RoCHI 2008

RoCHI 2008 – 18‐19 September 2008, Iaşi, România

RoCHI 20085th Edition of Romanian Conference on Human‐Computer Interaction


Welcome!

Bine ați venit!


What is RoCHI?

annual (national) forum focused on the presentation and exchange of the results and experience

regarding the design, evaluation, and implementation of the interactive systems


A (not so) short history of RoCHI


In the beginning…

Costin Pribeanu (Institute of Research & Development in Computer Science, Bucharest)

initiated in 2000s the inter‐disciplinary Romanian special interest group on Human‐Computer

Interaction – RoCHI

local chapter of ACM SIGCHI

www.ici.ro/chi‐romania


In the beginning…

Lecture Notes in Human Computer Interaction series

C. Pribeanu (Editor),Introduction to Human‐Computer Interaction,

Matrix Rom, 2003

6 published volumes – since 2003


RoCHI Conferences

Inspired by the model of CHI International Conference


RoCHI 2004

Ştefan Trăuşan‐Matu(Romanian Institute on Artificial Intelligence) chaired the very first edition of the RoCHI

at Politehnica University, Bucharest

Program Committee members from Bucharest, Iaşi, Cluj‐Napoca, Sibiu and abroad – Amsterdam, Utrecht


RoCHI 2005

organized at Babes‐Bolyai University of Cluj‐Napoca (Faculty of Psychology & Education)

by Horia D. PitariuPC chair: Sabin‐Corneliu Buraga“A. I. Cuza” University of Iaşi

large spectrum of topics, PC members,volunteer evaluators, and participants


RoCHI 2006

PC chair: Dorian Gorgan – Technical University, Clujconference chair: Constantin‐Gelu Apostol

Academy of Economy, Bucharest

world wide recognized invited speaker: Dominique Scapin (INRIA, France)


RoCHI 2007

PC chair: Ana‐Maria MarhanInstitute of Philosophy and Psychology, Bucharest

conference chair: Dorin‐Mircea Popovici“Ovidius” University of Constanța

RoCHI brand created by Adrian Mironescu

invited speakers from abroad: Anatole Lecuyer (INRIA, France) and Ion Juvină (Carnegie Mellon, USA)


RoCHI 2008

PC chair: Ion Juvină – Carnegie Mellon, USAconference chair: Sabin‐Corneliu Buraga

Faculty of Computer Science“A. I. Cuza” University of Iaşi

organizing committee chair: Vlad Rădulescuhelped by Adria Alboaie • Mihai Diac • Sergiu Dumitriu

Marta Gîrdea • Cristian Leonte • Anca‐Paula LucaEcaterina Valică • Cosmin Vârlan


RoCHI 2008

Highlights

distinguished invited speaker: Jean Vanderdonckt

Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

industry implication:Adobe –Mihai Pricope • Microsoft – Todi Pruteanu


RoCHI 2008

Sponsors


We hope you enjoyed

…and the city of Iaşi, too


Thanks for your participation!

see you next year…


RoCHI 2009

…to be organized at the Technical Universityof Cluj‐Napoca

PC chair: Adriana‐Mihaela Guranconference chair: Dorian Gorgan


Please, do not hesitate to contribute toRomanian Journal on Human‐Computer Interaction

and join to RoCHI group!

Contact:Sabin Buraga

www.purl.org/net/busacobusaco AT info.uaic.ro

sabin.buraga AT gmail.com

RoCHI 2008

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