NSERC/AITF/SMART Industrial Research Chair in Interactive Technologies

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Modern society demands that people manage, communicate and interact with digital information and digital devices at an ever-increasing pace. The problem is not with the information itself, but rather with its sheer volume and the unwieldy ways now provided to present, exchange, view and interact with it. Consequently, the overall objective of the Chair is to: design, develop and evaluate interactive technologies so that they support the everyday-world practices of how people view, represent, manage, and interact with information and how they collaborate with it. The Chair will realize this objective through two inter-related research themes. First, interactive visualization investigates the possibilities the digital world affords for peoples' exploration of dense and complex information spaces. The overall goal is to promote comprehension by providing people with appropriate interactive technologies and digital displays that help them transform information into knowledge. Second, fluid interaction considers how the technology that displays this information can be designed as a truly integral part of the real world environment. The overall goal is to create new displays and devices that fit, support and participate in - rather than ignore - the everyday-world social practices of people and their surrounding environment. Both themes are tightly intertwined: Interactive visualization considers the fundamental nature of information and how people can effectively interact with it through technology, while fluid interaction considers how these technologies manifest themselves in ways that integrate with the everyday practices and routines of people. This research will leverage Carpendale's expertise in the creation of novel designs for interactive technologies. Her strong history of collaboration with her industrial sponsor, SMART Technologies, ULC, is a sponsorship that includes an Industrial Chair co-funded by SMART Technologies, Inc. and Alberta's AITF agency.