1. Kari-Jouko Räihä http://www.cs.uta.fi/hci/
WP 8: Training
Kari-Jouko Räihä
COGAIN Kick-Off
Tampere, Finland

2. Objectives
Share knowledge on eye tracking principles, applications and equipment
Disseminate the knowledge and research results from COGAIN fast and efficiently for end users, general public, developers and researchers

3. Tasks 1/2 T8.1 Tutorials on gaze-based interaction
Targeted at researchers
Contents will be developed on the basis of existing modules
T8.2 User training in gaze communication
Tutoring material applicable for both guided and self-study learning of the gaze communication tools will be developed and offered to the users

4. Tasks 2/2 T8.3 Scientific conferences T8.4 Educational programme
COGAIN partners will actively participate in conferences
The research results will be published in scientific conferences and journals
T8.4 Educational programme
Undergraduate courses will be catalogued
A master’s programme will be planned and promoted
Eventually a joint, multidisciplinary European Ph.D. programme in Gaze Interaction will be developed

5. Deliverables
D8.1 Tutorials ready to be offered to major conferences and COGAIN Camp (Month 6 – February 2005)

6. Milestones
M8.1 COGAIN Camp training (both for users and for researchers) (Month 12 – by August 2005)
M8.2 Active promotion of joint educational possibilities (Month 18 – February 2006)

7. Measurable Indicators
Indicator Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Courses and tutorials offered
Jointly organised special sessions and open workshops
Number of students involved in joint educational programs
White papers and manuscripts peer reviewed
Number of jointly written publications

8. Current Status First tutorial available Special sessions organised
NordiCHI 2004, Tampere, October 2004: Gaze-Based Human-Computer Interaction (Räihä, Hyrskykari, Majaranta)
Special sessions organised
IST Conference, Den Haag, November 2004: Networking session proposed (Hansen + other partners)
Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (UAHCI), Las Vegas, July 2005: Communication by gaze interaction - from AAC to mainstream HCI (Hansen + other partners contributing)
Dagstuhl Seminar, Schloss Dagstuhl, September 2005: Efficient Text Entry (Harbusch + Räihä contributing)

9. Estimated Involvement (first 18 months)
Partner Months
UTA 4
RISOE 0,5
DTU 1
TU-DRESDEN 1
UNI KO-LD 0,3
POLITO 1
SU 1
Tobii 0,5
UOD 1
DMU 0,3

10. To Do Keep us informed of tutorials, workshops, seminars, publications
Use the network for peer reviewing publications
Collecting a catalog of undergraduate courses offered will start soon
Once the catalog exists, new Erasmus contracts to be signed to enable participation in courses

11. Discussion Comments, ideas?
Contact person for this WP: Päivi Majaranta
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