Human-Centric Interfaces for Ambient Intelligence

Bridges data processing and intelligent reasoning methods for the creation of human-centered ambient intelligence systems. This book covers topics such as multi-modal interfaces, human-computer interaction, smart environments and pervasive computing, addressing principles, paradigms, methods and applications.

List of contents

Preface; Face to face collaborative interfaces; Computer vision interfaces for interactive art; Ubiquitous gaze: Using gaze at the interface; Exploiting natural language generation in scene interpretation; The language of action: A new tool for human-centric interfaces; Robust speech recognition under noisy ambient conditions; Speaker recognition in smart environments; Machine learning approaches to spoken language understanding; The role of spoken dialogue in user-environment interaction; Speech synthesis in ambient intelligence environments; Tangible interfaces for ambient augmented reality applications; Physical browsing and selection: Easy interaction with ambient services; Non-symbolic gestural interaction for ambient intelligence; Evaluation of multimodal interfaces for ambient intelligence; New frontiers in machine learning for predictive user modeling; Games and entertainment in ambient intelligence environments; Natural and implicit information seeking cues in responsive technology; Interaction in intelligent environments; Deploying context-aware home health technology: Human-centric challenges; Epilogue: Applications outlook

Product details

• Authors: Hamid Aghajan, Hamid/ Augusto Aghajan, Juan C. Augusto, Juan Carlos Augusto, Ramon Lopez Cozar Delgado, Ramon Lopez-Cozar Delgado
• Assisted by: Hamid Aghajan (Editor), Hamid (Stanford University Aghajan (Editor), Juan Carlos Augusto (Editor), Juan Carlos (University of Ulster Augusto (Editor), Ramon Lopez Cozar Delgado (Editor), Ramon Lopez-Cozar (University of Granada Delgado (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.12.2009
• EAN: 9780123747082
• ISBN: 978-0-12-374708-2
• No. of pages: 514
• Series: Academic Press; Academic Press
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT