Pervasive Innovation for a Smarter Planet

Workshop 21st April 2010 2 p.m. University of Southampton, School of Chemistry, Bldg 29, Room 1101

Andy Stanford-Clark and Cerys Willoughby
IBM

Web page: http://www.eresearchsouth.ac.uk/news/e-research-course-lecture-and-workshop-programme-2010-university-of-southampton
Categories: e-Research, Education
Submitter: Petrina Butler

Dr. Andy Stanford-Clark (IBM) The patron saint of energy geeks

e-Research Course Lecture and Workshop Programme 2010

Wed 21 April 14:00 – 17:00 Bldg 29 Room 1101 (Main Lecture Theatre, School of Chemistry)

‘Pervasive Innovation for a Smarter Planet’ Andy Stanford-Clark, IBM How pervasive computer technology can help the environment, improve business and be fun at the same time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Stanford-Clark
‘Usability Testing' Cerys Willoughby, IBM Making information technology accessible to people with disabilities. This presentation gives an overview of what accessibility is and how it applies to technology. Different types of disabilities are discussed, and examples of technologies that are available to make software and websites accessible is provided.
‘Designing for Accessibility’ Cerys Willoughby, IBM What is usability, and how can you test for it? This presentation gives an overview of what usability is, why it is important, and how you can design software and websites for usability. The presentation also covers how you can evaluate usability and the techniques available for testing usability.

Open to University of Southampton students and staff

Please contact Jeremy Frey on j.g.frey@soton.ac.uk for more details