CS 575 Spring K.V. Bapa Rao

Outline Administrative Review of previous class Student Presentations General Discussion Summary

Administrative Submit ppt Submit notes Submit final report Via CSNS Due 6/12/ :59

Review Priyanka Agrawal: Social Networking Ramandeep Singh: Cloud Computing Kate Dehbashi: Accessibility / Handicapped

Student Presentations Jonathan Berney:Personal info mgmt 5 min. summaries

REMINDER: A [flexible] structure for our study ‘Human issues’ is all-encompassing Many interlocking dimensions Human roles vis-à-vis the computer – User – Inventor / researcher – Visionary – Content creator – Hacker – Criminal – Business person – Wealth generator – … Human-computer coupling – Symbiosis, tool, …

A [flexible] structure for our study (contd) Domains of human activity – Education, Entertainment, Play, Family, Reproduction, Art,Wealth generation, Government, consumption, religion, philosophy, … Values – Many values depend on role, domain, … – Absolute values? – Creativity, aesthetics, access, opportunity, freedom, spirituality, rationality, peace, brotherhood, prosperity, … Vision, potentials, realities – Babbage’s Analytical Engine, Bush’s Memex, … Pragmatics – Is it possible? How to get there? – Techniques, Design, Technology, Scaling and emergent phenomena – Will a whole new thing emerge if huge numbers of humans interact with computers in a certain way? How do we understand that ‘thing’? Other aspects, dimensions?

Summaries/ Thoughts Programming paradigms – Vocabulary, grammar and idiom of language in HLAM/T Robotics – Loose coupling – Training of artifact – Subset of human language (interpreted broadly as all expressions & activities of humans) Security, privacy, crime – Role of human is crucial in interpreting the integrated human/artifact system: regular user, criminal, policeman – Language, capabilities depend on human role – Historically security appears to be an afterthought in internet design: messy and costly add-ons to system Brain-computer interface – Example of close coupling in a limited context (specific part of brain is interfaced) – Focus on prosthesis, potential for data gathering Neurofeedback – Brain disorders: arousal / performance – Range of human capability at a low level – Focus on understanding – Coupling: instructional / feedback

Summary Recent history of human/computer concepts – Vannevar Bush, Alan Kay, Tim Berners-Lee, Douglas Engelbart, JCR Licklider Student presentations – Programming paradigms: Jigar – Web mining:Manthan – Human Enhancement Ethics: Yuri – Crowdsourcing : Gaurang – Security, privacy, crime: Abhishek – Entertainment, gaming: Armen – Network Security: Kevin – Robotics: Rucha & Pratyush – UI Standards & Tools: Khushroo – Convergence: Deirdre – neurofeedback: Michael – DB History: Astep – Psychological aspects : Hanish – Social Networking :Jwalant, Priyanka – Information architecture : Natalia – Technology Evolution: Alexandre – Brain-computer interface : Jaideo – User Experience: Niteen – Personal Info mgmt vision (Jonathan), cloud computing(Ramandeep), accessibility (Kate)