Chris Norval

Computer Science lecturer at @AberdeenUni. Formerly @Cambridge_Uni, @UnivOfStAndrews & @DundeeUni. Interested in HCI, ML/AI, and societal issues of tech.

[Computing Science | University of Aberdeen @ABDNCompSci]

Aberdeen CS is hiring two (senior) lecturers! These are Teaching and Scholarship positions, so focused on teaching, not research
https://t.co/bwJ1RiSvHv

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

I now have a new appreciation for every single university module that I've ever sat in on. The amount of work that goes into making lectures and courses go smoothly is insane!

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

🚨 New paper alert 🚨 A Room with an Overview, by @jatinternet and myself.

In it, we uncover what information our participants want to know from smart home systems, and how they can use that information to understand what's going on within them.

https://t.co/ls7uyDNZa5

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

Good week to start a new job at @aberdeenuni ❄️🥶

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

We're undertaking some academic research on how professionals keep records about their algorithmic systems. If you're a professional working with algorithmic systems, and happen to have a spare 20 minutes, we would greatly appreciate your input! #AI #ML

https://t.co/STHSI6CTQ8

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

One of the UK's largest political parties using 'Find your NHS number' to harvest personal information. @UKLabour this is actually gross.

[The Labour Party @UKLabour]

This week marks the 75th birthday of our NHS, created by a Labour government in 1948.

To celebrate, find out your NHS baby number 👇

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

Fascinating #FAccT2023 session on bringing people in to high-stakes system design. Seems a huge appetite for people to be involved in the process.

A fair bit of discussion about AI education, but that misses the point that a lot of these systems are inherently non-transparent

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

Had a great time at #FAccT2023 presenting our work. Reach out to me if you’re interested in the auditability of AR/VR/MR systems or other emerging tech!

https://t.co/kXjK6jEgTg

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

Trying to record my @FAccTConference talk. 8 minutes in, aaaaand... cat!

Every. Damn. Time. #FAccT2023

[Cambridge Computer Science @Cambridge_CL]

Internet of Things - or Internet of Stings? As we use ever more smart devices in our lives & homes, there needs to be much more transparency over how the data they collect & transmit is processed, say @annaidahd @cnorval @jatinternet & colleagues.
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https://t.co/IlKU9IXLdY

[Anna Ida Hudig @annaidahd]

What happens with data collected by our smart devices? Our report on #transparency in the #internetofthings is out! Download https://t.co/aBmHtMLoPC

Written with @cnorval & @jatinternet. With input from @RDBinns, Richard Cloete, @realhamed & @ammandalari

@ICOnews @Cambridge_CL

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

from @annaidahd

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

New report: Transparency in the consumer Internet of Things

https://t.co/PqbOa9w0OF

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

@mikarv The way I see it (though I might be alone in this) is that the field is Human Computer Interaction (HCI). For some weird reason, the conference went with CHI, so I use it to refer to the 'CHI community', which is of HCI researchers. CSCW specifically concerns multi-user tech 🤷

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

@laurencediver We recently looked into this, though focusing on general usability as opposed to accessibility. In terms of intelligibility, current practice leaves much to be desired! Happy to chat more if you're interested! https://t.co/0czLIQ0Kp3

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

The #wraps2021 workshop at #ubicomp2021 has started! https://t.co/EeAfa4KVkM

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

Just over a week to go until the #WRAPS2021 @ubicomp workshop on reviewable and auditable pervasive systems: https://t.co/EeAfa4KVkM

Our keynote speaker is @jennwvaughan and we have a number of fantastic papers accepted. Cannot. Wait.

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

We're putting together a workshop on reviewable and auditable pervasive systems at @ubicomp this year. Submission date is June 15!

https://t.co/EeAfa4KVkM

[Chris Norval @cnorval]

@mikarv @jennifercobbe @jatinternet Thanks for the shoutout! And great thread!