Highlights from the Saskatchewan Interaction Lab

Professor Carl Gutwin

Dept. Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan

Fri Feb 02 15:10:00 NZDT 2007 in Room 031, MSCS

Abstract

This talk will give an overview of research going on at the Human-Computer Interaction lab at the University of Saskatchewan. I'll talk about (and show) a number of projects - rich embodiments for groupware, the Magic Window, groupware message compression, tabletop cutouts, ListMaps, the perspective cursor, above-the-table interaction techniques, and communityware. The common thread through all these projects is that I am interested in understanding and improving the real-world usability of interactive systems. I'll also show pictures of "the worst blizzard to hit Saskatoon in fifty years..."

Biography

Dr. Carl Gutwin is a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan in sunny Saskatoon. He holds a Canada Research Chair in Next-Generation Groupware, and directs the Human-Computer Interaction laboratory in the department of Computer Science. Dr. Gutwin's research has touched on a number of topics in human-computer interaction and computer-supported cooperative work, including information visualization, novel interaction techniques and models, groupware performance, and innovative ways of organizing and supporting group work. Dr. Gutwin will be a Visiting Erskine Fellow until the end of April 2007.