Christian Holz: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2020

Name	Prof. Dr. Christian Holz
Field	Computer Science
Address	Intelligente interaktive Systeme ETH Zürich, STD G 29.2 Stampfenbachstrasse 48 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telephone	+41 44 632 84 39
E-mail	christian.holz@inf.ethz.ch
URL	https://siplab.org
Department	Computer Science
Relationship	Associate Professor

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
252-0312-00L	Ubiquitous Computing	4 credits	2V + 1A	C. Holz, F. Mattern, S. Mayer
Abstract	Unlike desktop computing, ubiquitous computing occurs anytime and everywhere, using any device, in any location, and in any format. Computers exist in different forms, from watches and phones to refrigerators or pairs of glasses. Main topics: Smart environments, IoT, mobiles & wearables, context & location, sensing & tracking, computer vision on embedded systems, health monitoring, fabrication.
Learning objective	Unlike desktop computing, ubiquitous computing occurs anytime and everywhere, using any device, in any location, and in any format. Computers exist in different forms, from watches and phones to refrigerators or pairs of glasses. Main topics: Smart environments, IoT, mobiles & wearables, context & location, sensing & tracking, computer vision on embedded systems, health monitoring, fabrication.
Lecture notes	Copies of slides will be made available
Literature	Will be provided in the lecture. To put you in the mood: Mark Weiser: The Computer for the 21st Century. Scientific American, September 1991, pp. 94-104
252-3800-00L	Advanced Topics in Technical Human-Computer Interaction Number of participants limited to 24. The deadline for deregistering expires at the end of the second week of the semester. Students who are still registered after that date, but do not attend the seminar, will officially fail the seminar.	2 credits	2S	C. Holz
Abstract	We will discuss the latest topics in HCI and related communities: interactive devices, wearable and mobile sensing, applied computer vision for gesture, hand, and body pose input, machine learning-based processing. assistive and accessible technologies, biometrics & authentication, fabrication, haptic feedback, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, projection-based systems, affective computing.
Learning objective	The objective of the seminar is for participants to collectively learn about the state-of-the-art research in Human-Computer Interaction and closely related areas. Another objective is to collectively discuss open issues in the field, necessary follow-up work for the latest presented results in the field, and developing a feeling for what constitutes research questions and outcomes in the field of technical Human-Computer Interaction.
Content	The seminar format is as follows: attendees individually read one recent full-paper publication, working through its content in detail and possibly covering some of the background if necessary, and present the approach, methodology, research question and implementation as well as the evaluation and discussion in a 20–25 min talk in front of the others. Each presenter will then lead a short discussion about the paper, which is guided by questions posed to the audience in advance.
Literature	24 papers will be provided by the lecturer and distributed in the first seminar on a first-come, first-served basis according to participants' preferences. The lecturer will also give a brief run-down across all 24 papers in a fast-forward style, covering each paper in a single-minute presentation, and outline the difficulties of each project. The schedule is fixed throughout the term with easier papers being presented earlier and more comprehensive papers presented later in the term.
Prerequisites / Notice	All students are welcome in the first seminar to see the overview over the papers we will discuss. After assigning papers, the seminar will be limited to 24 attendees, i.e., those students that sign up for papers first.