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The AdaptErrEx project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, has developed materials to support learning of decimals through erroneous examples. Th The AdaptErrEx project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, has developed materials to support learning of decimals through erroneous examples. The main goals are to support deeper, more robus ...

This research investigates the way that teams and communities collaborate online, with two aims: to develop new technologies to enhance collaboration and This research investigates the way that teams and communities collaborate online, with two aims: to develop new technologies to enhance collaboration and to improve our theoretical understanding of sm ...

Pediluma is a shoe accessory designed to encourage opportunistic physical activity. It features a light that brightens the more the wearer walks and slowl Pediluma is a shoe accessory designed to encourage opportunistic physical activity. It features a light that brightens the more the wearer walks and slowly dims when the wearer remains stationary. Thi ...

Cell phone applications that enable children in the villages and slums in the developing world to acquire language and literacy in immersive, game-like en Cell phone applications that enable children in the villages and slums in the developing world to acquire language and literacy in immersive, game-like environments. These applications target localize ...

In collaboration with Gerry Stahl and the Math Forum at Drexel University, this project seeks to develop a technological augmentation to available human s In collaboration with Gerry Stahl and the Math Forum at Drexel University, this project seeks to develop a technological augmentation to available human support in a lightly staffed Virtual Math Teams ...

The purpose of this project is to develop an automated tutorial intervention that is intended to improve learning in a pre-algebra curriculum. In particul The purpose of this project is to develop an automated tutorial intervention that is intended to improve learning in a pre-algebra curriculum. In particular, the goal of this intervention is to help c ...

In this project we are developing a configurable summarization environment that uses multi-level analyses of discourse to support a new generation of summ In this project we are developing a configurable summarization environment that uses multi-level analyses of discourse to support a new generation of summarization technology addressing a variety of i ...

In the CycleTalk project, we are developing a new collaborative learning support approach that makes use of tutorial dialogue technology in the context of In the CycleTalk project, we are developing a new collaborative learning support approach that makes use of tutorial dialogue technology in the context of a collaborative simulation based learning env ...

In collaboration with Gerry Stahl and the Math Forum at Drexel University, this project seeks to develop a technological augmentation to available human s In collaboration with Gerry Stahl and the Math Forum at Drexel University, this project seeks to develop a technological augmentation to available human support in a lightly staffed Virtual Math Teams ...

The key idea of the Digital Bridges project is to extend existing resources for technology-based education to create a vibrant environment for globalized The key idea of the Digital Bridges project is to extend existing resources for technology-based education to create a vibrant environment for globalized instructional support and collaborative profes ...

This project seeks to provide a new integration of theories and methods from the fields of CSCW and CSCL that will advance both areas individually and, to This project seeks to provide a new integration of theories and methods from the fields of CSCW and CSCL that will advance both areas individually and, together, human-computer interaction as a whole, ...

The ACT-R project focuses on developing a robust and general cognitive architecture and applying it to the modeling of human interaction with complex dyna The ACT-R project focuses on developing a robust and general cognitive architecture and applying it to the modeling of human interaction with complex dynamic simulated environments and the creation of ...

The Software Agents group at CMU’s Robotics Institute envisions a world in which autonomous, intelligent software programs known as software agents undert The Software Agents group at CMU’s Robotics Institute envisions a world in which autonomous, intelligent software programs known as software agents undertake many operations performed by human users o ...

The Jam-O-Drum is a multi-player controller that encourages team building and collaboration. By combining novel input devices with real-time computer grap The Jam-O-Drum is a multi-player controller that encourages team building and collaboration. By combining novel input devices with real-time computer graphics on an integrated tabletop surface, the Ja ...

The Matchmaker is an information agent that helps make connections between agents that request services and agents that provide services. The Matchmaker i The Matchmaker is an information agent that helps make connections between agents that request services and agents that provide services. The Matchmaker interacts with human requestors, serving as an ...

Text Miner is a system that automatically classifies news and assigns values to articles. In the domain of stock portfolio management (http://www.cs.cmu.e Text Miner is a system that automatically classifies news and assigns values to articles. In the domain of stock portfolio management (http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~softagents/warren.html), software agents a ...

The USI project is an attempt to design a universal speech interface allowing humans to communicate effectively, efficiently and effortlessly with simple The USI project is an attempt to design a universal speech interface allowing humans to communicate effectively, efficiently and effortlessly with simple machines, information services, and internet s ...

For this MURI project we have conducted multidisciplinary research aimed at incorporating intelligent agent assistants into human teams to increase the ef For this MURI project we have conducted multidisciplinary research aimed at incorporating intelligent agent assistants into human teams to increase the effectiveness of team decision-making in joint p ...

The NEO project illustrates the use of agent technology for cooperatively planning and executing a hypothetical evacuation of US civilians from a Middle E The NEO project illustrates the use of agent technology for cooperatively planning and executing a hypothetical evacuation of US civilians from a Middle Eastern city in an escalating terrorism crisis. ...

WARREN is an application of the RETSINA multi-agent architecture to the problem of financial portfolio management. The WARREN system deploys a number of d WARREN is an application of the RETSINA multi-agent architecture to the problem of financial portfolio management. The WARREN system deploys a number of different, autonomous software agents who aid h ...