The Designing for People Research Cluster is concluding in April 2024. The information provided here is for archival purposes.
DFP's seminars and other events are the heart of our community, with a long history (from 2013 to 2017, the series was known as HCI@UBC -- see more history). Seminar-type events span the full range of human computer interaction research and technology design, reflective of the wide practice and application domains of our members, triggering discussion on topics from big data to clinical robots. Regularly featuring prominent external guests, they also draw real connections between the research that is done in the cluster and their real-life applications outside of the university.
All are welcome. Most DFP-hosted events are held in the DFP Classroom.
The Designing for People Research Cluster is a vibrant community of faculty, students, and partners who frequently meet and share ideas. These events are sometimes the catalyst for new collaborations between industry and academia, or between faculties that might otherwise not have the opportunity to connect.
See below for descriptions of the types of events DFP hosts!
Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (JEDI)
DFP is committed to improving the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) skills of our research community. To this end, we host a variety of events (e.g., seminars, workshops, etc.) to educate ourselves on the inequities rampant in academia, and to develop the skills and resilience needed to make positive change. DFP has its own JEDI Task Force and is an organizing member of UBC's JEDI Health Cluster Alliance.
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DFP Design Showcase
Each May, this large annual event aligns with the end of the DFP CREATE’s Project course, and features project presentations plus an adjudicated, sponsored competition among posters and demos from DFP student research across campus. Present, past and prospective partners of all forms are welcomed.
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DFP Seminar
Monthly lunchtime meeting of the larger DFP community. Speakers are typically DFP faculty speaking about their recent work and aspirations, offered with a view towards forming linkages with other DFP researchers and collaborators beyond this group. Lunch served!
Time: 2nd Wednesday each month (September - May), 12pm
Location: DFP Classroom
Most of our seminars are recorded - view them on our YouTube channel
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DFP Distinguished Seminar
Several times a year, we invite distinguished guests for a day or two - to give a Wednesday lunchtime seminar, to get to know us, to visit our labs and to engage in discussions about our cluster and potential collaborations.
Time: Scheduled on case-by-base basis, whenever possible during a Wednesday DFP seminar slot.
Location: DFP Classroom
Most of our seminars are recorded - view them on our YouTube channel
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Regionally Hosted Seminar
We are holding a new regionally-hosted seminar series in January-April 2024. Each month, a different BC university campus will host a distinguished visiting speaker. Audiences will gather at the other campuses to join the hosting site for the seminar and discussion through a node-to-node hybrid link.
Schedule:
Date: Wednesday, January 17 2024, 12:00pm
Speaker: Meredith Ringel Morris (Google DeepMind)
Host: UBC-Vancouver (DFP)
Date: Wednesday, March 13 2024, 12:00pm
Speaker: Johnny Rodgers
Host: Simon Fraser University-SIAT
Date: TBA (April)
Speaker: TBA
Host: University of Victoria
Most of our seminars are recorded - view them on our YouTube channel
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DFP Downtown Salons
Currently on hold.
The Downtown Salons are networking events that create strong, two-way connections with human-facing-design practitioners and partners in our region. These events take researchers off campus and into the city to meet with industry partners, offering accessible research talks and networking discussions for our partner community.
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Viz@UBC
DFP’s first “special interest group” (since 2018) is an initiative to bring together and promote the community of people at UBC interested in visualization in research, education, and administration.
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Non-DFP Events
Our Events page also lists campus events which are primarily organized by other entities, but of high interest and involvement by DFP members. DFP's seminars and other events are the heart of its community, with a long history (from 2013 - 2017, the series was known as HCI@UBC -- see more history). Seminar-type events span the full range of human computer interaction research and technology design, reflective of the wide practice and application domains of our members, triggering discussion on topics from big data to clinical robots. Regularly featuring prominent external guests, they also draw real connections between the research that is done in the cluster and their real-life applications outside of the university.
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