March 12-15, 2014 • Texas A&M University • College Station, TX

About WIPTTE

We are in perhaps the most exciting and demanding era of education change. These changes include entirely new interfaces for expression and communication; pen and touch computing are among these new interfaces. WIPTTE 2014 will feature applications and research that are integral to realizing the promisig and often extraordinary advances in learn and education.

Applications of ink-based computing -- such as those from current tablet and surface computing devices -- have demonstrated several advantages over traditional keyboard/mouse interfaces for promoting student learning and effective educational practice. These applications motivate a new landscape for such interfaces to alter the use of technology for enabling effective collaboration and learning experiences. WIPTTE 2014 provides an excellent opportunity to present and share innovative applications and research. The conference is intended to leverage a shared passion for the potential educational use of pen and touch-based computing, such that educators and researchers alike may benefit from and contribute to new emerging interfaces.

WIPPTE will include a diverse set of enriching experiences including academic and practicum talks and tutorials, campus research tours, grant and networking breakout sessions, and social events, including a banquet at the local winery. WIPTTE 2014 will be held in College Station, TX on the Texas A&M University campus, Home of the Fightin' Texas Aggies.

The beauty of WIPTTE is in the multicontextual diversity of the attendees. As opposed to standard conferences that focus on a single type of clientele, WIPTTE has a wide variety of participants that bring an array of different types know knowledge together. Past attendees include:

Conference Organizers

Co-Chair Dr. Tracy A. Hammond, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Director, Sketch Recognition Laboratory
Dwight Look College of Engineering
Texas A&M University
Co-Chair Mark Payton
Director of Technology
Whitfield School
Co-Paper Chair Dr. Aaron Adler, PhD
Scientist
BBN Technologies
617-873-3517
aadler@bbn.com
Co-Paper Chair Joel D. Backon
Director of Academic Technology
Choate Rosemary Hall
Assistant Paper Chair Paul Taele
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Research Assistant, Sketch Recognition Laboratory
Dwight Look College of Engineering
Texas A&M University
Poster Chair Dr. Jane Dong, PhD
Professor, Department of Eletrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
California State University, Los Angeles
Co-Local Chair Dr. Teresa Leyk, PhD
Lecturer, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Dwight Look College of Engineering
Texas A&M University
Co-Local Chair
Scholarship Program Coordinator
Stephanie Valentine
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Research Assistant, Sketch Recognition Laboratory
Dwight Look College of Engineering
Texas A&M University
Ex Officio (Former Chair) Dr. Eric Hamilton, PhD
Professor
Joint Appointment in Mathematics
Graduate School of Education and Psychology
Pepperdine University
Ex Officio (Former Chair) Joseph Tront
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
359 Durham Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0111
Voice: 540-231-5067
Fax: 540-231-3362
Co-Sponsorship Chair Stephanie Connor
Human Factors Engineer
Wacom Technology
Co-Sponsorship Chair Dr. Daniel Goldberg, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
Texas A&M University
Advisory Committee Jeffrey Buchanan
Director of Sales
Fujitsu
Organizing Committee Michael Vasey
VP of Customer Experience
DyKnow
Student Volunteer Coordinator Raniero Lara-Garduno
PhD Student, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Member, Sketch Recognition Laboratory
Dwight Look College of Engineering
Texas A&M University
Logistics Coordinator Taffie Behringer
Administrative Assistant, Computer Science & Engineering
Dwight Look College of Engineering Texas A&M University
Organizing Committee Geoff Allison
Education Industry Principle
Fujitsu America Inc.

Student Volunteers

TBD

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