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CS 575 Spring 2010 2010-05-15. K.V. Bapa Rao. Outline. Administrative Review of previous class Student Presentations RDF Overview General Discussion Summary Agenda for next meeting. Administrative. Review. Vannevar Bush’s vision Engelbart’s model
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CS 575Spring 20102010-05-15 K.V. Bapa Rao
Outline • Administrative • Review of previous class • Student Presentations • RDF Overview • General Discussion • Summary • Agenda for next meeting
Review • Vannevar Bush’s vision • Engelbart’s model • Licklider’s development, goals, vision
Student Presentations • Hanish Patel: Psychological • Natalia Shatokhina: Info architecture • AlexandreLomotsev: technological evolution • JaideoChaudhari: Brain-computer interface • NiteenBorge: Accessibility/ Handicapped
REMINDER: A [flexible] structure for our study • ‘Human issues’ is all-encompassing • Many interlocking dimensions • Human roles vis-à-vis the computer • User • Inventor / researcher • Visionary • Content creator • Hacker • Criminal • Business person • Wealth generator • … • Human-computer coupling • Symbiosis, tool, …
A [flexible] structure for our study (contd) • Domains of human activity • Education, Entertainment, Play, Family, Reproduction, Art ,Wealth generation, Government, consumption, religion, philosophy, … • Values • Many values depend on role, domain, … • Absolute values? • Creativity, aesthetics, access, opportunity, freedom, spirituality, rationality, peace, brotherhood, prosperity, … • Vision, potentials, realities • Babbage’s Analytical Engine, Bush’s Memex, … • Pragmatics • Is it possible? How to get there? • Techniques, Design, Technology, • Scaling and emergent phenomena • Will a whole new thing emerge if huge numbers of humans interact with computers in a certain way? How do we understand that ‘thing’? • Other aspects, dimensions?
A Concrete Example: Overview of RDF • http://www.w3schools.com/rdf/rdf_intro.asp
Summary • Recent history of human/computer concepts • Student presentations • Programming paradigms: Jigar • Web mining:Manthan • Human Enhancement Ethics: Yuri • Crowdsourcing : Gaurang • Security, privacy, crime: Abhishek • Entertainment, gaming: Armen • Network Security: Kevin • Robotics: Rucha & Pratyush • UI Standards & Tools: Khushroo • Convergence: Deirdre • Brain-computer integration: Michael • DB History: Astep • Psychological aspects : Hanish • Social Networking :Jwalant, Priyanka • Information architecture : Natalia • Technology Evolution: Alexandre • Brain-computer interface : Jaideo • User Experience: Niteen • Personal Info mgmt vision (Jonathan), cloud computing(Ramandeep), accessibility (Kate)