About Me

I am a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia's department of Computer Science under the supervision of Dr. Cristina Conati. Our research is conducted within the Intelligent User Interface Group [ IUI ] which resides within the Laboratory for Computational Intelligence [ LCI ]. My current research focuses on developing information visualization systems that can adapt to the user based on their varying needs and individual differences.

I hold a M.Sc in Human Computer Interaction and a BA in both Computer Science and Philosophy. As a curator of music, I enjoy collecting Vinyl Records and my complete collection is viewable here on Discogs. In my spare time, I also work within industry as an analytics researcher, and in the patent industry on reduction to practices. My latest collaboration with industry was with social/mobile game studio East Side Games. Research Interests User-Adaptation and Personalization Machine Learning and Statistical Modeling Eye Tracking Information Visualization Games User Research

July 30, 2015 - Recent talk given at July Full Indie, check out the Video: A/B Testing in Gaming

July 23, 2014 - Dereck Toker is a recipient of the 2014 GRAND Postgraduate Scholar program

July 10, 2014 - Received UMAP (User Modeling) 2014 Springer Best Paper Award [Announcement] [Photo]

June 12, 2014 - Dereck Toker Awarded 2014 Motion Metrics/ICICS Graduate Scholarship