Khai N. TRUONG
Assistant Professor

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Email:
khai@cs.toronto.edu

Mailing Address:
University of Toronto
Dept. of Computer Science
10 King's College Road
Room 3302
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G4
CANADA

Office:
Bahen Centre
Room 5262
[map & directions]

Office Phone:
+1 (416) 978-4761

Fax:
+1 (416) 978-4765

Current Status

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto.


Research Interests

My research interests include human-computer interaction and ubiquitous computing. Specifically, I focus on the design and development of ubicomp applications and then the evaluation of these systems' impact on daily life.


Current Projects

Currently, I am interested in 1) the development and evaluation of assistive technologies and 2) how to design ubiquitous computing systems to encourage or support the user in performing environment friendly actions.
For a more detailed overview of my current research, please consult my research statement.


Research Group

Check out the Toronto Ubicomp Research Group's Website for more information about the research described above & more!


Past Work

I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I later returned to Georgia Tech to earn my Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the College of Computing there. For my dissertation, I researched programming support for building applications that automatically capture details from live experiences and provide access to those records at a later time. I was a member of Dr. Gregory Abowd's Ubicomp (Ubiquitous Computing) Research Group at Georgia Tech.


Recent Conference/Journal Publications [For a complete list of all my publications, consult my full CV]

  • Massimi, M., Truong, K.N., Dearman, D., Hayes, G.R. Understanding Recording Technologies in Everyday Life. (Accepted; To appear in) IEEE Pervasive Computing. Roy Want (Ed. in Chief) IEEE Press, 2010.
  • Dearman, D., Truong, K.N. Why Users of Yahoo! Answers Do Not Answer Questions. (Accepted; To appear in) In the Proceedings of CHI 2009: The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (April 10-15, 2010, Atlanta, GA) 2010. [22% acceptance rate]
  • Yatani, K., Truong, K.N. SemFeel: A User Interface with Semantic Tactile Feedback for Mobile Touch-screen Devices. In the Proceedings of UIST 2009: The 22nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (October 4-7, Victoria, Canada), 2009, pp. 111-120. [18% acceptance rate]
  • Li, F., Dearman, D., Truong, K.N. Virtual Shelves: Interactions with orientation aware devices. In the Proceedings of UIST 2009: The 22nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (October 4-7, Victoria, Canada), 2009, 125-128. [18% acceptance rate]
  • Nguyen, D.H., Marcu, G., Hayes, G.R., Truong, K.N., Scott, J., Langheinrich, M., Roduner, C. Encountering SenseCam: Personal Recording Technologies in Everyday Life. In the Proceedings of UBICOMP 2009: The 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (September 30-October 3, 2009, Orlando, FL), 2009, pp. 165-174. [12% acceptance rate]
  • Dearman, D., Truong, K.N. BlueTone: A Framework for Interacting with Public Displays Using Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency through Bluetooth. In the Proceedings of UBICOMP 2009: The 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (September 30-October 3, 2009, Orlando, FL), 2009, pp. 97-100. [12% acceptance rate]
  • Truong, K.N., Hayes, G.R. Ubiquitous Computing for Capture and Access. In Foundations and Trends in Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 2(2), pp. 95-171, 2009. doi: 10.1561/1100000014
  • Yatani, K., Chung, E., Jensen, C., Truong, K.N. Understanding How and Why Open Source Software Contributors Do and Do not Use Diagrams. In the Proceedings of CHI 2009: The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (April 4-9, 2009, Boston, MA) 2009, pp. 995-1004. [25% acceptance rate]
  • Wu, M., Ranjan, A., Truong, K.N. An Exploration of Social Requirements for Exercise Group Formation. In the Proceedings of CHI 2009: The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (April 4-9, 2009, Boston, MA) 2009, pp. 79-82. [25% acceptance rate]
  • Sellen, K., Massimi, M., Lottridge, D., Biddle, S., Truong, K.N. The People-Prototype Problem: Understanding the Interaction between Prototype Format and User Group. In the Proceedings of CHI 2009: The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (April 4-9, 2009, Boston, MA) 2009, pp. 635-638. [25% acceptance rate]
  • Huang, E.M., Yatani, K., Truong, K.N., Kientz, J.A., Patel, S.N. Understanding the Situated Sustainability of Mobile Phones: The Influence of Local Constraints and Practices on Transferability. In IEEE Pervasive Computing, Volume 8(1), pp. 46-53, January-March 2009. doi:10.1109/MPRV.2009.19
  • Yatani, K., Truong, K.N. Evaluating the Effect of Mobility on Stylus-Based Text Entry Methods for Handheld Devices. In the Pervasive and Mobile Computing Journal. 2009. doi:10.1016/j.pmcj.2009.04.002


Recent Classes Taught

  • CSC2526-Fall 2009: Autism & Technology
  • CSC428/CSC2514-Fall 2009: Human-Computer Interaction
  • CSC318-Fall 2009: The Design of Interactive Computational Media


Current Students

  • David Dearman, Ph.D. student (2006-present)
  • Koji Yatani, Ph.D. student (2006-present)
  • Andrew Trusty, M.Sc. student (2008-present)
  • Frank Li, M.Sc. student (2009-present)
  • Leila Rezai, M.Sc. student (2009-present, visiting from RWTH Aachen)
  • Alyssa Rosenzweig, M.Sc. student (2009-present)
  • Nikola Banovic, Undergraduate student (2009-present)
  • Jeremy Scott, Undergraduate student (2009-present)


Current & Recent Service Activities

  • Papers Co-Chair, Ubicomp 2010
  • Program Committee Member, Pervasive 2010
  • Program Committee Member, Ubicomp 2009
  • Program Committee Member, Mobisys 2009
  • Steering Committee Member, Pervasive conference series


I am Papers Co-Chair (with Paddy Nixon) for Ubicomp 2010. It will be in Copenhagen, Denmark next Fall. Submit a paper this upcoming Spring! The deadline is March 12th.



Check out Pervasive 2010, May 17-20, 2010 in Helsinki, Finland!