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Daniel Vogel named 2023 ACM Distinguished Member
This article was originally published on the Cheriton School of Computer Science's website.
The Association for Computing Machinery has named Professor Daniel Vogel a Distinguished Member for his fundamental contributions to human-computer interaction and applications of novel forms of interaction. He is among 52 individuals recognized internationally by ACM for their outstanding scientific contributions to computing.
“Congratulations to Dan on this much-deserved recognition from ACM for his pioneering human-computer interaction research,” said Raouf Boutaba, Professor and Director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science. “Dan has made many fundamental contributions to user interfaces that have been adopted widely by industry. His vision also extends to the future as he has developed methods for large-display interaction using one’s body for input to wearable Bluetooth-enabled displays to prototyping novel interfaces using spatial augmented reality.”
Professor Daniel Vogel’s research focuses on fundamental characteristics of human input and novel forms of interaction for current and future computing form factors such as touch, tangibles, mid-air gestures, and whole-body input, for everything from on-body wearable devices and mobile phones to large displays and virtual reality.
Professor Vogel held a Cheriton Faculty Fellowship from 2019–22, was recognized as a 2018 Outstanding Young Computer Scientist by CS-Can | Info-Can, received the 2018 Faculty of Mathematics Golden Jubilee Research Excellence Award, and the 2010 Bill Buxton Best Canadian HCI Dissertation Award. As of January 2024, his journal and conference papers have been cited collectively more than 5,900 times with an h-index of 34 according to Google Scholar.
Read the rest of the article on the School of Computer Science's website.
Register for the next Speaker Series event on antagonism and intimidation in health research
A message from University Communications.
The Office of Research and the Faculty of Health present the next panel discussion in the speaker series entitled Antagonistic Responses to Health Research in the Academy, presented by lead organizer and chair Dr. Suzan Ilcan, Professor and University Research Chair, Sociology and Legal Studies, Faculty of Arts .
Panelists will explore several important topics such as the experiences of being a vaccine researcher and health care professional during a pandemic; the challenges of conducting research on highly politicized issues in the face of political and social backlash; coping with antagonism from departmental colleagues; how communities of relational support are useful for countering hate and isolation during times of tension and misunderstanding; the neutrality of health research in policy; the interplay between evidence and decision-making; and mitigating antagonism and aggression in health care research. There will be time for audience members to engage in a question-and-answer period following the panel presentations.
The event takes place on Tuesday, February 27 in the Humanities Theatre from 3:00 p.m. to 4:25 p.m., with a reception to follow from 4:30 p.m. to 5:10 p.m.
Panel participants
Dr. Geoff Bardwell is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health Sciences in the Faculty of Health. His research focuses on unregulated drug use and related public health interventions. He has conducted studies in a range of settings including in community health centres, housing environments, inner-city drug scenes, and Indigenous communities.
Dr. Lisbeth Berbary is an Associate Professor in Leisure Studies in the Faculty of Health. Her work engages liberatory theory practices, creative analytic practices, qualitative/post-qualitative inquiry, and progressive politics to interrogate how health happens within community relations, social research, and academic institutions.
Dr. Kimberly Lopez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies in the Faculty of Health. As a community-engaged qualitative researcher, she is interested in critically examining structures that (re)produce oppressions affecting experiences of long-term care homes, helping work, migration and settlement, and labourer well-being.
Dr. Nancy Waite is Professor and Associate Director Clinical Education in the School of Pharmacy in the Faculty of Science. She works extensively with the broad healthcare community in her role overseeing pharmacy student co-op and rotations. Her research focuses on increasing the uptake of vaccines using community pharmacies as immunization hubs and improving vaccine confidence through policy and practice change.
Dr. Joanne Wood is Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts. Her research examines the influence of personality traits, such as self-esteem and agreeableness, on interpersonal interactions and close relationships. Dr. Wood served as Associate Editor for two major journals. She received the Faculty of Arts Award for Excellence in Research and the title University Professor from the University of Waterloo.
Inspiring Black Flourishing in Waterloo Region and beyond
“Universities are central to enabling the complete and equitable fulfillment of human potential,” says a note from Community Relations and Events (CRE). “They play a pivotal role in redressing anti-Black racism by eliminating structural barriers to equity, inclusion and social justice for Black identifying people, with full recognition of our intersectional identities, while advancing the innovative research, critical thinking and engaged dissemination of knowledge that foster equity, human dignity, and sustainability.”
“As we recognize Black History Month 2024, join the University of Waterloo for a free community talk and discussion. This event is held in partnership with the Kitchener Public Library and hosted by CBC Kitchener-Waterloo.”
Date: Tuesday, February 13
Location: Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
“Be inspired by University of Waterloo students, alumni and staff who are engaged in local and international community initiatives that aim to address barriers to Black flourishing or create opportunities for it,” says the note from CRE. “The talk will be moderated by Josette Lafleur, multimedia journalist and associate producer, CBC Kitchener-Waterloo.”
Thursday's notes
The Tri-University History Program is hosting a Medical Histories Graduate Student Research Panel today from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. remotely on Zoom. The virtual panel will centres the research of Tri-U graduate students doing work in the area of medical history.
Here's today's Consent Awareness Week Setting Boundaries Tip of the Day supplied by the Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office (SVPRO):
Setting boundaries are important life skills for protecting yourself from having personal values and beliefs compromised or violated. Intellectual boundaries involve your ideas and your thoughts, and emotional boundaries involve your feelings. It is reasonable to expect both to be respected. We have the right to our own opinion and we have the right to be supported.
Examples of what to say when setting these boundaries:
- “You dismissed my idea; I would like to discuss why.”
- “We can disagree without raising our voices or insulting one another.”
- “This is how I feel and I do not need to apologize for that.”
- “Please keep what I am about to tell you confidential.”
- “I am not comfortable talking about this topic.”
Before you vent or emotionally dump on a colleague or friend ask for consent. Is it a good time, are they comfortable with the topic etc.
Stay tuned for one more type of boundaries being discussed in the Daily Bulletin tomorrow.
Employers hosting Employer Information Sessions this week and next week include Ample, Arista Networks, Neuralink, ADP, Mastercard, Kensington Capital, FanDuel, BMO, CCL, and Canada Revenue Agency. Make sure to register through WaterlooWorks and check the calendar for any updates.