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SUMMARY:The Architecture of Innovation: Tracking Face-to-Face Interactions
  with UbiComp Technologies - Christos Efstratiou (University of Kent)
DTSTART:20140827T130000Z
DTEND:20140827T140000Z
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CONTACT:Eiko Yoneki
DESCRIPTION:The layouts of the buildings we live in shape our everyday\nli
 ves. In office environments\, building spaces affect employees’\ncommuni
 cation\, which is crucial for productivity and\ninnovation. However\, accu
 rate measurement of how spatial\nlayouts affect interactions is a major ch
 allenge and traditional\ntechniques may not give an objective view.\nWe me
 asure the impact of building spaces on social interactions\nusing wearable
  sensing devices. We study a single\norganization that moved between two d
 ifferent buildings\, affording\na unique opportunity to examine how space 
 alone can\naffect interactions. The analysis is based on two large scale\n
 deployments of wireless sensing technologies: short-range\,\nlightweight R
 FID tags capable of detecting face-to-face interactions.\nWe analyze the t
 races to study the impact of the\nbuilding change on social behavior\, whi
 ch represents a first\nexample of using ubiquitous sensing technology to s
 tudy how\nthe physical design of two workplaces combines with organization
 al\nstructure to shape contact patterns.
LOCATION:FW26\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Builiding
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