Refining learner knowledge and responses through a coadaptive tutoring system

这个项目将汇集纽约大学研究人员的专业知识

This project would bring together the expertise of researchers at the University of Torontos Department of Computer Science, and the innovative software platform being developed by the Ontario-based start-up NeuRecall Inc. This software is an intelligent tutoring system, running in web browsers or as an app on mobile devices. The software will be able to adapt to any given learner by asking individualized questions in a wide variety of subjects and formats. It will be useful both for study and test preparation by learners, and for test creation and delivery by teachers. The work proposed here would upgrade this software platform, so that it can automatically create meaningful content from existing sources online; convert this content into questions to train and test users; present these questions both aurally and visually; decode spoken English responses; train accent-free speech in other languages; and evaluate responses ranging from single words to entire essays. These upgrades would allow the company to launch a commercial version of its system for language training and test preparation. The joint contributions of OCE, NSERC, and NeuRecall would lead directly to job creation at the company and to the commercialization of computer science research in areas such as natural language processing. The project will also lead to subsequent revenue generation and job creation as the company grows and as its collaboration with academic partners deepens.