HCIL Symposium - June 1-2, 2006
Registration | Symposium | Tutorials/Workshops | Directions/Map |
The 2006 Symposium was a great success with over 200 attendees and another 140 people joining tutorials and workshops.
HCIL’s 23rd Annual Symposium will highlight the cutting-edge research being conducted in the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland. The Symposium will take place Thursday, June 1st, followed by a day of tutorials and workshops Friday, June 2nd.
There will be a series of talks followed by demonstrations of all of the lab projects with time to meet and talk with researchers in an informal setting.
Notice: The Symposium will take place first this year on June 1st, followed by the Tutorials & Workshops on June 2nd.
Special Thanks to our Sponsors
University of Maryland Sponsors:
- Department of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
- Department of Computer Science
- College of Information Studies
- Institute for Systems Research
- Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
Schedule
SYMPOSIUM - June 1, 2006
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
8:15am | Sign-in and Coffee |
9:00am | WELCOME Jenny Preece, Dean, College of Information Studies Ben Bederson, Director of HCIL |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ben
Shneiderman Creativity Support Tools: A Grand Challenge for HCI |
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SESSION I — Visual Interfaces Session Chair: Catherine Plaisant |
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Improving the search experience by organizing Web search results with meaningful and stable categories Bill Kules, Ben Shneiderman |
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Supporting Literary Scholars with Data Mining and
Visual Interfaces James Rose, Catherine Plaisant, Matt Kirschenbaum, Martha Nell Smith |
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Network Visualization to Support Exploration of
Supreme Court Decision Patterns Aleks Aris, Ben Shneiderman |
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Balancing Systematic and Flexible Exploration of Social Networks Adam Perer, Ben Shneiderman |
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NetLens: Iterative Exploration of Content-Actor Network Data Hyunmo Kang, Catherine Plaisant, Bongshin Lee, Cynthia Parr, Ben Bederson |
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SESSION II - Public Access Session Chair: Allison Druin |
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When Children
are Digital Librarians: Reader Response to the International Children's
Digital Library (ICDL) Sheri Massey, Ann Weeks, Allison Druin |
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Children Sharing Stories with ICDL Communities: A
Pilot Study in Mexico and Maryland Anita Komlodi, Jenny Preece, Weimin Hou, Evan Golub, Aaron Clamage, Sabrina Liao, Philip Resnik, Allison Druin |
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Collaborative Educational Technology to Enhance Grade School Field Trips Gene Chipman, Allison Druin, Jerry Alan Fails, Mona Leigh Guha, Sante Simms |
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The Promise and Perils of New Voting Technologies Ben Bederson |
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12:30pm |
LUNCH |
1:30-3:30pm | SESSION III — Interaction and Devices Session Chair: Kent Norman |
Thumb Movement: Designing for One-Handed Use of Small Devices Amy Karlson, Ben Bederson |
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Eye Tracking as Implicit Feedback for Improving
Search Results Khoo Yit Phang, Doug Oard, François Guimbretière |
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ModelCraft: Capturing Freehand Annotations and Edits on Physical Models Hyun Young Song, François Guimbretière, Hod Lipson, Chang Hu |
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A Pen-top Interface for Interactive Paper Chunyuan Liao, François Guimbretière |
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Hardware Support for Digital Document Navigation Nick Chen, François Guimbretière, Liyang Sun, Mary Czerwinski, Gian Pangaro, Steve Bathiche |
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Mobile Mapping, and Personal Travel History Aaron Clamage, Ben Bederson, Catherine Plaisant |
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3:30-5:00pm | DEMONSTRATIONS
Projects will be demonstrated in the lobby of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. No registration is required. All interfaces introduced during the symposium will be demonstrated. In addition to those projects presented, the following will also be included in the afternoon demonstrations: Tangible Flags: Technology for Children's Field
Trips ICDL Communities Photomesa: Zoomable Image Browser and
Management Exploring Erotics in Emily Dickinson's
Correspondence with Text Mining Pattern Finding and Forecasting Interfaces for
Time Series Data with TimeSearcher Czech It Out: A System for Searching Czech Oral
Histories NetLens TreePlus: Tree-based Graph Visualization CLiMB - Computational Linguistics for Metadata
Building RouteLens: Mobile Mapping and Personal Driving History Piccolo: A Toolkit for Structured Graphics and Zoomable UI POSTERS Comparing Choropleth Maps: A Pilot Study on the Usability of Multiple Small Maps Search and Seizure: Individual Differences in Information Search
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TUTORIALS - June 2, 2006
CSIC Building
Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction - Evan Golub
Contact egolub@cs.umd.edu for more information User interface design and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has become increasingly important in recent years, and is the foundation of the activities of the HCIL. We will summarize the design, development, and evaluation of computer user interfaces. The goal is to shift the mindset of developers to thinking that the basic goal of software should be to serve people, and not the other way around. This tutorial is suitable for people with no background in design or HCI. The following is a preliminary outline for the day:
There will be two or three hands-on exercises to help us explore these topics. I think this is a great way to find out about the above topics but also a way to get to meet and talk with others who are interested in HCI. The Symposium and Open House on Thursday is also a great way to see a wide variety of ways in which these and other principles can be applied. |
An Introduction to
Usability Testing - Bill Killam This is an introductory tutorial on the topic of usability testing. We will cover both management issues and practical issues of usability testing and discuss what usability testing is (and isn't). In the module on management issues, we will focus on usability as it related to the organization. We will discuss what makes a product usable, the origins of usability testing, and the relationship of usability testing to the broader area of Human Factors Engineering and other disciplines (e.g., marketing, design, development, and other types of testing). We will discuss product development models that incorporate usability and discuss such topics as the timing of usability testing in the design and development cycle, how to plan for them, and what ROI there is for usability testing. In the practical module, we will focus the mechanics doing usability testing. We will discuss the different types of testing (formative versus summative) as well as different protocols that can be used for usability tests (both user-based and non-user-based). We will discuss how to develop a test including the test tasks, test length, participant selection and recruiting, data collection, and analysis. Finally, we will be discussing testing with more advanced issues such as alternate and complimentary forms of usability testing (e.g., use of logs, performance data, and remote testing. We will also discuss testing with users special populations such as users with disabilities, testing with older populations, and testing with kids. The audience for this tutorial is usually a mixture of usability practitioners looking to expand their skills, other practitioners (designers, developers, testers, etc.) who may have usability testing interests or responsibilities, and management staff that may be considering incorporating usability into their organization. |
WORKSHOPS - June 2, 2006
CSIC Building
The Usability and Security of Electronic Voting Systems - Ben Bederson The 2000 presidential election was a catalyst for major election reform. In response, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and many new voting systems were introduced, creating new challenges for election officials. Only recently have we begun to understand the impact of these changes on voter experience. Ranging from paper ballot/optical scan systems to direct recording electronic systems (DREs), the usability of these different systems affects voter satisfaction, need for assistance, and voter accuracy. They also raise questions about voter security and verification. This workshop will present reflections from election officials and cutting edge research. To participate, visit the voting workshop webpage. Limited to 50 attendees. Workshop is full. |
Humans and the Semantic Web – Cynthia Parr Though the semantic web is designed for machine readability, people still create, maintain, or use the ontologies that are required. This workshop will consider special issues in ontology visualization, survey existing editors and search interfaces, and identify gaps and new directions. Researchers will present their work in short presentations, and hands-on opportunities will be available to those who bring notebook computers. Special focus will be on biological ontologies, but the expertise of the participants will inform the discussion. To apply, please contact Cynthia Parr (csparr@umd.edu), by May 1st, with a brief description of your background and reason for interest in the workshop. Workshop is full. |
Universal Usability - Jonathan Lazar and Sarah Horton Many governmental initiatives focus on providing universal access to technology for diverse user populations, but having access to technology doesn't help if the interfaces are hard to use. Universal usability is the study of making interfaces easy to use for all users, including young users, older users, economically disadvantaged users, and users with perceptual, motor, and cognitive impairments. Our goal for this workshop is to explore current trends in design and technology that help or hinder the development of universally usable interfaces. Specific topics that we hope to address include:
Each workshop participant will be expected to make a short 5-10 minute presentation. To participate in this workshop, please send a one-page position paper to Sarah Horton (sarah.horton@dartmouth.edu), by May 15th. |