Title：Seeking practical scientific creativity in Human Computer Interaction: recent research projects in the NUS HCI research lab.

Speaker：Zhao Shengdong, National University of Singapore

Time：Jan 6,2011.10:00am

Location：Lecture room, Lab for Computer Science, Level 3 Building #5, Institute of Software, CAS

Abstract：

This talk will introduce several recent projects from the NUS HCI research lab from the computer science department, National University of Singapore, including SandCanvas and Farmer's Tale. In SandCanvas, we have developed a new multi-touch digital artistic medium that simplifies the creation of sand animations, which is a performance art technique in which an artist tells stories by creating animated images with sand. In Farmer's tale, we have created a Facebook game modeled after the famous game "FarmVille" to attract and make it easier for people to volunteer. In addition, a few other projects as well as lessons in starting and managing a new research lab will also be briefly discussed.

Bio：

Dr. Shengdong Zhao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, National University of Singapore. He created and currently manages the NUS HCI research lab. Shengdong completes his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, specialized in Human Computer Interaction, at the University of Toronto. He also holds a Masters degree in Information Management & Systems from the University of California at Berkeley. He has a wealth of experience in developing new interface tools and applications. His work has been published in prestigious conferences (ACM CHI, ACM UIST, WWW, and IEEE InfoVis) in the past few years. He is the recipient of the NUS Young Investigator Award in 2009.