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M-ITI Seminars
Madeira-ITI organises seminars and invited talks in the areas of Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction. On this page you find an overview of the most recent seminars. Click the title of a seminar for more detailed information.
M-ITI Seminar: Models of Interaction
Abstract: Within the field of human-computer interaction, a small but growing community of researchers has concentrated on the value that modeling can bring to interaction design and interface development. In this context, models are specifications (often static, but some models are executable as well) that abstract away some of the details of actual interfaces. Building and evaluating models can be much faster than user studies of actual interfaces. Models can suggest novel directions for interaction that might not be considered otherwise. Models provide a rigorous way to encapsulate what we know about specific aspects of interaction, for the benefit of other designers and developers. In this talk I'll review some of the results my lab has produced, both models and interactive systems, in the areas of HCI, intelligent user interfaces, and cognitive science. I'll describe our current research directions and outline expectations for future work.
Usability and Context-Aware Systems
Abstract: The world is changing faster than we can predict. The concept of ubiquitous computing that was first voiced 30 years ago is now here, with the introduction of location-based services (LBS) on commodity mobile phones. To conduct research in ubiquitous computing, we no longer have to provide special purpose devices to people - they carry them already. However, despite the widespread use of simple context-aware services such as LBS, there is still much room for improvement. Context-aware systems attempt to infer human intent and adapt to that intent, however, at best, they can only approximate human intent. That approximation results in all sorts of usability problems.
In this talk, I will discuss the usability problems that result from trying to build sophisticated, real-world context-aware applications that attempt to infer human intent. I will show examples of systems that have succeeded and failed, and discuss the role of machine intelligence in designing good context-aware systems. Finally, I will discuss new types of interfaces, algorithms and support that such applications need to have to support real human activities.
Immersion (and more) at Bell Labs
This talk will highlight several activities at Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Laboratories, in the areas of software analysis, transformation, and verification, as well as the ongoing interdisciplinary Bell Labs theme around enhancing tools for video-conferencing and tele-working.
Dennis Dams has a background in formal methods. At Eindhoven University (NL) and Bell Labs, Murray Hill (USA), he has developed theory and tools for the verification and analysis of programs. More recently, he has been working in projects aimed at developing a platform for the creation of networked applications that involve immersive communication.
Web on the Highway: Next-Generation Automotive Applications and Interfaces
Helmut Windl is an interaction designer working in automotive applications. He is Manager of HMI (Human-Machine Interfaces) with Continental Automotive GmbH - Division Interior, in Regensberg , Germany . He is an innovative designer and holder of multiple HMI patents. He will be talking about recent work and showing examples of new designs and design challenges as automobiles become interconnected systems.
Characterful Speech Synthesis
Speech synthesis is a key enabling technology for pervasive computing and the personification of autonomous agents as well as a key requirement for accessability. In this talk I will present the current state of the art speech synthesis technique 'unit selection' and how to integrate this synthesis technology into common applications.
Design for Intuitive Understanding
The presentation will be about my design approach that emphasizes our sensual perception in relation to the subject of our intuition.
Spatial audio interfaces: supporting multiple audio streams without tears
Auditory interfaces are used for interaction in mobile environments when access to the visual display can be too distracting or might not even be a possibility. However, a key problem with audio, as opposed to visual displays, is dealing with multiple simultaneous outputs. How 3D audio techniques might be implemented in such an interactive environment and how to manage multiple audio streams without overloading the user are the key questions behind this research.
Media in Motion: Networks, Meshworks and Mediated Spaces
A small, portable, solar-powered Bluetooth server, which pushes out ringtones, images, movies and games to passers-by has been designed for an urban environment. Since user acceptance of technologies is important to the success of such installations, we conducted a survey ascertaining perceptions about Bluetooth as a means of sharing media. Our work demonstrates the technosocial possibilities which result from establishing localized mediated spaces or meshworks, using Bluetooth which I will discuss in this talk.&n
A Soft Global Precedence Constraint
Hard and soft precedence constraints play a key role in many application domains. In telecommunications, one application is the configuration of call control feature subscriptions where the task is to sequence a set of user-selected features subject to a set of hard (catalogue) precedence constraints and a set of soft (user-selected) precedence constraints. When no such sequence exists, the task is to find an optimal relaxation by discarding some features or user precedences. For this purpose, we present the global constraint SOFTPREC.
In Favor of Complexity
Why are things so complex? Because the world is complex. Our tools must reflect reality. Complexity can be good, leading to a rich, satisfying life, filled with rich, satisfying experiences. We must distinguish complexity from confusion, perplexity, and unintelligibility. The goal is complexity with order, lucidity and understandability.
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