The Space of Ubiquitous Computing
Speaker: Paul Dourish, UC Irvine/ISR
Abstract:
In the world of ubiquitous computing, computation moves "off the
desktop" — but where does it go? Our current work attempts to
reconstruct "ubicomp" from a spatial perspective, looking at how
mobile and pervasive technologies both reinforce and disrupt the
production of everyday spatialities. I'll discuss this in terms of a
number of current projects, combining both studies of technology use
and spatial production with technological interventions.
Bio:
Paul Dourish is a Professor of Informatics in the Donald Bren School
of Information and Computer Sciences at UC Irvine, with courtesy
appointments in Computer Science and Anthropology. His primary
research interests lie at the intersection of computer science and
social science, and his current research focuses on information
technology and identity and spatiality, in both individual and
collective senses. His book, "Where the Action Is: The Foundations
of Embodied Interaction" was published by MIT Press in 2001; it
explores how phenomenological accounts of action can provide an
alternative to traditional cognitive analysis for understanding the
embodied experience of interactive and computational systems.
Before coming to UCI, he was a Senior Member of Research Staff in
the Computer Science Laboratory of Xerox PARC; he has also held
research positions at Apple Computer and at Rank Xerox EuroPARC. He
holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University College, London,
and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science
from the University of Edinburgh.
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