Many textbooks written in emerging countries lack clear and adequate coverage of important concepts. We propose a technological solution for algorithmically identifying those sect...
Context-awareness for information retrieval is challenging problem as information about the users current situation is rarely available. If such information would be available, re...
When we perform exercise or undergo rehabilitation, it is helpful to be supported by another person. To get this support, we normally take hold of a person’s arm, and pull it. I...
We present a simple and effective approach to complement search results for children's web queries with child-oriented multimedia results, such as coloring pages and music sh...
This paper describes our early work on design and development to support photolurking. Photolurking is browsing and looking at people’s photographs without participating in disc...
While sketches are commonly and effectively used in the early stages of design, some information is far more easily conveyed verbally than by sketching. In response, we have combi...
Is the second paragraph dead? Technology and users are tending to create and consume information in ever decreasing chunks, forcing content creators to create shorter fragments of...
In this paper, we explore the conventions that people use in managing multiple dialogue threads. In particular, we focus on where in a thread people interrupt when switching to an...
Peter A. Heeman, Fan Yang, Andrew L. Kun, Alexande...
In this paper, we describe our work in progress on the reasoning module of ec(h)o, an augmented audio-reality interface for museum visitors utilizing spatialized soundscapes and a...