UBISS 2017

UBISS 2017
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8th International UBI Summer School 2017

Oulu, Finland, June 12-17, 2017

Hosted by Center for Ubiquitous Computing at University of Oulu

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UBISS 2017 invited researchers, students, and industry and public sector professionals to gain theoretical insight and personal hands on experience on selected topics under the tutelage of distinguished experts. UBISS 2017 continued the legacy of the previous seven successful UBI Summer Schools hosted by us in Oulu in 2010-2016.

UBISS 2017 enrolled 53 students from 9 countries in 4 parallel workshops
UBISS 2017 enrolled 53 students from 9 countries in 4 parallel workshops

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UBISS Trailer – UBISS in 74 seconds

UBISS 2017 The Film (3 min summary)

WORKSHOPS & INSTRUCTORS

UBISS 2017 comprised of four parallel 6-day “hands on” workshops:

A: DESIGNING CITY FUTURES THROUGH AUGMENTED PLACE

Prof. Alessandro Aurigi, Plymouth University, UK
Dr. Katharine Willis, Plymouth University, UK

B: VIRTUAL CITY MODELS

Prof. Norbert Haala, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Patrick Tutzauer, University of Stuttgart, Germany

C: DIGITAL PRODUCT REALIZATION: MAKING THINGS THAT MATTER

Dan Somen, Stanford University, USA
Dr. Georgi Georgiev, University of Oulu, Finland

D: AUGMENTED URBAN EXPERIENCE AND MEDIATED SPATIAL NARRATIVES

Ava Fatah gen Schieck, University College London, UK
Dr. Simon Julier, University College London, UK
Dr. Ana Javornik, Newcastle University, UK
Petros Koutsolampros, University College London, UK

AWARDS

“Distinguished Project” Awards

Award recipients were nominated by the instructors of each workshop.

Workshop A: “ArtNet”
Eetu Hyvönen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Jovana Lukic, University of Oulu, Finland

Workshop B: “Fat Policeman”
Samantha Wittke, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, Finland

Workshop C: “Smart Pot”
Henri Koski, Futurice Ltd., Finland
Arash Sattari, University of Oulu, Finland

Workshop D: “VessAR”
Yongsu Dong, University of Oulu, Finland
Weiping Huang, University of Oulu, Finland
Arttu Niemelä, University of Oulu, Finland
Kennedy Opoku Asare, University of Oulu, Finland

“Memorable Madness” Awards

Award recipients were nominated by the jury comprising of instructors.

Workshop A: David Corbett, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Workshop B: Juho-Pekka Virtanen, Aalto University, Finland
Workshop C: Mohamed Aboeleinen, University of Oulu, Finland & Charity Fluharty, Hallmark Cards Inc., USA
Workshop D: Matias Kukka, ŌURA, Finland

PREVIOUS UBISS SUMMER SCHOOLS

  • UBISS 2016 (7th International UBI Summer School 2016) held in Oulu on June 13-18, 2016. 68 participants from 12 countries enrolled in four parallel workshops.
  • UBISS 2015 (6th International UBI Summer School 2015) held in Oulu on June 8-13, 2015. 56 participants from 14 countries enrolled in four parallel workshops.
  • UBISS 2014 (5th International UBI Summer School 2014) held in Oulu on June 9-14, 2014. 59 participants from 16 countries enrolled in four parallel workshops.
  • UBISS 2013 (4th International UBI Summer School 2013) held in Oulu on June 10-15, 2013. 76 participants from 18 countries enrolled in four parallel workshops.
  • UBISS 2012 (3rd International UBI Summer School 2012) held in Oulu on May 28 – June 2, 2012. 51 participants from 10 countries enrolled in three parallel workshops.
  • UBISS 2011 (2nd International UBI Summer School 2011) held in Oulu on May 23-28, 2011. 36 participants from 6 countries enrolled in three parallel workshops.
  • UBISS 2010 (1st International UBI Summer School 2010) held in Oulu on May 31 – June 4, 2010. 72 participants from 20 countries enrolled in six parallel workshops.