Title: Sense - An alternative visualisation
Speaker: Tim Mackinnon
Mon, August 18, 2:30pm – 3:00pm
Video part1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZP75L1w6To
Video part2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXca6ilLZgU
Description
Abstract: For several years, a prominent UK educational institution has been using a Scratch derivative to successfully teach adults how to program. Using a unique blend of interesting exercises based around a physical hardware board, they have inspired many adults to learn more about programming. Keen to allow more students to participate in the course, they commissioned a software simulator for their board which also emphasised improving the accessibility of the programming experience with keyboard input and sound output for the various UI elements. Due to the perceived age of the Squeak environment, bids for this work were considered in any language (using sockets and the remote sensor protocol), however I was able to show that the original Squeak Smalltalk environment was more than capable of delivering a sophisticated and elegant solution. Furthermore, while completing this work, I was very impressed with the possibilities that the accessibility features provided even to sighted students, and experimented using them to discover programming issues as well as program optimisations. In this session I will show some the coding challenges I faced, how I built an automated build environment, and demonstrate the potential of the accessibility features even in sighted programming. I will also show how trial usage using these techniques led to a surprising observation that resulted in a complementary and more efficient event mechanism.
Bio: Tim Mackinnon pioneered the use of eXtreme Programming (XP) in the UK in early 1999, and created one of the longest running XP teams at Connextra. Drawing from his prior experience of using Smalltalk, he co-invented Mock Objects, Gold Cards, and many retrospective practices. He is also the co-founder of XTC – a group that continues to inspire developers to share experiences with XP, Agile and software development, and which also organises the successful XPDay conferences. Tim now works with morethan.technology and provides targeted agile consulting at the management/board level, as well as advising software teams on the successful use of leadership, agile, and software development techniques.
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Presented live at FITC Amsterdam 2014 on Feb 24-25, 2014
More details can be found at www.FITC.ca
Interactive experiences that sustain user interest and imagination
For the last couple of years, Stefan Wagner has been working in the field of interactive exhibits, including installations and software that give the audience an understanding of specific (often hard to grasp) topics. Ranging between interactive design, information visualization and creative coding, Stefan learned to love the concept of putting the user in a place where he is not merely a consumer of media, but where he gets to actively and willingly explore the content presented to him – applications that sustain user interest and imagination. In the course of his studies as well as in commercial projects, he has tried to adopt this idea.
In his talk, Stefan Wagner will give you an insight into the development of some of the interactive projects he has been working or collaborating on and how they managed to catch user attention by deploying realtime visuals and/or new concepts of interaction like augmented reality and gesture-based input. He will also discuss conceptual as well as technical issues, problems and insights of these projects.
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Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
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Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
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https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
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📕 Vedremo insieme alcuni esempi dell'utilizzo di Autopilot in diversi tool della Suite UiPath:
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Autopilot per Apps
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Flavio Martinelli, UiPath MVP 2023, Technical Account Manager @UiPath
Andrei Tasca, RPA Solutions Team Lead @NTT Data
Title: Sense - An alternative visualisation
Speaker: Tim Mackinnon
Mon, August 18, 2:30pm – 3:00pm
Video part1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZP75L1w6To
Video part2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXca6ilLZgU
Description
Abstract: For several years, a prominent UK educational institution has been using a Scratch derivative to successfully teach adults how to program. Using a unique blend of interesting exercises based around a physical hardware board, they have inspired many adults to learn more about programming. Keen to allow more students to participate in the course, they commissioned a software simulator for their board which also emphasised improving the accessibility of the programming experience with keyboard input and sound output for the various UI elements. Due to the perceived age of the Squeak environment, bids for this work were considered in any language (using sockets and the remote sensor protocol), however I was able to show that the original Squeak Smalltalk environment was more than capable of delivering a sophisticated and elegant solution. Furthermore, while completing this work, I was very impressed with the possibilities that the accessibility features provided even to sighted students, and experimented using them to discover programming issues as well as program optimisations. In this session I will show some the coding challenges I faced, how I built an automated build environment, and demonstrate the potential of the accessibility features even in sighted programming. I will also show how trial usage using these techniques led to a surprising observation that resulted in a complementary and more efficient event mechanism.
Bio: Tim Mackinnon pioneered the use of eXtreme Programming (XP) in the UK in early 1999, and created one of the longest running XP teams at Connextra. Drawing from his prior experience of using Smalltalk, he co-invented Mock Objects, Gold Cards, and many retrospective practices. He is also the co-founder of XTC – a group that continues to inspire developers to share experiences with XP, Agile and software development, and which also organises the successful XPDay conferences. Tim now works with morethan.technology and provides targeted agile consulting at the management/board level, as well as advising software teams on the successful use of leadership, agile, and software development techniques.
Into the twilight zone innovations for educationCynthia Calongne
Ten Colorado Technical University doctoral students and Dr. Cynthia Calongne presented their paper at the TCC 2011 Worldwide Online Conference April 13, 2011 called Into the Twilight Zone: Innovations for education, virtual worlds and emerging media.
Presented live at FITC Amsterdam 2014 on Feb 24-25, 2014
More details can be found at www.FITC.ca
Interactive experiences that sustain user interest and imagination
For the last couple of years, Stefan Wagner has been working in the field of interactive exhibits, including installations and software that give the audience an understanding of specific (often hard to grasp) topics. Ranging between interactive design, information visualization and creative coding, Stefan learned to love the concept of putting the user in a place where he is not merely a consumer of media, but where he gets to actively and willingly explore the content presented to him – applications that sustain user interest and imagination. In the course of his studies as well as in commercial projects, he has tried to adopt this idea.
In his talk, Stefan Wagner will give you an insight into the development of some of the interactive projects he has been working or collaborating on and how they managed to catch user attention by deploying realtime visuals and/or new concepts of interaction like augmented reality and gesture-based input. He will also discuss conceptual as well as technical issues, problems and insights of these projects.
Crafting Interesting Worlds Inspirations from Gaming User ExperiencesAmit Pande
My presentation on Gaming Experiences at USID 2008, Bangalore conference. I spoke about inspirations that consumer and enterprise software User Experience designers can gain from Gaming Experiences and Game Design
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
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In questo evento online gratuito, organizzato dalla Community Italiana di UiPath, potrai esplorare le nuove funzionalità di Autopilot, il tool che integra l'Intelligenza Artificiale nei processi di sviluppo e utilizzo delle Automazioni.
📕 Vedremo insieme alcuni esempi dell'utilizzo di Autopilot in diversi tool della Suite UiPath:
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Autopilot per Studio
Autopilot per Apps
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GenAI applicata alla Document Understanding
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Flavio Martinelli, UiPath MVP 2023, Technical Account Manager @UiPath
Andrei Tasca, RPA Solutions Team Lead @NTT Data
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