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Yoga at Beckman
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
New faculty introduction to the Beckman Institute
Beckman Director's Conference Room, 1329
Contact name: Cristina Alvarez-Mingote
Contact email: alvarez9@illinois.edu
Welcome to the Beckman Institute! In this onboarding session, new Beckman faculty and affiliates will learn from Associate Director for Research Cristina Álvarez-Mingote what Beckman Institute services are available, who to contact with questions, and how to be a collaborative and fully engaged member of the Beckman community.
Please register
Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours
2203 Beckman Institute
Contact name: Jay Cournoyer
Contact email: itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu
Beckman’s Visualization Laboratory is offering office hours with new Vis Lab Manager Jay Cournoyer between 1-3 p.m. Thursdays. The Vis Lab offers data visualization software, high-performance computing, 3D art services, virtual reality content creation and high-speed photography. Have questions? Email itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu.
Connecting Researchers Studying Aging at Illinois Conference
Beckman Institute
Contact name: Hannah Jones
Contact email: hjons@illinois.edu
This mini conference will connect Illinois researchers studying aging. It includes coffee and PI lightning talks followed by lunch and poster presentations. Participants must use this link to register by
Dec. 14, 2024
. A template for the lightning talks can be found here and submitted here no later than Jan. 17, 2025. Questions? Contact Hannah Jones.
Director's Coffee Hour with Steve Maren
Director's office
Contact name: Stacy Olson
Contact email: srolson@illinois.edu
Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying!
Beckman DEI Committee hosting therapy dog
Beckman Atrium
Join us from 3-4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, in the Beckman Atrium to unwind with Bree, our new visiting therapy dog! All are welcome to take a moment to destress, relax and recharge with Bree's calming presence.
Yoga at Beckman
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours
2203 Beckman Institute
Contact name: Jay Cournoyer
Contact email: itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu
Beckman’s Visualization Laboratory is offering office hours with new Vis Lab Manager Jay Cournoyer between 1-3 p.m. Thursdays. The Vis Lab offers data visualization software, high-performance computing, 3D art services, virtual reality content creation and high-speed photography. Have questions? Email itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu.
Director's Coffee Hour with Steve Maren
Director's office
Contact name: Stacy Olson
Contact email: srolson@illinois.edu
Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying!
Yoga at Beckman
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Assistive and Inclusive Technology for Digital Accessibility
Beckman Institute Room 2269 (2nd Floor Tower Room)
Contact name: Mark Hasegawa-Johnson
Contact email: jhasegaw@illinois.edu
A workshop for researchers from the
University of Illinois, Inha University, and Ewha University
Feb. 6 and 7, 2025 at the Beckman Institute
Researchers from the University of Illinois, Inha University, and Ewha Women’s University are invited to present their work on AI-Based Assistive Technology for Communication, Inclusive Design for Digital Accessibility, and related topics of research. Presentations already planned include:
AI-Based Assistive Technology for Communication
SpeakWise: LLM-based Augmentative and Alternative Communication Device
LLM-based Automatic Sentence Generation for AAC Devices
Domain-Sensitive Labeling for Speech Analysis
Inclusive Design for Digital Accessibility
Special Education Technology & Accessibility: Research Overview and Current Projects at Ewha Women’s University
Accessible Science for Students with Visual Impairments: Using Digital Tactile Graphics and 3D Models
Inclusive Mobile Banking: Designing 'Easy Mode' for Users with Developmental Disabilities
Identifying Challenges and Needs in HCI Experiences for Individuals with Autism: A Study on Voice Command Errors
Adapting Multi-Turn Conversational AI agent for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Developing AAC Symbols with ChatGPT: A Case Study
Other researchers interested in presenting your research in AI-Based Assistive Technology for Communication or Inclusive Design for Digital Accessibility are encouraged to contact Dr. Mark Hasegawa-Johnson (jhasegaw@illinois.edu) to reserve space on the presentation schedule.
New-to-Beckman tour
MRI Exhibit
Contact name: Lexie Kesler
Contact email: lkesler@illinois.edu
Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. Tours will be offered the first Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m. Register here.
Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours
2203 Beckman Institute
Contact name: Jay Cournoyer
Contact email: itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu
Beckman’s Visualization Laboratory is offering office hours with new Vis Lab Manager Jay Cournoyer between 1-3 p.m. Thursdays. The Vis Lab offers data visualization software, high-performance computing, 3D art services, virtual reality content creation and high-speed photography. Have questions? Email itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu.
Yoga at Beckman
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours
2203 Beckman Institute
Contact name: Jay Cournoyer
Contact email: itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu
Beckman’s Visualization Laboratory is offering office hours with new Vis Lab Manager Jay Cournoyer between 1-3 p.m. Thursdays. The Vis Lab offers data visualization software, high-performance computing, 3D art services, virtual reality content creation and high-speed photography. Have questions? Email itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu.