Intro

We have limited awareness, for example, of our friends' availability for a chat, of what notifications arrive at our phone before we see them, of what's going on at places we are not physically at, of the underlying mechanism of computing system, of the truth behind fake news, and so on. It is because we have limited information access and channel, and limited time and cognitive resources to collect, analyze, and make sense. We can potentially break through this limitation via collaboration, with technology and with people. However, effective communication is a key to successfully enhance the awareness. In this talk, I will present my ongoing research works where I attempt to enhance users' awareness in different domains via collaboration and effective communication, including mobile messaging, traveling, and smart home routine assistant.

Bio

Yung-Ju (Stanley) Chang is an assistant professor in the Dept. of Computer Science at the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. He received his M.S. (2009) and Ph.D. (2016) degree in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. In 2016, he joined the National Chiao Tung University and led the Mobile and Ubiquitous Interaction Lab (MUI Lab). Stanley's main research interests lie in the intersection between Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with a primary focus on supporting mobile communication and attention, mobile crowdsourcing, human intelligence interaction, and city exploration.

All faculties and students are welcome to join.