Intelligent User Interfaces

homepage: tigger.cs.uwm.edu/~cs743

Tu Th 4:00-5:15, EMS E170

Instructor: Dr. Susan McRoy
mcroy @ uwm.edu
office hours: Thurs 3-4, and by appointment, EMS 1275, 229-6695

An intelligent interface is an autonomous software agent that helps the user to select and understand information from the backend data source or application---not just the graphical layout of text and images. In this course we will consider what makes so-called intelligent interfaces knowledgeable, adaptive to our needs, and genuinely useful. We will consider the core technologies, their use in applications, and the methods and metrics used in evaluating their effectiveness. The topic of this course lies at the intersection of software systems, artificial intelligence, and human computer interaction.

The primary format of the course is moderated discussion, with an introduction to background areas and research questions by the instructor. Each week, we will read and discuss papers in the area of intelligent user interfaces. These papers will include classics in the field as well as papers representing state of the art systems and approaches. The course will also include a term project (using any platform independent programming language, such as Java.) Previous projects have included intelligent tutoring systems and shells, systems for providing travel information, and systems for controlling an intelligent home. Such projects may help explore ideas that can later be expanded into thesis topics or capstone projects.


The course will use both a textbook (which includes a collection of classic papers) as well as papers that are available online.

The textbook is :
Readings in Intelligent User Interfaces
Mark T. Maybury (Editor), Wolfgang Wahlster (Editor)
Paperback - 736 pages (April 1998)
Morgan Kaufman Publishers; ISBN: 1558604448

Syllabus

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Grades will be based on the following: Weekly Critiques 25% Edited summaries 15% Midterm exam 15% Term project 45%

Link to some project ideas

Resources