Elizabeth Croft

Professor and Vice-President Academic and Provost at UVic, Specializing in Human-Robot Interaction. Views are my own. Retweet ¬ agreement.

[Elizabeth Croft @ecroft]

Congratulations Michael! this is such a well-deserved recognition of a truly wonderful, generous and gracious colleague. @uvic

[Inclusion Canada @InclusionCA]

We extend heartfelt congratulations to Michael Prince @princepolity who has been appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to the advancement of disability rights. Michael is bold, generous, critical, and forward-thinking. Congratulations!

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Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark’s (@UVicResearch, @uvic) innovative approaches to Indigenous law and governance have advanced the restoration of Indigenous political authority and jurisdiction. #rscBRAVOsrc #RSCCollege

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Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark (@UVicResearch, @uvic) et ses approches novatrices en matière de droit et de gouvernance autochtones ont fait progresser le rétablissement de l’autorité politique et de la compétence autochtones. #rscBRAVOsrc #CollègedelaSRC

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Janelle Jenstad @JanelleJenstad (@UVicResearch, @uvic) has shaped the emerging field of geohumanities as the creator and director of the Map of Early Modern London, one of the most important digital humanities projects in Renaissance studies. #rscBRAVOsrc #RSCFellow

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Lin Cai (@UVicResearch, @uvic) is a world-renowned technology innovator, widely recognized for her seminal contributions to network topology control, connectivity theory, and vehicular networking techniques. #rscBRAVOsrc #RSCFellow

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Prof. Cai (@UVicResearch, @uvic) est reconnue sur le plan international pour ses innovations technologiques et ses contributions fondamentales au contrôle de la topologie des réseaux... #rscBRAVOsrc #MembredelaSRC

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Artist and scholar Hayalthkin’geme – Carey Newman (@UVicResearch, @uvic), makes regional, national, and international impact by combining art and Kwakwaka’wakw Knowledges to address Indigenous and environmental injustice. #rscBRAVOsrc #RSCFellow

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Ryan Rhodes (@UVicResearch, @uvic) is an international leader in the field of exercise and health psychology, who has created influential new knowledge that addresses improving family health around the world. #rscBRAVOsrc #RSCFellow

[RUCBC @rucbc]

The Research Universities Council of BC (RUCBC) is pleased to announce that Christina Zacharuk will be joining RUCBC as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective September 16, 2024. @UBC @SFU @UVic @UNBC @RoyalRoads @thompsonriversu

[Angewandte Chemie @angew_chem]

What was Makhsud Saidaminov's most amusing chemistry adventure? @msaidaminov @chemistryatuvic @UVic_ElecComp Find out on his #IntroducingAngewandte page https://t.co/nxvHFtXqw3 https://t.co/kzMjyrjJe8

[UVic Social Sciences @UVicSocialSci]

Congratulations, Aaron, what an honour. @UVicResearch @uvic #UVic's Chair in #Transgender Studies

[Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver @JapanCons_vanc]

Congratulations to Professor Paul Hoffman of the University of Victoria (@uvic) for being awarded the 2024 Kyoto Prize (@kyotoprize) in Basic Sciences for his contributions to geological research!

More details: https://t.co/6R23IE0BZq

[Climate Disaster Project @cdp_community]

We are incredibly grateful to the @nna_ccj for awarding the Climate Disaster Project its 2023 Special Recognition Citation for our trauma-informed work covering the frontlines of #climatechange.

https://t.co/EbiZtq4bAq

[CCWESTT @CCWESTT]

We are thrilled to welcome @ecroft, VP Academic and Provost @uvic, and world-renowned robotics researcher to give our welcoming remarks at #CCWESTT2024. Don't miss it! Register: https://t.co/qKBtEP0IGZ

[UVic Research @UVicResearch]

Today, we welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Hon. Terry Beech to celebrate new federal investments in research. He recognized #UVic as a top-tier university and met with students and researchers, who represent the lifeblood of our rapidly growing research enterprise.

[Saanich News @saanichnews]

The University of Victoria women’s rowing team excelled in their last season, leading Jane Gumley to take a bow after being named Female Coach of the Year by BC Sports.
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[Elizabeth Croft @ecroft]

We just launched a new online research survey related to generating expressive motion with a quadruped robot dog:https://t.co/fNb3Qy0bIe multiple-choice, 10-15mins, works on any device, anonymous. Your continued involvement is crucial to our research. Thank you🤖!

[Michael Burke @mgb_infers]

Haoyang has a nice paper at HRI 2024 that introduces a way to detect implicit social cues from raw data streams, modelling this exchange of information as a communication process.

Paper: https://t.co/SPyrQaXaq5
Code: https://t.co/ncPkfKa5Gu

Work with @ecroft @monashengineers

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

Julia Baum, a marine ecologist in the Biology department, launched a first-of-its-kind Canadian graduate training program this fall that aims to prepare the next generation of climate researchers. #WomeninScience https://t.co/qwlhh60q2S