ASSETS 2015 Doctoral Consortium Agenda
Doctoral Consortium Committee
- Prof. Giorgio Brajnik, University of Udine, Italy
- (Prof. Eelke Folmer, University of Nevada in Reno -unable to come to Lisbon)
- Dr. Chieko Asakawa, Carnegie Mellon University
- Prof. Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Dr. Hugo Nicolau, University of Lisbon
- Dr. Hironobu Takagi, IBM Tokyo
List of Participants
- DIGITAL AND TACTILE DRAWING-SYSTEM FOR BLIND USERS
Jens Bornschein - DESIGNING WEARABLE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY FOR ACCEPTABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
Halley Profita - CONSTRUCTION AND EXPLORATION OF AN INTERACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE MAP OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Julie Ducasse - NON-INTRUSIVE STABILIZATION OF TREMORS ASSOCIATED WITH FINE MOTOR CONTROL IN FINGERS
Peter Cottrell - MUSIC THERAPY ON INTERACTIVE SURFACES TO IMPROVE SENSORIMOTOR PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Franceli L. Cibrian - MUSICAL ROBOTIC THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS RESEARCH SUMMARY
Jaclyn Barnes - ONLINE JUST-IN-TIME COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS
Sean Smith - TECHNOLOGY FACTORS AFFECTING ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN INCLUSIVE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
Erin Buehler - VISUALISING PHONEMIC INFORMATION TO IMPROVE SPEECH-READING
Benjamin Gorman - IMPROVING THE SENIOR WELLBEING THROUGH TELEHEALTH SUPPORT AND INTEGRATED CARE
Inês Rodolfo
Saturday 24 October
Around 19:00: informal dinner (location to be announced)
Sunday 25 October
Time | Event |
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9:00 |
Welcoming and introduction |
9:20 |
Intro pitch, who are you?Each student, 2 mins. Who are you, where are you from, what do you want to get out of today and where you want to go with your career. |
10:00 |
Coffee break |
10:30 |
5+15 minute presentation, part 1Five students present a 5-minute summary of research, focussing on the main contributions and methods of their research. There will then be a 15-minute discussion with faculty for each student. Students will use their own machines for visual presentation that should be set up during the previous student’s discussion period to minimize delay. |
12:30 |
Lunch |
13:30 |
5+15 minute presentation, part 2 |
15:30 |
Coffee break |
16:00 |
Elevator pitch practiceThroughout the conference, you are going to have lots of opportunities to meet new people and talk about your work. We are going to give you some practice giving a brief summary of your research that will help you have productive conversations as you network. |
17:00-18:00 |
Ph.D. trajectory and Career opportunitiesWe will spend some time talking about what to expect in the remainder of your Ph.D. career and then how to plan for the future. The faculty may not represent the full spectrum of career possibilities, but we can certainly talk about research career trajectories. |
19:00-21:00 |
DinnerWe are having a dinner (location to be announced). |