Human-centered computing

Equal Opportunity Schools Recognized as Innovator by Microsoft, Stanford and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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SEATTLE, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS), the nationwide nonprofit leader in partnering with US high schools to provide student insights and accelerate college and career access demonstrates the power of collaboration with industry leaders including Microsoft, Stanford and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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  • At Microsoft's inaugural Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit, EOS was highlighted for its data-driven, student-centered partnerships with high schools around the country.
  • Yesterday, Equal Opportunity Schools presented at the AccelerateEd convening hosted by the Education Strategy Group and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
  • Recently, Equal Opportunity Schools released a special report on Psychological Safety by Dr. Erin Bogan, Sr. Director of Research & Impact.
  • Thanks to philanthropic support, Equal Opportunity Schools is offering 100 US School Districts matching grant opportunities to partner with EOS for the 2024-2025 School Year.

WiMi Hologram Cloud Develops A Dynamic Gesture Interaction System Based on Image Processing

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
Cloud, Holography, Communication, Augmented reality, Human, Classification, WIMI, 3D, Human-centered computing, Computer, HCI, Algorithm, Virtual reality, Digital, Gesture, Robotics, AR, Behavior, Security printing

BEIJING, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced the development of an image processing-based dynamic gesture interaction system.

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  • BEIJING, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced the development of an image processing-based dynamic gesture interaction system.
  • Image processing refers to digital image processing, which uses computers to accurately interpret images and fully simulate the functions of the human visual system.
  • The interactive touch system based on image processing includes multi-touch detection and positioning module, a multi-touch digital image processing module, and multi-touch gesture tracking and recognition module.
  • Gesture recognition is an essential 3D interaction tool for virtual environment interaction, and its key technologies are gesture segmentation, gesture analysis, and gesture recognition.

Softrams Launches Advisory Board, Names Jason R. Weiss Inaugural Member

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Friday, December 2, 2022
Knowledge, Automation, The Advisory Board Company, Advisory board, HCD, Small business, Communication, CSO, United States Department of Defense, Artificial intelligence, Intelligence, Human-centered design, Human-centered computing, Organization, Management, SoftRAM

Softrams' Advisory Board brings together the industry's leading technology veterans to advise and support the organization's executive staff on key initiatives of strategic growth and leadership.

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  • Softrams' Advisory Board brings together the industry's leading technology veterans to advise and support the organization's executive staff on key initiatives of strategic growth and leadership.
  • The Board's inaugural member, Jason R. Weiss, whose prolific experience stems across three decades, is regarded as a dynamic trailblazer in spearheading efficient and effective technology best practices and championing organizational mission and goals.
  • "I look forward to being Softrams inaugural advisory board member," said Jason.
  • About Softrams: Softrams offers innovative technology implementations and builds customer-centric services that are simple, intuitive, and usable across multiple industries.

Web3athon - The Largest Multi-chain People-First Crypto Hackathon - Announces 32 Winners and 15 Standouts

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Monday, October 24, 2022
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NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CoinDesk and CRADL announce the winners of the Web3athon: Hyperlocal, People-First Crypto Hackathon. The Web3athon is a multi-blockchain, 2-stage, virtual hackathon powered by HackerEarth that brought creatives and developers together to address some of the most pressing hyperlocal problems facing communities. The driving goal of Web3athon: build better, scalable products that use Web3 that provide tangible solutions for everyday utility. Launched on June 9, 2022 at CoinDesks's flagship conference, Consensus, Web3athon concluded after 14 weeks of building with 32 winners and 15 standouts announced at CoinDesk's I.D.E.A.S Conference on October 19, 2022. The winners split over $800,000 in prizes.

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  • DAO, Crypto Council for Innovation, Jumpscale, and Impaqto
    Web3athon Winners:Out of the 32 winning teams and 15 standouts, here are three winners that exemplify the best of Web3athon, including the chain and prize level the project team placed, along with a project description.
  • And that's precisely what we got with hundreds of tremendous submissions to this hackathon, now whittled down to 32 highly worthy winners.
  • For more information, the Web3athon Messaging Kit contains the list of winners and standouts, additional stats, and testimonials from attendees, organizers, and judges.
  • They have hosted over ten thousand Hackathons around the world and coordinate with developer relations managers globally and are the turnkey partner to execute Web3athon.

Aleut & MetroStar Announce the Creation of a New Joint Venture

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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MetroStar is a leading IT and digital transformation provider for the public sector that has been accelerating government missions for over two decades.

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  • MetroStar is a leading IT and digital transformation provider for the public sector that has been accelerating government missions for over two decades.
  • Under the MPA, MetroStar will mentor Aleut in our business development endeavors, expanding upon our expertise in the areas of Human Centered Design, Applied Intelligence, DevSecOps, Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Enterprise IT.
  • "It's an honor and privilege to support the Alaskan native community through our partnership with Aleut," said MetroStar's Chief Operating Officer, Mo Hessabi.
  • "As a former small business, MetroStar values communities' importance in helping an organization grow and succeed.

CONSTRUKTS Inc. Awarded Competitive Grant From the National Science Foundation

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Friday, September 17, 2021
Science, STEM, Educational technology, Goal, Curriculum, Humanities, SBIR, NSF, Artificial intelligence, XR, Mathematics, Achievement, Thought, Delaware General Corporation Law, Microsoft HoloLens, Solution, National academy, Learning sciences, Student, Research, Integration, Microsoft, Computer, Partnership, Division, Wolfram Research, SRI, CEO, National Science Foundation, Incubator, IBM, IOT, Electronics, Human-centered computing, Small business, Small Business Innovation Research, Technology, Creativity, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Academy, Learning, R, Delaware, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, SRI International, GLOBE, Tutoring

CONSTRUKTS combines hands-on learning and learning with computers to address that achievement gap.

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  • CONSTRUKTS combines hands-on learning and learning with computers to address that achievement gap.
  • To achieve these goals, the CONSTRUKTS EdTech platform integrates Internet-of-Things (IoT), mixed reality (XR), and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
  • Pamela L. Jennings, Ph.D., CEO, CONSTRUKTS, Inc., is a formerNational Science FoundationProgram Director in Human Centered Computing.
  • CONSTRUKTS, Inc. is a consumer electronics company that develops Internet-of-Things (IoT), mixed reality (XR), and artificial intelligence (AI) EdTech applications.

HUCAPP 2020: 4th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction Theory and Applications (Valletta, Malta - February 27-29, 2020) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, October 7, 2019
Technology, Other Technology, User interface techniques, Human–computer interaction, Multimodal interaction, Interaction technique, Human-centered computing, Computer science

The "HUCAPP 2020 4th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction Theory and Applications" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "HUCAPP 2020 4th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction Theory and Applications" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The International Conference on Human Computer Interaction Theory and Applications aims at becoming a major point of contact between researchers, engineers, and practitioners in Human Computer Interaction.
  • The conference will be structured along four main tracks, covering different aspects related to Human Computer Interaction, from Theories, Models and User Evaluation, Interaction Techniques and Devices, Haptic and Multimodal Interaction, and Agents and Human Interaction.