LU ar vieslekciju uzstāsies profesore Kristīna Hēka - viena no Zviedrijas 50 ietekmīgākajām sievietēm IT nozarē

Pasākums ir bez dalības maksas un vietu skaits ir ierobežots. “Mad science” lekcijai interesenti var pieteikties līdz 18. janvārim: ej.uz/Mad_science Plašāk par pasākumu un vieslekotori (angļu valodā): Abstract: Despite its importance in our lives, technology is still frequently frustrating, dehumanising, or just plain boring. So while our everyday life is saturated with technology, our relationship to it is still very far from perfect. In the Internet of Things era, we will be surrounded by even more technology. What could a stronger focus on enjoyment, creativity and engagement through design research - for all - bring? I will present some of the tactics, methods and insights gained from the work in the Mobile Life centre. We frame our work as doing serious research on what we might normally portray as “unserious” activities. Our work is interdisciplinary, design-led, based on detailed ethnographic studies, often in collaboration with experts in a varied set of fields – such as fashion studies, fine art, opera, medical science, street performance, TV-production or somaesthetic practices. We get inspired by doing studies on people's mundane leisure and creative activities such as horseback riding, hunting, parkour, dancing or live-action role-playing. We use those insights to spur innovative design processes, resulting in mobile applications, sensor-based applications, pervasive games, new mobile media, technical platforms and materials to support amateurs' creativity. In this talk, I will give an overview of some of the research done, focusing in particular on how we see Internet of Things as a design material, ways of exploring aesthetics, the role of the materials in our design processes and how to articulate design knowledge. For your convenience you can find more information on the lecture here. Professor Höök is a full Professor in Interaction Design at Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, is a member of The Royal Engineering Academy, and is considered one of the 50 most influential women in IT in Sweden. Professor Höök is engaged in designing for emotion. Theoretically, Höök works from a phenomenological perspective – trying to design for embodied interaction. But instead of contributing to the grand theories of human activities, Höök encapsulates design insights into what she, together with Professor Löwgren, framed as strong concepts. Par IT uzņēmumu "Accenture" Accenture ir viens no vadošajiem IT uzņēmumiem Latvijā un pasaulē. Accenture ir starptautisks vadības konsultāciju, tehnoloģisko pakalpojumu un ārpakalpojumu uzņēmums. Uzņēmumā strādā vairāk nekā 394 000 cilvēki, kas apkalpo klientus vairāk nekā 120 pasaules valstīs. Accenture Latvijas filiāle ir dibināta 2002. gadā. Par LU Datorikas fakultātes  Alumni asociāciju LU DF Alumni ir nekomerciāla organizācija, kas ir dibināta un darbojas tās biedru izglītojošo un komunikāciju veicinošo mērķu realizēšanai, kā arī LU Datorikas fakultātes popularizēšanai un atbalsta sniegšanai. Asociācija vieno gan LU Datorikas fakultātes absolventus un esošos studentus, gan arī citu eksakto zinātņu virzienu absolventus un studentus, kam rūp IT nozarē strādājošo speciālistu kompetenču līmeņa paaugstināšana un kas vēlās attīstīt šādu speciālistu savstarpējo komunikāciju, kā arī popularizēt IT izglītības virzienu.