Keynote Speakers

"Human-Centred Computing for Cooperative Systems" by Professor Tom Gross, Faculty of Media, Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany

Abstract

Research from a human-centred computing perspective aims to develop technologicalconcepts, prototypes, and systems based on an understanding of how people interactwith and communicate through computing technology. Our research is based on thisperspective and departs from an understanding of human, social, and cultural issues inorder to make technology useful and usable. The primary focus of attention is therebyon human activity in context. From this perspective we design, develop, and evaluateconcepts and systems for working, learning, and social interaction. This talk willcombine general thoughts with concrete examples.
 

Bio

Dr. Tom Gross is chair of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, and Vicerector (i.e., Vice-President) of the Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany. His researchinterests are particularly in the fields of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work,Human-Computer Interaction, and Ubiquitous Computing. In these areas he haspublished numerous articles in journals, conference proceedings, books and bookchapters. And he has been teaching at various universities across Europe. He hasparticipated in and coordinated activities in various national and international researchprojects. He is an expert member of the IFIP Technical Committee on ‘HumanComputer Interaction’ (TC.13). He has been conference co-chair and organiser ofmany international conferences (e.g., most recently INTERACT 2009 PC co-chair).He received a PhD from the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.

"ALICE: an augmented reality installation for ambient culture in the West" by Prof. Dr. Matthias Rauterberg, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

Abstract

Matthias Rauterberg will introduce into cultural differences between East and West, as starting point for the development of entertainment technology towards cultural transformation. He argues for the importance of future entertainment technology to contribute to cultural transformation processes in the large. He introduces and discusses the ZENetic Computer for the East and the ALICE project for the West. The concept of Kansei Mediation is supposed to guide future developments of theories and frameworks in the context of 'ambient culture'.
 

Bio

Matthias Rauterberg received a B.S. in Psychology (1978) at the University of Marburg (Germany), a B.A. in Philosophy (1981) and a B.S. in Computer Science (1983), a M.S. in Psychology (1981) and a M.S. in Computer Science (1986) at the University of Hamburg (Germany), and a Ph.D. in Computer Science/ Mathematics (1995) at the University of Zurich (Switzerland). He is now the head of the Designed Intelligence research group at the Department of Industrial Design of the TU/e. He is now the Dutch representative in the IFIP TC14 on 'Entertainment Computing' and the founding vice-chair of this TC14 (since 2006). He was also appointed as visiting professor at Kwansei Gakuin University (Japan). Since 2004 he is a nominated member of the 'Cream of Science' in the Netherlands (the 200 top-level Dutch researchers) and amongst the 10 top-level TU/e scientists. He has over 250 publications in international journals, conference proceedings, books, etc. He acts also as editor and member of the editorial board of several leading international journals.
For more information, please see http://www.idemployee.id.tue.nl/g.w.m.rauterberg/
 

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