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.