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SI student team first in CHI competition

April 15, 2010

Night Beacon, one of two entries from the School of Information in the annual CHI Student Design Challenge, won the top prize in Atlanta on Thursday, April 15. The contest is part of the CHI 2010 international conference.

Assistant Professor Mick McQuaid reported from Atlanta that more than 90 teams entered the competition from the U.S. and other countries. SI was represented by Night Beacon and Mibo in the semifinals. Night Beacon will be among the four teams selected for the finals.

Students on the winning Night Beacon team were Mike Harmala, Taeho Ko, Anna Jonsson, Garima Garg, and Yi-Wei Chia. Representing Mibo were Malhar Gupta, Katie McCurdy, Honor Potvin, Kimberly Eunkyoung Song, and Xiaowen Zhang.

SI has a history of competing and winning at the competition. Among the most recent results:

  • In 2009, SI students won first place with TreasureHunter, a project by Sang Koh, Amy Kuo, Debra Lauterbach, Noah Liebman, and Andrea McVittie. A second project, MIFresh, with members Maureen Hanratty, Geoff Ho, Jiang Yang, and Xiao Wei, took second.
  • In 2008, doGooder came in second.
  • At the 2007 competition, altVerto won first place.

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CDO Event: UX from the management’s viewpoint

September 8, 2009

Join the Michigan chapters of the Usability Professionals Association and CHI (currently in formation), in conjunction with the School of Information Career Development Office and the student CHI Chapter, for a special evening of networking and a panel session from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 in the Ehrlicher Room, 411 West Hall. Four industry UX managers and executives will give short position presentations on the individuals and skills that make a successful team.

You’ll learn what user experience industry leaders are saying about what it takes to succeed in the field, identify the skills that are critical to finding a job in this field, and hear what today’s employers are looking for in UX candidates, and more.

Even if you are just starting at SI (or you will be graduating this year) this is a good networking and career exploration opportunity to start to think about an internship for next summer or long-term career goals. Make sure you are developing the skills and competencies that will make you marketable in this field when you graduate.

There will be time for Q&A after the panel session, so come prepared with thoughtful questions.

Refreshments will be provided. Sign-up on iTrack is REQUIRED by midnight Wednesday, Sept 16.

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We are the (CHI) champions!

April 9, 2009

SI students won first and second place in the CHI Student Design Competition in Boston this morning. The TreasureHunter project, with Sang Koh, Amy Kuo, Debra Lauterbach, Noah Liebman, and Andrea McVittie, captured first place. The MiFresh project, with Maureen Hanratty, Geoff Ho, Jiang Yang, and Xiao Wei, came in second place. Third place went to CropConnect from Iowa State University and fourth was awarded to Wattbot from Indiana University. You can read a previous post about the entire competition. The two winning teams were among five from SI selected for the competition as semi-finalists.

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Two SI teams in CHI final competition

April 7, 2009

Assistant Professor Michael McQuaid, reporting about what’s happening in Boston, says that two of the five SI teams entered in the CHI Student Design Competition have made it to the finals. The MiFresh project, with Maureen Hanratty, Geoff Ho, Jiang Yang, and Xiao Wei, and the TreasureHunter project, with Sang Koh, Amy Kuo, Debra Lauterbach,
Noah Liebman, and Andrea McVittie, will compete against teams from Indiana University and Iowa State University on Thursday, April 9.

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Critics needed to preview CHI posters

March 6, 2009

Assistant Professor Mick McQuaid is looking for a few good critics. This year, SI has won an unprecedented five positions among the 12 semifinalist teams in the CHI Student Design Competition, to be held in Boston from April 4-9.

CHI is the world’s most prominent human-computer interaction conference. SI teams have dominated the student design competition for the past three years, winning third place in 2006, first place in 2007, and second place in 2008.

To help SI dominate CHI again, students, staff, and faculty can preview the posters that this year’s student teams will display in Boston during the next CommuniTea from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. The CommuniTea is in the SI North Convergence Room. A total of 21 students will participate in this poster session. In addition to learning about the projects, you can offer your opinion about any aspect of the presentation that would be helpful for the students.

“The CHI teams this year will be sponsored by Axure Software Solutions, maker of a leading wireframing, prototyping, and specification tool,” Mick notes. MSI student Debra Lauterbach initiated contact with Axure, leading to the company’s sponsorship and the appreciation of her colleagues at SI.”

The weekly CommuniTea brings together the SI community for an informal social hour. Special thanks go to the CommuniTea organizers: doctoral students at SI and Dean Martha E. Pollack.

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Axure lends support to CHI design teams

February 26, 2009

SI student teams traveling to Boston have received a helping hand from Axure, headquartered in San Diego, California, provides solutions to help the design and development community. The company donated $3,120 to the School of Information. Assistant Professor Mick McQuaid noted that MSI student Debra Lauterbach initiated contact with Axure, “leading to the sponsorship and the appreciation of her colleagues at SI!” Jill Andrews, director of development and external relations, said the gift provides much-needed funds to enable the students to participate in the CHI contest. For more about the design competition, see this previous post.

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CHI Academy cites Mark Ackerman

February 5, 2009

A current faculty member and a professor emerita of the School of Information have been honored by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) for their contributions in the field of computer-human interaction.

Associate Professor Mark Ackerman has been elected to the CHI Academy and Professor Emerita Judith S. Olson, who was selected to the CHI Academy in 2006, has been named an ACM Fellow for 2008. The CHI Academy is a program of the Special Interest Group of Computer-Human Interaction of the ACM and is the largest professional organization serving the human-computer interaction scholarly community.

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Look who’s competing at CHI

February 4, 2009

Now this is impressive. SI students keep coming up with ideas for the annual student design challenge sponsored by the Special Interest Group in Computer-Human Interaction, and they keep getting selected to showcase their work in front of thousands of experts.

Five SI teams will be among the 12 who will compete in Boston on April 9 in the international competition.

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