[Colloq] Talk: Positive Computing - Rafael Calvo - 1/26 11-12 WVH366

[Timothy Bickmore]

Positive Computing: Technologies forpsychologicalwellbeing and human 
potential

Rafael Calvo, University of Sydney

Mon 1/26, 11-12, WVH366

Abstract

Digital technologies have made their way into all the aspects of our 
lives that, according to psychology, influence our wellbeing -- 
everything from social relationships and curiosity to engagement and 
learning.  By bringing together research and methodologies 
well-established in psychology, education, neuroscience and 
human-computer interaction, we can begin to cultivate a new field 
dedicated to the design and development of technology that supports 
wellbeing and human potential.

More specifically, in this seminar I will present an introduction to our 
Human-Computer interaction work aiming to support psychological 
wellbeing. The suggested HCI framework builds on psychology, education, 
design and other disciplines addressing intrapersonal factors of 
wellbeing such as motivation, engagement, reflective thought and 
mindfulness, interpersonal factors such as empathy, and 
extrapersonalsuch as altruism.

For more information visit positivecomputing.org 
<http://positivecomputing.org>

Rafael Calvo is Professor at the University of Sydney. He has taught at 
several Universities, high schools and professional training 
institutions. He worked at the Language Technology Institute in Carnegie 
Mellon University, Universidad Nacionalde Rosario (Argentina) and on 
sabbaticals at the University of Cambridge and the University of 
Memphis. Rafael also has worked as an Internet consultant for projects 
in the US, Australia, Brasil, and Argentina. Rafael is the  author of 
two books and many publications in the fields of learning technologies, 
affective computing and computational intelligence. Rafael is Associate 
Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies and of IEEE 
Transactions on Affective Computing and Senior Member of IEEE. Rafael 
isEditor of the Oxford Handbook of Affective Computing. “Positive 
Computing” (MIT Press) with Dorian Peters is coming out this October. 
For more information visit: rafael-calvo.com <http://rafael-calvo.com>

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