In this paper we analyze the problem of “situating explanations” in user assistance systems. We introduce semantic transparency as a user interface property that enables givin...
The ability to communicate is one of the salient properties of agents. Although a number of agent communication languages (ACLs) have been developed, obtaining a suitable formal se...
Comparative expressions (CEs) such as "bigger than" and "more oranges than" are highly ambiguous, and their meaning is context dependent. Thus, they pose probl...
There currently are 4 different views on human computer interaction in measuring interactive qualities: (1) the interaction-oriented view, (2) the user-oriented view, (3) the prod...
The semantics of constraint logic programming languages with coroutining facilities (\freeze," suspension, residuation, etc.) cannot be fully declarative; thus, an operationa...