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University of Saskatchewan, Department of Computer Science

2001-2002 Seminar Series

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Kori Inkpen
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Faculty of Computer Science
Dalhousie University (DalTech)
Halifax, Nova Scotia

DEPARTMENT SEMINAR
DATE: Monday, May 13, 2002
TIME: 3:30pm
PLACE: Anthropology 132
*** Everyone is welcome ***

Abstract

Many recent advances have been made in the area of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), particularly for collaboration at a distance. But what happens when we need to work with people in the same office? Typically, we pull out our pens and paper and go to work at the whiteboard, abandoning computer technology. In a school environment, collaborative learning with a computer often means putting more than one student at each computer. In general, technology that we use today does not effectively support our face-to-face collaboration. Dr. Inkpen and members of the EDGE Lab at Dalhousie & Simon Fraser University are exploring research issues for "shared environments", investigating ways to more effectively support users' natural, face-to-face, collaborative interactions. This talk will present research results from the domains of education, entertainment and the workplace, highlighting important issues in the design of collaborative software and hardware. New directions for "Same Place Collaboration", an emerging area of Human Computer Interaction, will also be discussed, focusing on ubiquitous computing and wireless networking. Advances in these areas will fundamentally change how people work and play together in the future.

About the speaker

Dr. Kori Inkpen is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University. She received an Honours Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics from Dalhousie University in 1992 and a Doctorate in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia in 1997.

Dr. Inkpen's current research work is in the area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), investigating issues related to computer support for collaboration. She is particularly interested in face-to-face collaborative use of computers in various domains such as education, health, entertainment and the workplace. She is exploring ways to provide more natural collaborative interactions and significantly improve the way people work together with technology. [an error occurred while processing this directive]