Digital Spaces is a series of public lectures, interactive sessions and an annual exhibition that bring together leading computer and communications technology researchers and developers from Bulgaria and around the world. The aim of this programme is to present cutting-edge, disruptive and interactive digital technologies to the young and curious people in Bulgaria. The programme is tailored to promote new technological developments, to inspire the spirit of innovation, to encourage interaction and active participation, and to stir debate about how technological innovation can change our lives.

Digital Spaces stimulates communication and exchange between Bulgarian and international ‘computer innovators’, as well as the wider understanding of current trends and developments in computer-based innovation.

2007/2008 will be the pilot year of the Digital Spaces programme. However, this programme is planned to continue and evolve well beyond its first year.

Digital Spaces

• Digital spaces as in digital worlds, virtual worlds, computer-generated worlds
  
• Digital spaces as in the space we live in, where we use digital communication devices, digital media, digital gadgets, etc.

Main goals of the programme

• To promote the use of cutting-edge, disruptive, interactive and ubiquitous computer and communications technologies and devices in our society.
  
• To show people that many of these technologies are already available and ready to use.
• To demonstrate how these technologies and devices can improve our lives.
• To find innovative ways of using digital devices for communication, content production and interaction.
  

Computer and communications technologies covered in this programme

• 3G communications
  
• Text, image and video messages and their use in everyday life
  
• Context aware services
  
• Use of digital maps, digital cartography
  
• Digital cities, digital spaces
  
• CAD systems
  
• GPS and navigations systems
  
• Computer animation
  
• Computer games
  
• Special film effects
  
• Virtual worlds and avatars
  
• Robotics
  
• Eye-tracking
  
• Surveillance systems
  
• Interactive and attentive displays
  
• Interactive web sites
  
• Web usability
  
• Digital advertising
  
• Information visualisation
  
• Medical imaging
  
• Natural language processing (NLP)
• Ontologies and the Semantic Web
• Web 2.0
  
• E-government
  
• E-learning
  
• E-banking
  
• Digital libraries
  
• Digital audio, the iPod revolution, podcasting

Programme Director

Dr Stavri Nikolov
Managing Director and Head of Research
Attentive Displays Ltd

Digital Spaces Committee

Mr Atanas Kiryakov
Head of Ontotext Lab
Sirma Group Corp

Dr Maurice Grinberg
Associate Professor
New Bulgarian University

Mr Peter Statev
Chairman of the Board
Bulgarian ICT Cluster

Dr Kiril Alexiev
Associate Professor
CLPP, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mr Deyan Dyankov
Editor-in-Chief
Digital World, ICT Media

Ms Dessislava Gavrilova
Director
The Red House

Venue

The Red House
15 Lyuben Karavelov Street
Sofia 1142
Bulgaria
www.redhouse-sofia.org