Papers & Notes

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Session I: Context-Awareness
Monday, September 27, 10:30-12:00
Chair: Monica Tentori

The Calendar as a Sensor: Analysis and Improvement Using Data Fusion with Social Networks and Location 
Tom Lovett, University of Bath, UK
Eamonn O'Neill, University of Bath, UK
James Irwin, Vodafone Group R&D
David Pollington, Vodafone Group R&D 

Toolkit to Support Intelligibility in Context-Aware Applications 
Brian Y. Lim, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Anind K. Dey, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Identifying the Activities Supported by Locations with Community-Authored Content 
David Dearman, University of Toronto, Canada
Khai N. Truong, University of Toronto, Canada

Examining Micro-Payments for Participatory Sensing Data Collections 
Sasank Reddy, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Deborah Estrin, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Mark Hansen, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Mani Srivastava, University of California, Los Angeles, USA




Session II: Exploring New Possibilities
Monday, September 27, 14:00-15:30
Chair: Elaine Huang

Remarkable Objects: Supporting Collaboration in a Creative Environment 
Dhaval Vyas, University of Twente, Netherlands 
Anton Nijholt, University of Twente, Netherlands 
Dirk Heylen, University of Twente, Netherlands 
Alexander Kröner, DFKI, Germany
Gerrit van der Veer, Open University, Netherlands 

VoiceYourView: Collecting Real-time Feedback on the Design of Public Spaces 
Jon Whittle, Lancaster University , UK
Will Simm, Lancaster University, UK
Marie-Angela Ferrario, Lancaster University, UK
Kate Frankova, Coventry University, UK
Laurence Garton, Coventry University, UK
Andrée Woodcock, Coventry University, UK
Baseerit Nasa, Aston University, UK
Jane Binner, Aston University, UK
Aom Ariyatum, Brunel University, UK

Designing for Interaction Immediacy to Enhance Social Skills of Children with Autism 
Monica Tentori, UCI, UABC, USA
Gillian R. Hayes, UCI, USA

Investigations of Ubicomp in the Oil and Gas Industry 
Clint Heyer, ABB 




Session III: Location Sharing
Monday, September 27, 16:00-17:15
Chair: Timothy Sohn

Modeling People's Place Naming Preferences in Location Sharing 
Jialiu Lin, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Guang Xiang, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Jason I. Hong, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Norman Sadeh, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Rethinking Location Sharing: Exploring the Implications of Social-Driven vs. Purpose-Driven Location Sharing 
Karen Tang, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Jialiu Lin, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Jason I. Hong, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Dan Siewiorek, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Norman Sadeh, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Empirical Models of Privacy in Location Sharing 
Eran Toch, Carnegie Mellon Univeristy, USA
Justin Cranshaw, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Paul Hankes-Drielsma, Carnegie Mellon University, USA 
Janice Y. Tsai, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Patrick Gage Kelley, Carnegie Mellon University, USA 
Lorrie Cranor, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Jason Hong, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Norman Sadeh, Carnegie Mellon University, USA




Session IV: Phone Based Sensing
Tuesday, September 28, 9:00-10:00
Chair: Rene Mayrhofer

Hapori: Context-based Local Search for Mobile Phones using Community Behavioral Modeling and Similarity 
Nicholas D. Lane, Dartmouth College, USA
Dimitrios Lymberopoulos, Microsoft Research 
Feng Zhao, Microsoft Research 
Andrew T. Campbell, Dartmouth College, USA

Tasking Networked CCTV Cameras and Mobile Phones to Identify and Localize Multiple People 
Thiago Teixeira, Yale University, USA
Deokwoo Jung, Yale University, USA
Andreas Savvides, Yale University, USA

Predicting Human Behaviour from Selected Mobile Phone Data Points 
Driss Choujaa, Imperial College London, UK
Naranker Dulay, Imperial College London, UK




Session V: Technologies to Influence One's Health & Behaviours
Tuesday, September 28, 10:30-12:00
Chair: Julie Kientz

Let's Play! Mobile Health Games for Adults 
Andrea Grimes, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Vasudhara Kantroo, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Rebecca E. Grinter, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

MoviPill: Improving medication compliance for elders using a mobile persuasive social game 
Rodrigo de Oliveira, Telefonica Research 
Mauro Cherubini, Telefonica Research 
Nuria Oliver, Telefonica Research 

Ambient Influence: Can Twinkly Lights Lure and Abstract Representations Trigger Behavioral Change? 
Yvonne Rogers, Open University, School of Computing and Maths, UK
William R. Hazlewood, Indiana University, School of Informatics, USA
Paul Marshall, Open University, School of Computing and Maths, UK
Nick Dalton, Open University, School of Computing and Maths, UK
Susanna Hertrich, susannahertrich.com 

Exploring Inter-child Behavioral Relativity in a Shared Social Environment: A Field Study in a Kindergarten 
Inseok Hwang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Hyukjae Jang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Lama Nachman, Intel Corporation
Junehwa Song, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea




Session VI: Home Infrastructure
Tuesday, September 28, 14:00-15:30
Chair: Steve Hodges

ElectriSense: Single-Point Sensing Using EMI for Electrical Event Detection and Classification in the Home 
Sidhant Gupta, University of Washington, USA
Matt S. Reynolds, Duke University, USA
Shwetak N. Patel, University of Washington, USA

Understanding Conflict Between Landlords and Tenants: Implications for Energy Sensing and Feedback 
Tawanna Dillahunt, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Jennifer Mankoff, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Eric Paulos, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

SNUPI: Sensor Nodes Utilizing Powerline Infrastructure 
Gabe Cohn, University of Washington, USA
Erich Stuntebeck, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Jagdish Pandey, University of Washington, USA
Brian Otis, University of Washington, USA
Gregory D. Abowd, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Shwetak N. Patel, University of Washington, USA

WATTR: A method for self-powered wireless sensing of water activity in the home 
Timothy Campbell, University of Washington, USA
Ramses Alcaide, University of Washington, USA
Eric Larson, University of Washington, USA
Shwetak Patel, University of Washington, USA




Session VII: Location Sharing II
Tuesday, September 28, 16:00-17:15
Chair: Hao-Hua Chu

Bridging the Gap Between Physical Location and Online Social Networks 
Justin Cranshaw, Carnegie Mellon University , USA
Eran Toch, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Jason Hong, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Aniket Kittur, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Norman Sadeh, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Exploring End User Preferences for Location Obfuscation, Location-Based Services, and the Value of Location
A.J. Brush, Microsoft Research 
John Krumm, Microsoft Research 
James Scott, Microsoft Research 

The Domestic Panopticon: Location Tracking in Families 
Julie Boesen, University College London, UK
Jennifer A. Rode, Drexel University, USA
Clara Mancini, Open University, UK




Session VIII: Localization
Wednesday, September 29, 9:00-10:00
Chair: Anthony LaMarca

Accuracy Characterization of Cell Tower Localization 
Jie Yang, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Alexander Varshavsky, AT&T Labs 
Hongbo Liu, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Yingying Chen, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Marco Gruteser, Rutgers University, USA

A Grid-Based Algorithm for On-Device GSM Positioning 
Petteri Nurmi, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Finland
Sourav Bhattacharya, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Finland
Joonas Kukkonen, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Finland

Vehicular Speed Estimation using Received Signal Strength from Mobile Phones 
Gayathri Chandrasekaran, Rutgers University, USA
Tam Vu, Rutgers University, USA
Alexander Varshavsky, ATT Labs 
Marco Gruteser, Rutgers University , USA
Richard Martin, Rutgers University, USA
Yingying Chen, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Jie Yang, Stevens Institute of Technology<, USA




Session IX: Novel Interactions
Wednesday, September 29, 10:30-12:15
Chair: Aaron Quigley

Ubicomp to the Masses: A Large-scale Study of Two Tangible Interfaces for Download 
Enrico Costanza, University of Southampton, UK
Matteo Giaccone, WeLaika
Olivier Kueng, EPFL, Switzerland
Simon Shelley, Independent
Jeffrey Huang, EPFL, Switzerland

What Do You Bring To the Table? Investigations of a Collaborative Workspace 
Trevor Pering, Intel Labs 
Kent Lyons, Intel Labs 
Roy Want, Intel Labs 
Mary Murphy-Hoye, Intel Labs 
Mark Baloga, Steelcase 
Paul Noll, Steelcase 
Joe Branc, Steelcase 
Nicolas De Benoist, Steelcase 

Sketching with Strangers - In the Wild Study of Ad-hoc Social Communication by Drawing 
Panu Kerman, Nokia Research Center 
Arto Puikkonen, Nokia Research Center 
Antti Virolainen, Nokia Research Center 
Pertti Huuskonen, Nokia Research Center 
Jonna Häkkilä, Nokia Research Center 

Augmenting On-Screen Instructions with Micro-Projected Guides: When it Works, and When it Fails
Stephanie Rosenthal, Intel Research, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Shaun K. Kane, University of Washington, USA
Jacob O. Wobbrock, University of Washington, USA
Daniel Avrahami, Intel Research




Session X: Psycho-Physiological Sensing
Wednesday, September 29, 13:30-15:00
Chair: Shwetak Patel

EmotionSense: A Mobile Phones based Adaptive Platform for Experimental Social Psychology Research 
Kiran K. Rachuri, University of Cambridge, UK
Mirco Musolesi, University of St. Andrews, UK
Cecilia Mascolo, University of Cambridge, UK
Peter J. Rentfrow, University of Cambridge, UK
Chris Longworth, University of Cambridge, UK
Andrius Aucinas, University of Cambridge, UK

Social Sensing for Epidimiological Behavior Change 
Anmol Madan, MIT Media Lab, USA
Manuel Cebrian, MIT Media Lab, USA
David Lazer, Northeastern University, USA
Alex Pentland, MIT Media Lab, USA

Psycho-Physiological Measures for Assessing Cognitive Load 
Eija Haapalainen, University of Oulu, Finland
SeungJun Kim, CMU, USA
Jodi F. Forlizzi, CMU, USA
Anind K. Dey, CMU, USA

Using Wearable Activity Type Detection to Improve Physical Activity Energy Expenditure Estimation 
Fahd Albinali, MIT, USA
Stephen Intille, MIT, USA
William Haskell, Stanford, USA
Mary Rosenberger, Stanford, USA




Session XI: Enhancing the Mobile Experience
Wednesday, September 29, 15:30-16:45
Chair: Adrian Friday

The Wi-Fi Privacy Ticker: Improving Awareness & Control of Personal Information Exposure on Wi-Fi 
Sunny Consolvo, Intel Labs Seattle 
Jaeyeon Jung, Intel Labs Seattle, University of Washington, USA
Ben Greenstein, Intel Labs Seattle 
Pauline Powledge, Intel Labs Seattle 
Gabriel Maganis, University of California, Davis, USA
Daniel Avrahami, Intel Labs Seattle 

Groupthink: Usability of Secure Group Association for Wireless Devices 
Rishab Nithyanand, University of California, Irvine, USA
Nitesh Saxena, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, USA 
Gene Tsudik, University of California, Irvine, USA
Ersin Uzun, University of California, Irvine, USA

TCBI: The Design and Evaluation of a Task-Centered Battery Interface 
Khai Truong, University of Toronto, Canada
Julie Kientz, University of Washington, USA
Timothy Sohn, Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto
Alyssa Rosenzweig, University of Toronto, Canada
Amanda Fonville, University of Washington, USA 
Tim Smith, University of Toronto, Canada