Thomas N. Smyth
 |  http://tomsmyth.ca

Education
Ph.D Student (Computer Science) - Georgia Institute of Technology
August 2007 - Present

M. Sc. (Computer Science) - Simon Fraser University
September 2004 - August 2006

B. Sc. (Hons., Computer Science) - Memorial University of Newfoundland
September 1999 - April 2003

Publications
Ho, M., Smyth, T. N., Kam, M., & Dearden, A. (2009). Human Computer Interaction for Development: A Brief History. Information Technologies and International Development, 5(2). To appear.
Anokwa, Y., Smyth, T. N., Ramachandran, D., Sherwani, J., Schwartzman, Y., Luk, R., Ho, M., Moraveji, N., DeRenzi, B. (2009). Stories from the Field: Reflections on HCI4D Experiences. Information Technologies and International Development, 5(2). To appear.
Best, M. L., Etherton, J., Smyth, T. N., & Wornyo, E. (2009). Uses of mobile phones in post-conflict Liberia. In Proceedings of the international conference on information and communication technologies and development (pp. 468-477). (Download)
Best, M. L., Smyth, T. N., Serrano-Baquero, D., & Etherton, J. (2009). Designing for and with Diaspora: A Case Study of Work for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia. In Extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems (pp. 2903-2918). (Download)
Crider, M., Bergner, S., Smyth, T. N., Möller, T., Tory, M. K., Kirkpatrick, A. E., et al. (2007). A mixing board interface for graphics and visualization applications. In Proceedings of Graphics Interface (pp. 87-94). (Download)
Smyth, T., Smyth, T. N., & Kirkpatrick, A. E. (2006). Exploring the Virtual Reed Parameter Space Using Haptic Feedback. In Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (pp. 45-49). (Download)
Smyth, T. N., & Kirkpatrick, A. E. (2006a). A new approach to haptic augmentation of the GUI. In Proceedings of the international conference on Multimodal interfaces (pp. 372-379). (Download)
Smyth, T. N., & Kirkpatrick, A. E. (2006b). Haptic constraints for a bimanual command and location selection task. In Proceedings of the Eurohaptics conference. (Download)

Employment Experience
Intern
Microsoft Research India, May 2009 - August 2009

Graduate Research Assistant
Dr. Michael Best, Georgia Institute of Technology, January 2008 - Present

Interface Designer
Zeta Networks, February 2006 - August 2006

Research Assistant
Dr. Arthur E. Kirkpatrick, Simon Fraser University, August 2006 - December 2006

Software Developer
Judicial Service of Ghana (CUSO NetCorps Intern) September 2003 - March 2004

Technology Editor
The Muse - Student Newspaper, October 2000 - April 2003

Lab Assistant & Instructor
Memorial University Computer Science Department, January 2001 - April 2002

Volunteer Experience
Committee Member
Action Research Exchange (ARX), SFPIRG, SFU, June 2004 - December 2005

Communications Coordinator
Simon Fraser Ultimate Frisbee Club, April 2005 - February 2006

Co-founder
Newfoundland & Labrador Ultimate Association and Mile Zero Ultimate League, Summer 2004

Selected Awards & Honours
Georgia Institute of Technology

Simon Fraser University

Memorial University of Newfoundland