Death and the Social Network Paper Accepted to CSCW 2011
Our paper on post-mortem habits and practices on social networks was accepted to CSCW 2011.
Digital identity paper accepted to CSCW 2011
Our paper on digital identity on Facebook and craigslist Missed Connections was accepted to CSCW 2011.
PHR paper accepted to iConference 2011
PHR paper accepted to iConference 2011 Our paper on the evaluation of personal health record systems has been accepted to iConference 2011, which will be held in Seattle, WA. Citation and abstract below. Liu, L.S., Shih, P.C., Hayes, G.R. Barriers to the Adoption and Use of Personal Health Record Systems. To Appear in iConference 2011 […]
vSked noted in article about iPads and autism
For children with autism, iPads an attractive option by Kellie Chi The article begins… “Leann Henkel of Trinity, North Carolina, bought her son Blake an iPad for his 18th birthday on the first day the device was available. Blake, who has autism, is normally shy, but when he’s using the iPad, people approach him and […]
Disability Studies paper wins best paper at ASSETS
Our paper “Disability Studies as a Source of Critical Inquiry for the Field of Assistive Technology” by Jennifer Mankoff, Gillian Hayes and Devva Kasnitz was just awarded the SIGACCESS best paper award. ABSTRACT Disability studies and assistive technology are two related fields that have long shared common goals–understanding the experience of disability and identifying and addressing relevant […]
WSJ covers FitBaby project
Today the Wall Street Journal covered the Project HealthDesign efforts around Observations of Daily Living, including our project. Laura Landro reports: To help improve care for chronic diseases and other health conditions, researchers participating in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Project HealthDesign are asking patients to use smartphones and other devices to collect data about their […]
Five Summer Undergraduate Research Proposals funded for STAR!
Congratulations to the stellar (no pun intended) undegraduate students who recently got funding for summer research: Ryan Wallace, “Evaluating Innovative Technologies for Supporting the Needs of Children with Autism” Jared Haren, “Visualizing Personal Digital Traces Using Mobile Phone Logs” Alex Bretana, “Understanding and Envisioning Ubiquitous Computing Systems in Volunteer Management and Coordination” Chris Combs, “Evaluation of […]
Social Compass paper accepted to Ubicomp
Our paper on the design of a mobile tool based on the Social Compass Curriculum was accepted for publication at this year’s Ubicomp conference. The citation and abstract are below…. look for the camera ready version of the paper to show up on our publications page as soon as it is done. Tentori, M. and […]
Informatics Student on National Finalist Team for Juicy Ideas Competition
Ever wondered if Pippin has Wifi? Does the campus Starbucks take gift cards if so, then “UCI Dining” is the app for you! UCI Dining has just been named one of six finalists from across the nation in the Google “Juicy Ideas Collegiate Competition.” Teams from MIT, Stanford, and University of Washington are among the […]
vSked Demo accepted at IDC 2010
vSked: An Interactive Visual Schedule System for use in Classrooms for Children with Autism Michael T. Yeganyan, Meg Cramer, Lou Anne Boyd and Gillian R. Hayes Children with autism often experience substantial challenges in understanding, structuring, and predicting the activities in their daily lives. The use of symbols to represent a series of activities, also […]