My name is Adam J Sporka and my home is the Alps. In December 2007 I joined Prof. Giuseppe Riccardi’s team of the ADAMACH Project at the University of Trento, Italy. I received my PhD at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering. My advisor was Prof. Pavel Slavik.

My main interest, among others, is the acoustic modality in HCI, especially the applications of human voice. With Sri Kurniawan of University of California Santa Cruz we wrote numerous papers on Non-verbal Vocal Interaction (NVVI) which also was the topic of my PhD thesis. My MSc thesis was about 3D sound rendering. I am also focusing on the user interfaces for the elderly and the people with vision and motor difficulties.

I am also an active musician, playing piano, keyboards, and flute (see also My Music), occasional graphic designer, and a newbie but passionate snowboarder, windsurfer, and wakeboarder.

12/13/09: Thumb Calendar for 2010 is out!