HCI 2015
International

S017: Pervasive and Civic Computing
Chair(s): Shin'ichi Konomi, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Room: SANTA MONICA D

• A Design Framework for Navigating Human Behavior through Gameful Digital Rhetoric
  Mizuki Sakamoto, Tatsuo Nakajima, Waseda University, Japan.
  
• Auditory Browsing Interface of Ambient and Parallel Sound Expression for Supporting One-to-Many Communication
  Tomoko Yonezawa, Kansai University, Japan.
  
• Indirect Monitoring of Cared Person by Onomatopoeic Text of Environmental Sound and User's Physical State
  Yusuke Naka, Naoto Yoshida, Tomoko Yonezawa, Kansai University, Japan.
  
• Spending Precious Travel Time more Wisely: a Service Model that Provides Instant Travel Assistance using Input from Locals
  Kenro Aihara, National Institute of Informatics / SOKENDAI, Japan; Susumu Kono, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Japan; Shizuhiro Sugino, SPC Co., Ltd., Japan.
  
• Monitoring Wildlife in Contaminated Environments via the Carrier Pigeon-like Sensing System
  Hiroki Kobayashi, The University of Tokyo, Japan; Hiromi Kudo, University of Tokyo, Japan; Kaoru Sezaki, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
  
• Activity Recipe: Spreading Cooperative Outdoor Activities for Local Communities Using Contexual Reminders
  Tomoyo Sasao, Shin'ichi Konomi, Keisuke Kuribayashi, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
  
• Personalized Energy Reduction Cyber-physical System (PERCS): A Gamified End-User Platform for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
  Nicole Sintov, Michael Orosz, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States; P. Wesley Schultz, California State University at San Marcos, United States.
  

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S039: Empowerment through Making & Prototyping - Unleashing new creative processes with users
Chair(s): Ingrid Mulder, TU Delft / Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands ; Emilia Louisa Pucci, Delft University of Technology, United States
Room: SANTA MONICA C

• The transformative potential of Making in teacher education. A Case Study on Teacher Training through Making and Prototyping
  Susanna Tesconi, UAB Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain; Lucía Arias, LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, Spain.
  
• Makers With a Cause: Fabrication, Reflection and Community Collaboration
  Foad Hamidi, Melanie Baljko, York University, Canada.
  
• Enabling Programmability of Smart Learning Environments by Teachers
  Asterios Leonidis, Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis, Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Greece.
  
• Co-Design Practice in a Smart City Context through the Gamification Approach: a Survey about the most Suitable Applications
  Antonio Opromolla, Valentina Volpi, Andrea Ingrosso, Carlo Maria Medaglia, Link Campus University, Italy.
  
• Star(t) to Shine: Unlocking Hidden Talents through Sharing and Making
  Emilia Louisa Pucci, Delft University of Technology, United States; Ingrid Mulder, TU Delft / Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands.
  
• Co-creation in Context: the user as co-creator approach
  Ingrid Mulder, TU Delft / Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands; Fenne Van Doorn, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands; Pieter Jan Stappers, TU Delft, Netherlands.
  

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S040: Location-based applications in smart environments
Chair(s): Koh Kakusho, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Room: SANTA MONICA D

• User Location Modeling based on Heterogeneous Data Sources
  Patrick Gottschaemmer, Tobias Große-Puppendahl, Fraunhofer, Germany; Arjan Kuijper, Fraunhofer / TU Darmstadt, Germany.
  
• Crowd Monitoring: Critical Situations Prevention using Smartphones and Groups Detection
  Joseph El Mallah, Francesco Carrino, Omar Abou Khaled, Elena Mugellini, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland.
  
• Estimating Positions of Students in a Classroom from Camera Images Captured by the Lecturer’s PC
  Junki Nishikawa, Koh Kakusho, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan; Masaaki Iiyama, Kyoto University, Japan; Satoshi Nishiguchi, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan; Masayuki Murakami, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan.
  
• Children Tracking System in Indoor and Outdoor Places
  Mounira Taileb, Wejdan Wajdi, Hind Hamdi, Galia Al-Garni, Sarah Al-Shehri, Manal Al-Marwani, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
  
• Gesture-based Configuration of Location Information in Smart Environments with Visual Feedback
  Carsten Stocklöw, Martin Majewski, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, Germany.
  
• BearWatcher: Animal Motion Estimation Application for Tourism and Welfare
  Keni Ren, Umeå University, Sweden; Jani Hourunranta, Joni Tolonen, Centria Reseach and Development, Finland; Johannes Karlsson, Embedded Systems Laboratory, Umeå University, Sweden.
  
• Aspects Concerning the Calibration Procedure for a Dual Camera Smartphone based ADAS
  Mihai Duguleana, Florin Girbacia, Cristian Postelnicu, Andreea Beraru, Gheorghe Mogan, University Transilvania of Brasov, Romania.
  

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S064: Interaction of Everything for Ubiquitous Virtual Reality
Chair(s): Woontack Woo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
Room: SANTA MONICA D

• Manseibashi Reminiscent Window: On-Site AR Exhibition System using Mobile Devices
  Naoya Okada, Jun Imura, the University of Tokyo, Japan; Takuji Narumi, The University of Tokyo, Japan; Tomohiro Tanikawa, University of Tokyo, Japan; Michitaka Hirose, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
  
• SpreadView: A Multi-Touch Based Multiple Contents Visualization Method Composed of Aligned Layers
  Joong Ho Lee, Hyoyoung Kim, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea; Ji-Hyung Park, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea.
  
• Enhancing Facial Impression for Video Conference
  Sungyeon Park, University of Science and Technology and KIST, Korea; Heeseung Choi, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea; Igjae Kim, KIST, Korea.
  
• AR Coloring Jigsaw Puzzles with Texture Extraction and Auto-UV Mapping Algorithm
  Youngho Lee, Mokpo National University, Korea.
  
• Activity Context Integration in Mobile Computing Environments
  Yoosoo Oh, Daegu University, Korea.
  
• Brain Signal for Smart Offices
  Ghada Al-Hudhud, Noha Al-rajhi, Nouf Alonaizy, Aysha Al-mahmoud, Latifah Almazrou, Dalal bin Muribah, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
  
• A Review of Location Based Services in Multi Screens
  Min-Jeong Kim, Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea.
  

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S107: Prototyping Ubiquitous Computing Environments
Chair(s): José Creissac Campos, HASLab / INESC TEC / Universidade do Minho, Portugal ; José Luís Silva, Madeira-ITI / Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Room: SANTA MONICA D

• Evaluating Ubiquitous Computing Environments using 3D Simulation
  Arlindo Santos, Helena Rodrigues, Universidade do Minho, Portugal.
  
• Developing and Evaluating two Gestural-Based Virtual Environment Navigation Methods for Large Displays
  Paulo Dias, IEETA/University of Aveiro, Portugal; João Parracho, João Cardoso, University of Aveiro, Portugal; Beatriz Quintin Quintino Ferreira, IEETA/University of Aveiro, Portugal; Carlos Ferreira, University of Aveiro, Portugal; Beatriz Sousa Santos, IEETA/University of Aveiro, Portugal.
  
• From Collaborative Scenario Recording to Smart Room Assistance Models
  Gregor Buchholz, Peter Forbrig, University of Rostock, Germany.
  
• Consumer Concerns about Smart Meters
  Rani Yesudas, Roger Clarke, The Australian National University, Australia.
  
• Immersiveness of Ubiquitous Computing Environments Prototypes: A case study
  Tiago Abade, Universidade do Minho, Portugal; José Creissac Campos, HASLab / INESC TEC / Universidade do Minho, Portugal; Rui Moreira, Universidade do Minho, Portugal; Carlos C. L. Silva, Universidade do Minho / HASLab / INESC TEC, Portugal; José Luís Silva, Madeira-ITI / Universidade da Madeira, Portugal.
  
• Distributable Interface Design for Web Applications
  Gianni Fenu, Lucio Davide Spano, University of Cagliari, Italy.
  

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S154: Contextual Interaction Design
Chair(s): Teng-Wen Chang, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Room: SANTA MONICA D

• Tou Hsiang Kun – A Platform for Elderly and Neighborhood to Help Each Other
  Yi-Sin Wu, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; Teng-Wen Chang, Ying-Ru He, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; Yi Wang, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, P.R. China; Wei-Hung Chen, You-Cheng Zhang, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
  
• Combining Generative Art and Physiological Information for New Situation of Garden Restaurant
  Tung-Chen Tsai, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan; Chao-Ming Wang, National Yunlin University of Science &Technology, Taiwan.
  
• Bandage Man: a Spatial Interaction Design in a Sensible Space for Connecting Family
  Min-Nan Liao, Teng-Wen Chang, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
  
• Context-based Document Management in Smart Living Environments
  Julian Von Wilmsdorff, Alexander Marinc, Fraunhofer, Germany; Arjan Kuijper, Fraunhofer / TU Darmstadt, Germany.
  
• Hierarchical Narrowcasting
  Michael Cohen, University of Aizu, Japan.
  

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S175: Architecture and art in pervasive environments
Chair(s): Stelios C. Zerefos, Irene Mavrommati, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Room: SANTA MONICA D

• Visualizing Human-Environment Interactions: Integrating Concepts and Techniques from HCI, Human Factors and Media Psychology
  Bimal Balakrishnan, University of Missouri, United States; Loukas Kalisperis, Danielle Oprean, Penn State University, United States.
  
• The Map as a Tool for Identifying Pervasive Interactions in Today's Home
  Konstantinos Grivas, Stelios Zerefos, Hellenic Open University, Greece.
  
• Re-appropriating Old Furniture via IoT, in an Artistic Context: the Case of "DolceVita"
  Irene Mavrommati, Konstantinos Grivas, Hellenic Open University, Greece.
  
• Art and Coffee in the Museum
  Nikolaos Partarakis, Emmanouil Zidianakis, Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis, Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Greece.
  

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S195: Modeling Humor in Smart Environments
Chair(s): Anton Nijholt, University of Twente, Netherlands
Room: SANTA MONICA D

• Laughter as the Best Medicine: Exploring Humour-Mediated Health Applications
  Claire Dormann, University of Ottawa/ University of Salford, Canada.
  
• On Algorithmic Discovery and Computational Implementation of the Opposing Scripts Forming a Joke
  Victor Raskin, Purdue University, United States.
  
• Different Knowledge, Same Joke: Response-Based Computational Detection of Humor
  Julia Taylor, Purdue University, United States.
  
• Twitter: The Best of Bot Worlds for Automated Wit
  Tony Veale, Alessandro Valitutti, Guofu Li, University College Dublin, Ireland.
  
• An AI for Humorously Reframing Interaction Narratives with Human Users
  Christian Hempelmann, Texas A&M University-Commerce, United States; Max Petrenko, NTENT, United States.
  
• Humor Techniques: From Real World and Game Environments to Smart Environments
  Anton Nijholt, University of Twente, Netherlands.
  

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S217: Smart materials, objects and furniture
Chair(s): Rachel Zuanon, Anhembi Morumbi University, Brazil
Room: SANTA MONICA D

• Novel Method for Notification from Interactive Smart Cover
  Young Hoon Oh, Da Young Ju, Yonsei University, Korea.
  
• The Capacitive Chair
  Andreas Braun, Sebastian Frank, Reiner Wichert, Fraunhofer, Germany.
  
• Design of Co-evolving Textiles Applied to Smart Products
  Rachel Zuanon, Geraldo Coelho Lima Júnior, Anhembi Morumbi University, Brazil.
  
• Task Specific Paper Controller that can be Created by Users for a Specific Computer Operation
  Daisuke Komoriya, Buntarou Shizuki, Jiro Tanaka, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
  
• Smart Kiosk with Gait-based Continuous Authentication
  Duong-Tien Phan, Nhan Nguyen-Trong Dam, Minh-Phuc Nguyen, Minh-Triet Tran, Toan-Thinh Truong, University of Science, VNU-HCM, Viet Nam.
  

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S233: User experience in intelligent environments
Chair(s): Ioannis Drossis, Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Greece
Room: SANTA MONICA D

• Using the GQM Method to evaluate Calmness in Ubiquitous Applications
  Rainara Carvalho, Rossana Andrade, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil; Káthia Oliveira, University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC) CNRS UMR 8201, Brazil.
  
• Subjective User Experience and Performance with Active Tangibles on a Tabletop Interface
  Jan Van Erp, Alexander Toet, Koos Meijer, Joris Janssen, Arnoud De Jong, TNO Human Factors, Netherlands.
  
• Interpreting Food-Venue Visits: Spatial and Social Contexts of Mobile Consumption in Urban Spaces
  Shin'ichi Konomi, Kenta Shoji, Tomoyo Sasao, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
  
• Developing Intuitive Gestures for Spatial Interaction with Large Public Displays
  Yubo Kou, University of California, Irvine, United States; Yong Ming Kow, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Kelvin Cheng, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  
• Employing Virtual Humans for Interaction, Assistance and Information Provision in Ambient Intelligence Environments
  Chryssi Birliraki, Dimitris Grammenos, Constantine Stephanidis, Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Greece.
  
• Immersing Users in Landscapes Using Large Scale Displays in Public Spaces
  Ioannis Drossis, Antonios Ntelidakis, Dimitris Grammenos, Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Greece; Xenophon Zabulis, University of Crete and Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Greece; Constantine Stephanidis, Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Greece.
  

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S251: Developing intelligent environments
Chair(s): Michael Cohen, University of Aizu, Japan
Room: LOS CERRITOS

• A Gesture Recognition Method for Proximity-Sensing Surfaces in Smart Environments
  Biying Fu, Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung IGD, Germany; Tobias Große-Puppendahl, Fraunhofer, Germany; Arjan Kuijper, Fraunhofer / TU Darmstadt, Germany.
  
• Development of a User-Oriented IoT Middleware Architecture Based on Users’ Context Data
  Taehyun Ha, Narae Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea; Sangwon Lee, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Korea.
  
• Learning Instead of Markers: Flexible Recognition of Mobile Devices on Interactive Surfaces
  Philipp Mock, University of Tuebingen, Germany; Jörg Edelmann, Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen, Germany; Wolfgang Rosenstiel, University of Tübingen, Germany.
  
• GlassNage: Layout Recognition for Dynamic Content Retrieval in Multi-Section Digital Signage
  Adiyan Mujibiya, Rakuten Institute of Technology, Rakuten Inc., Japan.
  
• Measuring the Arrangement of Multiple Information Devices by Observing their User’s Face
  Saori Kikutani, Koh Kakusho, Takeshi Okadome, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan; Masaaki Iiyama, Kyoto University, Japan; Satoshi Nishiguchi, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan.
  

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