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3rd JRC ECML Workshop: Collaborative Human Computer Interaction with Big Wall Displays

18th - 19th April 2013 Ispra, Italy

The 3rd JRC ECML workshop on Collaborative Human Computer Interaction with Big Wall Displays took place in the European Crisis Management Laboratory (ECML) of the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy, from 18 to 19 April 2013.

The purpose was the presentation, demonstration, and exploration of human computer interaction techniques, design considerations and prototypes for supporting collaborative tasks at hand in high level situation monitoring and crisis management rooms equipped with a large display areas (context: humanitarian aid and civil protection).

Goals

  • Presentations and demonstrations of collaborative task execution and information processing scenarios
  • Key goal: identification of tasks beyond displaying information that benefit of large displays

Design Challenge

A scenario based design challenge for ICT solutions for crisis room operations was sent out to colleagues from academia. Combined with a collaborative assessment discussion on presented ideas the workshop will identify promising directions for fostering the benefit of big wall displays to support collaboration in crisis rooms. Please see invitation to academia:

[ JRC-ECML-BigWallHCI-Workshop-Invitation-Academia.pdf ]

Position statements, design considerations, and prototypes presented at the workshop were:

  • Organising information on big walls - human perception and large displays.
    Prof.Margit Pohl, Vienna University of Technology, AT
  • Perceptual affordances of wall - sized displays for visualization applications.
    Dr.Anastasia Bezerianos, LRI & Dr.Petra Isenberg, INRIA, Université Paris - Sud, FR
  • Perceptual affordances of wall - sized displays for visualization applications.
    Dr.Anastasia Bezerianos, LRI & Dr.Petra Isenberg, INRIA, Université Paris - Sud, FR
  • Collaborative interactions in future crisis rooms.
    Prof.Johannes Schöning, University College London, UK & Hasselt University, BE
  • The interplay between personal and collaborative computing at big wall displays.
    Prof.Kim Halskov & Dr.Clemens Klokmose, Aarhus University, DK
  • Multi - user twitter analysis for crisis room environments.
    Simon Butscher & Prof.Harald Reiterer, Konstanz University, DE
  • The CrisisWall application.
    Dr.Tom De Groeve, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, IT
  • Collaborative situational report production on big wall displays.
    Dr.Peter Judmaier, University of Applied Sciences St.Pölten, AT
  • Situation reporting as co - creation of prospective interpretations with situated visualizations and crafted abstractions.
    Prof.Jonas Landgren, Chalmers University of Technology, SE

Target Audience

The workshop brought together 4 stakeholders in the design, development, and use of ICT tools in crisis room operation:

  1. Academia experts of fields including: HCI, CSCW, InfoVis & VA, IxD, UxD, UID
  2. Manufacturers & technology providers of big wall displays and respective ICT systems for their operation
    • Barco: Guy Van Wijmeersch, Design Director, Barco Headquarters, BE
    • Barco: Paolo Bravin, Country & Sales Director, Barco Italy, IT
    • eyevis: Mark Schmidt, Director IT Department, eyevis Headquarters, DE
    • eyevis: Fabrizio Colangeli, Sales Manager, eyevis Italy, IT
    • eyevis: Fabrizio Ponzo, Technical Director, eyevis Italy, IT
    • Planar: Pierre - Yves Lambolez, R & D Manager, Planar France, FR
    • Planar: Rob Stewart, Managing Director, International, Planar Systems, USA
  3. Practitioners of information analysis and crisis management, many operating national or European situation rooms[number of participants]:
    • EC[1]: European Community Humanitarian Office(DG ECHO): Monitoring and Information Centre(MIC) / Emergency Response Centre(ERC)
    • UK[1]: British Geological Survey(BGS): UK Natural Hazards Partnership
    • DE[3]: Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe(BBK): Gemeinsames Melde - und Lagezentrum(GMLZ)
    • Federal Office Of Civil Protection And Disaster Assistance(BBK): German Joint Information And Situation Centre(GMLZ)
    • SE[2]: Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap(MSB)
    • Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency(MSB)
    • EC[1]: Frontex: Frontex Situation Centre(FSC)
    • DK[2]: Beredskabsstyrelsen(BRS): Beredskabscentre
    • Danish Emergency Management Agency(DEMA): National Operation Centres
    • AT[1]: Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung: Landeswarnzentrale
    • Office Of The State Government Of Styria: Styrian Regional Hazard Warning Centre
    • SI[2]: Uprava Republike Slovenije za zaščito in reševanje(URSZR)
    • Administration Of The Republic Of Slovenia For Civil Protection And Disaster Relief(ACPDR)
    • BE[1]: Crisis & Emergency Management Centre(CEMAC) & International Association of Emergency Managers(IAEM)
  4. JRC staff operating the ECML, providing information analysis and early warning systems to the United Nations, the European Commission, EU member states, and the humanitarian and disaster relief community.

Collaborative Human-Computer Interaction with Big Wall Displays - BigWallHCI 2013 3rd JRC ECML Crisis Management Technology Workshop
Collaborative Human-Computer Interaction with Big Wall Displays - BigWallHCI 2013 3rd JRC ECML Crisis Management Technology Workshop

 

For more information visit the page of the Workshop