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IUI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Task learning by instruction in tailor
In order for intelligent systems to be applicable in a wide range of situations, end users must be able to modify their task descriptions. We introduce Tailor, a system that allow...
Jim Blythe
IUI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Task aware information access for diagnosis of manufacturing problems
Pinpoint is a promising first step towards using a rich model of task context in proactive and dynamic IR systems. Pinpoint allows a user to navigate decision tree representations...
Larry Birnbaum, Wallace J. Hopp, Seyed M. R. Irava...
IUI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Improving proactive information systems
Proactive contextual information systems help people locate information by automatically suggesting potentially relevant resources based on their current tasks or interests. Such ...
Daniel Billsus, David M. Hilbert, Dan Maynes-Aminz...
IUI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Animating an interactive conversational character for an educational game system
Within the framework of the project NICE (Natural Interactive Communication for Edutainment) [2], we have been developing an educational and entertaining computer game that allows...
Andrea Corradini, Manish Mehta, Niels Ole Bernsen,...
IUI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
User interfaces with semi-formal representations: a study of designing argumentation structures
When designing mixed-initiative systems, full formalization of all potentially relevant knowledge may not be cost-effective or practical. This paper motivates the need for semi-fo...
Timothy Chklovski, Varun Ratnakar, Yolanda Gil
IUI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Designing interfaces for guided collection of knowledge about everyday objects from volunteers
A new generation of intelligent applications can be enabled by broad-coverage knowledge repositories about everyday objects. We distill lessons in design of intelligent user inter...
Timothy Chklovski
IUI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
ScentHighlights: highlighting conceptually-related sentences during reading
Researchers have noticed that readers are increasingly skimming instead of reading in depth. Skimming also occur in re-reading activities, where the goal is to recall specific top...
Ed Huai-hsin Chi, Lichan Hong, Michelle Gumbrecht,...
IUI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
The centrality of pivotal points in the evolution of scientific networks
In this paper, we describe the development of CiteSpace as an integrated environment for identifying and tracking thematic trends in scientific literature. The goal is to simplify...
Chaomei Chen
IUI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Interfaces for networked media exploration and collaborative annotation
In this paper, we present our efforts towards creating interfaces for networked media exploration and collaborative annotation. The problem is important since online social networ...
Preetha Appan, Bageshree Shevade, Hari Sundaram, D...
IUI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Personal reporting of a museum visit as an entrypoint to future cultural experience
Museum visitors can continue interacting with museum exhibits even after they have left the museum. We can help them do this by creating a report that includes a basic, personaliz...
Charles B. Callaway, Tsvi Kuflik, Elena Not, Aless...