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SUMMARY:How can we use digital pens in a collaborative environment? - Mich
 ael Haller - Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences
DTSTART:20100709T100000Z
DTEND:20100709T110000Z
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:* Until recently\, the limitations of display and in
 terface technologies have restricted the potential for human interaction a
 nd collaboration with computers. For example\, desktop computer style inte
 rfaces have not translated well to mobile devices and static display techn
 ologies tend to leave the user one step removed from interacting with cont
 ent. However\, the emergence of interactive whiteboards has pointed to new
  possibilities for using display technology for interaction and collaborat
 ion. A range of emerging technologies and applications could enable more n
 atural and human centered interfaces so that interacting with computers an
 d content becomes more intuitive. This will be important as computing move
 s from the desktop to be embedded in objects\, devices and locations aroun
 d us and as our “desktop” and data are no longer device dependent but 
 follow us across multiple platforms and locations. The impact of Apple’s
  iPhone and an increasing number of interactive surfaces\, show that users
 ` expectations about using these devices in their daily lives have increas
 ed. With the increasing development of interactive walls\, interactive tab
 les\, and multi-touch devices\, both companies and academics are evaluatin
 g their potential for wider use. These newly emerging form factors require
  novel human-computer interaction techniques which will be discussed in th
 is presentation.\n\n*Biography:* Michael Haller is a professor at the depa
 rtment of Interactive Media of the Upper Austria University of Applied Sci
 ences (Hagenberg\, Austria)\, head of the Media Interaction Lab (www.mi-la
 b.org)\, head of the Austrian Research Center NiCE\, and responsible for c
 omputer graphics\, human-computer interaction\, and augmented reality. His
  core areas of expertise are visualization and interaction. He received Di
 pl.-Ing. (1997)\, Dr. techn. (2001)\, and Habilitation (2007) degrees from
  Johannes Kepler University of Linz\, Austria. He is active in several res
 earch areas\, including interactive computer graphics\, augmented and virt
 ual reality\, and human computer interfaces. His current focus is on innov
 ative interaction techniques and interfaces for next generation working en
 vironments. Currently\, he leads a team of over 10 researchers and student
 s. In 2004\, he received the Erwin Schrödinger fellowship award present
 ed by the Austrian Science Fund for his visit at the Human Interaction Tec
 hnology Laboratory (HITLabNZ)\, University of Canterbury (New Zealand)\, a
 nd the Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC)\, University of Southern Cal
 ifornia (USA). Since 2008\, Haller is head of the Austrian Research Studio
  NiCE\, designing natural user interfaces for collaborative environments.
LOCATION:Small public lecture room\, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 7 J J Thomso
 n Avenue (Off Madingley Road)\, Cambridge
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