2024 ACM Europe Summer School on Accessible and Inclusive Technologies

2024 ACM Europe Summer School on Accessible and Inclusive Technologies

Research events

Date and time
24 - 27 Jun 2024 (9:00am - 6:00pm)
Location
To be announced.
Price

£100 - 250

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STEAMhouse building

The 2024 ACM Europe Summer School on Accessible and Inclusive Technologies will take place from 24 - 27 June, 2024 hosted by Birmingham City University in STEAMhouseBelmont Row, Birmingham, B4 7RQ

The summer school invites researchers, PhD students, and industry professionals interested in topics related to accessible computing, inclusive design, assistive technologies, and disability innovation.

Each day will feature outstanding speakers who will share their expertise on topics related to accessibility, inclusive design, responsible AI, and human-computer interaction research. Participants should expect 4 full days of talks, interactive sessions, and networking events.

Poster and Demo sessions:

We will have a poster session on Monday 24th June and a hands-on demo session on Tuesday 25th June. If you want to present your research or technical prototypes related to accessible or assistive technologies, please contact Arthur.Theil@bcu.ac.uk for more information.

Day 1: 24 June 9-6pm

Topics: Disability Innovation and Inclusive Design. 

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Day 2: 25 June 9-6pm

Topics: Inclusive Immersive Technologies and Accessible Games.

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Day 3: 26 June 9-5pm

Topics: Inclusive Multisensory Experiences and Interfaces.

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Day 4: 27 June 9-4pm

Topics: Inclusive Futures, Responsible AI and Ethics.

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Speakers
  • Prof Corina Sas, Lancaster University
  • Dr Cecily Morrison, Microsoft Research
  • Prof Kathrin Gerling, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • Dr Tony Stockman, Queen Mary University of London
  • Dr Nasrine Olson, University of Borås
  • Dr Raymond Holt, University of Leeds
  • Dr Stavroula Ntoa, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
  • Dr Colette Jeffrey, Birmingham City University
  • Dr George Margetis, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
  • Jacob Holden, SpecialEffect
  • Harry Nelson, SpecialEffect
  • Sachin Sunil, SpecialEffect
Organising Comittee

  • Arthur Theil, Birmingham City University
  • Sayan Sarcar, Birmingham City University
  • Chris Creed, Birmingham City University
  • Raymond Holt, University of Leeds
  • Nasrine Olson, University of Borås
  • Stavroula Ntoa, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
  • George Margetis, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
  • Katerina Valakou, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas

Student Volunteers

  • Craig Anderton, Birmingham City University
  • George Fence, Birmingham City University
  • Christina Karpodini, Birmingham City University
Sponsor


Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and ACM Europe Council

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