STIMULATE: Human-Computer Communication and Collaboration

的 拟议的研究旨在提供科学和技术 一个新的范例的基础 人机交互，一种能够实现多模态对话支持界面的原则性设计的方法。 两股以前的研究支持这一努力：研究建立新颖的，协作界面的自动化图形设计和明确的合作理论的发展。 拟议的研究解决了以前的研究，理论如何与实践相结合的理解，一个关键的缺失元素，使协作活动的理论理解可以通知在原则上的方式具体的软件界面的设计。 的 研究 包括 三 活动：合作的一般理论的专业化，以提供一个 框架 为设计协作 接口;将该理论应用于人机界面设计，从而产生一套设计原则，使系统设计人员能够构建在多种模式下良好通信的软件元素; 和 执行 具体 一系列领域的协作接口。 该研究将有助于通信领域的基础研究、协作式人机界面系统的开发以及多模态通信领域本科生、研究生和博士后研究员的培训。

The proposed research aims to provide the scientific and technological base for a new paradigm for human-computer interaction, one that enables the principled design of multi- modal dialogue-supporting interfaces. Two strands of previous research support this effort: research towards building novel, collaborative interfaces for automated graphic design and the development of explicit theories of collaboration. The proposed research addresses a key missing element of prior research, an understanding of how theory can be integrated with practice, so that a theoretical understanding of collaborative activity can inform in a principled manner the design of concrete software interfaces. The research comprises three activities: specialization of the general theory of collaboration to provide a framework for the design of collaborative interfaces; application of the theory to human-computer interface design leading to a set of design principles enabling system designers to construct software elements that communicate well in multiple modalities; and implementation of specific collaborative interfaces in a range of domains. The proposed research will contribute to fundamental research in communication, to the development of collaborative human-computer interface systems, and to training of undergraduates, graduate students, and post- doctoral fellows for work in multi-modal communication.