pptanner@watcgl.UUCP (Peter P. Tanner) (11/28/86)
The following is the schedule for the CHI+GI '87 conference to be held in Toronto Apr 5-9. This conference will be a combined Graphics Interface (sponsored by CIPS/CMCCS) and CHI (Human Factors in Computing, sponsored by ACM/SIGCHI). The technical program includes 46 papers selected from 166 submissions and 10 panels chosen from 25 proposals. The first two days of the conference will be devoted to tutorials which will be described in a further posting. Concurrent with the technical program, there will be videotape presentations, demonstrations, and interactive poster sessions. One evening will be devoted to an electronic theatre presentation. CHI and CMCCS members will automatically receive the advance program. Others wishing a copy, or anyone wishing more information should contact the: CHI + GI '87 Conference Office Computer Systems Research Institute 10 Kings College Road, University of Toronto, Toronto Ont. M5S 1A4 CANADA (416) 978-5184 walker-CHI%toronto@CSNET-RELAY {decvax,ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!utcsri!wendy.uucp Tuesday, April 7, 1987 9:00 a.m. Welcome 9:15 a.m. Plenary Address 11:00 a.m. Displays and Output Designing Optimum CRT Text Blinking for Video Image Presentation. Seiji Kitakaze, Yutaka Kasahara, NEC. Why Reading Was Slower from CRT Displays than from Paper. John D. Gould, Lizette Alfaro, Rich Finn, Brian Haupt, Angela Minuto, Josiane Salaun, IBM. On the Parameters of Human Visual Performance: An Investigation of the Benefits of Antialiasing. Kellogg S. Booth, M. Philip Bryden, William B. Cowan, Michael F. Morgan, Brian L. Plante, Univ.of Waterloo. Predictive Cognitive Modeling Approximate Modelling of Cognitive Activity: Towards an Expert System Design Aid. Phil Barnard, Michael Wilson, Allan MacLean, MRC. Transfer Between Text Editors. Peter G. Polson, Univ.of Colorado; Susan Bovair, David Kieras, Univ.of Michigan. Predicting the Time to Recall Computer Command Abbreviations. Bonnie E. John, Allen Newell, Carnegie-Mellon Univ. Panel: Voice: Technology Searching for Communication Needs Moderator: Arlene Aucella, Wang Labs. Panelists: Robin Kinkead, Kurzweil Applied Intelligence; Chris Shmandt, MIT; Anna Wichansky, Hewlett-Packard. Voice technology is only slowly being applied. One key determinant of the success or failure of voice systems is the User Interface. 2:00 p.m. User Interface Metaphors NoteCards in a Nutshell. Frank G. Halasz, Thomas P. Moran, Randall H. Trigg, Xerox PARC. A Multiple, Virtual-Workspace Interface to Support User Task Switching. Stuart K. Card, D. Austin Henderson, Jr., Xerox PARC. Experiences with the Alternate Reality Kit: An Example of the Tension Between Literalism and Magic. Randall B. Smith, Xerox PARC. Handicapped A Case Example of Human Factors in Product Definition: Needs Finding for a Voice Workstation for the Blind. Richard M. Kane, Matthew Yuschik, Wang Labs. A User Interface for Deaf-Blind People (Preliminary Report). Richard Ladner, Randy Day, Dennis Gentry, Karin Meyer, Scott Rose, Univ. of Washington. Towards Universality of Access: Interfacing Physically Disabled Students to the Icon Educational Microcomputer. Gerbrand Verburg, Debbie Field, Francois St. Pierre, Hugh MacMillan Medical Centre. Panel: Paradigms for Applying Psychology to the Design Process Moderator: Robert L. Campbell, IBM. Panelists: Peter G. Polson, Univ. of Colorado; John Whiteside, DEC. What contributions can psychological theories and methods make in the design and evaluation of user interfaces? The panel will discuss competing approaches. 4:00 p.m. Adaptive Interfaces Interface Design: A Neglected Issue in Educational Software. Douglas Frye, Elliot Soloway, Yale Univ. Cognition-Sensitive Design and User Modeling for Syntax-Directed Editors. Lisa Rubin Neal, Harvard Univ. A Self-Regulating Adaptive System. Robert Trevellyan, Dermot P. Browne, Data Logic. Graphics Algorithms The Definition, Editing, and Contouring of Surfaces for the Analysis of Field Problems. Robert R. Dickinson, Richard H. Bartels, Univ. of Waterloo. From Contours to Surfaces: Testbed and Initial Results. Kenneth R. Sloan, Jr., James Painter, Univ. of Washington. Panel: Social Science and System Design: Interdisciplinary Collaborations Moderator: Lucy Suchman, Xerox PARC. Panelists: William Beeman, Brown Univ.; Barbara Fox, Univ. of Colorado; Michael Pear, Brown Univ.; Paul Smolensky, Univ. of Colorado; Randy Trigg, Xerox PARC. This panel considers the applicability of social sciences other than psychology to system design, focusing on issues of community, communication and collaboration. Wednesday, April 8, 1987 9:00 a.m. Announcements 9:15 a.m. Plenary Address 11:00 a.m. Design Positioning Human Factors in the User Interface Development Chain. Jonathan Grudin, MCC; Susan F. Ehrlich, Rick Shriner, Wang Labs. The Interface is Often Not the Problem. Bengt Goransson, Mats Lind, Else Pettersson, Bengt Sandblad, Patrik Schwalbe, Uppsala Univ. Designing for Designers: An Analysis of Design Practice in the Real World. Mary Beth Rosson, Susanne Maass, Wendy A. Kellogg, IBM. Animation Automated Lip-Synch and Speech Synthesis for Character Animation. J.P. Lewis, NYIT. Story Driven Animation. Yosuke Takashima, Hideo Shimazu, Masahiro Tomono, NEC. Panel: Issues in User Interfaces for Gesture Input and Handwriting Character Recognition Moderator: Theodore Kuklinski, Kitex Research. Panelists: Barry Blesser, Blesser Assoc.; Jim Rhyne, IBM; David Ward, Nestor; Jean Renard Ward, Pencept. Why has this set of techniques had so little impact on user-interface design practice, despite its promise? 2:00 p.m. Training and Advice What Kind of Minimal Instruction Manual is the Most Effective. John B. Black, Columbia Univ.; John M. Carroll, IBM; Stuart M. McGuigan, Yale Univ. Intelligent Help in a One-Shot Dialog: A Protocol Study. Amy Aaronson, John M. Carroll, IBM. Learning a Word Processing System with Training Wheels and Guided Exploration. Richard Catrambone, Univ. of Michigan; John M. Carroll, IBM. Input Behavioral Experiments on Handmarkings. John D. Gould, Josiane Salaun, IBM. An Evaluation of an Eye Tracker as a Device for Character Input. Colin Ware, Harutune H. Mikaelian, Univ. of New Brunswick. A Hand Gesture Input Device. Thomas G. Zimmerman, Jaron Lanier, Chuck Blanchard, Steve Bryson, Young Harvill, VPL Research. Panel: Computer Animation Packages Moderator: Jeffrey Graber, Apollo Computer. Panelists: Rob Kreiger, Alias Research; Kevin LeFebvre, Apollo Computer; Donald Leich, Intelligent Light; Milan Novacek, Alias Research; Michael Sciulli, Apollo Computer. The development of computer aided animation has presented a monumental challenge to both the user interface designer and graphic system developer. There must be flexible, fast tools that handle a variety of complex processes, yet must be simple enough to learn to operate. 4:00 p.m. Learning to Use Systems Learning About Hidden Events in System Interactions. Stephen Casner, Clayton Lewis, Univ. of Colorado. Transfer of Learning: Beyond Common Elements. L.S. Tetzlaff, IBM. Graphics Systems Sophisticated Image Rendering in Environmental Design Review. John W. Danahy, Univ. of Toronto. The User Interface and Program Structure of a Graphical VLSI Layout Editor. Kevin S.B. Szabo, Mohamed I. Elmasry, Univ. of Waterloo. Panel: Computer-Supported Cooperative Work: Status of a New Field of Research Moderator: Irene Greif, MIT. Panelists: Bill Curtis, MCC; Herb Krasner, MCC; Thomas W. Malone, MIT; Ben Shneiderman, Univ. of Maryland. This panel will provide an overview of current research in computer-supported cooperative work. Emphasis will be placed on aspects such as user interfaces, organizational impacts and user studies of groups at work. Thursday, April 9, 1987 9:00 a.m. UIMS 1 Specifying Complex Dialogs in ALGAE. Mark A. Flecchia, MCA; R. Daniel Bergeron, Univ. of New Hampshire. Modular Implementation of Presentations. Pedro Szekely, Carnegie-Mellon Univ. Event-Response Systems : A Technique for Specifying Multi-Threaded Dialogues. Ralph D. Hill, Univ. of Toronto. User System Interaction Towards a Model of User Perception of Computer System Response Time. Robert Geist, Robert Allen, Ronald Nowaczyk, Clemson Univ. A Comparison of Rule-Based and Positionally Constant Arrangements of Computer Menu Items. Benjamin L. Somberg, GTE Labs. Comparing a Form-Based and a Language-Based User Interface for Instructing a Mail Program. Robin Jeffries, Jarrett Rosenberg, Hewlett-Packard Labs. Panel: Intelligence in Interfaces Moderator: Robert Neches, USC/Information Sciences Institute. Panelists: John Seely Brown, Xerox PARC; Tom Malone, MIT; Norm Sondheimer, USC/Information Sciences Institute; Mike Williams, Intellicorp. This panel seeks to define a model of intelligent interaction and to illustrate points in the interface process where artificial intelligence can play a role. The panelists will discuss the distinction between the power tools and intelligent assistant paradigms. 11:00 a.m. UIMS 2 Creating Dynamic Interaction Techniques by Demonstration. Brad A. Myers, Univ. of Toronto. Panther: A Tabular User-Interface Specification System. Jonathan Helfman, AT&T Bell Labs. A Control Panel Interface for Graphics and Image Processing Applications. Gene L. Fisher, Kenneth I. Joy, Univ. of California, Davis Methodological Issues The Use of Scenarios in Human-Computer Interaction Research: Turbocharging the Tortoise of Cumulative Science. Richard M. Young, Phil Barnard, MRC. Structural Analysis of Verbal Data. Wayne A. Bailey, Tektronix; Edwin J. Kay, Lehigh Univ. Evaluating User and System Models: Applying Scaling Techniques to Problems in Human-Computer Interaction. Wendy A. Kellogg, IBM; Timothy J. Breen, New Mexico State Univ. Panel: Interactive 3D Graphics Moderator: Henry Fuchs, Univ. of North Carolina. Panelists: will be drawn from the 1986 Workshop on Interactive 3D Graphics. The unique problems of and current approaches to graphical interactions in three dimensions will be discussed. 2:00 p.m. Panel: Whither(or wither) UIMS? Moderator: Dan R. Olsen Jr., Brigham Young Univ. Panelists: will be drawn from the SIGGRAPH Workshop on Software Tools for User Interface. How usable are user interface management systems for applications programmers? How can the gap between human factors experimenters and interface software designers be bridged? Systems in Organizations Evolution of an Organizational Interface: The New Business Department at a Large Insurance Firm. Andrew Clement, York Univ.; C.C. Gotlieb, Univ. of Toronto. Social and Psychological Factors Influencing the Design of Office Communication Systems. Susan F. Ehrlich, Wang Labs. Panel: The Politics of Human Factors Moderator: William S. Mosteller, Boeing Computer Services. Panelists: Stephen J. Boies, IBM; Charles Grantham, Pacific Bell; Thomas Irby, Honeywell; Richard Rubenstein, DEC; Dennis Wixon, DEC. How should a project be set up to truly address and not just pay lip service to human factors? What arguments will capture the interest and attention of decision makers?