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SPLASH 2017
Sun 22 - Fri 27 October 2017 Vancouver, Canada
Thu 26 Oct 2017 14:00 - 14:30 at Regency D - Software Engineering & Education Chair(s): Vadim Zaytsev

Software developers, as well as other office workers, experience a high number of interruptions each day. While some of these interruptions can be beneficial, they can also incur a high cost, especially if they happen at inopportune moments. In this talk, I will present research on the use of personal data to reduce interruptions and increase productivity. In a joint project with ABB, we developed the FlowLight, an approach that combines a desk traffic light with an automatic interruptibility measure based on computer interaction data. In a large-scale field study with 449 participants from 12 countries, we found that the FlowLight reduced the interruptions of participants by 46%, increased their awareness on the potential disruptiveness of interruptions and most participants continue to use the FlowLight to this day.

Thu 26 Oct

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13:30 - 15:00
Software Engineering & EducationSPLASH-I at Regency D
Chair(s): Vadim Zaytsev Raincode Labs, Belgium
13:30
30m
Talk
One if by Lambda, Two if by C: How PL Can Attack Computing Education
SPLASH-I
Kathi Fisler Brown University
14:00
30m
Talk
Reducing Interruptions at Work with the FlowLight
SPLASH-I
Thomas Fritz University of British Columbia, University of Zurich
14:30
30m
Talk
Smart Condo: IoT for Social Good
SPLASH-I
Eleni Stroulia University of Alberta