Events: BBL Series
BBL Speaker Series: Aphasia Profiles and Implications for Technology Use
Talk Title: Aphasia Profiles and Implications for Technology Use Speaker: Kristin Slawson, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Maryland Hearing and Speech Clinic, and Michael Settles Location: HBK 2105 Abstract: Conservative estimates suggest that 2.5 million people in the US have aphasia, yet few people have ever heard of the condition. Aphasia is a poorly understood, “invisible disability” that…
BBL Speaker Series: Community-based Participatory Design Investigating Emerging Technologies
Speaker: Foad Hamidi, Assistant Professor in Information Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Location: HBK 2105 and Zoom Watch Here! Abstract: Community-based participatory design (PD) offers inclusive and exciting principles and methods for enabling mutual learning among diverse interested parties. As PD moves from the workplace to other domains, such as Do-it-Yourself (DIY) design…
Envisioning Identity: The Social Production of Computer Vision
Speaker: Morgan Klaus Scheuerman, Postdoctoral Associate, Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder Abstract: Computer vision technologies have been increasingly scrutinized in recent years for their propensity to cause harm. Broadly, the harms of computer vision focus on demographic biases (favoring one group over another) and categorical injustices (through erasure, stereotyping, or problematic labels). Prior work has…
BBL Speaker Series: TBD
Talk Title: TBD Speaker: Marvin Grabowski Location: HBK 2105 and Zoom
BBL Speaker Series: The Road Less Taken: Pathways to Ethical and Responsible Technologies
Speaker: Dr. Susan Winter, Associate Dean for Research, College of Information Studies, the University of Maryland Location: HBK 2105 and Zoom Watch Here! Abstract: Technology is no longer just about technology – now it is about living. So, how do we have ethical technology that creates a better life and a better society? Technology must…
BBL Speaker Series: Storytelling Health Informatics: Supporting Collective Efforts Towards Health Equity
Speaker: Dr. Herman Saksono, Assistant Professor, Health Sciences & CS, Northeastern University Location: HBK 2105 and Zoom Watch Here! Abstract: We live in a storied life. Stories from people at present and in the past are guiding our actions in the future. Although this narrative mode of knowing complements the pragmatic mode, the pragmatic mode…
BBL Speaker Series: Fostering Digital Inclusion: Co-Design with Racial Minority, Low-Income Older Adults for Smart Speaker Applications to Enhance Social Connections and Well-being
Speaker: Dr. Jane Chung, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing Location: HBK 2105 and Zoom Watch Here! Abstract: Older adult residents of low-income housing are at a high risk of unmanaged health conditions, loneliness, and limited healthcare access. Smart speakers have the potential to improve social connections and well-being among older adult residents….
