STIMULATE: Human-Computer Communication and Collaboration

提出的研究旨在为人机交互的新范式提供科学和技术基础，使多模态对话支持界面的原则设计成为可能。先前的两项研究支持了这一努力：为自动化图形设计构建新颖的协作界面的研究，以及明确协作理论的发展。拟议的研究解决了先前研究中缺失的一个关键因素，即对理论如何与实践相结合的理解，这样对协作活动的理论理解就可以以一种原则性的方式为具体软件界面的设计提供信息。本研究包括三个方面：对协作的一般理论进行专业化研究，为协作接口的设计提供框架；将该理论应用于人机界面设计，形成一套设计原则，使系统设计师能够构建在多种模式下良好沟通的软件元素；以及在一系列领域中实现特定的协作接口。本研究将有助于通讯的基础研究、协作人机界面系统的发展，以及培养从事多模态通讯工作的本科生、研究生和博士后。

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.