HCI, Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence

Location

Main Building PA616, Tampere University, Hervanta Campus (Korkeakoulunkatu 7, Tampere)

Map

Registration

Registration is open until June 9.

Speakers

Professor Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Singapore Management University.

Professor Keng Siau, Singapore Management University.

Organizer

Associate Professor Nannan Xi, Tampere University.

Overview

In this two-day workshop, Prof. Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah and Prof. Keng Siau will provide a brief introduction to challenges in pursuing human-computer interaction (HCI), metaverse, and artificial intelligence (AI) research, and lead discussions on how to research emerging IS topics such as metaverse and AI as well as HCI research in NeuroIS. The workshop will cover the concept of flow experience and the EEG activity associated with flow as well as AI governance and ethics.

Detailed program

Day 1 (Theme: HCI and Metaverse)

9:30 Morning Coffee/Tea & Opening

9:45 Grand Challenges in HCI, Metaverse, and AI Research in Information Systems

10:45 Break

11:00 Flowing Together or Alone: Impact of Collaboration in the Metaverse

12:30 Lunch Break

13:30 Flow State as a Dynamic Neural System: An Electroencephalogram (EEG) Study

15:00 Break

15:15 Value of the Metaverse to Users: A Value-Focused Thinking Study

16:45 Closing

Day 2 (Theme: Artificial Intelligence)

9:30 Morning Coffee/Tea

9:45 Artificial Intelligence and Humanoid Robots: Utopia or Dystopia

10:45 Break

11:00 Ethics in Artificial Intelligence: A Value-Focused Thinking Study

12:30 Lunch Break

13:30 Threats from Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives from Medical Professionals

15:00 Break

15:15 Open Discussions on Future of Work and Humanity with Artificial General Intelligence and Artificial Super Intelligence

16:30 Closing

Assignments

There are two assignments to be completed – one for the first day of the workshop and the other for the second day of the workshop. Each assignment will include the following components: (i) your reflections on what you have learned from the workshop and how you intend to apply what you have learned to your own (current or future) research; (ii) research topics/questions of interest that you have generated from the workshop; (iii) in what ways and to what degree the workshop has enhanced or advanced your understanding about research methods and/or information systems research.

Credit points

Doctoral students participating in the seminar can obtain 2 credit points. This requires participating and completing the assignments.

Registration fee

This seminar is free-of-charge for Inforte.fi member organization's staff and their PhD students. For others the participation fee is 400 €. The participation fee includes access to the event and the event materials. Lunch and dinner are not included.