Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (Fall 2008‪)‬ Stanford University

Sergi Jorda, researcher, musician and lecturer, explores why music performance is a good area for tabletop applications and why tabletops make good instruments. He also discusses the Reactable project. (November 21, 2008)

Jaroslaw Kapuscinski, an intermedia composer, pianist and Stanford faculty member, presents both the process of composition and audiovisual performance. (December 5, 2008)

Artist Gail Wright explores art examples in untraditional realms. She shows some of her works in the realms of the electronic, interactive and/or experimental nature. (November 14, 2008)

Merrie Morris, a researcher with Microsoft, reveals the challenges users face when attempting to collaborate on Web search. She then presents two systems, SearchTogether and CoSearch, that address these challenges. (November 7, 2008)

Justine Cassell, professor in the departments of Communication Studies and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Northwestern University, addresses human computer interaction. (October 31, 2008)

Peter Pirolli, Research Fellow at the Palo Alto Research Center, speaks about models and applications developed within the information foraging theory. (October 24, 2008)