Carnegie Mellon HCII
This site describes a prototype created for Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute and SRI International's CALO project. While the prototype itself is real, many features are not yet implemented, and it is highly unlikely that the system will be released to the public in the form described here.

Overview

CALO Stardust is a revolutionary task manager that allows you to simply do your work without worrying about organizing things on your desktop. It observes the actions associated with files, emails, projects, and other resources on your computer and learns the patterns of your work. CALO Stardust then makes intelligent decisions in managing your tasks, schedule, and resources while continuously improving its decision-making accuracy. You can also rely on CALO Stardust to prioritize tasks, notify you of important events and incoming emails, coordinate meetings with multiple individuals, automate repetitive tasks, and much more. You can access all of these features on the compact sidebar tucked onto your screen.

Read the scenarios below to find out what CALO Stardust can do in various situations.

Task Prioritization

You have several different projects you're working on. The deadlines for these projects are approaching fast and one of your clients has just requested a change that would require you to do even more tasks. You are starting to feel overwhelmed. You look at the list of to-do's and wonder which task you should be doing right now to work most efficiently.

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Notification

You are working hard trying to make the deadline for the report. You have your coffee on one side, a pile of papers on another. At the same time, you have to keep an eye for the email from your partner for any modifications she's made.

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Getting Resources

While you are working at your desk, your colleague has come to ask you if you could email him the resources he needs to attend this afternoon's meeting because he was assigned to go as a last minute replacement. You want to quickly gather all of past presentation slides, business analysis reports and meeting minutes that you know are sitting somewhere on your computer.

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Automation

You are reviewing your recent business trip to Boston. It was a successful trip that sealed a deal with one of the major contractors. Then you realize you haven't filed the expense report for that trip's reimbursements. You have been putting it off because you have more important things to do, but it has to get done soon.

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