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Papers by Philam Nguyen

Research paper thumbnail of Intelligent Infrastructure Enabled Participatory Design Studio

ABSTRACT A new notion of participation is at stake with advances in technologically mediated work... more ABSTRACT A new notion of participation is at stake with advances in technologically mediated work environments. Insufficient bandwidth and insufficiently powerful, crudely coordinated tools resulted in distributed task-based modes of collaboration that did not allow full participation by members of the distributed design team. The emergence of Service Oriented Architectures and User-Controlled LightPaths (?intelligent infrastructure?) herald the beginning of a new age where fully participatory multi-site design may become possible. This paper will briefly outline the ?mise en sc?ne? or staging of the technical configuration of the Eucalyptus project; observations and results from the creative activity of the PDS in the context of two case studies; and speculate on the implications for design activity, pedagogy, and a more robust mode of participation.

Research paper thumbnail of Eucalyptus: Collaborating at the speed of light

… and Research in …, 2006

NRC Publications Archive (NPArC) Archives des publications du CNRC (NPArC) Eucalyptus: Collaborat... more NRC Publications Archive (NPArC) Archives des publications du CNRC (NPArC) Eucalyptus: Collaborating at the speed of light Jemtrud, M.; Brooks, Martin; Ho, Bo; Liu, Sandy; Nguyen, P.; Spence, John; Spencer, Bruce Contact us / Contactez nous: nparc.cisti@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Generating Semantic Web Services Using Lattices and SAWSDL

Asia-Pacific Services Computing Conference, 2008

Today, the growing number of web services is phenomenal and will become a major opportunity for t... more Today, the growing number of web services is phenomenal and will become a major opportunity for the industry in the next few years. Service providers have the potential to produce similar services with different costs and QoS. Consumers likewise want to choose what services best fit their needs. Several methods such as Lattices, SWS challenge and Pathak et al have

Research paper thumbnail of A Theory of Artistry for 3D Data Fusion - The element of craft in digital reconstruction

The following paper will articulate through an urban renewal proposal project for an area in Mont... more The following paper will articulate through an urban renewal proposal project for an area in Montr?al, Canada that uses a ?3D imaging and modeling protocol? and that accounts for the interaction between mediation and making in digitizing and constructing existing conditions digital artifacts. The protocol incorporates multi-sensor technologies with modeling and rendering techniques through a process of interpolation between a heterogeneous set of existing photographic, physical, and 2D documentation. The mode of operation implemented is a multi-layered and hybrid approach that recognizes the interplay between human scale and perception, visualization and abstraction of data and geometric accuracy, space and time.

Research paper thumbnail of A Nonterrestrial Approach to Space Inhabitation

40th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2010

This paper outlines two linked pedagogical exercises that aim to diversify and enrich the space c... more This paper outlines two linked pedagogical exercises that aim to diversify and enrich the space community. The exercises engage new areas of expertise besides engineering in a collaborative process that aims to develop a framework that allows groups to go beyond previous proposals for space inhabitation. The authors propose both a studio-based collaboration and a larger scale international competition based on the premise that in order to depart from prior solutions, a nonterrestrial approach must be cultivated. A studiobased model is proposed as the architect's under-recognized value is in constructing models that lend meaningful appearance for a wide variety of users. A nonterrestrial approach is sought as previous design and space agency studios and studies have approached the problem of space inhabitation with the assumption that the model simulates a natural, given condition. This has heretofore limited the set of possible solutions. The authors here detail a new approach using a web-based framework that allows a distributed network of participants to self organize along lines of common purpose and participate in producing and adapting a shared ground through a public forum. I.

Research paper thumbnail of Eucalyptus: Intelligent Infrastructure Enabled Participatory Design Studio

Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference, 2006

A new notion of participation is at stake with advances in technologically mediated work environm... more A new notion of participation is at stake with advances in technologically mediated work environments. Insufficient bandwidth and insufficiently powerful, crudely coordinated tools resulted in distributed task-based modes of collaboration that did not allow full participation by members of distributed design teams. The emergence of Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and User-Controlled Light-Paths (UCLP) herald the beginning of a new age where fully participatory multi-site design may become possible. While most service-oriented solutions are developed for gluing systems or data together, the Participatory Design Studio (PDS) Eucalyptus is developed to manage and configure the resources needed by users engaging in a participatory design session, such as a videoconference application, and a visualization server. Harnessing the power of UCLP, Eucalyptus strives to provide a set of upper layer services for non-technical users to provision devices and applications running on high-speed broadband networks, in addition to conventional TCP/IP networks.

Research paper thumbnail of Eucalyptus: User controlled lightpath enabled participatory design studio

… (The Association for …, 2006

Jemtrud, M., Brooks, MF, Ho, B., Liu, S., Nguyen, P., Spence, J., and Spencer, B. October 12-15, ... more Jemtrud, M., Brooks, MF, Ho, B., Liu, S., Nguyen, P., Spence, J., and Spencer, B. October 12-15, 2006 ... * proceedings of The Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA). October 12-15, 2006. Louisville, Kentucky, USA. NRC 49323.

Research paper thumbnail of Intelligent Infrastructure Enabled Participatory Design Studio

ABSTRACT A new notion of participation is at stake with advances in technologically mediated work... more ABSTRACT A new notion of participation is at stake with advances in technologically mediated work environments. Insufficient bandwidth and insufficiently powerful, crudely coordinated tools resulted in distributed task-based modes of collaboration that did not allow full participation by members of the distributed design team. The emergence of Service Oriented Architectures and User-Controlled LightPaths (?intelligent infrastructure?) herald the beginning of a new age where fully participatory multi-site design may become possible. This paper will briefly outline the ?mise en sc?ne? or staging of the technical configuration of the Eucalyptus project; observations and results from the creative activity of the PDS in the context of two case studies; and speculate on the implications for design activity, pedagogy, and a more robust mode of participation.

Research paper thumbnail of Eucalyptus: Collaborating at the speed of light

… and Research in …, 2006

NRC Publications Archive (NPArC) Archives des publications du CNRC (NPArC) Eucalyptus: Collaborat... more NRC Publications Archive (NPArC) Archives des publications du CNRC (NPArC) Eucalyptus: Collaborating at the speed of light Jemtrud, M.; Brooks, Martin; Ho, Bo; Liu, Sandy; Nguyen, P.; Spence, John; Spencer, Bruce Contact us / Contactez nous: nparc.cisti@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Generating Semantic Web Services Using Lattices and SAWSDL

Asia-Pacific Services Computing Conference, 2008

Today, the growing number of web services is phenomenal and will become a major opportunity for t... more Today, the growing number of web services is phenomenal and will become a major opportunity for the industry in the next few years. Service providers have the potential to produce similar services with different costs and QoS. Consumers likewise want to choose what services best fit their needs. Several methods such as Lattices, SWS challenge and Pathak et al have

Research paper thumbnail of A Theory of Artistry for 3D Data Fusion - The element of craft in digital reconstruction

The following paper will articulate through an urban renewal proposal project for an area in Mont... more The following paper will articulate through an urban renewal proposal project for an area in Montr?al, Canada that uses a ?3D imaging and modeling protocol? and that accounts for the interaction between mediation and making in digitizing and constructing existing conditions digital artifacts. The protocol incorporates multi-sensor technologies with modeling and rendering techniques through a process of interpolation between a heterogeneous set of existing photographic, physical, and 2D documentation. The mode of operation implemented is a multi-layered and hybrid approach that recognizes the interplay between human scale and perception, visualization and abstraction of data and geometric accuracy, space and time.

Research paper thumbnail of A Nonterrestrial Approach to Space Inhabitation

40th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2010

This paper outlines two linked pedagogical exercises that aim to diversify and enrich the space c... more This paper outlines two linked pedagogical exercises that aim to diversify and enrich the space community. The exercises engage new areas of expertise besides engineering in a collaborative process that aims to develop a framework that allows groups to go beyond previous proposals for space inhabitation. The authors propose both a studio-based collaboration and a larger scale international competition based on the premise that in order to depart from prior solutions, a nonterrestrial approach must be cultivated. A studiobased model is proposed as the architect's under-recognized value is in constructing models that lend meaningful appearance for a wide variety of users. A nonterrestrial approach is sought as previous design and space agency studios and studies have approached the problem of space inhabitation with the assumption that the model simulates a natural, given condition. This has heretofore limited the set of possible solutions. The authors here detail a new approach using a web-based framework that allows a distributed network of participants to self organize along lines of common purpose and participate in producing and adapting a shared ground through a public forum. I.

Research paper thumbnail of Eucalyptus: Intelligent Infrastructure Enabled Participatory Design Studio

Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference, 2006

A new notion of participation is at stake with advances in technologically mediated work environm... more A new notion of participation is at stake with advances in technologically mediated work environments. Insufficient bandwidth and insufficiently powerful, crudely coordinated tools resulted in distributed task-based modes of collaboration that did not allow full participation by members of distributed design teams. The emergence of Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and User-Controlled Light-Paths (UCLP) herald the beginning of a new age where fully participatory multi-site design may become possible. While most service-oriented solutions are developed for gluing systems or data together, the Participatory Design Studio (PDS) Eucalyptus is developed to manage and configure the resources needed by users engaging in a participatory design session, such as a videoconference application, and a visualization server. Harnessing the power of UCLP, Eucalyptus strives to provide a set of upper layer services for non-technical users to provision devices and applications running on high-speed broadband networks, in addition to conventional TCP/IP networks.

Research paper thumbnail of Eucalyptus: User controlled lightpath enabled participatory design studio

… (The Association for …, 2006

Jemtrud, M., Brooks, MF, Ho, B., Liu, S., Nguyen, P., Spence, J., and Spencer, B. October 12-15, ... more Jemtrud, M., Brooks, MF, Ho, B., Liu, S., Nguyen, P., Spence, J., and Spencer, B. October 12-15, 2006 ... * proceedings of The Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA). October 12-15, 2006. Louisville, Kentucky, USA. NRC 49323.