Faculty
Informedia Digital Video Library
PROJECTInformedia is applying automated video and audio indexing and video portal development in support of oral history collections, based on pioneering work re...
End-User Programming of Context-Aware Systems
PROJECTContext-aware systems adapt to users’ context of use. We are investigating novel interaction techniques to support end-users in building their own context...
Building Virtual Worlds
PROJECTBuilding Virtual Worlds is not only taught to encourage working with other disciplines, but also is an experience with tools and process. Students use the...
Automating the Workplace via Mixed-initiative Computing
PROJECTThis project investigates how the power of machine learning technology can be put in the hands of end-users, allowing them to selectively automate the mun...
Expanding the 3D Interaction Lexicon
PROJECTMuch of the research on 3D interaction, particularly for immersive virtual environments, focuses on emulating the real world. Emulating the real world is ...
MOVE: Maps Optimized for Vehicular Environments
PROJECTMOVE (Maps Optimized for Vehicular Environments) is an in-car navigation system that provides assistance for drivers who are navigating an unfamiliar rout...
Intelligiblity of Context-Aware Applications
PROJECTApplications that behave proactively on a user’s behalf, particularly those that react to implicit user context, need to be intelligible to end users, exp...
Leveraging Human Knowledge to Improve Learning
PROJECTWe are interested in understanding what a machine learning system could ask a user to improve its performance and when it is appropriate to ask the user. ...
Manipulation in a Virtual Haptic Environment Based on Magnetic Levitation
PROJECTMagnetic levitation is a substantially new approach which promises a qualitative leap in improvement of haptic (sense of touch) computer interactions. A u...
Memory Support for People With Episodic Memory Impairment
PROJECTPeople with episodic memory impairment (EMI) lack an awareness of the actions, events and experiences of their everyday lives. This often results in confu...
Project on Family, Control, and the Smart Home
PROJECTDual-income families face constant challenges as they attempt to address the conflicting repsonsibilities of work, school, family, and enrichment activiti...
Quality of Life Technology (QoLT)
PROJECTThe Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center is a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) whose mission is to transform lives in a l...