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We introduce a new area of interaction research, everyday computing, by focusing on scaling ubiquitous computing with respect to time. Our motivations for everyday computing stem from wanting to support the informal and unstructured activities typical of much of our everyday lives. Our goal is understanding the transformation of everyday life as computing is ubiquitously integrated into informal, daily activities and routines.
Lab News
Congratulations Dr. Maia Jacobs! |
October 14, 2017
Today Maia successfully defended her dissertation "Personalized mobile tools to support chronic health journeys." Her committee was led by her advisor, Elizabeth D Mynatt in addition to Gregory Abowd, Thad Starner, Beki Grinter, Wanda Pratt (Univ. of Washington), and Mark Ackerman (Univ. of Michigan). Congratulations Dr. Jacobs!!
New book chapter! |
September 20, 2017
Congratulations to Beth and Maia for their recent book chapter publication. "Design Principles for Supporting Patient-Centered Journeys" in Designing Healthcare that Works focuses on an assessment of how personal mobile technologies, integrated into a health care delivery system, may better support an individual's health care journey, using breast cancer as a case study. They discuss a case study which includes examining the practices of cancer navigators, characterizing how survivors describe their cancer journeys, and conducting a pilot study of tablet computers designed to offer holistic support to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Utilizing observations from this case study, they offer a set of design guidelines for supporting patients' personal health management while considering the broad range of challenges that comprise this work. For more information on this book, click here.
Beth Gives Commencement Address @ NC. State |
May 13, 2017
NC State University's Computer Science Department spring diploma ceremony took place Thursday May 11th. Our very own Beth provided the department's commencement address. Beth earned her Bachelor of Science summa cum laude in computer science from NC State before earning her Master of Science and PhD in computer science from Georgia Tech. Her address challenged the graduates to understand the ethical and cultural impacts of their future work as computer scientists, and the importance of meeting that challenge head on regardless of the the domains in which they apply their knowledge and skills. Congratulations Beth!
ECL @ CHI 2017 |
May 8, 2017
ECL lab members are participating in several CHI 2017 activities. On Saturday, Jessica will be participating in the 2nd Annual Computing in Mental Health Symposium. On Sunday, Jon, Jessica, Maia and Beth will all be participating in the annual Workshop on Interactive Systems in Health .
Beth is charing a panel on Research Opportunities and Visions for Smart and Pervasive Health . Panelists included Lena Mamykina, Donna Spruijt-Metz, and Katie Siek.
Jon is presenting on his original research about the Rejection of Non-seizures from Retrospective Video of Wristband Reported Epileptic Seizure Events .
Jessica is presenting a research highlight poster on the next steps from her paper on Defining Digital Self Harm .
Maia is presenting an original research poster on the Usability Assessment of a Personalized and Adaptive Health Tool.
Distinguished Lecture @ Univ. Minnesota |
April 29, 2017
Beth will be speaking as the Cray Distinguished Speaker Monday May 1, 2017 in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Her talk will focus on a decade of research that explores the combination of computing research, human-centered design, and health management theory to create promising approaches for promoting wellness, supporting behavior change, and delivering improved health outcomes.
Click here for more information on the event!
