Adrian David Cheok Interview on Spanish National Press EL PAIS

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No falta mucho para que algún chef de prestigio mundial -de los de estrellas Michelin, esferificaciones nitrogenadas y platos a 200 euros- comience a enviar sus creaciones por Internet. No hablamos de un servicio a domicilio (¡qué poco glamour!) sino de un envío literal. Es decir, entrar en una web, seleccionar una receta de nombre imposible, conectarse unos sensores y… disfrutar a través de estímulos en tus sentidos del placer de la alta cocina. Tu cerebro interpretará aquello como la más deliciosa de las comidas, aunque en términos nutricionales sea la nada absoluta. Adrian Cheok cree que, al ritmo al que avanzan las nuevas tecnologías, esto será posible en 15 o 20 años. Tal vez menos si los experimentos que su equipo del Imagineering Institute, laboratorio que él mismo dirige, tienen éxito en próximas fechas. De momento ya han conseguido cosas tan asombrosas dentro de este campo como transmitir olores a través de una aplicación móvil, reproducir el sabor dulce mediante un dispositivo que estimula las papilas gustativas o engañar al cerebro haciéndole creer que la cantidad de comida ingerida es mayor que la consumida realmente.

Cheok es uno de los investigadores más importantes del mundo en el terreno de la denominada “realidad mixta”, un concepto que sobrepasa la realidad aumentada y la realidad virtual, puesto que su objetivo es combinar ambos mundos -el físico y el digital- en tiempo real para que puedan convivir e interactuar. El trabajo de Cheok desde el Imagineering Institute es “construir la Internet del futuro” mediante la convergencia de la tecnología, el arte y la creatividad. La idea de transmitir todo tipo de sensaciones a través de Internet se sustenta, según Cheok, en “el deseo de los seres humanos de comunicarse; la tecnología debe orientarse a satisfacer estas necesidades fundamentales, porque es esencial para nuestra felicidad”. Ser feliz, por ejemplo, sintiendo el abrazo o el beso de la persona amada aunque se encuentre a muchos kilómetros de distancia, es uno de los experimentos que ya han llevado a cabo con éxito desde el equipo de Cheok.

Pero sus planes no se detienen en el envío de información digital entre dos seres humanos, por mucho que esto despierte nuestras emociones. Quiere ir mucho más allá: “El siguiente paso es que esa persona no tiene porqué ser real. Puede ser una creación virtual. Tendremos robots o personajes virtuales que serán nuestros amigos y podremos comunicarnos con ellos a través de nuestros cinco sentidos gracias a Internet. La combinación de la inteligencia artificial y la tecnología multisensorial lo hará posible en el futuro. Tendremos amigos e incluso amantes que no serán físicos”.

Texto: José L. Álvarez Cedena

Source: http://one.elpais.com/realidad-mixta-oler-tocar-sentir-besar-internet-adrian-cheok-imagineering-institute


Theme Issue on Multisensory Internet

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PERSONAL AND UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING·WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2016

Guest Editors
Prof. Adrian David Cheok, Imagineering Institute, Malaysia and City University London, UK
Dr. Kasun Karunanayaka, Imagineering Institute, Malaysia and City University London, UK
Dr. Tuomas Mäkilä, Technology Research Center, University of Turku, Finland.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Shahrizal Sunar, Media and Game Innovation Centre of Excellence (MaGICX), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Computers and the Internet changed people’s life style so rapidly in the last few decades. Today we are moving towards a hyperconnected era where humans and all the electronic devices that we use will be connected together and form a single network. Most of the machines will be also equipped with human senses such as audio, visual, and tactile. Therefore, we believe the next important breakthrough of internet would be true multisensory internet and this will open up a multitude of new horizons and opportunities for research in the future, including in areas such as human computer interaction, augmented / virtual reality, entertainment, medical and wellness, marketing and neuroscience.
This special Issue of the journal will focus on fundamental and applied research dealing with multisensory Internet. Such technologies may produce visual, tactile, sonic, taste, smell, flavor or any other kind of content that can enrich user experience delivered through Internet.
Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish experimental, theoretical and computational results in as much detail as possible, so that results can be easily reproduced. There is, therefore, no restriction on the length of the papers.

Topics
The purpose of the theme issue is to publish recent advances in multi-sensory Internet. Submissions are sought on the following and related topics:
• Sensing and Actuation Technologies for visual, tactile/haptic, sonic, taste, and smell
• Multimodal interaction, interfaces, and communication
• Multimodal / crossmodal perception
• Man-machine multisensory interactions
• Human factors, cognition
• Psychology and neuroscience
• Smart wearable technology
• Multisensory augmented / virtual reality
• Digital and sensory marketing
• Food as a communication medium
• Design and evaluation of multisensory Internet
• Content creation processes, environments and methods
• Communication protocols for multisensory Internet
• Application domains for multisensory Internet and technologies
• Natural User Interface Technology and Application

Important dates
Submissions: 1st November 2016
Notifications to authors: 1st January 2017
Final papers: 1st March 2017

Submissions
We seek submission of original papers presenting novel research addressing Multisensory Internet. Submissions must not be currently under consideration for publication in other venues. PUC’s Instructions for Authors are available here: http://link.springer.com/journal/779
Submissions should be directed to: Dr. Kasun Karunanayaka (Corresponding Guest Editor), kasun@imagineeringinstitute.org


Adrian Cheok Keynote Speaker of MobileHCI 2016

Adrian Cheok will be giving a keynote speech at MobileHCI this year held in Florence, Italy on 6-9 Sept 2016.

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MobileHCI 2016: the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services which is the premier forum for innovations in mobile, portable and personal devices and with the services to which they enable access.

http://mobilehci.acm.org/2016/attending/keynotes


Adrian Cheok will be giving keynote speech at Visual SG 2016 Singapore Science Center

Professor Adrian David Cheok will be giving a keynote speech at Visual SG 2016 Forum in the Singapore Science Center.

Speech Title: Everysense Everywhere Human Communication

Venue: Maxwell Auditorium, Singapore Science Center

Date: 1.30pm, 22 July 2016

 

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Visual SG is South East Asia’s signature Visualisation Festival. The Festival profiles data
science through its bold emphasis on the visual aesthetics, insights and narratives that reside
in data. Envisaged as both a serious study and playful showcase, Visual SG presents a full
on visual spectacle of data through the lens of artistic and creative expression. Through its
line-up of interactive displays, forums and workshops, Visual SG not only raises awareness of
the burgeoning field of big data, it also aims to provoke conversations on the significant role
of data analytics in today’s business and societal contexts.
Now into its third year, the Festival seeks to expand in scope and geographical reach. As
Visual SG makes connective strides in linking up to other regional festivals such as the Festival
of Scientific Visualisation in Japan, the Centre projects that Visual SG has the potential to
become Asia’s premier Visualisation Festival. Science Centre Singapore is thus seeking
strategic partnerships and alliances to develop and brand Visual SG as Asia’s best focal point
celebration of data science.
The theme for Visual SG this year is “Beauty in Patterns”. There is rich data intrinsic in both
natural patterns as well as man-made permutations. Adapting from this, the Industry forum
will explore the various trend shifts in big data, open data and data analytics and how these
add up to make us more connected and smart!


Adrian Cheok Keynote Speaker of iUSEr 2016

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Adrian David Cheok is Chair Professor of Pervasive Computing at City University London, and currently helms the Imagineering Institute of Iskandar Malaysia as Director. He has extensive experience in mixed reality, real-time systems, embedded computing, wearable computers, fuzzy systems and power electronics.

His work has been highly recognized. Some of his impressive accolades include the Hitachi Fellowship, Microsoft Research Award for Gaming and Graphics, SIP Distinguished Fellow Award, and first prize in the Milan International InventiON competition. He was also elected as World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and as a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), an organisation committed to finding innovative practical solutions to today’s social challenges.

Part of his initiative in providing alternatives to solving today’s social challenges has seen him involve in unconventional collaborations with Nike, National Oilwell Varco, Ministry of Defence, VF Corporation and many others. His research has also seen him produce boundary breaking inventions such as “Human Pacman”, “Magic Land”, “Metazoa Ludens and “Kissenger”.

Therefore, it will be a great miss if you do not catch him in the upcoming i-USEr 2016. It is time to unbound yourself to extraordinary HCI applications by learning from the Master himself.

http://fskm.uitm.edu.my/iuser2016/keynote.html


We’re having our first The Hangout Meetup!

A Meetup is a place where members of a (in this case – tech) community can spend an evening together and talk about their experiences and develop synergies in the quickly evolving startup community. The organizers will provide a short presentation at the start of the evening. Keep your ticket to redeem one free drink per registrant.

RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-hangout-meetup-tickets-24981030936

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