[Bgs-list] Regina Thompson Lunch & Lecture Featuring Professor Julian Brinkley

Thu Apr 13 08:16:18 EDT 2023

Sorry for the last-minute invitation but if any of you are interested in attending this lunch & lecture session today at 11am please register online<https://secure.touchnet.net/C20569_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=5827&SINGLESTORE=true>

Initially the lunch was $15 for faculty and staff/$5 for students but now it is free via promo code CBE2223

Hopefully y’all can come out to support a fellow BG

Menu below

Meats: Fried Chicken and Roast Beef
Vegetables: Mac & Cheese, Vegetable Medley, and Collard Greens
Rolls and cornbread
Sweet Tea, Unsweet Tea, and Lemonade

Deveraux T. Williams, MHRD
IT & Client Success Manager
Marketing & Communications
Clemson University

The Commission on the Black Experience is hosting the Regina Thompson Lunch & Lecture spring series on Thursday, April 13th. Hear the lecture “Exploring the Evolution of In-Vehicle Information Systems and the Implications for Accessible Human-Machine Interfaces in Emerging Self-Driving Vehicles” by Professor Julian Brinkley of Clemson’s School of Computing. A hot buffet lunch will be available beginning at 11:00 a.m. Lunch is $15 for faculty and staff, and only $5 for students. The presentation will begin promptly at noon. Registration is required.

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Title:

“Exploring the Evolution of In-Vehicle Information Systems and the Implications for Accessible Human-Machine Interfaces in Emerging Self-Driving Vehicles”

Abstract:
Fully autonomous or “self-driving” vehicles have been described as a potentially transformative advance in personal mobility for those unwilling or unable to operate conventional motor vehicles manually. For blind and significantly low-vision individuals, for whom assistive driving technologies are limited, the self-driving vehicle may prove to be life-changing; creating new possibilities for employment, education, and social engagement. Despite the well-documented potential benefits of automotive automation technologies for persons with disabilities, there is a concern that this emerging technology is being designed in a manner that will render it ultimately inaccessible. Given the roughly 100-year history of automotive Human-Machine Interface design, there is concern that with the relatively rapid evolution of in-vehicle information systems (IVIS), the HMI of emerging vehicles may be evolving in a way that perpetuates accessibility barriers. A growing belief is that the emerging self-driving vehicles are being designed around the driver of the present, who in all cases is sighted and has the physical ability to manipulate a vehicle’s manual controls, as opposed to the operator of the future who might be blind or have other physical or cognitive disabilities. In this talk, I discuss the evolution of automotive HMI, describe anti-patterns in emerging automotive design, and summarize my research that has sought to understand this problem while designing, prototyping, and evaluating an accessible solution. I will then conclude the talk with a discussion of my Accessible Technology Leveraged for Autonomous vehicles System prototype (ATLAS 2); a US Department of Transportation semifinalist selection for the DOT’s Inclusive Design Challenge for Autonomous Vehicle Accessibility. ATLAS 2 is an ecosystem of technologies that combines natural language processing, machine learning, affective computing, and spatial audio with the goal of supporting the experiential needs of visually impaired users specifically.

Bio:

Julian Brinkley, PhD, PMP is an Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Computing at Clemson University and the director of the Design and Research of In-Vehicle Experiences Lab (DRIVE Lab). His research is focused on the intersection between human factors, automotive engineering, and computer science; work that has been supported by grants from the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, Google, the US Army, the US Department of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the National Science Foundation. Beyond automotive research, he also explores how technology broadly may be leveraged for social good, public safety, and entertainment. Dr. Brinkley completed a Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing at the University of Florida, holds an M.Sc. from East Carolina University in Software Engineering, and a B.A. from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro.
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