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CS 575 Spring 2010 2010 - 06-05. K.V. Bapa Rao. Outline. Administrative Review of previous class Student Presentations General Discussion Summary. Administrative. Submit ppt Submit notes Submit final report Via CSNS Due 6/12/2010 11:59. Review. Priyanka Agrawal : Social Networking
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CS 575Spring 20102010-06-05 K.V. Bapa Rao
Outline • Administrative • Review of previous class • Student Presentations • General Discussion • Summary
Administrative • Submit ppt • Submit notes • Submit final report • Via CSNS • Due 6/12/2010 11:59
Review • PriyankaAgrawal: Social Networking • Ramandeep Singh: Cloud Computing • Kate Dehbashi: Accessibility / Handicapped
Student Presentations • Jonathan Berney:Personal info mgmt • 5 min. summaries
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?
Summaries / Thoughts • Programming paradigms • Vocabulary, grammar and idiom of language in HLAM/T • Robotics • Loose coupling • Training of artifact • Subset of human language (interpreted broadly as all expressions & activities of humans) • Security, privacy, crime • Role of human is crucial in interpreting the integrated human/artifact system: regular user, criminal, policeman • Language, capabilities depend on human role • Historically security appears to be an afterthought in internet design: messy and costly add-ons to system • Brain-computer interface • Example of close coupling in a limited context (specific part of brain is interfaced) • Focus on prosthesis, potential for data gathering • Neurofeedback • Brain disorders: arousal / performance • Range of human capability at a low level • Focus on understanding • Coupling: instructional / feedback
Summary • Recent history of human/computer concepts • Vannevar Bush, Alan Kay, Tim Berners-Lee, Douglas Engelbart, JCR Licklider • 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 • neurofeedback: 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)