European project hosts workshop at renowned conference on pervasive computing
13 May 2007
Switzerland
When the Fifth International Conference on Pervasive Computing opens in Toronto, Canada, researchers from the European project PalCom will be among the speakers. On the first day of the conference, Sunday the 13th of May, they will host the workshop ‘Designing4Palpability’. The full-day event will focus on ‘palpable computing’, a new concept for pervasive computing which PalCom’s researchers are developing.
Palpable means that systems are capable of being noticed and apprehended. Palpable systems support people in understanding what is going on at the level they choose and they support control and choice by people.
“In PalCom we are positive about palpable computing as the way to go for pervasive computing. We look forward to sharing and discussing our vision of more comprehensible and compatible information technology at the workshop,” says Professor Morten Kyng from the University of Aarhus, coordinator of the PalCom project.
Designing4Palpability
- The workshop will take place Sunday the 13th of May 2007 in Toronto, Canada
- Experts from different disciplines are listed as participants; e.g. sociology, computer science and interaction design.
- 11 papers have been accepted for presentation. Among the titles are: Supporting Palpability in Emergency Response, Interaction Ecologies, What are we Interacting With? : Architectural Reflection for Technical Translucence in Ubiquitous Computing and A Seamless Hybrid Communication System for Transient Locations.
- Find papers and view the full program at the workshops' web page: http://www.ist-palcom.org/palpable-pervasive-2007(opens in new window)
About the PalCom project
PalCom (IST 002057) is a four-year integrated project that is funded by the European Union., with a total budget amounts to almost 13 million euros. Over 100 researchers and professional developers take part in PalCom. They come from universities and IT companies all over Europe. Read more about PalCom at the project’s web page: http://www.ist-palcom.org(opens in new window)
Palpable means that systems are capable of being noticed and apprehended. Palpable systems support people in understanding what is going on at the level they choose and they support control and choice by people.
“In PalCom we are positive about palpable computing as the way to go for pervasive computing. We look forward to sharing and discussing our vision of more comprehensible and compatible information technology at the workshop,” says Professor Morten Kyng from the University of Aarhus, coordinator of the PalCom project.
Designing4Palpability
- The workshop will take place Sunday the 13th of May 2007 in Toronto, Canada
- Experts from different disciplines are listed as participants; e.g. sociology, computer science and interaction design.
- 11 papers have been accepted for presentation. Among the titles are: Supporting Palpability in Emergency Response, Interaction Ecologies, What are we Interacting With? : Architectural Reflection for Technical Translucence in Ubiquitous Computing and A Seamless Hybrid Communication System for Transient Locations.
- Find papers and view the full program at the workshops' web page: http://www.ist-palcom.org/palpable-pervasive-2007(opens in new window)
About the PalCom project
PalCom (IST 002057) is a four-year integrated project that is funded by the European Union., with a total budget amounts to almost 13 million euros. Over 100 researchers and professional developers take part in PalCom. They come from universities and IT companies all over Europe. Read more about PalCom at the project’s web page: http://www.ist-palcom.org(opens in new window)