Jan Borchers: Previous Talks and Presentations

2019

How To Make (Almost) Anything Usable. Invited Recitation, Fab Academy 2019, Mar 11, 2019.

2014–2018: Talks were not logged here, see News instead

2013

Nov 8, 2013: "3D-Drucker und die nächste digitale Revolution." RWTH-Wissenschaftsnacht, RWTH Aachen University.
Jun 27, 2013: "Personal Fabrication und Personal Design". Invited Speaker, IT Management Workshop, Stuttgart
Jun 25, 2013: "Von 3D-Printing und Personal Fabrication zum Personal Design: Benutzer als Produzenten der Zukunft." Invited talk, WirtschaftsWoche Conference "Digital Customer & Connected Consumer", Frankfurt
Jun 11, 2013: Usability. Invited Speaker, IT Management Workshop, Hamburg
Apr 28, 2013: "A Personal Design Manifesto." Fab@CHI Workshop, CHI 2013 Conference, Paris
Apr 24, 2013: Invited Speaker, IBM / Telekom Germany Summit, London
Jan 29, 2013: "Usability-Bootcamp und Forschungstrends 2013". Invited Speaker, 19. Handelsblatt-Tagung, Munich
Jan 31, 2013: "Learning with Apple Technologies". Invited Speaker, Apple Authorised Training Centers for Education (AATCe) Event, London

2012

Nov 21, 2012: "Von 3D-Printing und Personal Fabrication zum Personal Design: Benutzer als Produzenten der Zukunft." Invited talk, iteratec Workshop 'IT-Management in der Praxis', Offenbach
Nov 7, 2012: "Usability: Die geheime Zutat erfolgreicher Technik", Faszination Technik(teacher education seminar), RWTH Aachen University
Oct 24, 2012: "Beyond the Smartphone: Neue Ideen zur Mobile Interaction", Invited talk, Scout24 Mobile Day, Munich
Oct 17, 2012: "Von 3D-Printing und Personal Fabrication zum Personal Design: Benutzer als Produzenten der Zukunft." Invited talk, iteratec Workshop 'IT-Management in der Praxis', Munich
Sep 14, 2012: "The Media Computing Group: A Research Overview", Invited talk, Adobe Systems, San Francisco, CA
Jul 20, 2012: "From Personal Fabrication to Personal Design", Conference talk, Sketching In Hardware 2012, Portland, Oregon
Jun 20, 2012: "From 3D Printing and Personal Fabrication to Personal Design: Users as Makers", SandCHI Talks, ACM SIGCHI Chapter San Diego, CA
Jun 5, 2012: "Media Computing Research Madness", Ubicomp & Social Dynamics Group, Dept. of Computer Science, UCSD, San Diego, CA
May 24, 2012: "Research Overview & The Silhouettes Interactive Exhibit", Invited guest lecture, Designing Gesture-Based Interfaces (Spring 2012 Class COGS160), Dept. of Cognitive Science, UCSD, San Diego, CA
Apr 18, 2012: "Media Computing Research Madness", DCOG-HCI Meeting, Dept. of Cognitive Science, UCSD, San Diego, CA
Jan 25, 2012: "From Personal Fabrication to Personal Design". Invited Speaker, 18. Handelsblatt-Tagung, Munich
Jan 16, 2012: "Campus im Vergleich zu den Universitäten in Hamburg und München: Welche Stadt braucht die Universität? Welche Universität braucht die Stadt?", Discussion Panel Member, Aachen Fenster, SuperC Building, Aachen.

2011

Nov 7, 2011: "Making Things Usable". Invited Speaker, TEDx Conference, University of Hasselt
Oct 12, 2011: "Dorkbot: People Doing Strange Things With Electricity in Aachen", Opening Speech, Dorkbot Maastricht
Sep 14, 2011: Invited Speaker, Telekom Deutschland, Bonn
Jul 30, 2011: "Personal Fabrication for HCI and HCI for Personal Fabrication". Sketching In Hardware 2011, Philadelphia
Jun 30, 2011: "Von Smart Spaces und Dummen Dinge(r)n". Invited Speaker, Telecooperation Research Group, Technical University of Darmstadt

2010

Usability bei interaktiven Geräten: Das Horrorkabinett des Professor B., Keynote Speaker, Computer Mediated Communication Conference, University of Mainz, Germany, Nov 12, 2010.
Benutzerfreundlichkeit elektronischer Geräte, RWTH Science Night (Wissenschaftsnacht), RWTH Aachen University, Nov 12, 2010.
iOS Development & iTunes U, Keynote Speaker, Apple Leadership Series for Higher Education, KTH Royal University of Technology, Stockholm, Oct 21, 2010.
Teaching iPhone Development. Invited Speaker, Apple Education Leadership Series, Mumbai / Bangalore / Delhi, July 26-30, 2010.
Benutzbare Technik erkennen: Wie wir uns vor mürrischen Mikrowellen und rüpelhaften Radioweckern schützen können (in German). Senior Study Program (RWTH Aachen, AH IV, Ahornstr. 55, July 7, 2010, 3:45 pm)
User Interface Design: Schluss mit nervigen Geräten! (in German), Ringvorlesung: Was ist Informatik? for high school students, Aachen, June 30, 2010 (PDF slides)
From Zero To Hero: Der Einstieg in die iPhone- und iPad-Programmierung. Invited talk, REGINA e.V. Mitgliederversammlung, Technologiezentrum am Europaplatz, Aachen, May 5, 2010 (video)
Learning With Apple Technologies. Invited talk, Apple Education Leadership Series, London, Jan 14, 2010. (PDF, Audio)

2009

Kommunikation mit Technik: Zeit für eine Revolution. Keynote, 10 Jahre Technikkommunikation, Aula I, Main Building, RWTH Aachen University, Nov 20, 2009.
Mobile Usability. Invited talk, ATEC 2009 Aachen Entrepreneurship Conference, Rahe Castle, Aachen, Nov 25, 2009.
Lust und Frust – Benutzerfreundliche Technik im Alltag. Keynote, World Usability Day 2009, Technology Center, Aachen, Nov 12, 2009.
Designing the Urban Tourist Experience: From Serious Gaming to Locative Narratives. iDiscover Inspiration Day, Gallo-Roman Museum & University of Hasselt, Belgium, Oct 26, 2009.
20 Years of HCI Design Patterns: From Values to Formats, and Back Again. Invited talk, First International Summer School on Theories of Creative Design for Innovation in Science and Technology, Marie Curie Project DESIRE, Palazzo Feltrinelli, University of Milano, Sep 20-26, 2009.
Tactile Motion Instructions. Invited talk, PhD School (Graduiertenkolleg) "Advances in Digital Media", Dept. of Computer Science, University of Bremen, Sep 17, 2009.
LumiNet: Prototyping Organic Physical Networks (and hacking Arduino in the process). Invited talk, Sketching In Hardware 2009, London, July 17-19, 2009.
Lust und Frust – Benutzerfreundliche Technik im Alltag. Uni im Rathaus talks, Aachen city hall, June 25, 2009.
Wieso geht das nicht? Der Weg zu benutzbarer Technologie. Invited talk, BayKomm Communications Center, Bayer AG, Leverkusen, May 10, 2009.
Sweet Spot Products: Why I Love My GPS. Distinguished Seminar, Dept. of Computer Science, Queen Mary College, University of London, Feb 11, 2009.

2008

Baroque Technology. Keynote Speaker, Adaptive Hypermedia 2008, Hannover, August 1, 2008.
Sweet Spots and Baroque Stages of Interactive Technology. Ignite Session, O'Reilly ETech 2008, San Diego, March 2008.
Connectivity & Tools in Hardware Sketching. Sketching In Hardware 3, Providence, Rhode Island, July 26, 2008.
Physical User Interface Prototyping Toolkits, Ubiquitous Computing / Campus Of The Future Research Group, UCSD, California, Jan 23, 2008

2007

"The Media Computing Group at RWTH Aachen University: A Research Overview", CogSci 120 Class on Human-Computer Interaction, UCSD, California, Nov 29, 2007
"The Media Computing Group at RWTH Aachen University: A Research Overview", Dept. of Cognitive Science, UCSD, California, Oct 10, 2007
"The Media Computing Group at RWTH Aachen University: A Research Overview", Dept. of Computer Science, UCSD, California, Oct 9, 2007

2006

"How To Make Sure Nobody Can Figure Out Your Interactive Art" (keynote speaker), Digital Art Weeks '06, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, July 13, 2006
"eLearning mit Podcasts, eBeams und Xgrids" (invited speaker), Apple Podcast Server Technology Briefing, RFH Köln, Germany, June 23, 2006
"MICON: A Music Stand for Interactive Conducting" (paper presenter), NIME'06 Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Paris, France, June 7, 2006
"Personal Orchestra" (invited presenter), Computer Science Year Local Event, Gesellschaft für Informatik, RWTH Aachen, May 5, 2006, and Univ. Münster, Germany, May 13, 2006
"The Aachen Media Space: Multiple Displays in Collaborative Interactive Environments" (workshop presenter), CHI 2006 workshop on "Information Visualization and Interaction Techniques for Collaboration across Multiple Displays", Montreal, Canada, April 22, 2006.