefore working on a grammar for representing the fundamental physical operations and interactions that can be applied to the underlying data. Our envisioned extensible data physicalisation framework will enable the rapid prototyping of dynamic data physicalisations and thereby support researchers who want to experiment with new combinations of physical variables or output devices for dynamic data physicalisation as well as designers and application developers who are interested in the development of innovative dynamic data physicalisation solutions.
Paper: https://www.academia.edu/37336859/Towards_a_Framework_for_Dynamic_Data_Physicalisation
Cross-Media Document Linking and NavigationBeat Signer
Presentation given at DocEng 2018, 18th ACM Symposium on Document Engineering, Halifax, Canada, August 2018
ABSTRACT: Documents do often not exist in isolation but are implicitly or explicitly linked to parts of other documents. However, due to a multitude of proprietary document formats with rather simple link models, today's possibilities for creating hyperlinks between snippets of information in different document formats are limited. In previous work, we have presented a dynamically extensible cross-document link service overcoming the limitations of the simple link models supported by most existing document formats. Based on a plug-in mechanism, our link service enables the linking across different document types. In this paper, we assess the extensibility of our link service by integrating some document formats as well as third-party document viewers. We illustrate the flexibility of creating advanced hyperlinks across these document formats and viewers that cannot be realised with existing linking solutions or link models of existing document formats. A user study further investigates the user experience when creating and navigating cross-document hyperlinks.
Paper: https://www.academia.edu/36550753/Cross_Media_Document_Linking_and_Navigation
An Analysis of Cross-Document Linking MechanismsBeat Signer
Presentation given at JCDL 2018, ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Fort Worth, USA, June 2018
ABSTRACT: Physical and digital documents do often not exist in isolation but are implicitly or explicitly linked. Previous research in Human-Computer Interaction and Personal Information Management has revealed certain user behaviour in associating information across physical and digital documents. Nevertheless, there is a lack of empirical studies on user needs and behaviour when defining these associations. In this paper, we address this lack of empirical studies and provide insights into strategies that users apply when associating information across physical and digital documents. In addition, our study reveals the limitations of current practices and we suggest improvements for associating information across documents. Last but not least, we identify a set of design implications for the development of future cross-document linking solutions.
Paper: https://www.academia.edu/36348960/An_Analysis_of_Cross_Document_Linking_Mechanisms
Crossing Spaces: Towards Cross-Media Personal Information Management User Int...Beat Signer
Presentation given at AVI 2018, International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, Grosseto, Italy, May 2018
ABSTRACT: Nowadays, digital and paper documents are used simultaneously during daily tasks. While significant research has been carried out to support the re-finding of digital documents, less effort has been made to provide similar functionality for paper documents. In this paper, we present a solution that enables the design of cross-media Personal Information Management (PIM) user interfaces helping users in re-finding documents across digital and physical information spaces. We propose three main design requirements for the presented cross-media PIM user interfaces. Further, we illustrate how these design requirements have been applied in the development of three proof-of-concept applications and describe a software framework supporting the design of these interfaces. Finally, we discuss opportunities for future improvements of the presented cross-media PIM user interfaces.
Paper: https://www.academia.edu/36502958/Crossing_Spaces_Towards_Cross-Media_Personal_Information_Management_User_Interfaces
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Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
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How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
In Odoo, the chatter is like a chat tool that helps you work together on records. You can leave notes and track things, making it easier to talk with your team and partners. Inside chatter, all communication history, activity, and changes will be displayed.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
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Introduction - Lecture 1 - Advanced Topics in Information Systems (WE-DINF-15240)
1. 2 December 2005
Advanced Topics in Information Systems
Prof. Beat Signer
Department of Computer Science
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
http://www.beatsigner.com
2. Beat Signer - Department of Computer Science - bsigner@vub.ac.be 2February 12, 2012
Seminar Organisation
Prof. Beat Signer
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
10 F 721
+32 2 629 12 39
bsigner@vub.ac.be
Dr. Bruno Dumas
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
10 F 709
+32 2 629 37 13
bdumas@vub.ac.be
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Seminar Organisation ...
Lode Hoste
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
10 F 733
+32 2 629 33 06
lhoste@vub.ac.be
Brecht De Rooms
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
10 F 707
+32 2 629 11 03
bderooms@vub.ac.be
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Seminar Organisation ...
Ahmed A.O. Tayeh
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
10 F 710
+32 2 629 11 04
hamadatayeh@hotmail.com
Reinout Roels
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
10 F 707
+32 2 629 11 03
rroels@vub.ac.be
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"As We May Think" (1945)
When data of any sort are placed in storage,
they are filed alphabetically or numerically,
and information is found (when it is) by
tracing it down from subclass to subclass.
It can be in only one place, unless duplicates
are used; one has to have rules as to which
path will locate it, and the rules are cumbers-
ome. Having found one item, moreover, one
has to emerge from the system and re-enter
on a new path. The human mind does not
work that way. It operates by association. ...
Vannevar Bush
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"As We May Think" (1945) …
... It affords an immediate step, however, to
associative indexing, the basic idea of which
is a provision whereby any item may be
caused at will to select immediately and
automatically another. This is the essential
feature of the memex. The process of tying
two items together is the important thing. ...
Vannevar Bush, As We May Think,
Atlanic Monthly, July 1945
Vannevar Bush
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"As We May Think" (1945) …
Bush's article 'As We May Think'
(1945) is often seen as
the "origin" of hypertext
Article introduces the Memex
memory extender
store and access information
follow cross-references in the form
of associative trails between pieces
of information (microfilms)
prototypical hypertext machine
trail blazers are those who find delight in
the task of establishing useful trails
Memex
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Video: Memex
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The Mother of All Demos (1968)
Douglas Engelbart and his colleagues
at the Stanford Research Institute
developed the oNLine System (NLS) as
part of the Augment Project
vision about the future of interactive computing
NLS was demonstrated at the Fall
Joint Computer Conference in 1968
showed first practical use of hypertext
computer mouse
remote collaboration (connected computers)
raster-scan video monitors
screen windows
...
Douglas Engelbart
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NLS Demo
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Hypertext (1965)
Ted Nelson coined the term hypertext
Nelson started Project Xanadu in 1960
first hypertext project
non-sequential writing
referencing/embedding parts of a document
in another document (transclusion)
transpointing windows
bidirectional (bivisible) links
version and rights management
XanaduSpace 1.0 was released as part of Project
Xanadu in 2007
Ted Nelson
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Digital Documents as a Paper Simulator?
Most people don't understand the logic of the
concept: "What You See Is What You Get" is based
on printing the document out ("get" means "get
WHEN YOU PRINT IT OUT"). And that means a
metaphysical shift: a document can only consist of
what can be printed! This re-froze the computer
document into a closed rectangular object which
cannot be penetrated by outside markings (curtailing
what you could do with paper). No marginal notes,
no sticky notes, no crossouts, no insertions, no
overlays, no highlighting - PAPER UNDER GLASS.
Ted Nelson, Geeks Bearing Gifts: How the Computer
World Got This Way, Mindful Press 2009
Ted Nelson
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Video: Ted Nelson About Documents
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Video: Apple Knowledge Navigator (1987)
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Video: Sun Microsystems' Starfire (1994)
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Video: Microsoft Office Labs Vision 2019
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Video: A Day Made Out of Glass 2
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Three Main Domains of the Seminar
Information
Systems &
Management
Information
Visualisation
& Navigation
Information
Visualisation
nd NavigationHuman-Machine &
Human-Information
Interaction
slideware
multimedia web applications
flexible displays
lifelogging
semantic user interfaces
open cross-media systems indoor scene capturing
web document formats
semantically rich web objects
context modelling
information extraction
visual programming languages
augmented reality
fluid views
conversational systems
mobile text entry interfaces
multimodal interaction
graphical querying
crowdsourcing
gesture recognition
continous gesture recognition
co-present collaboration
ubiquitous interfaces
multi-touch interaction
CISA
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Seminar Topics
1. Web Document Formats
A REST Protocol and Composite Format for Interactive Web Documents,
John M. Boyer, Charles F. Wiecha and Rahul P. Akolkar, Proceedings of
DocEng 2009, 9th ACM Symposium on Document Engineering, Munich,
Germany, September 2009
2. Semantically Rich Web Objects
Clui: A Platform for Handles to Rich Objects, Hubert Pham, Justin
Mazzola Paluska, Robert C. Miller and Steve Ward, Proceedings of UIST
2012, 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and
Technology, Cambridge, USA, October 2012
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Seminar Topics ...
3. Multimedia Web Applications
Timesheets.js: When SMIL Meets HTML5 and CSS3, Fabien Cazenave,
Vincent Quint and Cécile Roisin, Proceedings of DocEng 2011, 11th
ACM Symposium on Document Engineering, Mountain View, USA,
September 2011
4. Lifelogging
Socio-Technical Lifelogging: Deriving Design Principles for a Future
Proof Digital Past, Steve Whittaker, Vaiva Kalnikaité, Daniela Petrelli,
Abigail Sellen, Nicolas Villar, Ofer Bergman, Paul Clough and Jens
Brockmeier, Human-Computer Interaction, 27(1-2), 2012
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Seminar Topics ...
5. Information Extraction
Sift: An End-User Tool for Gathering Web Content on the Go, Matthias
Geel, Timothy Church and Moira C. Norrie, Proceedings of DocEng
2012, 12th ACM Symposium on Document Engineering, Paris, France,
September 2012
6. Open Cross-Media Systems
A Model and Architecture for Open Cross-Media Annotation and Link
Services, Beat Signer and Moira C. Norrie, Information Systems 36(3),
Elsevier, May 2011
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Seminar Topics ...
7. Context Modelling
A Survey of Context Modelling and Reasoning Techniques, Claudio
Bettini, Oliver Brdiczka, Karen Henricksen, Jadwiga Indulska, Daniela
Nicklas, Anand Ranganathan and Daniele Riboni, Pervasive and Mobile
Computing 6(2), Elsevier, April 2010
8. Slideware
NextSlidePlease: Authoring and Delivering Agile Multimedia
Presentations, Ryan Spicer, Yu-Ru Lin, Aisling Kelliher and Hari
Sundaram, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing,
Communications and Applications (TOMCCAP), 8(4), November 2012
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Seminar Topics ...
9. Semantic User Interfaces
iMapping - A Zooming User Interface Approach for Personal and
Semantic Knowledge Management, Heiko Haller and Andreas Abecker,
Proceedings of Hypertext 2010, 21th ACM Conference on Hypertext and
Hypermedia, Toronto, Canada, June 2010
10.Crowdsourcing
CrowdScape: Interactively Visualizing User Behavior and Output, Jeffrey
Rzeszotarski and Aniket Kittur, Proceedings of UIST 2012, 25th Annual
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology,
Cambridge, USA, October 2012
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Seminar Topics ...
11.Graphical Querying
DataPlay: Interactive Tweaking and Example-driven Correction of
Graphical Database Queries, Azza Abouzied, Joseph Hellerstein and Avi
Silberschatz, Proceedings of UIST 2012, 25th Annual ACM Symposium
on User Interface Software and Technology, Cambridge, USA, October
2012
12.Flexible Displays
Steerable Augmented Reality with the Beamatron, Andrew Wilson,
Hrvoje Benko, Shahram Izadi and Otmar Hilliges, Proceedings of UIST
2012, 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and
Technology, Cambridge, USA, October 2012
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Seminar Topics ...
13.Fluid Views
Fluid Views: A Zoomable Search Environment, Marian Dörk, Sheelagh
Carpendale and Carey Williamson, Proceedings of AVI 2012,
International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, Capri
Island, May 2012
14.Visual Programming Languages
A Visual Programming Language for Designing Interactions Embedded in
Web-based Geographic Applications, The Nhan Luong, Patrick
Etcheverry, Christophe Marquesuzaà and Thierry Nodenot, Proceedings
of IUI 2012, 17th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces,
Lisbon, Portugal, February 2012
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Seminar Topics ...
15.Augmented Reality
ClayVision: The (Elastic) Image of the City, Yuichiro Takeuchi and Ken
Perlin, Proceedings of CHI 2012, SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors
in Computing Systems, Austin, USA, May 2012
16.Indoor Scene Capturing
Capturing Indoor Scenes with Smartphones, Aditya Sankar and Steven
M. Seitz, Proceedings of UIST 2012, 25th Annual ACM Symposium on
User Interface Software and Technology, Cambridge, USA, October
2012
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Seminar Topics ...
17.Mobile Text Entry Interfaces
WalkType: Using Accelerometer Data to Accomodate Situational
Impairments in Mobile Touch Screen Text Entry, Mayank Goel, Leah
Findlater and Jacob Wobbrock, Proceedings of CHI 2012, ACM
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Austin, USA, May
2012
18.Co-Present Collaboration
Cross-Device Interaction via Micro-Mobility and F-formations, Nicolai
Marquardt, Ken Hinckley, Saul Greenberg, Proceedings of UIST 2012,
25th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and
Technology, Cambridge, USA, October 2012
28. Beat Signer - Department of Computer Science - bsigner@vub.ac.be 28February 12, 2012
Seminar Topics ...
19.Gesture Recognition
Gestures as Point Clouds: A $P Recognizer for User Interface
Prototypes, Radu-Daniel Vatavu, Lisa Anthony and Jacob O. Wobbrock,
Proceedings of ICMI 2012, 14th ACM International Conference on
Multimodal Interaction, Santa Monica, USA, 2012
20.Continuous Gesture Recognition
Continuous Recognition and Visualization of Pen Strokes and Touch-
Screen Gestures, P. O. Kristensson and L. C. Denby, Proceedings of
SBIM 2011, 8th Eurographics Symposium on Sketch-Based Interfaces
and Modeling, Vancouver, Canada, August 2011
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Seminar Topics ...
21.Multi-Touch Interaction
Proton++: A Customizable Declarative Multitouch Framework, Kenrick
Kin, Björn Hartmann, Tony DeRose and Maneesh Agrawala,
Proceedings of UIST 2012, 25th Annual ACM Symposium on User
Interface Software and Technology, Cambridge, USA, October 2012
22.Multimodal Interaction
Mudra: A Unified Multimodal Interaction Framework, Lode Hoste, Bruno
Dumas and Beat Signer, Proceedings of ICMI 2011, 13th International
Conference on Multimodal Interaction, Alicante, Spain, November 2011
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Seminar Topics ...
23.Conversational Systems
Learning Speaker, Addressee and Overlap Detection Models From
Multimodal Streams, Oriol Vinyals, Dan Bohus and Rich Caruana,
Proceedings of ICMI 2012, 14th ACM International Conference on
Multimodal Interaction, Santa Monica, USA, October 2012
24.Ubiquitous Interfaces
Touché: Enhancing Touch Interaction on Humans, Screens, Liquids, and
Everyday Objects, Munehiko Sato, Ivan Poupyrev and Chris Harrison,
Proceedings of CHI 2012, SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems, Austin, USA, May 2012
31. Beat Signer - Department of Computer Science - bsigner@vub.ac.be 31February 12, 2012
Assignment of Topics
Select 3 topics/papers from the presented list and mark
them (with A, B and C) according to your preferences
Send an email with your choices (e.g. 6A, 8B, 14C) to
bsigner@vub.ac.be no later than February 15
Each student will be assigned a paper that has to be
presented in the seminar and the final seminar schedule
will be made available by next week
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Seminar Organisation
Presentation should be 30 minutes long (not longer!)
Structure of your presentation
introduction of topic and problem statement (5-10 mins)
proposed approach (15-20 mins)
review (5 mins)
- critical analysis
- at least two positive and two negative points about the paper
Send a draft of your presentation to your supervisor no
later than one week before the presentation and arrange
a meeting with your supervisor
you will get feedback about the structure and content of your
presentation
33. Beat Signer - Department of Computer Science - bsigner@vub.ac.be 33February 12, 2012
Seminar Organisation …
Each student has to write a report about their presented
paper/topic
same structure as presentation
not longer than 5 pages
send a draft to your supervisor to get some feedback
- arrange a meeting with your supervisor
deadline for final report: 21.5.2012
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Seminar Organisation …
Each student will be
assigned as a reviewer
for two other papers
hand in a review via the
Open Conference System
deadline: at least a week
before the paper is presented
Each student is finally assigned as a metareviewer for a
paper
hand in a metareview via the Open Conference System
based on the two reviews and the metareviewer's knowledge
deadline: at least one day before the paper is presented
prepare at least two questions to open the discussion round
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Seminar Organisation …
Final grade is based on
presentation (70%)
written report
reviews and metareview
active participation in the seminar
Everybody is expected to have a look at each week's
papers before the lecture!
after each presentation, we should have enough time for questions
and a discussion about the topic and content of the paper
Attendance to all presentations is mandatory!
Schedule will be made available on PointCarré
first presentations: 12.3.2013
36. Beat Signer - Department of Computer Science - bsigner@vub.ac.be 36February 12, 2012
Some Tips for the Presentation
Talk to the audience and not to your laptop screen
do not read your talk from paper
Make use of available resources and tools (in addition to
slideware) if appropriate
overhead projector
blackboard
paper handouts
laser pointer/highlighter
...
A quick demo, movie or application screenshot can often
help to clarify an approach
37. Beat Signer - Department of Computer Science - bsigner@vub.ac.be 37February 12, 2012
Some Tips for the Presentation ...
Content
put the presented research paper in the right context (topic)
investigate additional resources
- possibly use additional information (not from the paper) in the introduction
- check the content that is referenced in the paper
do no overload your slides with long sentences
- the audience cannot read overloaded slides and at the same time listen to you
do not just summarise the paper
- selection of important parts might be necessary due to time constraints
use graphical features carefully
- a fancy slide background might reduce the readability
- too many colours and different fonts can be distractive
- no "misuse" of animations or sounds
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Some Tips for the Presentation ...
Content
the slides should support your talk rather than being a script that
you read from the screen
make sure that you do not have too much content for the 30 mins
- rehearsal
if you copy content from the paper (e.g. figures) make sure that
they are readable – otherwise redo them
avoid "empty" slides like the classical "Questions?" slide at the
end of a presentation
- the last slide is likely to be shown during the entire Q&A session and should
therefore be used for your give away message (e.g. some conclusions)
prepare some backup slides which might support you during the
Q&A session
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Some Tips for the Presentation ...
Presentation style
the audience will be more attentive if they see that you are
motivated to give the presentation
think about your body language
Preparation
a good preparation gives you more confidence and freedom
during your presentation
practice, practice, practice, ...
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Some Tips for the Audience
Of course the first and most important thing is that you
listen to the interesting talks and learn some new things
Other things you might observe during the presentation
is the structure of the talk clear?
what about the presenter's presentation style
even if you should not comment about these things, you might
always ask yourself how you might have done things differently or
learn new things from good presentations
Ask questions and give comments after the presentation
41. Beat Signer - Department of Computer Science - bsigner@vub.ac.be 41February 12, 2012
References
Vannevar Bush, As We May Think,
Atlanic Monthly, July 1945
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/194507/bush/
http://sloan.stanford.edu/MouseSite/Secondary.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c539cK58ees
NLS demo
http://sloan.stanford.edu/MouseSite/1968Demo.html
Project Xanadu
http://xanadu.com
Ted Nelson demonstrates Xanadu Space
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En_2T7KH6RA
42. Beat Signer - Department of Computer Science - bsigner@vub.ac.be 42February 12, 2012
References ...
Apple Knowledge Navigator (1987)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp4aRpcX5So
Sun Microsystems' Starfire (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp-_oUwdSeY#!
Microsoft Office Labs Vision 2019
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp-_oUwdSeY#!
A Day Made Out of Glass 2, Corning Inc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZkHpNnXLB0