Intel Research

Beverly L. Harrison (Senior Scientist at Intel Research Seattle) gave us a project sampler of research at Intel.

Facilitating User-System Coordination by Exploring Linguistic Evidence, Community Membership Information, and Perceptual Evidence

Hongyan Ma presented her dissertation work today.  Her research involves testing the power of “coordination theory” to improve search (Information Retrieval or “IR”). She developed a model and tested it through a proof-of-concept system. Her talk prompted the audience to speculate about the role of user-generated information and IR. In simple terms, a major discussion question was: “How much should we depend on user-generated content to improve search?”

Issues in Lifestyle Computing (and Mobile Computing)

Arnie Lund, from Microsoft, works on personal technologies and natural interaction. He is the Director of User Experience for Microsoft’s Mobile and Tailored Platforms Division.

Issues in Lifestyle Computing

Intro:
When the telephone came out, people became attracted to the services for reasons that were beyond the functionality. Examples include the princess phones and the customized services that switchboard operators offered. When the cellphone came out, people became attracted to features that were also beyond the functionality. For example, young professionals enjoyed the social statement of using a new technology in public. Today, cellphones become an extension of the self, including self-expression. This trend is an important aspect of the design of mobile computing.

I3M

I3M is a iSchool research organization that specializes in MIS areas of study. It undertakes research projects shaped by research partners and the faculty associates. Note that the research is directed by a “mutually-driven” agenda.

Primarily, the discussion circled around models for partnership or collaboration between academia and industry…