Improving algorithms could help women working for platforms like Uber or DoorDash stay safe, says Dongwook Yoon of UBC Computer Science ow.ly/Gn0a50J0tj4 University of British Columbia Benoit-Antoine Bacon #algorithms #computerscience

Women workers are invaluable to the gig ecosystem. Yet so many face threats and harassment while on the job. After speaking with several women about their experiences, Ning Ma and Dongwook Yoon have suggestions for how companies can help them feel safer. thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/…

Op-Ed: What does the rise of artificial intelligence 🤖 mean for human writers ✍️ ? UBC Computer Science Dr. Dongwook Yoon (Dongwook Yoon) discusses. via The Conversation Canada theconversation.com/rather-than-th…

RSVP to our November 9th seminar with Saleema Amershi: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3K… #ubc #dfp

UBC is hiring 3 asst profs in AI, 1 each in CS, Stats, Math, for a new research cluster on AI Methods for Scientific Impact. They'll join 2 new hires from last year (CS, Stats) and an existing team of 18 core AI researchers across @UBCscience CAIDA_UBC caida.ubc.ca/aim-si

. UBC Computer Science and UBC Psychology are inviting applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2023. Apply by DECEMBER 22, 2022. Learn more: bit.ly/cognitivesyste…

We are hiring another Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Cognitive Science and Computer Science at UBC! Please RT, share, or email me if there's any question. psych.ubc.ca/job-opportunit… CogSci Society @SocietySpark Psychology Jobs Association for Psychological Science American Psychological Association IEEE AAAI CS Faculty Jobs

Join us when Malte Jung kicks off our 2023 seminars. RSVP opens in early January. #dfp #ubc

Fully 80% of papers at UIST from 1990-2010 have been cited by US patents. 20% overall at CHI+CSCW+ Ubicomp+UIST; 13% of papers at all ACM SIGCHI sponsored venues. AAAI/IJCAI are 5%, ACL/EMNLP/NAACL are 11%, CVPR/ICCV/ECCV are 25%.

Introducing Thought Cloning: AI agents learn to *think* & act like humans by imitating the thoughts & actions of humans thinking out loud while acting, enhancing performance, efficiency, generalization, AI Safety & Interpretability. Led by Shengran Hu arxiv.org/abs/2306.00323 1/5

Want to automatically add animated captions to your videos? Adobe Research has partnered with product teams to create Caption Video, an AI-driven Quick Action tool in Adobe Express to help users get it done in style! adobe.ly/3ObfRdV

In late 2022, I joined a small team of researchers to explore content-aware text effects. This led to an incredible journey that moved us from research prototyping to launching a feature in 2023. I've written a brief post reflecting on this technology and what's next.

I sit next to these incredible researchers, what an amazing team. Make sure you watch with audio to experience the magic. linkedin.com/posts/adobe_wh…

My team, #HCI NAVER AI LAB is seeking a self-motivated research scientist working on the topics including but not limited to: - AI-infused systems - LLM-driven empathetic agents - Accessibility and safety of AI - Digital health and well-being shorturl.at/fgEU6 #chi2024

One of the few industry research labs these days where you can focus on meaningful and impactful academic research in HCI+AI! Awesome people and great environment.

This paper is motivated by my personal experience. I often wish I had made more effort to understand and empathize with my grandparents before they passed away. Many thanks to my advisors, Dongwook Yoon and Joanna McGrenere . Please check out the full paper on my website.

I will be hosting Joseph Jay Williams 's visit to UBC, where he will present his talk on "Changing Behavior using AI and Experimentation" on Friday, September 20th (10 AM PT). Check the details and join us for what promises to be an insightful discussion! caida.ubc.ca/event/changing…

Congratulations to our own Dr. Dongwook Yoon for winning a Google Academic Research Award under the category: Making education equitable, accessible and effective using AI. ow.ly/pNuc50TBEUT #AIinEducation #ResearchExcellence #ComputerScience CAIDA_UBC Dongwook Yoon