Home page GVU Graduate Student Awards Program 2021 Affordable Public Transit UI for Vehicles | Sonification Lab GVU Grad Award Foley Finalists 2021 Past Spotlights Featured Projects Game of Thrones Companion Lab:Prototyping eNarrative Lab The transition from novel to television creates the issue of compressing the story into episodes limited by time and budgets. HBO s translation of Game of Thrones is a rich tapestry of characters and narratives; however, the viewer can lack backstory, geographic awareness, and an understanding of character relationships. This second-screen companion app orients viewers to the world of Westeros by mapping families throughout episodes. Greater character understanding is achieved by the mapping of character relationships, both during characters present in each scene or within the episode. MyDrinkPal Lab:MS-HCI Project Lab Understanding Health-Oriented Privacy Perceptions Regarding Ubiquitous Technology Use Lab:Ubiquitous Computing Group In the last few years, there has been tremendous growth in the prevalence and widespread use of smart and ubiquitous technologies. These technologies include the use of smartphones, smartwatches and wearables, and smart devices. While these devices have a variety of benefits, they come at the cost of using our data for number of purposes that is not transparent to an average user. This project aims to understand how people perceive regarding privacy concerns with respect to their health data being collected and used by third party entities. Upcoming Events Nov 11 GVU Center Brown Bag: Noopur Raval — Studying Intersectional Challenges in Gig Work — co-hosted by CHIWORK.org

This brownbag is co-hosted by CHIWORK.org, a speaker series on the future of work in HCI, and is moderated by Neha Kumar, Associate Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Nov 11 IPaT Thursday Think Tank: Healthcare Data HowTo

In this Think Tank we will review how to get started with and grow research efforts working with protected healthcare data at Georgia Tech.

Nov 17 Fall 2021 Convergence Innovation Competition Finalist Judging - Day 1

The final round of judging for the fall 2021 Convergence Innovation Competition is a two-day process. Selected teams who participated in the first round of judging are invited to participate in the second round.

All GVU Events GVU News <?/**' . $base_path . 'sites/default/files/gt_theme_files**/ ?> Associate Professor Elected SIGCHI President Neha Kumar will serve a three-year term for the group, which is the premier international society for professionals and academics interested in human-computer interaction. <?/**' . $base_path . 'sites/default/files/gt_theme_files**/ ?> Assistant Professor Named 2021 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow The two-year fellowship recognizes innovative and promising early-career professors in the Americas who are exploring breakthrough research in computer science or a related field. <?/**' . $base_path . 'sites/default/files/gt_theme_files**/ ?> Ivan Allen College Faculty Join NSF-Funded AI Institutes The faculty will work at the new National Science Foundation AI Institutes. All GVU News

   

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