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SUMMARY:New hardware enabling new user experiences - James Scott (Microsof
 t Research)
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CONTACT:Dr Fabien Petitcolas
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract*: In this talk I will give an overview of recent res
 earch in the Microsoft Research Cambridge lab’s Sensors and Devices Grou
 p. I will cover projects such as SenseCam\, a simple wearable camera which
  has spurred research in lifelogging and in supporting memory loss – e.g
 . for Alzheimer’s sufferers. I will also discuss Somniloquy\, a platform
  enabling PCs to be put into power-saving modes more often without sacrifi
 cing functionality such as remote file transfers\, by enabling them to “
 talk in their sleep”. I will describe Force Sensing\, a way of augmentin
 g mobile devices with pressure sensors to enable sensing of forces applied
  to the whole casing\, e.g. twisting or bending actions\, and interactions
  that this can enable. I will also show Second Light\, a prototype surface
  computer which not only has an interactive surface\, but which can also p
 roject images through the surface onto objects above it\, and enable inter
 action above the surface.\n\n*Biography*: James Scott is a researcher in t
 he Sensors and Devices group at Microsoft Research Cambridge\, UK. He join
 ed Microsoft in January 2007. He previously spent four years as a research
 er at Intel Research. His PhD\, at the University of Cambridge\, was super
 vised by Prof. Andy Hopper. His research interests span a wide range of to
 pics in ubiquitous and pervasive computing\, and include novel sensors and
  devices\, mobile interaction\, wireless and mobile networking\, energy ma
 nagement\, and security and privacy. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed
  publications and has served on the PCs of leading international conferenc
 es such as UbiComp\, MobiSys and Pervasive\, and was recently PC chair for
  UbiComp 2008.
LOCATION:Large public lecture room\, Microsoft Research\, Roger Needham Bu
 ilding\, 7 J J Thomson Avenue\, Cambridge CB3 0FB
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