ETIS 2017

Tangible interaction is a research field addressing areas at the border of the physical and the digital. Nowadays many researchers, designers, developers and artists work in this area and a vast range of products and applications are designed and produced accordingly. Besides, many research projects are funded through research funds at a European and international level.

The aim of this meeting is to gather young European researchers in our field, to get them in touch with internationally renowned researchers and to establish networks for their future. This summer school is a follow-up of the previous editions held in Bidart (2013) and Fribourg (2016) and will be a unique opportunity to train in the field of tangible interaction and to discuss your research with professors and other young researchers. In particular, we encourage the participation of researchers with different backgrounds from both academic and applied research. Indeed, the studio will include voices from enterprises and private research institutions working on the field of tangible interaction. We aim to provide participants with useful insights for applied research possibilities, in order to bring tangible interaction principles out of the lab, in the everyday use.

Senior researchers from the industry and internationally known professors will discuss several topics related to tangible interaction from their different points of view. During ETIS 2017, the young researchers will have the opportunity to present their research, receive feedback, and enjoy practical activities for designing and developing tangible user interfaces. The studio will cover several aspects of tangible interaction related to prototyping and digital fabrication, wearables, Internet of Things, 3D interfaces, mixed and augmented reality, and other related domains.

There is a lot of room for informal exchange and discussion. The focus of ETIS 2017 will be on meeting interesting people in a friendly, inspiring, and multicultural atmosphere.

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Invited Speakers ETIS 2017

  • Martin Hachet
    Martin Hachet is a researcher at Inria Bordeaux.
    The title of his talk at ETIS2017 is: Creating, learning, and meditating; a trip in tangible hybrid spaces.

  • Wilko Heuten
    Wilko Heuten is a scientific researcher in computer science at OFFIS – Institute for Information Technology in Germany.
    The title of his talk at ETIS2017 is: How can tangible interaction increase safety and well-being?

  • Roderick McCall
    Lead Researcher specialising in mixed and augmented realities, persuasive systems and autonomous vehicles with an increasing application focus on aspects relating to the environment and disaster management.
    The title of his talk at ETIS2017 is: Mixing Realities: From the Real to Virtual and Back Again?

  • Olivier Raulot
    Olivier Raulot is founder and CEO at iNUI in Luxembourg.
    He will make a demo of 2 offerings in 2 different markets that iNUI Studio has developed.

  • Albrecht Schmidt
    Albrecht Schmidt is a professor of human-computer interaction at the University of Stuttgart.
    The title of his talk at ETIS2017 is: Prototyping Smart Objects, Tangible Interaction, and Physical User Interface.

  • Anusha Withana
    Dr. Anusha Withana is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at Saarland University and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Germany.
    The title of his talk at ETIS2017 is: Embedded Sensing and Actuation for Expressive Tangible Interactions.

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Program ETIS 2017

ETIS studio includes invited talks, talks by the participants, and workshops. Each day, invited senior researchers and internationally known professors will discuss topics related to tangible interaction from their different points of view. The young researchers will have the opportunity to present their research and receive feedback. In the afternoon, practical activities for designing and developing tangible user interfaces will be offered.

On 23rd of June, ETIS Studio will take place in Saarbrücken in the Human Computer Interaction and Interactive Technologies Lab. 
There will be a bus organized to leave from and return to Luxembourg, but participants are, of course, free to leave home from Saarbrücken.

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Social Event

Snow Weekend

We are organizing a weekend, from Friday (January 22nd) to Sunday (January 24th) at Les Diablerets, a very nice ski resort in the Swiss Alps, where you can choose among several different activities (not only ski and snowboard). We pre-booked a Bed&Breakfast châlet for the ETIS from Friday to Sunday (two nights). There are 5 rooms available for a total of 15 places. The price per night is 75 CHF, including breakfast. The châlet proposes also a dinner with typical local products at a price of 35.- (wine and spirits not included). If you are interested to join the event and to book a room for one or tow nights you need to fill this form by December 22. For more info: etisfribourg@gmail.com.

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