What News and Events Are Featured on t2i.se?

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t2i.se is the site of t2i, a computer science and design research laboratory, and its news section is a running record of academic milestones, hiring announcements, guest lectures, and conference appearances. The featured items on the site span 2021 to 2023 and cover PhD thesis defences, open positions, and presentations at venues such as ACM ISS 2021 and SIGCHI Paris. If you want to know what the lab has been doing lately, or you are tracking its researchers' academic activity, the news list is the place to look.

What kinds of news does t2i post?

The featured news on t2i.se falls into a few recurring categories:

  • PhD thesis defences — doctoral milestones for t2i students, such as the defence by t2i Chalmers PhD student Yuchong Zhang (May 30, 2023) and the doctoral defence by Tomasz Kosinski (September 17, 2021).
  • Open positions — recruitment notices, such as the November 10, 2022 post announcing two open positions to join t2i.
  • Guest lectures and internal talks — for example, the October 5, 2022 internal guest lecture in which PhD student Yuchong Zhang visited MediaFutures in Bergen.
  • Conference presentations — including t2i researchers and alumni presenting at the ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces Hybrid Conference (ACM ISS 2021) in Łódź, Poland, and a presentation at SIGCHI Paris titled "From Tabletops to In-Motion Interaction" (both October 20, 2021).

Each item is short and links to a fuller post via a "Read more" link, so the news section works as an index rather than a long-form blog.

How far back do the featured items go?

The dates shown on the featured news range from 2021 to 2023, with the most recent item at the top:

Date Item
May 30, 2023 PhD Thesis Defence: Yuchong Zhang
November 10, 2022 Two Open Positions Await You to Join t2i
October 5, 2022 Internal Guest Lecture: Yuchong Zhang Visits MediaFutures in Bergen
October 20, 2021 ACM ISS 2021 Hybrid Conference in Łódź, Poland
October 20, 2021 Presentation at SIGCHI Paris: From Tabletops to In-Motion Interaction
September 17, 2021 Doctoral Defence by Tomasz Kosinski

Because the list is ordered newest-first, the top of the section is the quickest way to see the lab's most recent activity.

Where does this activity come from?

The news reflects t2i's two locations:

  • Sweden — Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers), Gothenburg.
  • Norway — Department of Information Science and Media Studies, The University of Bergen (UiB), Bergen.

The lab was founded in 2004 by Morten Fjeld, who continues to lead the group. Its research began with tangible computing and interactive tabletops and has since expanded to virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), mobile computing, data visualization, social robotics, and aerial drones. The Bergen lab focuses on VR/AR in maritime activities and interactivity in responsible media production and use. That breadth explains why the news mixes engineering, design, and human–computer interaction events rather than a single topic.

How to use the news section

If you are a prospective student or researcher, the news list is a practical signal of where the lab is active: conference venues, partner groups such as MediaFutures, and the timing of defences and hiring rounds. If you are simply following the lab, checking the top of the news section gives you the current state without reading the whole site. For deeper context on any item, follow its "Read more" link, and for the broader research picture, the site's research and projects pages sit alongside the news as the main reference points.